In today’s world, sites like Groupon and Living Social make buying anything at retail price seem cringeable. We’re so used to 30-80% off deals, that anything less seems like a total ripoff.
Lucky for us, vegan-friendly Groupon-esque coupon sites are poppin’ up on the interwebs, offering kick-ass animal-friendly deals.
Bomb-ass vegan-friendly coupon sites:
VeganCuts (weekly [...]
I wanted to post about this because I think there may be some confusion as to what these terms mean in the world of beauty products and whether or not they are mutually exclusive.
Bottom line: Cruelty-free products are not always vegan.
“Cruelty-free” refers to products that are not tested on animals, and “vegan” refers to products [...]
I decided to write this post on female hair loss because a) I get e-mails about this occasionally from vegan readers (and it’s important to point out that if you’re eating a well-balanced diet, veganism is not to blame) and b) I had a hair loss-y sitch a couple years ago (after having been vegan [...]
I’ve got some new favorite vegan goodies! Check ‘em out! xx
(pssst, there’s a contest at the end of the video, so be sure to enter to win some awesome swag!!)
The Goods:
Amy Sacks Designer Eyewear, $90 each
Manic Panic Collection’s Sooo ’80s Lipstick, $8 each
Beauty Without Cruelty Mascara, $24.94
Beauty Without Cruelty Cherry Blossom Lipstick, $14.95
Organic Splendor Foundation, [...]
I’ve been officially living in the East Bay for a little over a month now, and I realized it was high time I started blogging about the deee-lish vegan grubs I’ve been discovering with my boo. First up: Flacos. Mhm. Mexican food is usually not vegan-friendly (i.e. it’s usually doused in copious amounts of lard and [...]
Know anyone who is sick, on meds, unhealthy, obese, suffering from chronic pain, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, etc? My guess is that you know quite a few of these people… let’s get our peeps healthy and happy again!
Q: “How we do dat?”
A: By incorporating a whole foods, plant-based (aka vegan) diet
These following documentaries [...]
List of goods:
Kymaro Body Shapers, $30 each
Kymaro Bust Up Cups, $30
Cruelty-free glow-in-the-dark nail polish from Claire’s, $8
Wembé Loofah Soap, 3 for $25
Grateful Body Toner, $18
Grateful Body Essential Eye Cream, $40
Intelligent Nutrients Organic Perfume Spray, $28
Heavenly Acupressure Mat, $30
What are some of your favorite vegan things?
Sunny Subramanian
Longtime vegan, hardcore compassionate beauty junkie, serious cake aficionado, and [...]
In honor of this glorious holiday, I would like to say “thank you” to all of my super fab VBR readers. I ♥ you all!
Have a beautiful and compassionate Thanksgiving! Eat hearty, party-party, and enjoy the long weekend!
Sunny Subramanian
Longtime vegan, hardcore compassionate beauty junkie, serious cake aficionado, and lover of all things floofy and [...]
Well, as much as I wish I were announcing a free VBR app (hopefully sometime soon), the Cruelty-Free iphone app is the next best thing.
Sometimes when I’m out and about shopping for my beauty essentials, it can be hard to remember which companies are cruelty-free off the top off my head. [...]
Curling irons, flat irons and blow dryers are so bad for your hair! I wanted to show you guys how to make your hair curly using only your fingers and some bobby pins—it’s so easy and fun! As a bonus, I wanted to show you some of the cruelty-free beauty products I use on a [...]

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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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