You know how your skin looks after you get a full on 10 hours of sleep? Me neither. I have a kid. I haven’t slept in 3 ½ years + 9 mos. But guess what? Thanks to Mineral Fusion we can fake it! This shizzy is fo reazzie. They are on a Mineral Mission and [...]
Okay, “rave” is a serious understatement. I am beyond ridiculously insanely mega hardcore blown away by this new beauty line!
Here’s why:
Acure uses the purest, most natural, organic, plant-based, fair trade ingredients (free of parabens, sulfates, phthalates, synthetic fragrances, petrochemicals, and animal by-products).
They are a cruelty-free brand, and all of [...]
I’ve hearted MyChelle beauty products since the inception of VBR (2007—can you believe that shit?! :’) My baby’s growing up!). Not every product in MyChelle’s line is vegan, but the ones that are, are truly dee-licious!
Two MyChelle products I’m currently gaga over are the Fruit Fiesta Peel ($28.39) and [...]
Know Your Ingredients is not only an amazeballs vegan beauty line, but it’s advice that you should take to heart if you haven’t already. KYI makes “minimally processed,” “whole food” skincare products with pure and nutrient-rich ingredients like shea butter, argan oil, and sweet almond oil. I got to sample three of [...]
Get Nayked! That is the plea of Nayked Botanicals and trust me, you’ll want to once you try these 100% vegan products! Created by a veteran aesthetician, the products are different than your average vegan skin care line because they’re designed to work in a dermatologist’s office and thus, have a little more oomph.
I met [...]
a.dorn Landlocked Mermaid, $11: All a.dorn nail polishes are free of toulene, DBP, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, and camphor, and they are vegan and cruelty-free. Landlocked Mermaid is a GORGEOUS duochrome of blue, green, and purple sheer. It’s sparkly and magical! ♥ I applied 3 coats for an intense mermaid-y look, and the color lasted for almost 3 full weeks [...]
You guys may know that I’m obsessed with yoga, and recently I’ve gotten into something that goes hand-in-hand with yoga, Ayurveda medicine. (Click on the link for more info, as Ayurveda is a vast subject and I am not equipped with enough knowledge about it to school you guys.)
One part of Ayurveda medicine that I’m [...]
I’m always eyeing new beauty products at Whole Foods—seriously, my beautdar is always in full force at health food stores. WFs is where Sia Botanics first caught my eye—their Desert Aloe and Jojoba dry skin line really spoke to me (it was saying sexy things like, “Slather me on yo’ face and look [...]
Ellovi Butter ($26) is your skin’s new BFF.
The breakdown:
It’s cruelty-free and vegan!
It’s contains moisturizing and nutrient-rich shea butter and macadamia nut, coconut, hemp seed, and marula nut oils ←the motha of all anti-aging kick-assers.
All ingredients are ethically produced.
The packaging (which is glass—not plastic) is luxuriously gorge and reusable/recyclable.
Ellovi Butter is made by hand [...]
Have y’all heard of Perfectly Posh? It’s a company that offers super fun, vegan-friendly bath and beauty products (i.e. cutely-named, colorful bath bombs, soap bars, lotions, masks etc.) and business opportunities for peeps lookin’ to make some extra cheddah (it’s basically LUSH-type products sold Arbonne-style—does that make sense?).
Perfectly Posh shop owner [...]

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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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