The eBay Green Team is excited to bring you the Tastemaker Top Ten Series in collaboration with ecofabulous.com, where eBay Green Team and ecofabulous readers get an inside look at the top smart and eco friendly product finds of earth friendly influencers from all fields (we have some exciting tastemakers in store for you!). See how top chefs, yogis, and celebrities are living in high style with low impact.
This month we have singer/songwriter, Michelle Branch, sharing her favorite eco-picks for traveling (she knows best since she's on tour right now!). Michelle proves that even when you're out on the road, you can still make choices to protect the environment without sacrificing one ounce of style.
Between ecofabulous and Michelle Branch:
ecofabulous: What makes you feel ecofabulous?
Michelle Branch: I feel ecofabulous when I can make dinner for friends and family without going to the grocery store. We just gather produce from our backyard garden and gather eggs from our chicken coop. Nothing is more satisfying!
ecofabulous: At ecofabulous, we often talk about the value (for your pocketbook and the planet) of buying pre-owned and vintage. Is there anything you're shopping for that's pre-owned lately?
Michelle Branch: My favorite thing to do is scour antique markets for my home decor. I find the items have more character than when you buy brand new. Right now I'm searching for an old steamer trunk to use as a coffee table.
Michelle Branch's Top ecofabulous Picks:
1. Ona Vegetable Tanned Leather Camera Bag
I LOVE this camera bag. It's super chic and practical.
2. EO Lavender Sanitizing Wipes
I'm obsessed with the wonderful smell of these sanitizing wipes!
Shop for EO Sanitizing Wipes on eBay
3. Heys USA EcoCases
I love the wide array of colors you can choose from. My fave? Dusty pink.
4. Lifefactory Glass Baby Bottles
I wish these had been around when my daughter was a baby!
Shop for Lifefactory Baby Bottles on eBay
5. Bahar Shahpar Blue Organic Wool Jersey Henley Tunic
This is great for everyday wear and easily dressed up for the evening.
Shop for Bahar Shahpar on eBay
6. Duchess Marden Pure Rose Water
I like to spritz this on throughout the day for a quick refresher.
Shop for Duchess Marden on eBay
7. Manduka eKO SuperLite® Travel Mat
Who has room for a bulky yoga mat when you travel?
8. Nau Wool Felt iPad Cover
This keeps my iPad safe from the hazards of travel and my six year old :)
9. MyChelle Love Your Lips Guava Orange Vanilla Lip Balm
I have to remind myself not to eat this lip balm, it smells so delicious.
10. FEED 2 Kenya Bag
I adore this bag and it helps raise money for the WFP!
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A little more about Tastemaker Michelle Branch:
Michelle Branch was all of 18 years old when her debut album, 2001’s The Spirit Room, became a platinum seller, spawned three hit singles (“Everywhere,” “All You Wanted,” and “Goodbye to You”), and sold four million copies worldwide. The album, as well as 2002’s “The Game of Love,” Branch’s Grammy Award-winning smash single with Carlos Santana, established the Sedona, AZ, native as a young musical artist with a very grown-up talent. Following the release of her darker, more ambitious 2003 platinum album Hotel Paper — which featured the hits “Are You Happy Now?” and “Breathe” — and the birth of her daughter in 2005, Branch found herself at a crossroads. She put her solo career on hold to team up with Nashville singer/songwriter Jessica Harp to form the country music duo The Wreckers, an inspired vocal and songwriting collaboration that was nominated for both a CMA Award and a Grammy Award.
The Wreckers released their debut album, the platinum Stand Still Look Pretty, in 2006 and their popularity helped establish Branch as a fixture on country radio, thanks to such winning tracks as the No. 1 “Leave The Pieces” and the Top Ten hit “My, Oh My.” But the pair decided to part ways just as their music was rising on the charts — an emotionally difficult time that Branch documents on her deeply personal six-song EP, Everything Comes and Goes, which was released in August 2010 as a gift to fans as she focuses on recording the follow-up to Hotel Paper. Branch is currently in the studio in Los Angeles working on her new album titled West Coast Time, which will be released by Reprise Records. The first single “Loud Music” is available now on iTunes: http://wbr.fm/LoudMusic.
