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Dry Winter Skin SOS: My GRWM Routine for Dryness, Redness & Fine Lines
Dry Winter Skin SOS: My GRWM Routine for Dryness, Redness & Fine Lines
Dry winter skin always hits me the same way: One day my face is fine, and the next I’m dealing with dryness, redness, irritation, and those fine lines that suddenly... Read more...
Sustainable & Handcrafted Gift Ideas (2025): A Practical Guide to Thoughtful, Low-Impact Giving Buying
Sustainable & Handcrafted Gift Ideas (2025): A Practical Guide to Thoughtful, Low-Impact Giving Buying
Buying gifts should feel good. But for a lot of shoppers, it comes with a side of stress: mass-produced products, questionable labor practices, too much packaging, and “stuff” that ends... Read more...
Why Supporting Small & Local Businesses Matters for a Sustainable Future
Why Supporting Small & Local Businesses Matters for a Sustainable Future
Why Care About Small Businesses, Artists, and Handcrafters? In a world dominated by fast fashion, cheap and wasteful plastic, and mass production at significant social and environmental costs, choosing to... Read more...
5 Top-Rated Viral Products You Need This Summer
5 Top-Rated Viral Products You Need This Summer
What’s buzzing as we head swiftly into Summer? We’ve got an ear to the ground. 1- The Perfect Men’s Button Up Zimego Men’s Rollup Sleeve Shirt Customers love the shirt's... Read more...
5 Questions to Pare Down Your Wardrobe
5 Questions to Pare Down Your Wardrobe
These five simple framing questions helped me shed half of my wardrobe in six months. Over the next 1.5 years, I've maintained a much smaller clothing stash using these same... Read more...
When Hoarding Is Bad for Your Health
When Hoarding Is Bad for Your Health
Even if you don’t notice health effects, the color and quality of makeup will deteriorate over time and could clog pores, start caking, or just look mismatched to your skin. Read more...
3 More Reasons to Buy Nothing for Earth Month This Year
3 More Reasons to Buy Nothing for Earth Month This Year
Buying nothing for the entire month of April is not only possible, it’s fun! Earth Day 2021 I participated in Buy Nothing for 30 days, and I credit that with... Read more...
Celebrating Love This Valentine's Day: Embracing All Forms of Affection
Celebrating Love This Valentine's Day: Embracing All Forms of Affection
Valentine's Day often brings to mind images of romantic dinners, heart-shaped chocolates, and flowers. However, love is a multifaceted emotion that transcends romantic relationships. At Wearing Conscious, we believe that... Read more...
How to Buy Less Stuff Using the Buyerarchy Method
How to Buy Less Stuff Using the Buyerarchy Method
Skip to the Buyerarchy Method What Is the Buyerarchy of Needs? The Buyerarchy of Needs pyramid guides purchasing decisions for every need that requires a thing. We'll get into details... Read more...
Give Your Old Clothes New Life
Give Your Old Clothes New Life
DO NOT DONATE TO NATIONAL CHARITIES before flowing through this list first! National chains often take perfectly good donations, even great quality and designer pieces, and bale them up to ship to West... Read more...
De-Commidify Yourself and Reclaim Your Time, Money, and Sanity: A Marketer's Advice
De-Commidify Yourself and Reclaim Your Time, Money, and Sanity: A Marketer's Advice
Unfortunately, most marketing is still rooted in pressing people into a purchase without regard to that person's finances or well-being– or concern for the environment. This article is my expert... Read more...
Are Poshmark and Depop Over? A Longtime Buyer Weighs In
Are Poshmark and Depop Over? A Longtime Buyer Weighs In
From the Buyer's perspective, there is a lot going wrong on Poshmark and Depop at the moment. As the platforms became more popular, they are not effectively combating many key issues... Read more...
Should You Get Ridwell? An Honest Subscriber Review - Wearing Conscious
Should You Get Ridwell? An Honest Subscriber Review
Discover Ridwell, the eco-friendly waste management solution designed for sustainable living. With plans starting at just $14/month, Ridwell offers convenient bi-weekly pickup of various items, including clothes, batteries, and more,... Read more...
Socially Conscious Finds on Amazon - Wearing Conscious
Socially Conscious Finds on Amazon
What Do You Mean "Conscious Amazon"?! If you're struggling with how to wean yourself from your Amazon addiction, fret no longer: You don't necessarily have to. Yes, you can be... Read more...
When to Choose Secondhand Activewear (And When to Pass) - Wearing Conscious
When to Choose Secondhand Activewear (And When to Pass)
What clothing do you turn to for ease of movement, moisture-wicking, breathability, and just plain comfort? Odds are, you thought of the good old staples of sports bras, leggings, sneakers,... Read more...
Buying and Selling on ThredUp - Wearing Conscious
Buying and Selling on ThredUp
Part of our New Life for Clothing series What Does ThredUp Sell? ThredUp sells secondhand clothes, shoes, and accessories for women and kids. They do not sell in the men's... Read more...
Is Poshmark Legit?
Is Poshmark Legit?
Part of the New Life for Clothing Series Myth Vs. Fact About the Glossy Popular Resale Site from a 4-Year Posh Ambassador Want to know if Poshmark is a legit website... Read more...
February 2021 Gratitude Post - Wearing Conscious
February 2021 Gratitude Post
Taking steps back from social media over the past 2 months has been great for feeling like I'm not in a 'rat race'. But I am also reminded that social... Read more...
Product Review: The Friendly Cup - Wearing Conscious
Product Review: The Friendly Cup
Wheat straw plastic is a natural polymer, and using it for travel cups and tableware is a wonderful eco-friendly innovation. The Friendly Cup company took advantage of people who desire... Read more...
January 2021 Gratitude Post - Wearing Conscious
January 2021 Gratitude Post
Like many people across the world, in April 2020 I was furloughed from a job I moved a large distance for and isolated from all family and friends in quarantine... Read more...