It’s one thing to have a collection of fab makeup, but if you don’t have the proper tools to apply it with, you’re pretty much screwed. Now, it’s no secret that I’m a gigantor fan of cruelty-free makeup brushes, but I figured I’d break it on down with one of my fave companies, Cozzette. They [...]
If you haven’t tried OCC’s Lip Tar, get ready for a lipstick revolution! First of all, lemme just say that OCC is 100% vegan and cruelty-free. Now that we’ve established OCC’s ethical awesomeness, let’s move on to the juicy deets.
Lip Tar is unique in that it wears like a lipstick, goes on like a gloss [...]
I’ve been rockin’ Manic Panic since my high school days (my hair used to be every color of the rainbow). Now that I’m all grownded up, I still use their products pretty regularly, especially their makeup (it’s all vegan and cruelty-free, super fun and mega affordable—everything’s only $8-20).
*Giveaway Deets* I’ll be randomly picking 3 winners, [...]
VBR reader Melinda brought this bit of news to my attention today → Urban Decay posted a disclaimer on their website saying their Eyeshadow Primer Potion was mistakingly labeled “vegan.” Thanks for havin’ our backs, Melinda!
What a bummer… but at least they’re honest about it. So yeah, go ahead and gift those primer [...]
Oh, how I ♥ Manic Panic. All of their colorfully creative and edgy beauty products are 100% vegan and cruelty-free (and affordable!).
They have a new fall cosmetics line called Creature of the Night, which is perfect for creating a fun, Halloweeny, gothy, to-die-for look.
The Goods:
Supernatural Pressed Powder ($9)
Dramatic Eye Kit - Melodrama ($12)
Eye Wear Crème Eyeshadow & Liner ($8)
Eye [...]
By now I’m sure you’ve all picked up on my affinity for Everyday Minerals. I fell in love with this makeup line the very first time I tried it. I plan on making a YouTube video/tutorial about achieving the smokey eye look using Everyday Minerals eyeshadows (look for it soon).
In the meantime, I wanted to [...]
I’d like to start out by saying that I am, and forever have been, smitten as a kitten with Urban Decay… their products are cruelty-free, richly pigmented, shimmery, cutely packaged, and over half of their cosmetics line is vegan. Even though they have a slew of vegan products, this is the first time Urban Decay [...]
Guest post by Mila
I am a five-year vegan and a lifetime makeup lover! Since becoming vegan I have looked for other ways to discard harmful products from my life. Finding affordable mineral makeup with good colors has been challenging, but I found an awesome company called Pink Quartz Minerals. When you go to the [...]
My vegan makeup collection is so gigantor, that sometimes I feel like my bathroom is a Sephora. I feel blessed to live in a world where amazing vegan cosmetics are everywhere! Woo-hoooo! Johnny Concert (founded by Joanna, who also happens to be a homemade beauty products wizard) is a 100% cruelty-free makeup line that’s edgy, [...]
Special guest post by Keri of I Eat Trees
When I first made the switch to vegan cosmetics, mascara was my biggest challenge. Even the “natural” products seemed to all contain beeswax, at the very least. After a little research, and some good ol’ trial and error, I found three mascaras I felt good about. Since [...]

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A Few Good Reasons to Go Vegan: • You'll save lives
• You'll live a lot longer
• You'll have more energy
• You'll reduce your risk of cancer
• You'll reduce your risk of heart disease
• You'll have lower blood pressure and cholesterol
• You'll get better nutrition
• You'll lower your chances of getting food poisoning
• You won't be ingesting growth hormones and antibiotics
• You'll get sick less often
• You'll fit into your old jeans
• You'll give your body a spring cleaning
• You'll have healthier skin
• You'll make a strong political statement
• You'll reduce waste and air pollution
• You'll earn good karma points
• You'll save money
• You'll help save the planet
Famous Animal Friendly Quotes "Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends."
~George Bernard Shaw
"You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a new car."
~Harvey Diamond
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
~Immanuel Kant
"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being."
~Abraham Lincoln
"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."
~Buddha
"To consider yourself an environmentalist and still eat meat is like saying you're a philanthropist who doesn't give to charity"
~Howard Lyman
Ingredients to avoid when shopping for cosmetics and skin care: • Animal products
• Animal by-products
• Animal testing
• Parabens
• Sulfates
• GMOs
• Silicones
• BHA/BHT
• Artificial colors
• Artificial fragrances
• Propylene glycol
• Phthalates
• PEG 15
• Toluene
• Pesticides
• Petroleum
• Mineral Oil
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