Who: Biggs and Featherbelle – Baltimore, MD

What: Coffee Scrub & Lavender Bergamot Body Butter

Where: Biggs and Featherbelle – $14.99 & $9.69

Why We Love It: We were recently introduced to the health conscious body care line Biggs and Featherbelle, and now, waking up with their Sweet Coffee Scrub and Lavendar/Bergamot Body Butter has become part of our daily routine.  Seriously what better way to start the day than with two invigorating, soothing, moisturizing beauty aids made with two of our favorite breakfast components, Coffee and Butter?

Biggs & Featherbelle uses all natural ingredients, free of synthetics, parabens and fragrance oils, to craft their delicious (seriously, we want to eat it) collection of soaps, scrubs and body butters. The aroma of their products are so authentic, so sensual, so natural that they are as much aromatherapy as they are beauty products. Such a richness to their products, you’ll feel spoiled.

The invigorating Coffee Scrub contains Raw Turbinado Sugar, Raw Cane Sugar, Cane Sugar, Coffee Beans, Hazelnut Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Sea Salt, Vitamin E & Essential Oil Blend (Balsam of Peru & Vetiver), and although it may give the appearance of scrubbing oneself in dirt, the results are worth it; enlivened, super soft skin and the perfect wake-up for the senses. The sweet smelling, soothing Lavendar and Bergamot Body Butter is so cool, it’s a solid bar, that warms up with the heat from your skin. So, no more messy lotions, this bar just glides over your skin; use more where you need it and less where you don’t. And for all those mom’s to be out there, word is the belly balm is amazing!

“Biggs & Featherbelle was started several years ago by two sisters who began making soaps as Christmas gifts one holiday season. Urged by family and friends to continue with this endeavor, Biggs and Featherbelle was born out of the girls’ desire to use their love of all-natural, safe ingredients, combined with their background in art and design. What came out of it is a line that is not only fresh and fun (with the cutest packaging), but the perfect answer for many types of skin and beauty needs (each bar of soap is designed with a particular skin type/skin situation in mind).”

	One lucky Urban Sherp (US) reader will win a Bigg Gift Box courtesy of the ladies at Bigg & Featherbelle.  Visit Biggs & Featherbelle & then leave a comment here telling US which Bigg Gift Box you would choose if you won (excluding the Mother-to-Be Box).  Bonus Entries: You can receive up to three extra entries by following US on Twitter, liking US on Facebook or subscribing to our newsletter. Leave an additional comment for each! Hurry! This giveaway ended June 15, 2011 at 11:59PM EST. Thanks to all who entered! Open to US & Canadian Residents, 18+. Official Rules.

Who: Celapiu – Cracow, Poland

What: Braided Ears

Where: Etsy – $42

Why We Love It: So yes, we are a wee bit smitten with Oeuf’s collection of animal hats and tails, and yes, we know that are meant for wee ones, but they are so cute! So when we saw this more appropriate grown-up version by Celupui, we were delighted!  Braided ears, that aren’t quite as obvious as a fox’s hat, but they’ve exude that same sense of fun and whimsy in a modern, sophisticated  way. Click to continue »

Who: Matt and Nat  – Montreal, Quebec

What: Matt and Nat Yacht Studded Envelope Bag

Where: Eco-Tobi – $205 $153, in black or bone

Why We Love It: We’ve held out long enough on the heavy metal/zipper trend, but after seeing this Matt and Nat bag we are ready to throw in the towel. The studded bag has all the features we’ve be looking for. It’s got the slim profile of a clutch with the volume of a satchel and plenty of pockets for stowing those must-haves. It’s incredibly versatile -  it comes with a long detachable chain link shoulder strap for hands-free ease,  a shorter strap for a more tucked tote and you could go without a strap and you’ve got an oversized clutch. And of course, this bag comes complete with the vegan and style factor we’ve come to expect from Matt and Nat.

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Who: Pansy Maiden – Medford, MA

What: Hands in my Pockets (H.I.M.P.) Clutch. In celebration of Earth Day,20% of sales  between April 16th to the 25th will be donated to the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC).

