I’m eager to try even more vegan shades in 2013! Be sure to check out VBR’s Top 12 Cruelty-Free Nail Polishes!
What your favorite vegan nail polish?
Sunny Subramanian
Longtime vegan, hardcore compassionate beauty junkie, serious cake aficionado, and lover of all things floofy and sparkly! If there’s something in particular [...]
Painting my nails (fingers and toes) is one of my all-time favorite pastimes. It’s very rare that you’ll ever see me out and about not wearing some neon or glitterful, vibrant shade of nail polish. Luckily, for we compassionate nail artists, we have a slew of cruelty-free brands to choose from. There are so many out there [...]
This is a guest post by Lindsey P. who recently graduated from a small business school in Indiana in May 2010 and just recently adopted a vegan lifestyle. She currently works for a small internet marketing firm, and is now planning a wedding.
I just recently graduated from college and that is when I changed to [...]
For those of you who might think that all vegan skin care products are created equal, I’m here to let you know that they are not. Wompers. It’s kind of like mistaking thinking all vegan food is healthy—and we all know potato chips and Oreos are not sustainable foods (nor are they kind to my [...]
First of all, this (first pic below) is what inspired me to write this blog post:
I am so beyond smitten with the shade “Beetle” by Hard Candy (available at Walmart for $5). This multi-dimensional purpley-green sprakle fest needs to be seen in person to be truly appreciated. I’m totally rockin’ the beetle fingers look, [...]

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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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