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With increasingly more eco-companies appearing, we were spoilt for choice when putting together this week's Cool List.
From slow fashion collections by Aligne and John Smedley to reusable beauty and skincare, it's becoming easier and easier to look sustainably.
Are a clumsy coffee lover? TOPL's reusable cup is both planet and latte-saving.
Read on below to get shopping.
Aligne sustainable fashion collection
Sustainable fashion brand Aligne uses deadstock fabric (leftover fabric which goes down the sink) and eco-friendly fabrics.
This month it has teamed up with style muse Brittany Bathgate to create a minimalist 15-piece collection – the masculine Ellen coat, lb185, the Eena checked skirt, lb69, and matching Ebbanie crossback top, lb49, stand out as favourites.
Shop the collection at Aligne
TOPL cup
Coffee cups are a no-brainer. One of our favourites is the TOPL, with a spill-proof lid to guard against spills and burns by shutting a valve in the lid when the cup falls over.
We also love that you could have it monogrammed so you may never lose it.
Buy it for lb27.99 from TOPL cup
Choose Slow collection
Choose Slow is the collection from designer John Smedley and activist Katharine Hamnett.
Made with sustainable fibres (Nz merino wool for knits and cotton tees), the collaboration encourages shoppers to evaluate where they buy clothing.
Even better, 20% of profits from each sale will be donated to the UKFT to help apprenticeships.
Buy it for lb120 from John Smedley
Quench vegan moisturiser bar
Say goodbye to plastic pumps and pots of cream. Quench vegan moisturiser bar is available in a compostable tube, and possesses acid hyaluronic, niacinamide and vitamin B5 for healthy and hydrated skin that does not compromise on your ethics.
Buy it for lb25 from Ethique
Metallic Paper Penrose
LPOL just launched its first 100% vegan handbag and that we love it. The Metallic Paper Penrose is really a vegan leather alternative constructed from eco-friendly recycled paper and coated within an Oeko-Tex-approved metallic silver foil.
Buy it for lb130 from LPOL
Fiils beauty refills
Beauty refills have become big business. You order, use after which return and recycle the packaging free of charge.
Fiils sends out a reusable aluminium bottle and refill pouches that you simply return to be recycled after use.
The shampoo, conditioner, body and hand washes are just as ethical, with natural ingredients such as pomelo and coconut that are vegan-friendly. And for every purchase made, a tree is planted, which makes it an entirely carbon-neutral process.
Prices start at lb6 from Fiils
