Everything She Wants

Happy holiday weekend!  Here are a few easy ways Everything She Wants has discovered to make your July 4th weekend green: Fashion Threads 4 Thought  proves that sustainable apparel can also be fashionable. To make its trendy tops, shorts, and rompers, the brand uses organic cotton and recycled polyester fashioned from discarded water bottles. Threads 4 Thought garments are made in fair trade factories and are available online and at select Whole Foods' stores.  A portion of every sale is donated to charity. Beauty Get primped for your July 4th barbecue or party with totally vegan  Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics .  The Pure Cosmetic Pigments (see above images) come in festive red, white, and blue shades. But since they are pure colors, they should be used sparingly or mixed with other natural cosmetic bases such as moisturizers or primer. Personal Hygiene Put on Pure Pitz to keep fresh all summer long. Unlike mainstream deodorant brands, Pur...

I've lived in Brooklyn for a long time.  But today I felt like a true Brooklynite as I witnessed one of the most captivating and disturbing things I've seen in a long time -- the July 4th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating competition up close and a little too personal. Dynamic duo: Joey and Pepto /John Carluccio Shaking. Nearly choking. And doing a twitchy dance. Four-time champ Joey "Jaws" Chestnut chomped down 54 red-food-colored Nathan's dogs in ten-minutes, a far cry from the record-setting 68 dogs he devoured in 2009. Nevertheless, the revved up Coney Island crowd cheered him and his distant competitors (record-holder Sonja "Black Widow" Thomas and beauty salon owner Juliet Lee represented for female competitive eaters) on with our Pepto-Bismol thunder sticks. What better place to get reacquainted with the pink bismuth staple in your medicine cabinet? "When you have one too many, reach for Pepto," says Procter and Gamble external r...