Seeking supersoft skin in time for Valentine’s Day this weekend? RealSimple.com just reminded us of how much we love the Chilean Red Clover ultra rich body moisturizer by Pangea Organics.

With soothing emollients like sustainably grown organic sweet almond and coconut oils combined with organic cocoa and shea butters, even your ashy elbows and knees will be feeling loved up by this penetrating cream. Extracts of red clover, geranium, and grapefruit claim to calm, tone, and detoxify your skin, but even if they didn’t, we’d still love the deliciously fruity-floral scent.

Chilean Red Clover With Geranium & Grapefruit Body Lotion, $18 at PangeaOrganics.com.

P.S.: If you’re looking for something heavy duty for your hands this winter, don’t forget about our February contest to win a Pomegranate Hand Cream from Weleda!

Have you heard of ThredUp.com? We hadn’t until today, but as soon as we got this tip from E.S. reader Ali in Canada, we knew it belonged on the blog.

Here’s a common scenario: You’re looking through your closet for something to wear and realize all your best stuff is in the laundry. So instead of pulling out those trousers you swore you’d live in when you bought them months ago, you throw a load into the washer so you can re-wear the same pants you last wore on Monday.

But now you can rehome those trousers and get stuff you will actually wear. ThredUp.com seeks to pair you up with a style twin to expand both of your closets in three easy steps:

1. Tell us exactly what you like. We shop other people’s closets to find you hidden gems in your size that we think you’ll love.

2. Let us know the great items you’re no longer wearing. We find thredUP members who are interested in items like these.

3. We manage the peer-to-peer exchange. You send and receive items using our pre-paid envelopes – no trips to the Post Office, ever!

We are chronic sufferers of nothing-to-wearitis, but this sounds like the perfect, no-muss solution. And don’t you kind of wish you could meet your style twin?

Interested in the idea of swapping but want to be able to try stuff on first? Check out model Lucinda Story’s tips for organizing a swapping party with your friends.

Being a woman of my word, I like to put my money where my mouth is (when I can afford it!) and personally shop some of the boutiques and brands we feature here on EthicalStyle.com. The beneficiary of my investigation this month was CovetShop.com, a newcomer to the online consignment scene that we profiled in November.

Consignment is awesome because you can get brand-name goods in great condition for a fraction of the price of new. Ethically, it’s a version of reduce-reuse-recycle, since you’re buying something that already exists instead of requiring new materials for the cardigan or shoes of your dreams.

Unlike thrift shopping, consignment boutiques generally limit themselves to a few choice brands, and because they specialize in certain brands or designers, each piece has been thoroughly evaluated for quality and authenticity by the boutique’s staff.

CovetShop.com specializes in upscale contemporary designers like Diane von Furstenberg, Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs, Milly, Balenciaga, and more — typically for hundreds of dollars off the original asking price.

My first foray into online consignment shopping brought us a shift dress by 3.1 Philip Lim for the megasteal price of $90 (it originally sold for $425). It’s in pristine condition, precisely as described, and it shipped across the country in less than five days (including a holiday!). Such a versatile dress — I envision it making many an appearance at brunch this spring.

Consider me a new convert to Covet.

Spring is a few months away but that hasn’t stopped us from eyeing all the spring/summer collections from our favorite ethical designers. Right now, Canadian designer Nixxi’s body-conscious and yet comfy basics are topping our wishlists.

Layering is an art form in Southern California and these versatile pieces will really come in handy for those extreme temperature swings. We particularly like the ruched leggings ($66) pictured at left with a blousy V-neck top ($96).

And designer Jada-lee Watson designs everything with top-quality eco-fabrics, according to the new collection’s press release:

“My favourite piece this season is the Empire Dress,” says Jada-lee. “We always use great fabrics like organic cotton and woven bamboo voile, but I’m most excited about the linen I’m bringing in from Italy for the dresses. It is beautifully textural.”

To browse more images and shop the brand online, check out Nixxi’s website here.

Shopping resource Paper-Doll.com did the hard work for us by compiling this list of the best post-Christmas sales on the internet for eco-fashionistas.

Save big money on the brands you’ve seen on E.S., like 35 percent off fall and winter styles by House of Spy, 40 percent on both men’s and women’s fashion from Thieves, and a crazy 70 percent off vegan designs from Elroy. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg — there’s way, way more.

Click here for the directory!

