Wednesday 9 December 2015

The one where Simon Cowell has a soft heart (ish)

Hi all.
Now I know today I've been writing more about celebrities than I usually do. But I'm just on a roll with finding these things.
 Anyway, Simon Cowell somehow is beating Ariana on the cruelty free scale, which seems slightly on the funky side of things.
Now we all kind of know that Simon does have a nice little, small, very small, patch of warmth in his heart. Especially after seeing the insanely adorable photos of his insanely cute baby and after seeing him burst into tears on X-Factor during one of the auditions after his mother had passed away.  But he's done it again! Once again the slightly warm heated Simon Cowell has just released a campaign along side his 3 dogs, in hopes of being able to end experimentation on dogs.

Now Simon is a well known lover of dogs as he has previously worked for canine charities helping as many as he can and saving a small life at a time; along side his 3 dogs Squiddly, Diddly and Freddie.

The campaign consisted of a photo shoot featuring him and various other celebrities in attempt to prevent and show support against dog testing. The campaign is sponsored by Cruelty Free International. Cruelty Free International released some shocking figures that show how much danger dog are in when it comes to being used in experiments so far in 2014 the US has used over 59,358 dogs in their experiments. Beagles are the most commonly used animal. They are mostly used in poison testing experiments for cleaning products and other harmful products. They are often force fed, made to inhale and injected with poison, often leading to unbearable illness and in most cases excruciating death.

Therefore, the campaign is attempting to end all of this and is using the best form of marketing. Celebrities who love dogs!
Simon stated in an interview  "I have always loved dogs but had no idea how much happiness they would bring to my life. Squiddly, Diddly and, now, Freddie are hugely important members of my family - and even the thought of any dog being mistreated sickens me. That's why I'm supporting Cruelty Free International - to stop dogs being used for experiments in laboratories around the world. No dog should be treated in such a way. After all, they are man's (and woman's) best friend." 


Here are some of the amazing and simple pictures from the shoot!
'They bring so much happiness in my life': In support of the campaign, which aims to end the use of dogs in experiments, Simon revealed how important his pooches Squiddly, Diddly and Freddie are to himMusic sensation: Vanessa-Mae has teamed up with the campaign, which will place the use of dogs in experiments on the global political and public agenda
He's a fan: Comedian and author Julian Clary posed up a storm with his pet dogs Albert and Valerie'Dogs continue to suffer in laboratories across the globe': Cuffs star Eleanor Matsuura has also pledged her support in the campaign 
Simon Cowell by Rankin joins Cruelty Free International to end dog experiments

-Zuri :)

The one where Ariana Grande did what?

Hi all. 
Let's get one thing clear. I do not judge anyone's choice of lifestyle. By any means. I respect all decision and life style choices people choose to live their life by. Whether it be vegan, vegetarian, meat eater, raw vegan etc... People make their own choice. But the one thing I don't understand is why a person preaches a life style and then chooses to do the opposite thing.

Now here's the back story. Ariana recently brought out her very own brand of lipstick and lip gloss and was announced to be the new viva glam girl for 2016. Understandably both the product and herself are extremely gorgeous and appeals to both Ariana's fans and makeup lover like me! But...yes there is a but.  Ariana. claimed vegan and animal lover, has created her lipstick/gloss along side M.A.C Cosmetics. Who I have previously mentioned has being a brand that IS NOT cruelty free. It is not vegetarian friendly or vegan friendly.



Now my beef with her (see what I did there?) is that for someone who preaches vegan-ism and even stated "I love animals more than I love most people" she seems to have no problem with using M.A.C as a way to create and sell her brand. I mean i if you're trying to promote cruelty free diets. You'd think you would want to promote cruelty free make-up. 

I am not the only one to have realized this. Many of her fans have questioned Ariana's choice of brand and have been questioning if her brand is a one of a kind and is in fact cruelty free. 
Now the down side to the situation is that she has not commented on the nature of the ingredients, making of the product or even why she chose to work with M.A.C.

Now although that is some of my rant based on her personal decision. I'm even more upset about the fact that brand like M.A.C and L'Oreal have high platter forms despite the fact that the way they create their products is harmful and inhumane. Now the fact that people like Ariana Grande are giving brands like M.A.C an even bigger platter form. Why? why do we live in a society that allows brands like this to have number 1 status'. It's almost like we are promoting unnecessary harm. Based on what? Fame? To have the faces of our idols plastered on every billboard  in the World? To say we own products by an over priced brand that exploits animals? What is the real point in all honesty? 


