Today's topic came to me easily: it started with gazing wishfully at a gorgeous dress on one of my favourite online stores, Tragic Beautiful. As I scrolled through the products, I found myself in the make up section. Now, I've purchased cosmetics from Tragic Beautiful before, namely the Manic Panic line, before I went vegan. Now I found myself wondering how cruelty free their products are, as their products are wonderful. As it turns out, many of their products are vegan. I was insanely excited, and upon sharing the news on Unleashed, a thread began discussing vegan alternative make up. As it turns out, there is plenty out there.
Manic Panic
Created in '77, Manic Panic products aren't guaranteed to be entirely vegan, but all are 100% untested on animals. However, their Creature of the Night line is completely vegan, completely cruelty free and completely gorgeous. Personally, I'm a little addicted to their Vampire Red lipstick, it looks amazing. They have a wide range of colours and styles, and their hair dyes are renowned worldwide.
The one which I'm hankering to try is not actually one of their semi-permanent dyes, rather, it's one of their temporary colour gels. Namely, the Raven Black DYEHARD Gel, which, like all the rest, is 100% vegan and cruelty free.
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| Manic Panic Cosmetics and dyes |
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| Semi-permanent dyes. |
Sugarpill Cosmetics
Another line available from Tragic Beautiful, just as boldly alternative as Manic Panic, Sugarpill Cosmetics were recently reviewed on what has just become one of my favourite vegan beauty sites, Cruelty Free Face. (Thank you to Sarah for the link) There is not much information regarding the contents of most of the line, but I can say for certain that their latest release of seven eye shadows is completely vegan.
Pure Gaisha
Ah, now let's get Aussie! Pure Gaisha might not use the correct spelling of the word geisha and they might not specialize in alternative cosmetics, but unlike Sugarpill, all their products are 100% guaranteed to be cruelty free and vegan. Accredited by BUAV, The Vegan Society and Choose Cruelty Free, Pure Gaisha's handmade skincare and cosmetics are mineral based and avoid nasty chemicals wherever they can. Pure Gaisha donate a portion of their products to PETA, WSPA, IFAW, and the Vegetarian/Vegan Society of Queensland, as well as supporting Animals Australia and Edgar's Mission. Best of all for Perthites, if shopping online is a no-no, or you want to make sure you get the right shades, Pure Gaisha is now available at PAWS. Next time I'm in the city, this is the first place I will go to. I've been meaning to go to PAWS for some time now.
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| Model wearing Pure Gaisha cosmetics |
So tell me, what's your favourite brand of vegan/cruelty free make up, and what do you love about it?
these guys are one of my faves :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.claytime.com.au/
oh and i like them because my skin doesn't react and it feels nice on :)
ReplyDeleteI have started using Pure Gaisha, in particular their nail polish, lipstick, and eyeliner.
ReplyDeleteBeing in Brisbane means it is hard to find vegan cosmetics unless we shop online (although there is a small collection at the Green Edge, a local vegan shop).
I also buy products from the Cruelty Free Shop, their mascara, lip gloss, and foundation. To be honest I'm not too happy with the foundation or mascara: I remember being so happy to find them, but the foundation doesn't give the best coverage, and the mascara doesn't give my eyes enough OOMPH!
So Im super excited to check out those links! Even though I'd prefer to keep it as local as possible (carbon footprint and all) sometimes the quality and variety is too much to resist!