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Shop My Favorites

Bored and need to shop my favorites? I see you.

If you’ve wondered if I’ve been shopping lately, well, let me fill you in. Of course!

I’m always on a treasure hunt to find quality items for my home and beautiful gifts for my friends and family.

And after all that hard work, it’s my pleasure to share what I’ve found with you!

This is Kat Stano shopping in Florida! Shop my favorites now!

This page contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you make a purchase through my affiliate link at no extra cost to you. My recommendations are always based on the things I love and believe in. It brings me joy to share my finds with you, sweetie!

pretty cool stuff

  • beauty
  • ELF
  • Axiology
  • Red Apple Lipstick
  • /liv/ nature
  • Vegamour
  • Fiera
  • Ulike
  • fashion
  • America & Beyond
  • Matt & Nat
  • IMMACULATE VEGAN
  • Home
  • Earth Breeze
  • holdon
  • Betterway
  • Envirosax
  • San Francisco Bay Coffee
  • Frey
  • Blueland
  • gifts
  • Starfish project
  • Pixie Mood
  • Her future coalition
  • Blue Q
  • Unemployed Philosophers Guild
  • Terrapass

Shop My Favorites

Pixie Mood

These cruelty-free, vegan leather purses are not only ADORABLE, but they’re well-made using eco-friendly practices like carbon offsetting with Terrapass. The texture is SO soft, too.

I have these two purses below. LOVE THEM.

Shop vegan purses
FW23 New Collection Launch

Terrapass

Terrapass is a company that funds important environmental projects through carbon offsets that other businesses and individuals can purchase. It’s a way to reduce our carbon footprints and contribute to some major earth-friendly endeavors. Carbon offsets make great gifts!

I write all about Terrapass here.

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toiletries for travel
This is a Terrapass QR code on Shop My Favorites that will take you to their website to find out more about carbon offsetting.

Axiology

Axiology makeup sticks check all the boxes for me.

  • Zero-plastic packaging
  • Cruelty-free & vegan
  • Easy three-in-one product for eyes, lips, and cheeks: sweet!
  • Woman-owned
Axiology Beauty

These pop-in-your-purse-and-go Balms, Tinted Dews, Color Creams, and Crayons are made by people who are passionate about the earth and animals.

I gab on and on about Axiology here. I also do more gabbing here.

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Starfish Project

One day, when I was kind of daydreaming off into la-la land, I decided I was going to see what jewelry companies are out there that also have a mission of helping others. (I do have a bit of a jewelry obsession that probably started with my ’80s bangles and Mr. T jewelry like these vintage sets on Ebay!)

I just did an internet search and found a few sparklers that immediately caught my eye.

This is a Starfish Project photo of a floral necklace, ring, and earrings.

One was Starfish Project.

If you want to totally shop my favorites, totally shop Starfish Project.

I adore Starfish Project. This organization was created to help women and one way that they do this is by making the cutest jewelry!

They’re top-of-mind when I think of what to gift to my girls. I think another thing I love about this brand is that their customer service is friendly and helpful. I once had a question about my order and they responded immediately and graciously.

Please check out Starfish Project for yourself. I think you’ll be pleased!

Shop Jewelry that gives back

The Unemployed Philosophers Guild

For quirky, unusual gifts that literary enthusiasts love, I go to The Unemployed Philosophers Guild. I have this Jane Austen mug and it’s one of my favorites.

I’ve been drinking out of it for at least five or six years and it’s the perfect size for morning coffee AND washes well in the dishwasher.

If you’re a major Jane Austen or Brit lit buff, they have other sundry awesomeness you should check out!

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Immaculate Vegan

This vegan clothing brand offers chic, modern styles, including accessories like purses made from Apple Leather and Olive Leather. They have some really snazzy shoes and boots, too! (Please don’t judge them just because I just said “snazzy.”)

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Noxgear

I’ve been using the LightHound LED dog harness for years and I LOVE IT. This glow-in-the-dark harness comes with tons of light settings that change colors or stay on the color you and your fur child prefer!

I charge mine through my computer USB extension and the charge lasts a long time.

It’s also machine washable!

shop Glow Harness
This is Kat's dog walking on the street through fall leaves with her light harness on.