I feel that its kind of unfair on the buyers of the brand. It's by far the most unfair thing for fans who wish to follow Ariana's lifestyle because understandably she is their idol. But as someone who is striving to go cruelty free on their makeup. I don't buy products if they dont mention their status on being cruelty free. Therefore, I wouldn't buy the product no matter how damn good it looks. But a fan? Even if they themselves wish to go cruelty free? They're obviously going to feel inclined into wanting to buy the product. Clever marketing a guess. 

But either way i felt that I needed to make this post because I personally felt that the whole situation is highly fishy and well I just don't fully understand what Ariana's doing here. But on the other hand she is a celebrity and has an image to keep up and promote. I just think that if you're going to present your self as a animal loving, vegan then you should stick to it in all honesty. 
ariana-mac-viva-glam-collectionariana-grande-mac-vivaglam-spokesperson

As a small disclaimer. This post is in no way a means to hurt or offend anyone or their beliefs. It is simply my opinion on a very sticky situation. 

So yeah. Please let me know in the comments what you think about the situation and if you think Ariana is doing a good or bad thing for her image. 

-Zuri :)

Wednesday 14 October 2015

The one that offers cheap dupes.




I know this was a sort post but I am planning on finding more dupes for you guys and I'll try to update as much information on makeup dupes as much as I can, as I do think that there isn't enough out there informing us about different ways we can let go of brands like M.A.C which are a world favourite especially in America and the U.K.

Going animal cruelty free is a hard job, not just at Halloween, some of your favourite products or brands are obviously more than likely going to come from a brand that tests on animals. Its just our luck right girls?
Obviously the most popular brands are one like M.A.C, Esteer Lauder etc... but also some of the brands that I found that are cruelty free are not as generous when it comes to pricing, which is not so fair. I have manage to find some products that are 'dupes' if you like? of each other and show that some of the 'best' brands aren't always the best.
WARNING: Some of these products are NOT exactly the same especially in colour. However they are either the same in formula meaning the equality of the product is just as good or even better.

Animal Cruelty vs Non animal cruelty!

        

 M.A.C Electric Cool Eyeshadows Pure Flash          VS          Colour Pop Super Shock Shadow
I know the colour on these is not identical but pricing wise, packaging wise and formula wise both products are IDENTICAL! The M.A.C pure flash costs around $21 and colour pops cost around $5 (I could only find American pricing) this is a massive price difference for a product that is virtually the same and a bonus is that the cruelty free one by colour pop is cheaper which is mind blowing!



Urban Decay Naked 2   (top)    VS    W7 In the Buff Palette (bottom)


These products are just IDENTICAL! Although there is slight issue with the W7 palette which is that it isn't as pigmented as the Naked 2 palette, though if you just pack on slightly, you will see the colour being to brighten. The price difference is massive and amazing! From what I can see the Urban Decay palette will cost you around £30-£40 and....wait for it....the W7 will cost you £7.00. Which, for all you makeup lovers, is mind blowing! Now Urban Decay have mixed reposes about animal cruelty as they have previously said they don't test their products or ingredients and then came out and said certain products were sold in China although they did not mention which. So if you still want to purchase Urban Decay products then do it at your own risk. However I think I'm going to stick to the cheaper option....


                           
M.A.C Crème D'Nude      VS       E.L.F Natural Nymph

Although the colour of these is not identical it is very similar and have the same kind of consistency on the lips. They are made from a very similar formula and have a MASSIVE price difference. M.A.C's Crème D'Nude costs around £15 and E.L.F's Natural Nymph will cost you a whopping £5. E.L.F in my opinion although it is a lighter shade it does have a deeper pigment and a longer last. It allows for an easy application of any other lipstick or gloss that you may want to use and is super hydrating for a £5 lipstick.



NARS All Over Colour      VS       E.L.F All Over Colour Stick.

Now on the images above the colours do look very different however the are identical to each other. I haven't been able to find much on NARS being cruelty free or not, the last I saw was an article from 2013 saying that they were a cruelty free brand. However I do not know the facts about NARS as a cruelty free brand so I couldn't recommend it to you. Although even if it was cruelty free you could save yourself a dew bob when it comes to your shopping as E.L.F does offer a very very very similar product at $1 although I believe it is around £1.50 in the U.K and NARS' would be priced at around £20 in the U.K.






- Zuri :)


Sunday 11 October 2015

The One about Halloween Ideas that are cruelty free!




This is something new I want to try because I love makeup and I love cruelty free! So I hope this will help encourage you to go cruelty free this Halloween and still look amazing!


