Thanks so much for sharing, Alicia!  Such great information and soo many awesome products!!  Will definitely check them out.  Rock on!

I just picked up your Ecotools at Target. But it didn't have the same packaging so I hope I got the right one! Anyway, just wanted to say that I love the brushes. And I'm so glad I got it. Thanks Alicia!

eco tools has separate stuff from the line we created together. so if its green colored its thiers and if it looks like the ones above its our line together.

will the ecotools products be available outside the US?  I'm in England and would love to try them out!

thanks for the promo!!!!  i can't wait to get your eco tools line.  happy thanksgiving! xoxo

I love the sets Alicia. I got the brush set and the train case. I gave all the little free ones with purchase to my little nieces to play with. We're downsizing and I'm having to get rid of so much. Any ideas where I can donate a 13 inch TV?

i heard about your line with ecotools and i am so excited that it is officially out.i will be getting all of the girls i work with these cases and brushes.  can not wait.  i hope this line will be really successful.  congratulations to you!

Thank you for sharing all the wonderful gift ideas! For anybody who wants to give beeswax-free lip balms as gifts (or just treat yourself!), here is a link to my favorite vegan lip balm: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28231171. The woman who makes them donates 10% of her sales to an organization that rescues abused and neglected farm animals.

Hi Alicia, 
I agree, books are great gifts, if not the best!  I love your book, and I am getting a copy to give as a gift to my family in Uruguay, where being vegetarian is extremely uncommon.
Happy holidays!
Leticia

@Amy Gaskins -- You can always list the TV on Craigslist, but you might see if there is a shelter for women who need to start over in your community, and call and see if someone could use it. Any charity you support that runs a thrift shop would also be happy to accept the TV.

These are great ideas, Alicia!!  I'm a lip balm addict, so now I have one more to try and to give to friends.  I'm also loving your EcoTools line- gorgeous design on the bags and they are so reasonably priced- yay!  Thanks for all of the gifting tips!

SOOO awesome, Alicia - these are all such caring, nurturing, nourishing, enlightening ideas - SO helpful!! 

And oh...my...goodness, the Ecotools by Alicia line ROOOOOOOOOOCKS!!! You guys gotta do this - LOL!!  As I posted, I've got the whole line, and am anxiously awaiting the official launch, as I'd LOVE to give the brushes but they've not hit the Targets 'round here...yet! :)  If not, I'll give the little bags - soooooo cute and available now at the Walgreens I've checked out!

Great ideas Alicia!

Don't forget Green & Black Organic 85% Dark Chocolate, also available at Whole Foods.  (Suitable for vegans.)

Another place to think about buying beauty gifts from....
I have been ordering vegan beauty/skin care products from a website called Sevi Cosmetics for about a year and a half. She also has a brick & mortar store in Baltimore. Her story is pretty incredible!  Check out the website...www.sevicosmetics.com

She likes to throw in FREE product samples with online orders. :) My favorites: Vegan Lip Balms, Sea Berry Daily Moisturizer, Pomegranate Eye Cream, Carrot Seed Toner.

Support a small business and help the planet! Remember to order in bulk to save on shipping materials & costs!!

Thanks for the lipbalm ideas.  I have lipbalm everywhere (Bedside, purses, pockets, etc.) I have to use up the ones that have beeswax in them (don't want to have the beeswax just wasted since it's already purchased).  I'm going to try the shea one.  I do love the burt's bees regular one that has a minty feel to it.  Anyone have any ideas of one that has that same minty feel that is vegan?  I just love how refreshing it is, and would love to find one similiar but vegan of course.

Just realized the Dessert Essence has beeswax in it too.  Does that mean it's ok to use beeswax?  I thought since it was a product from an animal it wasn't vegan.  I'm new to all of this.  Can anyone explain how they get beeswax?  Do bee's abandon the hives after using it anyway?  Not sure about this.

Shea Butter: Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Beeswax, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Ozokerite, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Tocopherol, Propyl Gallate, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil

.Jojoba: Soybean Oil, Beeswax, Candelilla Wax, Ozokerite, Carnauba, Aloe Vera, Jojoba Oil, Vitamin E, Propyl Gallate, Essential Oil of Mint.

Tea Tree: Soybean Oil, Eco-Harvest Tea Tree Oil, Beeswax, Candelilla Wax, Ozokerite, Carnauba, Aloe Vera, Jojoba Oil, Vitamin E, Propyl Gallate.