BEST ONLINE HEALTHY RESTAURANT GUIDE
www.happycow.net
You are going to Paris and don’t want to eat Foie Gras? Whatever will you do? HappyCow’s vegetarian guide to restaurants and health food stores (worldwide) to the rescue! HappyCow has assisted many a traveling rockstar and local diva in finding vegan and healthy food options on the go.
BEST FREE ONLINE NUTRITIONAL COACHING PROGRAM
www.veganatheart.org
BEST PERFUME STORE
www.aedes.com
You can bet your bottom shekel you won’t smell these scents on anyone else.
BEST CRAFT WEBSITE
www.supernaturale.com
Super Naturale has the most adorable do-it-yourself projects, as well as fun recipes, and fabulous articles. You could surf this site everyday and never get bored!
BEST ECO-FRIENDLY CANDLES
www.ascentofscandal.com
These eco-friendly candles have the dirtiest names (MILF, 8 inches, ME SO THORNY, etc), smell like heaven, and are hand made from soy wax. Plus they couldn’t look cuter on a countertop!
BEST MEN’S FASHION BLOG
www.thediscerningbrute.wordpress.com
DB covers everything from eco-fashion for men, to the ethics of dog ownership. Get hip with it asap.
BEST CUSTOM LOCKETS
www.chloejade.com
Maybe just the sweetest, most personal EVER gift.
BEST YOGA MATS
www.jadeyoga.com
They are super sticky so you can hold poses for ages without getting off-balance. They are made of natural rubber, so they are biodegradable - unlike synthetic mats which sit in our landfills for generations.
BEST INTERNET RADIO
www.pandora.com
Type in your favorite musicians, and it creates a play list for you based around that. Oh, and it’s free.
BEST SILKY ORGANIC COTTON SHEETS
www.gaiam.com
BEST ONLINE NEWS SOURCE
www.gothamist.com (available for most major cities)
We also heart us some HuffingtonPost.com and TheDailyBeast.com
BEST FREEBIE BOOKS
www.bookmooch.com
What a fabulous way to get free books! All you have to pay for is shipping - it’s a big ole book exchange! Divine. Another semi-radical concept: www.bookcrossing.com
BEST WEB DESIGNER
www.lordjdavis.com
He’s down with the Girlsquad.
BEST COUPON SITE
www.retailmenot.com always save us a dime or twenty.
BEST ROCKER BABY CLOTHES
www.myretrobaby.com
BEST MUSIC MAGAZINE
Love music as much as us? www.venuszine.com will keep you hip to what’s important and new.
BEST NEW CUSTOM 50′S STYLE CLOTHES
www.modemerr.com
BEST MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS
www.lunapads.com
Believe us, these will change your life. Keep an open mind, and try ‘em. (discount code available on our CHEAPSKATES page)
BEST PRINT MAGAZINE
www.bust.com
The magazine that ALL girls need to have a subscription to. Plus their site can be surfed for hours on end.
BEST HIDE IT UNDER THE BED ONLINE TOY STORE
www.babeland.com
Toys in Babeland is on top of every hip chick’s list - and with good reason. The stores lack that sleaze quality and feel almost elegant! They are woman-owned and run.
BEST ILLUSTRATIONS
www.amydavis.com
Barnone, Ms Amy Davis rocks everything from the GirlieGirl Army website to Le Sportsac Totes.
BEST CUSTOM ANIMAL PORTRAITS
Paula Johnson painted the most amazingly realistic portrait of our dogs that we have ever seen. She’s available for custom animal portraits (pop, kitsch, fabulous!). Contact her here: RJohnsonGroup@aol.com.
BEST THONGS
They don’t rise, they come in cute colors, and they stay in one place. Now, all we need is for them to be organic cotton!
www.hankypanky.com
BEST WAY TO FIND YOUR WAY AROUND MAJOR CITIES
www.hopstop.com
BEST SKULL SITE
www.skulladay.com
BEST CHEAP AND FABULOUS DISHES
www.pearlriver.com
Pearl River really has the best cheap dishes and doodads. You’ll spend hours in this store - in person or online.
BEST BOOK TO HELP CHANGE YOUR BODY
www.skinnybitch.net
This book is frankly brilliant - frank being the operative word. But follow the plan and you will 100% get skinny.
EASIEST WAY TO REDUCE YOUR CARBON INPRINT
www.pbjcampaign.org
BEST WAY TO DUMP YOUR EX’S JEWELRY
Dumped that jerk, but don’t want to dump the jewels - sell them on www.exboyfriendjewelry.com - where their tagline is “You don’t want it. He can’t have it back.”
