A curated list of things I’ve seen, read, and loved lately.
Why banning plastic straws is an important step, even if they are not the biggest problem when it comes to plastic pollution | VOX
If you’d like to use more vegan and cruelty-free beauty products, but don’t know where to start, definitely check out this amazingly thorough cruelty-free beauty directory | A Considered Life
How cool are these optical illusions? | Nautilus
If you love branding, you’ll probably find this interesting: How Nike and Levi’s transforming the retail shopping experience. Bonus: watch a video of the new Nike store | Quartzy & Fast Company
I really appreciate and respect when bloggers are honest about their difficulties and failures (also, definitely browse Kayte’s site and podcast for some great blogging and marketing advice) | Simple & Season
A trip down on memory lane: The Millennial 100 – the people, music, cultural touchstones, movements and more that have shaped a generation | Rolling Stone
This is one of the coolest business outfits I’ve seen lately (and I admit, I’ve been stalking her Instagram ever since) | The CUT
Quitting Instagram: She’s one of the millions disillusioned with social media. But she also helped create it. | The Washington Post
Related: Instagram knows they’re having big problems and are now trying to crack down on fake likes and followers | Wired
The long, absurd photo history of Presidential turkey pardonings | Vanity Fair
Remember my post on beauty dupes? This collection is the perfect example of the blatant, shameless beauty rip-off culture. Also, a kind reminder that these products may look the same but very often miss key ingredients that made the originals popular | Grimsby Telegraph & Get the Gloss
John Lewis (#nottheretailstore) is one of my favorite Twitter accounts out there. Gotta admire his patience and appreciate his humor about this situation.
9 apps to help you live more sustainably | The Good Trade
Beautiful minimal kitchen inspiration | Coco Lapine Design
