When I shop for foundation, I usually go straight to the fairest skin tones section. As a melanin-challenged individually, I was very happy to find out about Purely Cosmetics. They sell a light mineral makeup that’s perfect for me – called Peaches N Cream. It goes on with just the right consistency to give me [...]
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July 27th, 2010
Purely Cosmetics
Posted in Makeup 
Tags: cruelty free, cruelty free beauty, mineral makeup, not tested on animals 
2 Comments »July 26th, 2010
Perfect Brown Eyeshadow from NARS
Just a quick post for my ladies out there who are looking for a great, dark brown eyeshadow/eyeliner. I received a sample of Coconut Grove from the cruelty-free NARS Fall 2010 collection and it’s PERFECT for an eyeliner. I have so many browns that just aren’t dark enough. Sometimes, you just don’t want to use [...]
July 24th, 2010
Urban Decay Vegan Love
OMG Urban Decay – can you possibly make me love you even more? You have the best colors, insanely fun packaging, and you’ve taken a very public stance against animal testing. If I started my own cosmetics company it would be Urban Decay. I seriously can’t get enough. This is their stance on animal testing: [...]
July 21st, 2010
Red Hot Makeup
I love trying new cruelty-free make-up, especially from local, Los Angeles-based makeup artists. So, when I came across Red Hot Makeup with the fabulous devil-woman icon, I was very excited! The make-up was created by Lisa Martines, a make-up artist/stylist. Her company pretty much does everything, so why not create your own line when you [...]
June 13th, 2010
Hautelook.com’s Smashbox and Shopping Spree Giveaway on Facebook!
Win $250 Worth of Cruelty-Free Swag (Hurry–Ends June 17) Ask anyone who knows me–I won’t deny it–I love to go shopping! I also love sampling new beauty products and, like any other aficionado, enjoy spreading the word about the ones with whom I’ve had great luck. (Marketing pros like to refer to this as “positive [...]
Posted in Contests, Makeup, Misc. Tags: Contests, cosmetics, cruelty free beauty products, fashion, giveaways, sweepstakes 12 Comments »May 26th, 2010
Avon–the Cruelty-Free Company that Loves Women!
Long before we discovered the joys of internet shopping–and before we spent our days browsing the aisles of the cosmetics über-emporium–we’d look forward to visits from our friendly neighborhood Avon lady. If it’s been awhile since you’ve checked out a catalog, you might want to take another look. In 1989, Avon became the first major [...]
May 19th, 2010
Urban Decay’s Summer of Love 2010!
Check out this sultry look featuring makeup from one of our cruelty-free faves, Urban Decay: All products featured are available online from UrbanDecay.com or Sephora.com. Yippee-ai-yay!
Posted in Makeup, Misc., Vegan Tags: cosmetics, cruelty free beauty, cruelty free makeup, Makeup, Vegan 6 Comments »May 16th, 2010
Make the Most of Your Cruelty-Free Cosmetics!
WHAT IS A COSMETIC? A COSMETIC IS A PRODUCT, EXCEPT SOAP, INTENDED TO BE APPLIED TO THE HUMAN BODY FOR CLEANSING, BEAUTIFYING, PROMOTING ATTRACTIVENESS OR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE. Sec. 201(i) FD&C Act (Courtesy of FDA Cosmetics.) While the current U.S. Food and Drug Administration laws do not contain similar definitions regarding what it means to [...]