Fall is an amazing time of year. Especially if you're like me and love switching up your entire routine to make it warm and fuzzy in time for the start of winter. And its really hard to keep up with going cruelty free when it Halloween.
There are 20 days till Halloween...but who's counting right? Halloween is great for us but there is a rise in costume makeup meaning that there is a rise in the sales of makeup products tested on animals. Again if you're anything like me then you love your dress up and you love your costume makeup and you don't really want to let that part of your year fly away because who would? So here are some of the best looks you can make using cruelty free makeup!
I'll be teaching you 2 step by step makeup looks, for females, that use animal cruelty free makeup and are incredibly easy to do! (I will place links to where you can buy the products at the end of the post)

CANDY SKULL!

Candy skulls are incredibly popular and super creative although they can be off putting due to the heavy detail however it's not that hard!
    1. Start by painting you entire face in white by Manic Panic Dream Tone Foundation in white. Leave your eyes makeup free but leave a circle around them that goes from just above your eye brows to just bellow the half way point of your nose. Make sure they're as equal as possible!
    2. Set it with a translucent powder by No.7 Boots. You don't have to place it all over the fact just in places that you tend to get grease so that the makeup doesn't drag.
    3. Now using a concealer brush or your fingers if you rather pat on a cream eye shadow in blue by New CID Cosmetics Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow in  Cobalt.
    4. Moving on from the eyes use the same blue eye cream and using your fingers blend it into the dips of your cheek bones where you would usually contour, and bend it slightly over the tops of your cheeks so that it adds more depth to your face. (as on the picture below)
    5. Begin to add a small amount of blue on the end of your chin using a canceler brush and make three points at the top. (As on the picture below)
    6. Using a black cream eye shadow begin to blend it on your eye lids and start to smoke it out slightly below your water line and slightly above your crease. Using New CID Cosmetics Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow in Zinc.
    7. Using the Zinc colour blend some of it into your check contour in the centre so that it adds a deathly feel to the look and blend some of it into the centre of your chin piece.
    8. Once again use the Zinc cream and using a concealer brush start creating an cobweb with a point shape on your forehead,. The point must start from between your eyebrows and follow your eyebrow shape (as seen on the photo below) Then start to make 3 individual straight lines and begin your cobweb.
    9. Use the black eye cream and your concealer brush to create the nose piece. Start by following the shape the ball on the tip of your nose and streak two line upwards on either side of your nose.
    10. Create line on your lips that run from your top lip to your bottom lip. They don't all have to be equal.
    11. Decorate your face as you want it with glitter or other forms sparkle. In the photo they use blue sequins. You can add fake lashes and eye liner in your water line if you wish to add a deeper effect.

Cat!

This look is a more simple look compared to the one above but is still highly effective.
  1.   Start off by using your normal foundation (if its not animal cruelty free try ones by the beauty shop or MUA) however if you are very fair skinned try using a foundation that 1 or 2 shades darker and make sure you blend it into your neck so that it doesn't look like a mask.
  2. Start sculpting your eyebrows using a brown eyebrow pencil and try following the natural shape of your eyebrow. Use light and fast strokes to recreate the look of natural hairs.
  3. Highlight the brow bone using a white or beige eye shadow. For example i - shadow
    Eyeshadow Quad with Mirror by New CID cosmetics has a perfect example of a highlighter. Although it is a little pricy so if you want to use one that you favour that's fine as long as it is cruelty free of course.
  4. Start contouring your face using a powder contour your checks, nose and temples using MUA Luxe Contour Bundle in Medium/Dark.
  5. Using a liquid liner or a cream eyeshadow begin to create a cat wing on your eyes. Make sure it is thick and as equal as possible on both sides.
  6. Using a cream eyeshadow or eye tint by MUA in black begin to colour in the ball of your nose.
  7. Using a black lipstick by Manic Panic only paint your top lip and use a peach tone on your bottom lip, the peach colour can be purchased at MUA or The Body Shop, and link your cupids bow to your nose using a straight line with either you eye tint or lipstick.
  8. Create freckles using your eye tint to create the effect of whiskers.
  9. add fake lashes if you wish and the look is complete.


Links to where you can purchase your items!

  • Lipsticks and white foundation: http://www.shockstore.eu/product/list.aspx?manufacture=3426&typeid=2&page=0&orderby=-9&ifpage=2

  • Eye shadows/highlighter and cream eyeshadow:  http://newcidcosmetics.com/
  • Lashes, lipstick, foundation, contour, eye liner, eye tint: http://www.muastore.co.uk/
-Zurine :)

Saturday 10 October 2015

The one with a breakthrough

SeaWorld San Diego can no longer bread their killer Wales!