BEST TRAVEL SITES
Trendy bitches will love www.fabsearch.com which tells you exactly where you’ll want to travel.
BEST RE-WORKED VINTAGE/ ECO-FRIENDLY JEWELRY
www.dirtylibrarianchains.com
BEST SITE FOR FREEBIES
FREE stuff that people don’t want anymore www.freecycle.org.
BEST WEBSITE TO KEEP UPDATED ON ANIMAL NEWS IN THE MEDIA
www.dawnwatch.com
BEST FREE DAILY KARMA
I get mine every morning and it always leads to some sort of morning enlightenment. www.dailyom.com.
BEST SITE TO GET RID OF YOUR JUNK MAIL
www.greendimes.com will make sure you won’t get any EVER again!
SWEETEST POTTERY FOR GIFTS
www.daisydogstudio.com
BEST CUSTOM MADE PICTURE FRAMES
www.whisperingwillow.com Handcrafted stained-glass frames that can be customized with anything from a cowboy theme to multiple colors. Our favorites are the photo booth picture frames!
BEST THANKSGIVING ACTIVITY
www.adoptaturkey.org
BEST EYELASH EXTENSIONS
Shu Uemura: One reader says “I’ve been getting lashes for months, and people literally stop me in the street. Lashes are $375 for the first application and you never have to wear mascara! Just go for monthly touch-ups.”
& more nominations Tres Belle. www.tresbellespa.com 917.763.6143/718.797.3838. (discount code available on our CHEAPSKATES page)
BEST NATIONAL GREEN LISTINGS
www.coopamerica.org
BEST RESOURCE FOR TRAVELING WITH FIDO
www.petfriendlytravel.com
BEST RABBI TO MARRY YOU AND YOUR PARTNER
She will change any image you ever had of a Rabbi (female, yogi, Reconstructionist, vegan, hilarious, moving, radical). If any of you Jewish girls need a brilliant person to marry you and your partner - she is SO it. She’s LA based, but will fly in. Prepare to be wowed. Lori Schneide rabbilori@gmail.com.
BEST ONLINE HEALTHY HIPSTER GROCERY SHOPPING
www.foodfightgrocery.com
BEST WARM WINTER SOCKS
www.sockcompany.com
FUNKIEST COOKBOOKS
Vegonomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Sarah Kramer Cookbooks.
BEST BRACELETS TO WEAR FOR GOOD LUCK
I don’t know why - but whenever we wear this bracelet - we have crazy good luck. www.safarijewelry.com.
BEST SILLY LITTLE BOOK FOR CHANGING YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE
www.planetsark.com
All you need to do is read “Transformation Soup” by Sark to begin living simply and with more pleasure than you had ever thought before.
BEST CUTESY JUNKY JEWELRY SITE
www.naughtysecretaryclub.com
The cutest gift is the custom belt buckles - send them a photo of choice they will rocker out a killer belt buckle.
BEST PLACES TO BUY TCHATCHKES AND PRETEND YOU STILL LIVE WITH 3 ROOMMATES
www.fredflare.com
www.elsewares.com
BEST INVITATIONS
www.twistedlimbpaper.com
Recycled, lovely, and simple.
BEST BROWNIE OF THE MONTH CLUB
www.allisonsgourmet.com
FUN JEWISH WEBSITES! L’CHAIM.
www.jewcy.com
www.heebmagazine.com
BEST DRINK
www.gtskombucha.com
Gingerade Organic Raw Komubucha by GTS makes me feel instantly better.
BEST ECO-FRIENDLY CLOTHING SHOP
Okay, this should really be in the NYC section, but it’s such a marvelous resource, and owner Kate’s taste is impeccable and she will ship anywhere (FREE, if you mention GirlieGirl). www.kaightnyc.com (discount code available on our CHEAPSKATES page)
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BEST DISH SOAP
www.mrsmeyers.com
BEST GREENY GOODY BAG GIFTS
Good Luck Gardens in a Bag ($8; www.wishingfish.com), Windowsill and Tree in a Box kits, which provide everything needed to grow a tree ($2.50 and up; www.treeinabox.com).
