How to Be an Earthy Girl

Earthy girls are the new hippies. Being earthy is a lifestyle choice and takes more effort to maintain than appearance would seem to suggest. Earthy girls use natural products, avoid everything synthetic, are energy conscious and make choices based on awareness of their own relationship to the ecosystem and others.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Use no makeup or very little. Skip hair-styling products and let your hair air dry. However, do exfoliate and moisturize your skin and use quality natural shampoos and conditioners on your hair. Earthy girls appear completely natural but use high-quality products on their hair, faces and bodies to keep themselves looking clean, young and fresh.
2. Wear only earth-toned clothing made from natural fibers such as cotton and wool. Most earthy girls adopt a somewhat Bohemian style in their wardrobe. Simpler is better.
3. Become deeply concerned about your health and distrustful of big business having anything to do with it. Educate yourself about the benefits of being vegetarian or vegan. Try a macrobiotic diet.
4. Spend a lot of time in nature, preferably alone. Know and appreciate the differences between the beach and the forest. Be able to verbalize your love for all things created out of your control. Use nature to get in touch with how you really feel. Use your exploration to express yourself creatively, whether through words, music or art.
5. Add Bikram yoga or pilates into your exercise routine, but forgo the strenuous workouts with machines and equipment. Learn to use your body and the natural environment around you to increase your physical health.
6. Maintain a positive attitude and be at peace with those around you. Getting your diet in balance and exercising in a calm manner will help aid you in this pursuit. Remember the sun continues to rise and set on a new day. All things change in time.

Tips & Warnings

• A good celebrity reference for the earthy girl is Kirsten Dunst or Maggie Gyllenhaal.
• Once you've explored nature, you'll understand the importance of scents and what they do to your system. Visit your nearest health foods store and buy some essential oils to bring balance to your life when you're away from nature.