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.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF’S LETTER • ISSUE 42 WINTER 2019

Peppermint Magazine

LETTERBOX

LIMELIGHT

CHANGEMAKERS: ALARNA ZINN & HAILEY BARTHOLOMEW • Founders of ABC Kids show ‘My Happy Heart’

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SPOTLIGHT: BILUM & BILAS • Founder Jessica Cassell

raise the bar • WE’RE BLITZING THE BATHROOM AND BANISHING OUR BOTTLES.

sparkling or still? • SETTING UP WATER STATIONS FOR THIRSTY FESTIVALGOERS IS THE RESULT OF BRETT TAIT’S DESIRE TO DISRUPT THE BOTTLED WATER INDUSTRY.

MY ECO BEAUTY BAG: jennifer nini eco warrior princess • Writer, activist and Certified Organic farm owner Jennifer Nini – aka Eco Warrior Princess – knows all about natural, sustainable beauty. Here, she shares a few of her favourite things…

beauty brands that give back • When it comes to self-care, the feel-good factor doesn’t have to stop with you – with so many brands now donating a portion of their profits to charity, you can happily use your purchasing power to pay it forward.

the root of it • EQUALITY CAMPAIGNER ALEX ANDREWS EXPLORES HOW WOMEN HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED TO REMOVE THEIR BODY HAIR OVER THE LAST CENTURY – AND DISCOVERS THE FREEDOM THAT CAN COME FROM LETTING IT GROW.

fresh foodie finds

SHE’S THE VOICE • AS THE DAUGHTER OF ARTISTS, IT’S NO SURPRISE CLAUDIA SANGIORGI DALIMORE HAS PURSUED A CREATIVE CAREER: SHE’S DIRECTED MUSIC VIDEOS FOR SOME OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST EXCITING FEMALE MUSICIANS. BUT IN HER 2018 DOCO ‘HER SOUND, HER STORY’, CO-DIRECTED WITH MICHELLE GRACE HUNDER, CLAUDIA FOUND A NEW WAY TO LET THESE WOMEN TELL THEIR STORIES – AND TO UNDERSTAND HER OWN.

ECO EDIT//WINTER JACKETS • The temperature’s dropping but your ethical standards don’t have to – stay warm while you stay sustainable with this round-up of cosy coats.

love your gut • OUR GUT – HOME TO OUR ALL-IMPORTANT MICROBIOME – CAN HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH. CARLA OATES, AKA THE BEAUTY CHEF, OUTLINES A FEW SIMPLE WAYS TO SHOW YOURS SOME LOVE.

THE #MEMADE MOVEMENT • WHAT IF YOUR FAVOURITE OUTFIT WAS MADE BY YOU? WE DELVE INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESSES OF THREE SEWING AFICIONADOS TO FIND OUT WHAT IT’S REALLY LIKE TO CRAFT YOUR OWN CLOTHES.

the pitfalls of perfectionism • SICK OF FAILING TO LIVE UP TO YOUR OWN IMPOSSIBLY HIGH STANDARDS? CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST CASSANDRA DUNN HAS A FEW TIPS FOR DEALING WITH YOUR INNER PERFECTIONIST.

the real catwalk • SELF-LOVE AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE IS THE MESSAGE BEHIND ‘THE REAL CATWALK’ – A RUNWAY SHOW CELEBRATING EVERY BODY, STARTED BY NEW YORK-BASED MODEL AND ACTIVIST KHRYSTYANA.

blooming lovely • AUSTRALIAN FLORA AND FAUNA IS BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH THE EVOCATIVE, HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS ADORNING AMANDA FARNCOMB’S MADE-IN-MELBOURNE LABEL.

HOW TO FIND YOUR THING – and start making change.

CREATING ON COUNTRY • DREAMING STORIES ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE BY THE WOMEN OF PAPUNYA TJUPI ARTS – A 100% ABORIGINAL OWNED AND DIRECTED ART CENTRE BASED 250 KILOMETRES NORTH-WEST OF ALICE SPRINGS.

THE MENOPAUSE TABOO • HALF THE WORLD WILL EXPERIENCE IT – AND YET, MENOPAUSE IS STILL A TOPIC THAT’S SHROUDED IN SHAME.

DIY: Australian native plant oil soap • ELEVATE YOUR EVERYDAY RITUALS WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL SOAP YOU CAN MAKE AT HOME.

seaweed saviours • DESIGNER AND ACTIVIST HARRIET SPARK SPENT TIME BENEATH THE WAVES WITH THE SCIENTISTS REWILDING OUR OCEANS – DISCOVERING WHY...