Where: Pansy Maiden – $72

Why We Love It: So we love this clutch from the outside – the charcoal grey with the white band, the oversize flap, the versatility- it can be worn as a wristlet, a shoulder bag, a clutch, and with some ingenuity as a chic waist slung bag, not to be confused with a fanny pack. Click to continue »

Who: Maya Organic (MO); Karnatka, India

What: Ma Me Pa Pull Toy

Where: Dandelion – $28; Little Green Angels - £14; (see also the Tu Tu Turtle sold by World of Good – $16)

Why: Awww, Ma Me & Pa…. love this adorable family of three, with their colorful high-gloss finish and whimsical shells that swirl as the trio is pulled along. Such a cool looking toy, that, kids or no kids, it would make an interesting display piece recalling the quality craftmanship of wooden toys of the past and sure to be passed down generation to generation.

The turtles are hand-crafted by fair trade collectives in Karnatka, India using locally-harvested, sustainable and fast growing rubber wood. The rich colors are derived from vegetable dyes and finished with lac, an all-natural resin for a non-toxic finish. Even the packaging is eco-friendly, made of recycled paper. Click to continue »

Who: Olsen Haus;New York, NY

What: Black Paint Splatter Heels

Where: FunkyLaLa – on sale for $74; Also available in Army

Why: These shoes are just begging to be strapped on and taken out for a night on the town… Love the quirky angular toe, sexy and modern. Each shoe is completely unique with artistically hand-splattered paint so you are sure to be the only one in the room with these sassy heels. The subtle platform toe gives added lift to this 3.5″ heel.

Elizabeth Olsen, the designer behind Olsenhaus is committed to creating shoes that are 100% vegan, she herself has been a vegetarian for 19 years and a vegan for 2. She uses alternative, sustainable and renewable plant-based and man-made, non-animal materials such as: Click to continue »

Who: Matt & Nat; Montreal, Canada

What: Streamline Bauhaus

Where: Amazon.com – $153.25 (60% off!)

Why: A sleek and stylish weekender bag with plenty of room for all your travel needs  and all sorts of zippers and inner and outer pockets to keep all your essentials close at hand so you aren’t constantly rifling through your bag in search of your ever elusive boarding pass…. there is a top double zip closure, two external zipper pockets on the front, one external magnetic pocket on the back, and one side snap pocket. Inside are zip pockets for your cell phone and PDA.

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Who: Beyond Skin; East Sussex, UK

What: Hazel T-Strap Pump

Where: Amazon.com – $284.95 $113.98

Why We Love ‘Em: We are completely obsessed with these T-strap heels from Beyond Skin. Such a classy look with just the right hint of ‘foxy.’ Great contrast in colors and texture with the high gloss of the faux patent strap (it’s made from PVC-free polyurethane and  is 100% vegan) against the muted black. And who knew that hemp fabric could look so good, Click to continue »

Who: Mar Y Sol (formerly Mad Imports); Brooklyn, NY

What: Marielle Clutch

Where: World of Good – $79, available in sunflower/ocean, punch/apple, espresso/natural,  lavender/sunflower & mango/natural

9/10/09 Just found these on sale at Natural Luxe for $65!

Why: You leave the house with everything tucked nice and neat in your smart looking clutch, but then somehow during the course of the day the contents of your purse inexplicable expand to the point of no return? That’s when the Marielle clutch would really come in handy. By night she masquerades as a sleek, yet ample-sized, two-toned clutch, and by day unfolds to reveal a roomy handbag able to contain all of the overflow. Click to continue »

Who: TOMS; Santa Monica, CA

What: Tiny TOMS

Where: TOMS – $34 in a variety of styles & $5 off w/promo code New2Toms;  St. Bernard Sports – $34;  Shoes.com – $25.99 in adorable red plaid w/free shipping & 15% off w/promo code “15off”

Why We Love ‘Em: Oh, these Tiny Toms are just crazy cute – cannot even describe to you how cute these shoes are in person, you just kind of want to eat them up, they are so cute.

Okay, so there is more to this shoe than just being cute. The shoes are made of an incredibly strong and durable canvas that’s a blend of organic canvas and a percentage of post-consumer recycled plastics. So these will sure to be a long lasting hand-me-down. And now for the best part, for each pair of TOMS shoes purchased, a pair of shoes is given to a child in need making this a tiny shoe with a big mission:

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