 "..the commission's action today ensures that no more orcas will be condemned to a nonlife of loneliness, deprivation, and misery..."

I know this hasn't got a lot to do with animal products but I think it is a vital breakthrough in marine captivity and the cruelty behind some it.

A lot of people, especially those who live in European countries (like me!) don't seem to know much about SeaWorld and the dangers that the animals under 'their care' seem to face.
SeaWorld, especially in America, has been under a lot of criticism over the years due to the documentary 'Blackfish' and following facts: 

SeaWorld's trainers are not actually marine biologists!

SeaWorld has never really commented on the fact that their trainers are not actually trained to be around the animals that they perform with, rather they are just regular everyday performers who happen to know how to swim! Genius right? However the performers are simply just there to entertain us and show us how talented the Orcas are. Which although the Orcas are highly intelligent it would probably be better if they were 'trained' or looked after by professionals who know what they're doing. Which leads me to my next point...

It isn't safe for anyone!

There have been over 100 incidents reported of the Orcas turning aggressive towards the trainers, who are obviously sooooo well trained to be around the Orcas, on many occasions the aggression of the orcas has lead to death by internal bleeding. One of the most serious deaths to occur at SeaWorld was the death of Dawn Brancheau in February 2010, when a killer Whale reportedly grabbed her arm in its mouth and violently dragged her around until she drowned to death.

The animals aren't cared for!

In January 2012, the USDA warned SeaWorld San Antonio due to its “repeated failure to provide drain covers that are securely fastened in order to minimize the potential risk of animal entrapment”—this violation cost s sea lion its life. Once again the USDA conducted an investigation and reported Sea World for several violations of the Animal Welfare Act, these violations including the use of expired surgical materials, some were up to a decade old!!. The USDA found that many of the dolphin tanks had faults in them such as cracked concrete that could pose a threat for the animals and workers of SeaWorld. Many have claimed to the Whales and Orcas violence has come from the animals literally having mental breakdown due to the conditions they live in, there have even be reports of a 'drunken' dolphin who pokes his tongue out at viewers, many marine biologists claim that it is due to the inadequate living conditions, however SeaWorld claim that the dolphin is perfectly sane and 'fine'.

Many of the animals suffer from sunburn. Orcas and killer whales often find shade in the depth of the water however in SeaWorld the deepest recorded tank is 40 foot deep, meaning that it is no where near deep enough for the animals to shade away from the harmful sun and you can guarantee that some of their skin will be pointing out of the water leaving it full exposed in the sun for up to 8 hours a day. That to a human is being left out in the desert for up to 8 hours with no protection painful right?

Collapsed fins captivity, most male orcas have collapsed fins as adults, which is a sign of an unhealthy orca. SeaWorld claims that this condition is common and natural for all orcas. However, collapsed dorsal fins are mostly caused by Orcas being in unnatural environments and is rarely found to happen in the wild, it is estimated that every 1 in 3 orcas will have a collapsed fin in the wild.
A typical Orca confinement. Nothing like the ocean.

Now for their breading programme!

In their natural habitat Orcas and Killer Wales like to chose their mates. However at SeaWorld, Orcas are less than lucky when it comes to breeding. Male orcas and killer wales are trained to float on their backs, and their trainers masturbate them to collect their sperm,. Females will then be artificially inseminated and forced to breed at a very young age, much much younger than they would be when they are in the wild. Many of the orcas and killer wales are made to inbred with their children.
Most people fine this disturbing, well everyone but SeaWorld and their "trainers" apparently...
But there has finally been a break through after a whole day of waiting the court in California San Diego the breading of captive killer Wales and orcas has been offitially banned, although it is a minor breakthrough as SeaWorld is still free to breed their other killer wales and orcas outside of San Diego.
In a statement People from the Ethical Treatment of Animals said, "..the commission's action today ensures that no more orcas will be condemned to a nonlife of loneliness, deprivation, and misery..."
Although on the plus side the 11 remaining orcas in SeaWorld San Diego will live out the rest of their lives in peace.



