Peppermint Magazine

Peppermint is a green fashion magazine, covering eco and ethical style with a fun, fresh, intelligent and positive spin. Encouraging you to get off the trend mill, Peppermint promotes individuality, respect and DIY personal style, by showcasing the best of eco designers from Australia and the rest of the world. Fashion, beauty, art, craft, and culture; all with a twist of lime.

ISSUE 41 AUTUMN 2019

WE LOVE HEARING FROM YOU, DEAR READERS. • All writers published in this issue’s Letterbox will receive a three-step skincare system (worth $104.95) from Eco Tan! The kit includes Eco Tan x Eco By Sonya Super Citrus Cleanser, Super Acai Exfoliator and Super Fruit Hydrator – all Certified Organic, vegan, cruelty-free and Australian made – ideal for giving your skin a super-kind treat!

LIMELIGHT

CHANGEMAKER: KAMÉA CHAYNE • Founder of sustainability podcast Green Dreamer

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: BRIDGET BODENHAM • Ceramicist

hit refresh • YOU’LL WANT TO BYO EVERYTHING WITH THIS RANGE OF RAD RECEPTACLES.

in the loop • A RADICAL NEW SHOPPING PLATFORM AIMS TO MASSIVELY REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BY RETURNING TO A ‘MILKMAN’ MODEL OF CONSUMPTION.

SUDS AWAY • TEMPTED BY THE NO-POO MOVEMENT? WRITER EMILY EHLERS GAVE UP SHAMPOO AND HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED…

MY ECO BEAUTY BAG: monique peters • As a makeup artist, green beauty advocate and founder of holistic platform The Beauty Journal, Monique Peters knows a thing or two about finding the very best natural products. Here’s a few of her favourites…

double duty • If you’re keen to minimise your bathroom clutter, look out for these natural beauty wonders that have more than one trick up their sleeve!

labour of love • CAITLIN DYER, AKA MOTHER DOWN UNDER, IS A NURSE, HYPNO-BIRTHING AUSTRALIA PRACTITIONER AND POSTPARTUM DOULA WHO’S EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING WOMEN TO BELIEVE THAT BIRTH CAN – AND SHOULD – BE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.

fresh foodie finds

well preserved • Is there anything better than a pantry packed with pickles? This simple kitchen trick is a great way to preserve seasonal produce, reduce your food waste and become more self-sufficient. We spoke to food lover, farmer fan-girl and fair-food activist Camilla Tulley of Food Connect to find out her recipe for an easy seasonal vegetable pickle that’s so delicious you’ll want to make it in bulk. Happy pickling!

RUNNING TOWARDS FREEDOM • FROM CHILD SOLDIER TO OLYMPIC RUNNER TO CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION, JULIUS ACHON ESCAPED UNIMAGINABLE SUFFERING IN WARRAVAGED UGANDA, RETURNING DECADES LATER TO HELP HIS PEOPLE.

drawn from experience • WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR MARI ANDREW HAS GATHERED A HUGE FOLLOWING ON INSTAGRAM WITH HER DAILY POSTS ON LIFE, LOVE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

into the deep • A TRIP TO THE REEF UNITED A DIVERSE BUNCH OF CREATIVES AND SPARKED A BREATHTAKING – AND SPONTANEOUS – PHOTO SERIES

BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED • Humans have a long history of using greenery to beautify our living spaces. Now research suggests indoor plants might be even more beneficial than previously thought.

confessions of a real-food foodie • AUTHOR AND ACADEMIC SARAH LANTZ HAS AN UNENDING PASSION FOR SEASONAL, WHOLESOME, HOMEMADE FOOD. HERE, SHE MUSES ON SOME OF THE WAYS IT BRINGS HER JOY.

THE FATAL ATTRACTION OF FAST FASHION • As a journalist, ethical clothing brand co-founder and mindful consumer, Erica Bartle has a unique perspective on fast fashion and the complex factors that contribute to the way much of the world’s clothing is still currently produced. After founding Cambodia-based ethical brand Outland Denim with her husband James back in 2011, she’s become even more invested in the power of fashion to create a better world – and believes it starts with us.

neutral territory • SOOTHE YOUR SPACE...