Why not make your shopping about more than just getting the hottest product this summer? Shop ’til you drop– and bring happiness to someone else’s life. By buying wisely, you can raise money and awareness for charitable organizations. And it’s still fun!
Nurture Earth and skin
The Healing Garden Organics wild honey line will donate 50 cents of each purchase to assist in funding a $40,000 donation to The Nature Conservancy. The products include a body mist, lotion, scrub and wash–all of which contain certified organic ingredients, have no artificial colors, are animal cruelty-free and packaged in earth-friendly materials; $7-$14 at Walgreens.
Pretty eyes for EP
Polish your eyes with an eye-contouring system using limited edition Cargo eye shadow palette in cocoa. Mix for double the intensity or apply one shadow for an understated elegance. Cargo will donate 100 percent of the sales to the EB Foundation to support research of epidermolysis bullosa, a painful skin disorder; $28 at Sephora.
Good hair day
Hair guru Ouidad, a breast cancer survivor, created the Curls for a Cure campaign to assist The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Ouidad will match purchases and donations until contributions reach $100,000. Get the deep treatment conditioner for $30 at ouidad.com.
Bring hope
Human Rights First is launching the H.O.P.E. campaign to raise money and build a grass-roots movement to end violence in Darfur. You can help assist by purchasing a Janna Tilson Weinstein ceramic pendant necklace. Approximately 80 percent of each sale supports Human Rights First; $50 at hopefordarfur.org.
Worth celebrating
Entertain like a gourmet with the bar essentials deluxe kit, an indispensable accessory for house parties. This stainless-steel, set includes a strainer, bottle opener, ice tongs, a stand and a double jigger. Shop online at Presents for Purpose, where 25 percent of every sale goes toward the charity of your choice; $47.50 at presentsforpurpose.com.