BEST JEWELRY MADE WITH REIKI
www.oliadesigns.com
Not only is this jewelry gorgeous and affordable - it’s made with reiki and love. (discount code available on our CHEAPSKATES page)
BEST YOGI JEWELRY
www.transformationaljewelry.com
BEST MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC
www.PharaohsDaughter.com
Basya Schecter of the band Pharaoh’s Daughter fuses Jewish, Middle Eastern, and Indian influences to create a sounds that is pure genius.
MOST DELICIOUS NON-DAIRY ICE CREAM
www.turtlemountain.com
So Delicious - fruit sweetened and oh so divine. We like the coconut based ones with nuts.
BEST SEX ADVICE SITE
www.puckerup.com
Tristan Taormino’s site is the place for lusty girls! Sex and relationship advice galore.
BEST PLACE FOR FUR COATS
www.coatsforcubs.com collects fur and fur-trimmed garments for donation to wildlife rehabilitators, who use the furs to provide warmth and comfort for the injured or orphaned animals under their care.
BEST VEGAN CHEESE
“Follow Your Heart.” For melting, but Dr. Cow’s for wine!
EASIEST MONEY
Other than stripping, of course ;). Doing market research surveys is fun and usually pretty easy cash! Some databases to join: www.advancedfocus.com * www.zoompanel.com
BEST ZIT CRÈME
www.mariobadescu.com/
Drying lotion rocks. Actually, this whole line is fabulous and cruelty-free.
BEST BREATH FRESHENER (SANS SUGAR/ ADDITIVES)
Thursday Plantation “Tea Tree Australian Chewing Sticks”
BEST MAKE YOUR OWN BOOK SITE
www.blurb.com
BEST VEGETARIAN SITES
See this blog for the most comprehensive list of our favorites!
MOST INSPIRING TOUR OF RADICAL CHICK POETS
www.sisterspitnextgen.com
www.thesexworkersartshow.com
BEST WAY TO BE REVVED BY YOUR IDOLS
www.bigthink.com
BEST WAY TO DO SODA
www.sodaclubusa.com Make that shit at home, save money, and stop wasting plastic. And leave out the syrup if you can, and do seltzer. Skinny tastes better, bitches.
BEST CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS TO GET YO’ ASS INVOLVED
www.bestfriends.org
www.williemaerockcamp.org
www.peta.org
www.insidehls.com
www.farmsanctuary.org
www.idausa.org
www.healthylunches.org
www.hsus.org
www.ProChoiceAmerica.org
www.thebreastcancersite.com
www.theanimalrescuesite.com
www.ppaction.org
www.govote.org
www.ggenyc.org
www.cok.net
www.farmusa.org
www.mercyforanimals.org
www.nycacc.org
www.savethechimps.org
www.smilingdogfarms.com
www.woodstocksanctuary.org
BEST WASTE OF MONEY
So you think your mutt is a Rottie/Shepherd mix with a sprinkle of Chow? Now you can know for sure. The Canine Heritage Breed Test can determine the exact breeds in your dog’s ancestry using a DNA sample you gather by swabbing the inside of her mouth.
BEST LIGHTENING UP OF CANCER
www.crazysexycancer.com
BEST MONEY SAVING TIP FOR BOOKING FLIGHTS
Use www.yapta.com
BEST PLACES TO RECYCLE
We are sure if you are down with this crew, you know there is never a time to throw ANYTHING out. If you can’t get rid of it on www.freecycle.org, here are some other excellent places to make sure your goods are re-used!
Appliances: www.recycle-steel.org
Biz clothes: www.dressforsuccess.org
Carpet: www.carpetrecovery.org
Cell phones and batteries: www.rbrc.org
Computers: www.sharedtechnology.org
Electronics: www.mygreenelectronics.org
Eyeglasses: www.neweyesfortheneedy.org
Videotapes/ floppy disks: www.greendisk.org
Formal Dresses: www.operationfairydust.org. www.glassslipperproject.org OR www.donatemydress.org.
Packing peanuts: www.loosefillpackaging.org
Paint www.earth911.org
Tires: www.epa.gov/garbage/tires/live.htm
Some other great green sources: www.greenearthcleaning.com a Nation wide list of Green dry cleaners (uch, who wants cancer with their coat!)
www.greenfeet.com a great source of green products and reviews.
www.greenhotels.com offset your travel carbon by staying in a green hotel.
www.greenhomeguide.com want to green your casa? This is the site that will help you.
Brilliant new site alert! www.GreenYour.com is a search engine to learn how to green virtually anything in your life.
BEST “HOW TO EAT HEALTHILY WHILE TRAVELING” SITE
www.healthyvoyager.com
