How to shop your values on a budget
Hi friends 👋,
Happy Thursday! Have you recovered from the LBD weekend yet?
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In today’s edition:
🛍️ Our community lead, Sarah, shares how to be a socially-conscious shopper without breaking the bank.
🎙️ Look back to our live chat last week with David and his company, ManiMe, which makes manicures that are healthy, accessible, and easy to change. It was lively and highly entertaining!
👀 Interesting new DTC brands we’ve discovered.
Shop your values on a budget
There is so much going on in the world today: this is just a fact. Even without the prolonged pandemic, global climate change has brought about extreme temperatures, deforestation is happening at increasingly alarming rates, and reading about chemicals that are bad for the body has become too easy. With crises abound, companies have worked hard to produce goods and services to accommodate the times, which is great… right?
Well, yes, companies adapting to the times and aligning with causes is great, but between targeted social media ads, friends’ recommendations, and, let’s be real, a finite budget, deciding when and how to be a socially-conscious shopper is tough! However, with a little reflection on values and prioritization, championing brands looking to make changes doesn’t have to be hard on your wallet.
Here are some quick tips:
Take some time to figure out what really matters to you;
Deep breath… track your spending;
Research how brands give back
We’ll talk about Youth to the People, Bite Toothpaste, Mint, Girls’ Night In, and Parade in the rest of the post.
Looking back
Last week, we had a super lively and entertaining livestream event with David, co-founder of ManiMe, which makes manicures that are healthy, accessible, and easy to change using cool, 3D scanning.
David talked about why he and co-founder Jooyeon set out to change the nail salon industry, and showed us in the livestream how to scan your hands, pick a design, and receive stick-on gels that’re completely customized in a few days.
Watch the playback or read the full story here.
Brand hunt
Vertiere: Versatile, quality wardrobe essentials made for the fearless woman
Canary + Co: Cruelty-free, vegan handbags for women on the go
absolutejoi: Clean beauty skincare for women of color
Reclaim: A streamlined collection of slow fashion staples. Made in Italy.
At StoreyLine, we curate and elevate mission-driven brands from diverse founders and empower socially-conscious consumers to discover brands that matter.
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