Expedia

Find all sorts of travel info and bookings, including their top-rated green hotels. I like using this resource to look for reasonable prices and sustainable hotels, plus pet-friendly places!

shop Travel deals

JewelScent

These are not only wonderfully scented candles, but they come with…JEWELRY! Inside each candle is a ring or another type of jewelry that’s revealed once the candle is burned about a third of the way down. The surprise is like Christmas every time!

JewelScent jewelry is pretty and comes with a code to check the appraised value online. You never know–your ring might be worth big or big-ish bucks! Every ring I’ve gotten is nice quality and none of them have tarnished over the years.

You can also pick your ring size at checkout. These are such great gifts for anyone–especially YOU!

As always, be very careful when burning candles and don’t leave them unattended, lovely.

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Shop My Favorites: What should I try next?

I’m always adding stuff to my shop my favorites!

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@katstanolifestyle

I’m looking forward to the gems of 2026. I know, l I’m looking forward to the gems of 2026. I know, like every year, it’ll be far from perfect. But I also know that being on this planet at the same time as you is pretty special. 

I’m so hopeful for a year that comes with reflection and peace and joy in the simplest of things. 

If you’re longing for similar graces, drop a ♥️ in the comments! 

And remember you are loved, you wild and wonderful human, you!

#newyear #2026reflections #sametimesameplace #joy #peace
Bet you never thought cloth napkins could be so ex Bet you never thought cloth napkins could be so exciting!🤣 

Explore the many uses for old cloth napkins and strengthen your repurposing skills for all kinds of household items😎🥂

https://katstano.com/cloth-napkins/

#clothnapkins #reusablenapkins #washablenapkin #repurpose #reimagined
There are all sorts of tiny ones living their live There are all sorts of tiny ones living their lives among us, quietly, softly. And if we stop to notice, it can help us to live a little softer, too.

I hope you find many miracles this fall to gently touch your heart♥️🍁

#nature #tinycreatures #empathy #natural #sustainability #lovefornature
This fall, maybe we all can be lazy for the earth! This fall, maybe we all can be lazy for the earth! Leave the leaves! 🍁🍂🍁

“Say, girl, what are you even talking about now?”
 
Instead of raking and bagging up every leaf, let them stay. 

Let them stay in flower beds or make a new flower bed with your leaves!

Let them be mulch for your trees!

Let them lightly pile up in corners for critters and pollinators to survive the winter🩷🦋🐝🐞🐰🩷

How do you do this and avoid the wrath of the neighbors? Maybe let them know what you’re doing and why. Maybe they’ll join in, too! (Or not!)

“And again, WHY am I doing this?”

Fallen leaves are nature’s way of taking care of itself. Nutrients for the soil and plants, places to lay eggs for butterflies, and little leafy blankets for wildlife…it’s all connected!

If you have lots of leaves and don’t know where to start, leave a note in the comments and I’ll try my best to share some ideas🩷🩷🩷

It’s fall and I love y’all!💛🧡♥️

#leavetheleaves #leafmulch #nature #skipfallcleanups #sustainablelife #autumngarden
I read Reason For Hope by Dr. Jane Goodall earlier I read Reason For Hope by Dr. Jane Goodall earlier this year. I actually listened through audiobooks which was even better because I could hear her gentle, English voice sharing her wisdom with me.

Jane was a kindred spirit to animals and nature…a pure soul. That’s why I was so drawn to her: her kindness, her sincerity, her bravery to love in a world that doesn’t always love us back. 

But she is so loved. And we can show that love through our actions just like she did.

Pollinators need us. Tiny sparrows need us. Fluffy street dogs need us. 

I am envisioning her in a paradise surrounded by all the animals she loved, welcomed in with open arms (and paws!). I hope her childhood dog is snuggled up right beside her🩷🐶 I hope she feels how much she mattered. I hope to be more like her.

Love you, Dr. Goodall🩷🩷🩷

#janegoodallinstitute #janegoodall #drjanegoodall #janegoodallquotes #goodallways @janegoodalluk 

I’ve collected more Jane quotes on my website here:

https://katstano.com/jane-goodall/
Dr. Jane Goodall spoke with gentleness, cared with Dr. Jane Goodall spoke with gentleness, cared with curiosity, and led with love. 

She gave us the example. And I hope to always follow it.🩷🩷🩷

#janegoodall #voiceofhope #incrediblehuman @janegoodallinst

 

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