In honor of our tee-shirt giveaway courtesy of Fashion Loves People — a brand that donates $1 from every tee sold to fight human trafficking — we’ve found a bunch of other stylish gifts that support nonprofit groups. If you’ve procrastinated on your Christmas shopping, these couldn’t come at a better time:

• John Hardy plants a bamboo sapling in Bali for every Woven Leather Bracelet ($195) sold — perfect for the tree-hugger in your life.
• Have a niece who’s a miniature fashion plate? Ann Taylor is donating a  generous 60 percent of the sales from its adorable Cashmere Toddler Cardigan ($98) to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
• Paige Premium Denim designed the Be Comfortable in Your Genes Bracelet ($25) to raise awareness of bulimia and anorexia among young women, and proceeds benefit the National Eating Disorders Association.
• MAC Cosmetics’s longrunning Viva Glam line ($14) has expanded to seven shades of lipstick and three shades of lipgloss — but as always, 100 percent of the sales are donated to the nonprofit MAC AIDS Fund.
• Send a Sweet Home ($35.95) box of cookies from the Dancing Deer Baking Company and 35 percent of the proceeds will support One Family, a nonprofit coalition that helps homeless women and children.

EthicalStyle.com welcomes back Naomi Chappell, director of the U.K. eco-boutique MyGreenLipstick.com, to share her picks for what to wear for the twelve days of Christmas. Make this season merry and bright in these stylish dresses!

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“On the first day of Christmas…”

This familiar little song is about twelve thoughtful gifts from a true love – and of course, no girl can accept a gift in the wrong dress! MyGreenLipstick.com has selected our best beautiful frocks to suit everyone on each and every one of the twelve days of Christmas!

These party perennials are available at MyGreenLipstick.com and for a limited time, as a reader of EthicalStyle.com you can use the ETHICALSTYLE discount code for 20 percent off through December 23! (The offer excludes accessories by Cloth Magpie and the “Vintage Under £25″ boutique.)

Twelve days, eleven nights, eleven dresses. Time is running out to find the perfect party ensemble, so treat yourself for Christmas.

Click on any image below to launch the slideshow.

The sales this Christmas season are off the chain, aren’t they? And not just in the mall, either. We’re spending the afternoon virtually rummaging through the spectacular She’s Fancy shop on Etsy, where all vintage accessories are buy two get one free!

The hardest part is limiting ourselves. The shop stocks one-of-a-kind vintage treasures like this faux fur coat, elegant 1940s enamel and glass earrings, scalloped-edge pumps circa 1980, an origami pleated leather clutch, and a hundred other solutions to your “what do I wear to the holiday party?” dilemma.

She’s Fancy Vintage ’80s Clutch, $14 at Etsy.com.

We were going to do a green gift guide for our holiday issue (coming out this Thursday!) but so many other blogs have already done them, and well. So instead we’ve decided to take you on a tour of the best. You’ll be sure to find something for everyone on your list:

• Got a hard-to-please man on your list? Upgrade the fraying tatters that currently pass for his wallet with one of these upcycled, vegetable tanned, or otherwise earth-friendly choices from Commerce With A Conscience.
• Your bauble-collecting bestie will surely appreciate Carmina Campus’s unique repurposed jewelry line, like the recycled earrings pictured here, courtesy of the Yoox.com Style Gift Guide.
• TreeHugger probably has the most comprehensive gift guide of the bunch, with 12 categories and more than 180 gifts to choose from. We particularly like the section that caters to DIYers.
• Lucky magazine’s Everything Under $100 gift guide drew our attention to these Santa Maria Novella closet sachets made with organic essential oils and pure beeswax — the perfect hostess or housewarming gift.
• Anything from Yahoo’s Green Gadgets guide will wow your tech-loving assistant, like the solar-powered case that will keep her iPhone at full battery.

AmenityHome.com is offering 30 percent off everything in its inventory, courtesy of DailyCandy.com.

You’ll find green gifts galore like printed organic cotton duvet covers, hand-woven Peruvian alpaca throw blankets, soy pillar candles with FSC-certified wooden candle blocks, and paraben-free bath supplies suitable even for newborns. (Why don’t they make hooded towels for adults? Just sayin’….)

Enter coupon code CANDY30 during checkout to get the discount. And free shipping on all orders over $100!

Arroyo Modern Hanukah Menorah, $314 at AmenityHome.com.