Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the recycling enthusiast! One lucky green LA girl reader will in an all-recycled T-shirt from Kapok!

Kapok‘s a new green clothing company that makes its clothing with 100% recycled materials. Kapok’s T-shirts are made in the U.S. with a blend of recycled cotton and recycled PET from plastic bottles — and printed with graphics printed using water- or soy-based inks. Plus, five percent of all sales are donated to conservation groups — which you can select from a group of three when you shop on Kapok’s website.

Kapok plans to develop more products — like polo shirts, sweatshirts, and board shorts — which will all be made from 100% recycled materials.

But for now, there’s just the T-shirts — and you can win one of them! Comment by Friday, Mar. 2 — specifying the size you’d prefer — to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Saturday, Mar. 3 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the green beauty seeker. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a duo of eco-friendlier makeup products from Emani — a mineral bronzer and a lipgloss!

Emani sent me products to review — but alas, the colors they sent didn’t quite match my complexion. Luckily, they’ll match a reader’s. The winner will receive:

>> Emani Pressed Duo Bronzer in Copacabana
>> Emani Luscious Lip Gloss

Check out Emani’s ranking’s on Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep cosmetic safety database to see if the makeup meets your eco-criteria (the company’s product rankings range from 1 to 5). The vegan makeup company shuns talc and parabens in its pure mineral pigment lines.

Comment by Friday, Feb. 24 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Sat., Feb. 25 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the fair trade fan! One lucky green LA girl reader will win a Fair Trade USA tote bag to use and reuse!

The winner gets just the black bag with the old fair trade certified logo — not the other stuff pictured along with the bag. Comment by Friday, Feb. 17 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Sat., Feb. 18 (more info on freebies here). Good luck!

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway is for the recycling enthusiast! One lucky green LA girl reader will in an all-recycled T-shirt from Kapok!

Kapok‘s a new green clothing company that makes its clothing with 100% recycled materials. Kapok’s T-shirts are made in the U.S. with a blend of recycled cotton and recycled PET from plastic bottles — and printed with graphics printed using water- or soy-based inks. Plus, five percent of all sales are donated to conservation groups — which you can select from a group of three when you shop on Kapok’s website.

Kapok plans to develop more products — like polo shirts, sweatshirts, and board shorts — which will all be made from 100% recycled materials.

But for now, there’s just the T-shirts — and you can win one of them! Comment by Friday, Feb. 10 — specifying the size you’d prefer — to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Saturday, Feb. 11 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

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Weekly green giveaways.

Today’s giveaway’s for the green-eyed green girl or guy. One lucky green LA girl reader will win a gorgeous eye duster in Glass Beach Green — from eco-friendly Californian makeup company Mendocino Minerals.

I was actually going to review this eye makeup for myself — but turns out, I’m just not a loose powder kind of girl when it comes to eye makeup. I discovered this when I tried to switch from my regular pencil eyeliner to Mendocino Mineral’s eco-friendlier powder concoction, dubbed Black Bear eyeliner. While powder eye makeup’s more versatile in theory — Black Bear, for example, can be used as a soft black, smoky eye shadow when dry and a darker eyeliner when wet — the stuff’s just tough to use in reality, at least for me. I ended up with wobbly, not-dark-enough lines, coupled with a dots and dustings of black powder all over my cheeks!

For those with steadier hand-eye coordination, Mendocino Minerals is a great green makeup company to try. The company makes use only of safer, often certified organic ingredients; each product has a comprehensive list on the website for you to pore over.

Want to wear Glass Beach Green eye duster to match your recycled glass jewelry this year? Comment by Friday, Feb. 3 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Sat., Feb. 4 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.

Photos via Mendocino Minerals

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