Beauty
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Marc Jacobs Beauty: Are they Cruelty Free and Vegan? + Product and Ingredient Review.
I’m taking a deep-dive into the burning question: is Marc Jacobs Beauty vegan? Do they make any vegan products? It turns out that this is kind’a difficult to answer. So grab some tea and snacks, cause this will be a lengthy investigation. Marc Jacobs Beauty is a cruelty-free company that does not test on animals…
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Polish & Plump Sugar Lip Scrub (LUSH) Recipe
A Quick, Natural & Cheap DIY to Pamper Your Your Pout. This is a super simple, 4 ingredient sugar lip scrub recipe inspired by LUSH Cosmetics. It’s perfect for winter months, or whenever your lips need a little TLC. Both my sister and I are big fans of the sugar lip scrubs from LUSH. They…
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The Best Green, Vegan, + Cruelty Free Winter Skincare Products – 2018
Odacite, May Lindstrom, Josh Rosebrook, Okoko Cosmetiques, and More Essentials for Winter Skincare! All of these beauty brands are cruelty-free and use high-quality botanicals. Plus, every skincare item listed is vegan. It’s the start of a new year and I could not be more excited! But it’s also the dead of winter in Canada. Which…
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Is Diptyque Cruelty Free and Vegan?
Is the Luxury Line of Home and Beauty Products by Diptyque Cruelty-Free… or Vegan? Diptyque is legendary amongst members of the “in-crowd.” For those seeking natural fragrance collections that are both luxurious and oozing in heritage, this brand is ideal. The famous scents they produce are intoxicating and, for the most part, fairly natural. Diptyque…
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Cake Beauty – The Hair Raiser + Wave Maker Review
Creating Va-va-voom Hair in Minutes With Cake Beauty. With A schedule as hectic as mine, spending even a half-hour on my hair is not realistic. “Envy” would be an accurate word for how I feel when I see an other woman with perfect hair. Unfortunately, sleep, skincare, and espresso come well before hair in my…
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Fight Acne with Cruelty Free Products
Battling Acne Breakouts with Non-toxic Products There is a Wide Range of Cruelty-Free Acne Treatments. Find Out Which One Are Best for Your Skin’s Unique Needs. I’ve literally been dreaming of clear skin since the age of 14 or 15. For one reason or another, it’s something that has been difficult for me to completely…
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The 6 Best Naked Lush Products to Pamper from Head to Toe
When it comes to making responsible beauty products, LUSH still reins Queen. What is really great about LUSH is that it brings green, sustainable-focused products to the public in an easy-to-access way. Across the UK, Canada, and the US, you can find a LUSH shop in most major cities. If you have a large mall…
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Kypris Glow Philtre Refining Mask Review
Luminous, youthful skin requires a beauty arsenal.* Make sure the Kypris Glow Philtre refining mask is in yours! *Plus a healthy diet and plenty of H20! There are few brands which tick all the boxes for me: green [ check ], luxurious [ check ], cruelty free [ check ], effective [ check ], and beautiful…
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Getting Sweet on Sugarpill: Trinket and Glint Lipsticks
Glamorous, Gilded Vegan Lipsticks for Eco Divas Okay, this Sugarpill review has been a long long time coming and I can’t wait to share this with you! It was undeniably love at first sight when I first laid eyes on Trinket, the mauve-pink-gold liquid lipstick. This Sugarpill shade is quite the shape-shifter, and it’s difficult…
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Herbivore Botanicals Sea Mist and Pink Clay Mask Review
Getting Summer Ready with Herbivore Botanicals In the previous post, I complained about the rash of bumps and pimples spreading across my jawline like teenage wildfire. While the appearance of new blemishes has definitely slowed down, there was still work to do. My face desperately needed something capable of heavy-duty-acne-fighting. But I also wanted to…
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Ocean Cleansing Mudd and White Algae to the Rescue!
After a long flight from Toronto to Dallas, my skin was freaking out. Topical blemish treatments stopped working. Was this stress-induced acne? I had to try something new. Enter: Ocean, Sun, Earth and Atmosphere. Or OSEA (Oh-SEE-uh) for short. This brand caught my eye due to a) their minimalist pretty packaging and b) their natural,…
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Charlotte Tilbury: Luxury, Cruelty Free AND Vegan?
Glamorous Makeup for the Cruelty-Free Vegan Beauty Lover All Hail Charlotte Tilbury! As you may know, Charlotte Tilbury is one of the very few luxury makeup and skincare lines that is cruelty-free! (The company does not conduct or require animal testing in any part of their makeup production. And they do not sell in China…