A friend of mine recently recommended that I try Root Beauty, a vegan skin care line that uses only simple, natural, and organic ingredients—and since I’m all about über pure ingredients in my beauty regimen, I jumped at the chance to sample this new brand. Two products I’m gaga for:
Root Beauty Restore Moisturizer, $39: I’m obsessed with [...]
Hello beautiful VBR readers! I think it’s been well over a year since my last blog, but I’m back with even more awesomeness for you!
So a lot has changed since the last time I revealed some of my favorite vegan finds (including my hair! Oh how I miss being a redhead). What hasn’t changed is [...]
Happy Friday, vegan beauties! Y’all ready to win some awesome $hit?! That’s what I thought! And when I say “awesome,” that is sooooo an understatement!
Let’s get right to it, shall we? The goodies up for grabs are from Tiki Bar Soap. They are all handmade, cruelty-free, and every ingredient that goes into these [...]
More than ever, beauty companies love to make claims that their products have “all natural” ingredients. Would you be surprised (and offended) to find that many of these products are loaded with icktastical, gross chemicals and preservatives? Well, if so I don’t blame you. Honestly, if you’re in the market for [...]
The kind peeps at Moksa sent me a couple of products to try, and both items I received are perfect for getting in the mood for fall (the BESTest season evah!). New to Moksa? They have a line of skin care products that are 100% vegan and cruelty-free, certified organic, natural, handmade and packaged with eco-friendly materials. Bonus: [...]
For the longest time, when people have asked me what my favorite vegan deodorant is, I’ve always defaulted to saying Lavanila. It’s pretty awesome—it smells nice and vanilla-y, it’s long-lasting and it has a slight (like, mega slight) tingle factor, which I love. Only downfall? That shit is expensive—we’re talkin’ beaucoup buckereenos ($18 a pop). If [...]
Metropolis Soap Co.‘s Honeysuckle and Violet Collection debuts TODAY! The new line uses organic honeysuckle and organic violet leaf, which are antioxidant-rich and mega nourishing for the skin. Combine those two ingredients with essential oils bergamot and balsam of Peru, and you’ve got beautiful and delicate, sweet smelling treats that beckon some bathtime [...]
In case you missed my big announcement a few months ago, this foin biatch is pregsenstein! Yeps, 8 1/2 months already! It’s never been more important for me to use super pure, natural and organic beauty products now that I’ve got a precious baby bun in the oven.
The sweet peeps at Native Touch recently sent [...]
When Lia of Stella Deer reached out to me about a VBR giveaway, I was like ‘hells to the yay-yeah’! I mean, c’mon, with such fab homemade goodies like beer soap and mojito lip balm, what preggo lady could resist?!
I got to sample these innocently intoxicating goodies, and lemme just say, I’ve become a [...]
Easter’s this weekend, and you know what that means: chickies and li’l bunsies galore… vegan-style, that is.
Skip dyeing Easter eggs (aka chicken periods) this year and instead rock some colorful bath sudsies with LUSH bath bombs—holla!
LUSH has some supa-dupa cute vegan Easter goodies this year that’ll perfectly complement the vegan chocolate bunnies in your cruelty-free Easter basket. [...]

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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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