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!




-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. 


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 :)