vegan makeup
100% Pure’s Vegan Beauty Must-Haves (w/ Coupon Code!)
It’s time for my semi-annual gush over 100% Pure’s vegan beauty products. From their luxurious skincare, haircare, and fruit-pigmented makeup, this brand is revolutionizing the cosmetics industry with their commitment to natural ingredients...
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100% Pure Pomegranate Oil Lipstick Review, Swatches & Coupon
Ready for some crazy food for thought? The average woman eats ~6 pounds of lipstick in her lifetime! Gah, and many lipsticks on the market today contain scary, unhealthy ingredients like toxic metals, including lead and cadmium! If that doesn’t...
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Kat von D Dazzle Sticks First Impressions
Back in the 2010s, I remember walking into a Sephora and falling in love with the perfect shade of red lippie, it was Kat von D Beauty, and I had put it back after swatching (and swooning) because I just assumed the formula wasn’t vegan...
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Black-Owned Cruelty-Free & Vegan-Friendly Beauty Brands
Here at VBR, we’re committed to working with more Black and POC-owned beauty and wellness brands. I’m very excited and eager to lift these companies up and show support in any way possible. Some of these brands are new to me and some...
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Wet n Wild is Still Cruelty-Free!
In light of the recent Wet n Wild “controversy” (i.e. they were “caught” selling products in mainland China), I wanted to dig a little deeper and learn a bit more about Chinese animal testing laws, which certainly don’t...
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M.O.T.D. Cosmetics ‘Eye Can’t Even’ Brush Kit Review
I’m so grateful to live in a time where cruelty-free makeup brushes are evvverywhere!! Seriously, how amazing is that!? While they’re not all created equally, I’m stoked to have several brands that are forever-baes. One such...
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The Best Natural Mascaras That Are Vegan & Cruelty-Free
Back in the day, when I was first beauty blogging, options for vegan and especially vegan and all-natural mascaras were hella bleak, and the ones that were available were meh-sy at best. Thank goodness today, there are a bunzillion ah-MAH-zing...
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Current Obsession: COVER FX Power Play Concealer {Vegan & Cruelty-Free}
There are tons of lovely cruelty-free cosmetics on the market, but it’s somewhat rare to find a product that jumps out at me as THE BEST (or at least, one of the best). I was recently sent a few shades of the new COVER FX Power Play Concealer,...
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Holiday 2018: Kat Von D Beauty Fetish Collection Out Now
The Kat Von D Beauty Fetish Collection has officially been released, and it is sexy AF. It’s inspired by the fashions and fantasies of fetish culture featuring shades like Dominatrix, Safe Word, Kink, and Latex. The packaging is gorgeous,...
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Covergirl Is Officially Cruelty-Free (Leaping Bunny Certified)
You guys, HUGE news in the world of cruelty-free cosmetics. Drugstore beauty icon Covergirl (owned by Coty) has announced that they’re officially Leaping Bunny certified by Cruelty Free International! This means that none of their products...
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e.l.f. Modern Metals Eyeshadow Palette Review
I always get a bit tingly when a new shadow palette shows up in the mail. One of the most recent ones I received is the e.l.f. Modern Metals palette, $12. This beaut is inspired by New Orleans and includes 10 bold and neutral, metallic and...
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New 100% Pure Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick Shades & Swatches
Fall is upon us which means autumnal makeup ish is rollin’ out left and right! YAASSSS. 100% Pure recently launched five new Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick shades and they purrrrrdy, yo! They kindly sent them over to me to test out, and...
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