-Zurine :)




The one that doesn't ask questions

We wrote about different types of companies that abuse animals to test their products. Companies like Maybeline, Lush and many more are the ones who do that  but we never told you what happens to the animals after.
  • About 100,000-200,000 animals suffer and die just for cosmetic s every year around  the world . These are rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats and mice.while dogs and monkeys are never used to test cosmetics anywhere but for other types of chemicals.
  • Animal testing for cosmetics include skin and eye irritation tests where chemicals are rubbed onto the shaved skin or dripped into the eye of the rabbits etc . Also reapiting oral force - feeding studies lasting impression weeks or months. 
  • These tests can cause considerable pain and distress including blindness, swollen eyes, sore bleeding skin,internal bleeding and organ damage, birth defects, convulsions and death. Pain relief is not provided and at the end of the test the animals are killed,normally by asphyxiation, neck breaking or decapitation
-Kimberly

Friday 9 October 2015

The one with LUSH

What is LUSH?

LUSH is a UK based cosmetics company that retails at about 282.5 million a year and also sells in most of Europe, the USA and Canada. LUSH sells a variety of products that range from bathroom products like soaps, shampoos and hair care products, to makeup and facial care products that help keep your skin fresh and alive? Is that the word?

Is LUSH a vegan friendly and animal friendly company?

Yes and no. LUSH is not vegan friendly as it will often use honey and other natural animal produced substances that many vegans will not use. However they are 100% Vegetarian friendly. They are 100% animal cruelty free and they are supported by PETA. All of their products are hand made and naked packaging.

Is it worth it?

I guess that's up to you really. They have a wide price range their cheapest product will be around £2.50 and it will usually be a hand soap or a small piece of their bath squidgy things, that I don't think anyone know what they're called to be perfectly honest. If you do please comment to let me know...
Anyway there most expensive that I've seen is around £155 and that was one of their exclusive Christmas boxes that I assume comes with most of their products.
Personally I think that LUSH is fun in the tub yet really moisturising at the same time, they smell like absolute heaven and if you have acne or any other problems that make you insecure, it is more than likely they have a product that will work wonders to help you. 

What do LUSH have to say about Animal Cruelty?

Recently LUSH held an event at one of their UK stores in Regent St. It was a very controversial yet necessary event that opened the eyes of many people. 24 year old Jacqueline Traide volunteered to be a 'test subject' for the day. Although a lot of the event was acting and silent her facial expressions were enough to tell you that her tears and red skin was solei not acting. She was brutally force feed, had unknown products placed on her face and at the start was lead to the window where a test bed was with a rope tied around her neck. Although the event was very much violent and upsetting to watch it gave a vital sense of realism to what animals endure. Although the most painful thing for many people was the Jacqueline was free to go home at the end of the day but about 95% of the animals would not have seen another day.
 






I personally think that LUSH is a plausible solution to using animal cruelty free skin and facial products and is amazing at showing us everything that animals endure when it comes to product testing.
-Zurine :)

Thursday 8 October 2015

The one with THE LAW!

Now the law within Europe vs the law outside of Europe.

"A man's respect for the law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his pay check"- Adam Clayton

European Laws

The law within Europe was recently changed in March 2013. The new law states that animal product can not be sold if it has been tested on an animal and the testing of ingredients for products has also been band as of March 2013.
However there are a handful of companies that will buy their ingredients from companies who've tested outside of the EU therefore they are not technically breaking the law because they themselves have not tested on the ingredients on an animal and haven't broken the law when it comes to it being tested within the EU. Now many companies will often try to trick you with the wording of their label's, this is something to look out for when searching for products or when you are emailing a company about a product. If the company states that 'we don't test our products on animals' in other word they mean 'we haven't tested our product on animals however our good friends in China have in fact tested our ingredients and gave them to us for a great price' or there's the 'this company does not test on animals' meaning 'we once gain gave the products/ ingredients we want to use to people who will do it for us outside the EU'. This shows that there are still many way that a company will try to avoid being caught out by the law yet still remain within legal terms because they technically have warned you that they themselves don't test yet it doesn't mean to say that others don't do it for them.
Yet there are still many companies that remain under the EU law that WILL NOT test on animals.

Other Laws

However those who live in the EU are quite lucky if they wish to live a life where they don't have to use animal makeup products. However China recently made a break through when it came to product testing in July 2014 mandatory testing on makeup products or ingredients that were clamed to be simple products like makeup or shampoo had come to an end. The law in China now states that if the product was made in China then it will not need to go through animal testing rather they can use alternative methods. But yes there's a but, if a product is shipped in from another country then it is mandatory for them to test their products on animals as China claims they do not know where the products have come from and do not know if they are safe for the public to use. This means that times are changing and people are starting to realise how unnecessary it is for us to be harming animals.

