Peppermint magazine

I've been on the hunt for an eco fashion/beauty magazine that comes from my part of the world, and have not been successful - until now! I recently discovered Peppermint, an Australian eco fashion/beauty/lifestyle magazine. It is published quarterly, and can be bought at Borders, Magnetix, Starfish stores, and www.endemicworld.com for $11.95 (it costs a bit more at Starfish, $12.25 I think).

The current issue is focusing on cruelty-free fashion, and has an in-depth article about the fur industry, plus loads of other cool features, including info about various resuable water bottles, instructions on how to pretty up plain tank tops using doilies, and an article on palm oil. I think it's an awesome magazine, and I'll buying it every season from now on.

Read something Good

At the end of last year, I discovered an awesome New Zealand magazine at my local Countdown supermarket. Good is a magazine about sustainable living, and it is New Zealand’s first carbon-neutral magazine. Good is a fairly new magazine; it first came out in June last year. I have bought the three most recent issue, and all of the issues can be viewed on the Good website: http://good.net.nz/.

It comes out once every two months, and the current issue features Adam Rickett (star of Coronation Street and Shortland Street) and his dog on the cover, as well as an article on Adam. I spied Good magazine on Shortland Street (NZ medical drama) a few weeks ago, being read by Dr Sarah Potts! Issue 2 featured Rhys Darby from HBO’s Flight of the Conchords (he plays Murray the band manager). Issue 4 featured the gorgeous Keisha Castle-Hughes, star of Whale Rider.

Good is not a beauty magazine, but it does have some good articles on eco-friendly beauty, like this issue’s article on shampoo. I think it is more than just good (ha ha), it is a great magazine, and will continue to buy it.