EXTROVERT WINTER 2017

Do Your Research!
Caring about where you get your cosmetics from
often means you have to put in a little bit more hard
work and do your research. Do some homework
about what the Leaping Bunny and Cruelty Free
International stamps mean and look at their extensive
lists of cruelty free brands and you’re off to a great start!
Go online and do a simple google search to ask if a certain
brand tests on animals. Although this is often unreliable as
you could come across conflicting information, but there
are lots of great websites (such as Cruelty Free Kitty)
which are dedicated to doing the research for you. Also,
if you’re completely stuck or confused about a brand
and you can’t find their animal testing policy online, you
could always be straightforward and email them to ask!
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Lush
Cruelty Free brands...
When it comes to cruelty free cosmetics Lush has you covered
from head to toe! This vegan and vegetarian shop is a huge
advocate for the end of animal testing and they even donate
£250,000 each year to help fund alternatives to the cruel practise!
Leah: A lot of my friends are really against testing
on animals, so I can go through word of mouth. I
do also look online, I’m part of a few vegan groups
that is really helpful because you can ask people
what their opinions are. The internet is a fountain.
Beauty Bloggers and Vloggers!
The online world of beauty blogging has really taken off
in the last few years and for a lot of people it has become
the number one place for finding out anything at all to do
with beauty. The cruelty free blogging community is rising
and there are some amazing bloggers and YouTubers who
dedicate their time to trialling and testing the best cruelty
free brands and do all the research so you don’t have to!
There are now hundreds of these compassionate bloggers/
vloggers online so you are certain to find one that you love.
The Zombie Said, Caring Cosmetics and Naomi Smart are
all fantastic UK based bloggers that have a wide range of
content that extends into cruelty free home and lifestyle and
not just beauty and cosmetics, and are a great place to start.
Raich: Jeffree Star is massive on Youtube, he has
lots of videos and every time he has a new collection
you know there’s going to be a 35 minute video on it.
Lush - Snow Fairy body conditioner (£7.95)
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Makeup Revolution
High street prices with a high end quality. This company has
one of the biggest, brightest makeup collections you’ll ever
see. You need to get your hands on some of these products!
Cruelty Free on the Go!
If you’re out and about shopping and you can’t find the
Leaping Bunny stamp on the back of a product and you can’t
remember the research you have done previously to know if
the brand you are looking at is cruelty free, there is a great way
of finding out quickly and easily! The Bunny Free app allows
you to scan the barcode on the back of products and it will do
the research for you to tell you instantly if you are good to go!
Raich: We’re in the digital age so there’s an app for
that! You can get Leaping Bunny apps, Peta have
really good lists online and they update it regularly.
Even Superdrug have printed out posters in their stores
I Heart Highlighter Goddess Of Love (£4.99)
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Real Techniques
This company supplies a fabulous range of super
soft, cruelty free makeup brushes made from synthetic
hair and they come in a range of amazing
colours. They’re a must have for any makeup bag.
Real Technigues crease brush
(£10.67)
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