Transitioning To Cruelty Free

 

Over the past 6 months I have been doing a lot of researching and learning a lot about what goes on behind the scenes of the cosmetic and beauty industry. It had brought me to tears thinking of what is happening to these adorable little bunnies, guinea pigs, mice, rats, dogs, cats, birds, and sadly many more animals. These animals are forced to swallow or inhale the tested substance as well as have chemicals burn their skin and eyes. It is incredibly heartbreaking and truly does bring me to tears. 

Two of my favourite websites for Cruelty Free cosmetics and skincare are: Logical Harmony & Cruelty Free Kitty. Both websites have a lot of information and share a ton of incredible products that are all cruelty free and Logical Harmony is a complete Vegan blog (She also has an really amazing YouTube that I am constantly watching and rewatching!)

I wanted to share with you some of the brands sold at our favourite makeup store, Sephora, that are 100% cruelty free. There are more then you would think, I was SO happy to hear that I can continue to buy some of my absolute favourite brands, and on the other side of the spectrum have been very disappointed that there are many brands and products I no longer want to support. 

CRUELTY FREE BRANDS SOLD AT SEPHORA: You can go directly to their page to shop at Sephora by clicking on their name!

• Anastasia Beverly Hills
• Becca
• BeautyBlender
• Bite Beauty
• BareMinerals
• Blinc
• Buxom
• Besame Cosmetics
• butter LONDON
• CoverFX
• Ciate London
• Deborah Lippmann
• Derma Doctor
• DryBar
• Dr. Dennis Gross 
• Drunk Elephant
• DUO
• First Aid Beauty
• Hourglass Cosmetics
• Jack Black
• Josie Maran
• Kat Von D
• Kate Somerville
• Korres
• Lavanila
• Murad
• NARS
• Nude Skincare
• Ole Henrikson
• Perfekt
• Perricone MD
• REN
• Sunday Riley
• T3
• Tarte
• Tatcha
• Too Faced
• Urban Decay
• WEN by Chaz Dean

Above are all of the brands listed on the Canadian Sephora website that are Cruelty Free - there may be more on the US website! If I have forgotten any or made a mistake, please do leave me a comment and I will try to fix it as quickly as possible.

Now, I titled this post "Transitioning to Cruelty Free" because I do have products from brands such as Bobbi Brown (my HG Foundation!), MAC, and Benefit that I do use and love. When it comes to these brands and products - I love animals more then I love makeup. What I am planning on doing is finishing up these products and then not repurchasing them, as much as I love the Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation!

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What are your favourite Cruelty Free brands and products? Thank you for reading my blog post!

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Transitioning To Cruelty Free

Brands I Love

With so many brands on the market it's easy to get lost someplace in the heavens of makeup. I've made a list of some of the high end brands that I think are definitely worth your money!

Urban Decay - I really love their Revolution Lipsticks (particularly the shade Streak) as their formula is so creamy and pigmented.  I own all three Naked palettes and I am head over heels for them. Again, their pigmentation is out of this world and each shadow is so easy to blend. Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Suspect, Snakebite, Nooner, Liar, and Mugshot are a few of my favourite UD eyeshadows!

Tarte - I'm sure you already know that I'm going to mention their Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blushes! I am so in love with these blushes and they are some of the greatest blushes I've ever tried. I love Exposed, Dollface, Captivating, and my absolute favourite is True Love. Tarte also has a lovely 12 Hour Full Coverage Foundation which has been raved about loads in the beauty world. All their products are natural as well as cruelty free and made with Amazonian Clay which really prolongs the wear time of your makeup.

NARS - the simple matte black rubber packaging makes me swoooon! NARS has some amazingly pigmented blushes and everyone should own a couple in their collection. A few of my favourites are Deep Throat, Desire, Sin, and of course the famous blush in the shade Orgasm. NARS is also well known for their Sheer Glow Foundation. I absolutely love the way this foundation looks on my skin. It has good coverage while still giving you a natural finish, a favourite of many!

bareMinerals - a brand I'm still new too as I only just started dipping my toes into their products November 2013. Their Matte Foundation quickly became a favourite of mine and I recommend it to all. It provides a good coverage and gives you a very healthy appearance - you won't look "flat" with this matte finish! I also love their Skinny Dip bronzer for any fair skin toned beauty lovers. Applied at the temples and cheek bones you'll look glowy and bronzed!

MAC Cosmetics - I can spend hours in Sephora not knowing what to purchase because there are just so many options while at MAC I can be in and out within 20 minutes! I love that about MAC, they have everything you need. My current favourite lipstick would Syrup but you can view all my MAC lipsticks here. I also love their blushes (can you tell I'm a huge blush lover?) as they are all so soft and pigmented. Mocha, Lovecloud, and New Romance are a few of my favourites. MAC always has fun limited edition collections coming out so be sure to keep a eye out for a collection you may like!

What are a few of your favourite brands that you love?

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Brands I Love