During Valentine season, shop for gifts while giving back to a good cause! We’ve compiled a list of some fabulous fashion/beauty/lifestyle products that supports local charities, philantrophies, and organizations. Feel good about shopping this Holiday knowing that you are buying a present for a loved one and helping out a great cause at the same time. Double the gifting for the price of one – sounds like a win-win to me 🙂

Pebble by Kahiniwalla

One way that you can help make the world a better place is to purchase products from Fair Trade companies! Pebble by Kahiniwalla is the perfect company to start shopping!

Kahiniwalla is a business which distributes Fair Trade products and tells the story behind those products. They care about the quality of their products, how they’re made with the bigger picture in mind. Pebble is one of these products designed by Samantha Morshed, a social entrepreneur based in Bangladesh. Samantha’s vision for Pebble of providing places throughout Bangladesh where rural women can work flexible hours close to their homes was just what over 12,000 women were looking for. These rural workplaces provide a welcome alternative for women whose only option previously would be moving to a large city to work in the garment industry, leaving their families behind, and becoming vulnerable to unsafe, unjust and sometimes violent situations.

Started the New Year by making purchases that make the world a better place with Pebble by Kahiniwalla! Pebble by Kahiniwalla Products Include:

• Rattles
• Friends
• Cars & Such
• Hats
• Key Rings
• Nursery Accessories
• Once Upon A Time Collection
• Stuffed Animals
• And More!

IMAD

The perfect accessory for animal lovers! Bring an animal lover and their pet a little closer together this holiday season with a special gift from IMAD.  These fun, pet-themed charms are perfect for those with a soft spot for furry friends and for endangered animals. IMAD is a jewelry company that uses fashion as a way toraise awareness for the injustice animals face worldwide, such as pollution, puppy mills, dog fighting and more. TheDomestic & Endangered Animal Pendant Collection gives a voice to the voiceless by assisting in the preservation of animal life. The clever acronym IMAD stands for “I Made A Difference.” When you purchase an IMAD pendant, $1 of that sale will be donated to the Animal Welfare Institute, an organization dedicated to the better treatment of all animals.  

Beth Quinn Designs

Beth Quinn Designs has something for all the women you know that will make them feel extra special! Designer Beth Quinn believes in honoring women with little affirmations to bring them joy and inspiration, and celebs like Jenny McCarthy are fans! Her line has the perfect gifts for moms, sisters, grandmas, and girl friends! Choose from an array of bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and more with meaningful messages. Beth Quinn Designs has something for every woman’s home and heart that will bring them a smile.

• Customizable Pieces and Messages!
• $15 – $45 dollars
• Available in stores nationwide or www.bethquinndesigns.com.

StarLooks has created an amazing variety of gorgeous, professional quality, HD cosmetics that have become a favorite brand inside the world’s beauty subscription boxes. Founder, Marci Star, found a calling within herself to truly impact the ways in which people of all shapes, colors, sizes, and even skin conditions, can shine with their inner beauty reflected on the outside too. An important part of the StarLooks’ mission is to help others dream big and in their own small way let their inner beauty out! That’s why a portion of all proceeds goes to the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles, whose mission is to keep women safe and off LA’s Skid Row by putting them into schooling, housing, food, etc.

When StarLooks provide cosmetics, they go to women who have lived off the streets and are in therapy and practicing towards sobriety. The donated cosmetics builds their confidence and enhances their beauty from inside to out during their first job interviews!

B&G Martin

Made from durable and high-quality materials, B&G Martin dog beds will last for years to come! Carefully crafted from recycled materials, these plush pooch beds will hold up over time and last much longer than other high-end brands. Each time a dog bed is purchased, a canine will be spayed or neutered with the proceeds in an effort to reduce pet overpopulationworldwide. Each time an accessory, such as a fitted linen, is purchased, a dog will receive a potentially life-saving vaccine that prevents diseases like rabies and parvo.

GLOW for a cause 

Need to treat your skin to something amazing? Look and feel your best this season with GLOW for a cause products! From body butter to lip balm and perfumes, you will smell divine and look fine at all times! Their delicate products will keep you feeling fresh all day, and you can feel good knowing that with each purchase,
you are helping one of the many charities that GLOW for a cause donates to. Not only will you be giving your loved ones the gift of beauty, you will also be giving back to those in need. Try their Wish Body Butter today!

Charities GLOW for a cause Gives Back to Includes:

• Cowgirls vs. Cancer
• Boston Firefighter’s Burn Foundation
• The Red Sox Foundation
• MaxFund Animal Adoption Center
• The Gathering Place
• Berni’s Journey