Yet there is still an issue when it comes to companies in the EU selling to places like China. Now seeing as China still requires foreign products to be tested, many EU companies will chose to sell to China and have the Chinese Authorities test the products on animals themselves. Now the loophole they jump through to lie to you is easy to spot. If you are going to purchase a product that states 'we do not test on animals unless legally required to' then it means 'we like China and we like money therefore this product was tested on an animal'.

Emailing to catch

If you have any problems when it comes to finding out if a product tests on animals or if you believe that they might, then there is NO HARM in emailing them asking a few questions. Now obviously no one likes to admit to killing the animals for lip-gloss, so they will try to trip you up and jump on or two questions, the best way to catch them out is to word your questions as carefully as the word their answers.

Do you test your products or ingredients on any animals?

Do you have a parent company?

If so do the test their products or ingredients on animals? Do they purchase ingredients or products that may have been tested on animals?

Do you buy ingredients or products from companies outside of the European Law?

Do you sell to China or any other country that requires you to test your products or ingredients on animals?

Are you certified or associated with PETA?

Will you ever consider using animals for testing your products or ingredients in the future?

I know they seem repetitive but they are the best way to catch companies out because they are so repetitive but it's better to be safe than sorry.


-Zurine :)





Wednesday 7 October 2015

The one with no pain and alternatives

Now I understand not everyone can live without foundation and who can forget eyeliner? (oh yeah me!) but obviously when you are making a commitment to stop using animal products it is going to come with a high price to pay.
Now most companies will test both their product and the ingredients that go into their product to make sure that the warnings they place on the packaging are plausible or that there are no safety hazards that can burn yours eyes out. However yes there is a however, companies will repeatedly use the same ingredients in most of their products for example if a company produces a range of about 5 'different' types of mascara then it is highly likely that they will use the same ingredients, so surely they would already know the risks they are taking from previous product tests? I mean I'm no genius but if a product uses an irritant in mascara then wont they know that if they place that irritant in another one of their products it will still most likely react in the same way? 
Another problem in the makeup industry is parent companies. A parent company is a company that own many other brands, for example MAC has a parent company which is Estee Lauder. Now if Estee Lauder decide to use animals to test their ingredients on it is more than likely they will then pass these ingredients down to MAC for them to use. In simpler terms its like if your mum sprays hairspray on the dog and then gives you the hairspray to sell to your peers at school.  Many many many sooooo many companies do this and you don't even know it!

All of this combined makes it hard for you and me to buy products that are surely animal cruelty free. So I'm going to try and make life easy for you and tell you some of the companies I chose to stay as far away as I can from:

MAC                       
Estee Lauder
L'Oréal Paris
Revlon
Lancôme
Avon
Clinique
Maybelline


And here are come that I use everyday and who have been emailed to confirm that they don't sell to china or any other company that requires animal testing, they don't have a parent company, their ingredients are from the EU and that non of there ingredients are provided by companies that do test on animals. Some are even recommended by PETA.

E.L.F
The body shop
LUSH cosmetics
Urban Decay
MUA
Bath and Body works
Too faced
wet n wild
REN
Tarte
Nars
NYX
Hard Candy

I hope that this will help you guys realise that many of the brands that are highly popular these days come with a high price, money wise and life wise. I believe that brands should be more open about where they produce their products and what happens for them to produce them and what lost its life for them to produce them. We are left in dark about what we use and its not fair on us or those that die for us to have these products. That we don't really need! that much.... maybe slightly needed... although there are soooo many amazing products out there that can help us stop feeling guilty when we use our fake lashes.

- Zurine :)


Tuesday 6 October 2015

The one with the Introduction

Hi!
This blog is going to tell you about all of the ways that you can purchase, find information and contact sellers about everyday products that may involve harming or using animals for products.

In Europe it is illegal to use animals for product testing or ingredient testing. However in many other countries like China it is a legal requirement for animals to be used in testing or the product will not be distributed in their country. Now seeing has the world is all about money, money, and oh yeah money! Companies like MAC and L'Oreal would rather sell to China. It is estimated that thanks to these companies for every mascara pot it is worth 2 rabbits lives!! Do you think that's worth it?
Next time you think about buying a product, think about its consequences.

I mean who would want to kill this little innocent thing














Many campaigns and companies like PETA, Bunny free and Cruelty Free are ways to find out more about animal cruelty all around however there is not enough information on how we can get our perfect lashes without taking a life. So we're here to tell you how!

Enjoy!
Zurine, Kimberly and Lauren. :)