Posts in Style
Quality over Quantity - Building a Sustainable Wardrobe

So, lately I’ve been doing an overhaul of my wardrobe. As someone who loves clothes and style, I am now on a mission to curate a timeless wardrobe of quality pieces. I have learned through this redesign of my closet that not all materials are equal. Fast fashion will often use cheap materials that are not good for the environment and do not last past one season.

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Supporting BIPOC-owned Clean Beauty Brands: A Guide to Ethical Consumerism

The beauty industry is one of the least regulated industries in America. I know, shocker. It is completely legal for companies to use knowingly harmful chemicals or chemicals that have never been evaluated for their safety. So, needless to say, I am all about clean beauty. I only use clean products in my skin care and makeup that are made of clean ingredients and are environmentally conscious. It has been a five year journey for me to learn more about what ingredients are used and what products work as well or even better than the harmful ones I had been using in the past. Here are some BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) clean beauty brands that I use on the regular. I hope that you like them, too!

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Easy, Breezy Morning Makeup Routine

I am very efficient in the mornings. I like some quiet, “me time” that does not involve getting ready or doing my hair. I make life easier by preplanning all of my outfits, if not the week before, at least the night before. My clothes are laid out and waiting for me in the morning.

I don’t wear a ton of makeup to work, and I barely wear any on the weekends and on vacation. I am a true believer in the power of a great sunscreen, other than that, I might be wearing a lip balm and some mascara on my days off. When at work, I have a very simple list of my go-to makeup favorites that I return to again and again.

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Best Totes For School

As teachers, we have to tote so much between work and home. We here at The Teaching Distillery have gone through many a totes over the years, let us tell you! We have found that the cheaper the tote, the faster it falls apart. So, it is worth inventing a bit more moola to get a bag that can withstand it all. Here are a few of our favorite carry it all bags for work:

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