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Vegan Bellydancers--what cosmetics do you use for performances?
I am addicted to black liquid eyeliner, it's so beautiful and can make my eyes look so catty. I haven't ever seen natural companies offer liquid eyeliner. I buy mine from Revlon, although I've never searched all of the ingredients in it to be sure it's vegan. Mainstream cosmetics have so many chemicals in them, I hate reading the ingredients, I don't know what most of it even means.
I'm addicted to MAC eyeshadow, blush and lip color. Once again, are the ingredients vegan? Don't buy their make-up brushes, although MAC doesn't test on animals, they use horse hair to make most of their brushes (a salesperson at a MAC counter tried to convince me that's ok, eek). I adore their make-up and hope it's vegan.
Hair products, I prefer Aveda.
I have this weird thing against "natural" make-up companies, they either use non-vegan ingredients such as honey, milk, silk protein, etc., which a lot of non-vegan vegetarians settle for, but I don't...just like other companies do, or they make cosmetics that look nice in the cases, but then make me feel like I'm smearing mud on my face. For example, the "cover-up" compacts...use it to cover up a pimple?...NO--it will look like i have brown crap on my face all around my red pimple instead. Or, the colors look nice for eyeshadow, then I pay a high price for it and it doesn't work well for theatrical looks.
Anyone find a high-quality, fairly-priced, array of vegan cosmetics? If so, please do tell.
What do all of you use?
I am addicted to black liquid eyeliner, it's so beautiful and can make my eyes look so catty. I haven't ever seen natural companies offer liquid eyeliner. I buy mine from Revlon, although I've never searched all of the ingredients in it to be sure it's vegan. Mainstream cosmetics have so many chemicals in them, I hate reading the ingredients, I don't know what most of it even means.
I'm addicted to MAC eyeshadow, blush and lip color. Once again, are the ingredients vegan? Don't buy their make-up brushes, although MAC doesn't test on animals, they use horse hair to make most of their brushes (a salesperson at a MAC counter tried to convince me that's ok, eek). I adore their make-up and hope it's vegan.
Hair products, I prefer Aveda.
I have this weird thing against "natural" make-up companies, they either use non-vegan ingredients such as honey, milk, silk protein, etc., which a lot of non-vegan vegetarians settle for, but I don't...just like other companies do, or they make cosmetics that look nice in the cases, but then make me feel like I'm smearing mud on my face. For example, the "cover-up" compacts...use it to cover up a pimple?...NO--it will look like i have brown crap on my face all around my red pimple instead. Or, the colors look nice for eyeshadow, then I pay a high price for it and it doesn't work well for theatrical looks.
Anyone find a high-quality, fairly-priced, array of vegan cosmetics? If so, please do tell.
What do all of you use?
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Tue, March 22, 2005 - 11:49 AMYou could try brands like "Jason" "Avalon" and I do belive "Tom's of Maine" has vegan products. I use MAC as well. I decided to use it after I learned that the founder is vegan, and I have heard from others that their formulas are vegan as well.
You can also trywww.veganunlimited.com/cosmetics.html
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Tue, March 22, 2005 - 11:56 AMoops I forgot to add this link toowww.veganessentials.com/
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Fri, September 29, 2006 - 9:27 AMI bought my eyeliner from The Body Shop, but I have used cosmetics from Aveda, and now the brand Zuzu Luxe. The latter can be found at the links already posted or from Pangea - www.veganstore.com.
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Tue, February 6, 2007 - 9:14 AM
I emailed MAC and got the following response to the question, "Are you all vegan? And if not what products should I avoid?"
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Very few animal derived raw materials are found in Mac products. Animal
ingredients are used only when their efficacy cannot be duplicated by any
other source of ingredients. When an ingredient can be obtained from
either animals or plants, we use the plant derived material.
In response to your concern, we have included a list of products that
contain animal derived ingredients. If you have any further questions
regarding other products, feel free to respond to this email and we will
forward you comprehensive ingredient listings.
Products that CONTAIN Animal Derived Ingredients
Amplified Creme Lipstick - lanolin oil
Cream Lipstick - beeswax
Cheek Hue - beeswax
Eye Kohl - beeswax
Frost Lipstick - beeswax
Glaze Lipstick - beeswax
Lustre Lipstick - lanolin and beeswax
Satin Lipstick - beeswax
Studio Stick Concealer - beeswax
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Tue, February 6, 2007 - 11:28 AMI just ordered some concealer and mascara from this company:
www.purebodysolutions.com/
I have been detoxing since I returned from Greece in Oct. I can definitely tell a difference in my body and mood since getting rid of so much junk out of my system. I will let you all know how their products are. I ordered the organic Company's Conceler and the mascara from real Purity. Seems like they have some pretty good stuff. I like their committment statement on their page regarding purity and no animal testing.
I can also tell a difference in my hair since I stopped coloring it. The silver is coming in so well and the texture is so nice.
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Tue, February 6, 2007 - 2:55 PMBeauty Without Cruelty makes a great liquid liner. Urban Decay has some vegan items that they identify. The founder of which company is a vegan?
Shadia, as a half Greek person, I hope it wasn't being in Greece that made you need to detox?! -
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Wed, February 7, 2007 - 5:58 AMCarolena,
Heavens, no it wasn't Greece that made me need to detox!!!! It was being on vacation and my life before; years of hair dye, medications I'd been on for 16+ years and your typical American diet and lifestyle. Although, I must admit I did drink too much ouzo and raki(sp) and I also ate a lot of different things I don't usually eat. One of my best friends has a condo on one of the Cyclades and it was the trip of a lifetime for me. I truly loved the island life and the people. I could live on this island and may very well end up there if Stavroula, my buddy, has anything to say about it. I hope to go back again this year and hopefully learn a little Greek so I can communicate a little better. Opa!!!
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Wed, February 7, 2007 - 10:46 AMShadia,
Glad to hear you enjoyed the island life. It is a beautiful place, the light is so different there.
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Tue, February 6, 2007 - 7:50 PMI found this on the web while looking for vegan cosmetics for women of color:
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Tue, February 6, 2007 - 7:55 PMI also found these:
www.goddesscat.com/home
www.universalcolors.com/home.html
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Tue, February 6, 2007 - 9:28 PMThanks for the links Mystic! Are these companies vegan? I couldn't find any info about ingredients for any of them. -
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Wed, February 7, 2007 - 6:32 AMThey don' t use the word vegan, but www.annette2.com/about.asp says they don't test on animals or use animal by-products; www.goddesscat.com/home says on their site, "If you're looking for high quality cosmetics made with the excellent materials and without animal cruelty, then Goddess C.A.T. is for you!". The Universal Colors www.universalcolors.com/home.html says their products are made with "natural" ingredients and are not tested on animals, but I could not find the ingredients either. I may write to these companies to find out for sure.
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Wed, February 7, 2007 - 6:10 PMWow. I've never heard of them. Thanks for the link.
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Wed, February 7, 2007 - 6:35 AMI contacted The Body Shop and inquired about their cosmetics. This is the response I received:
Dear Customer,
The Body Shop(r) is not a vegetarian or vegan company. However the
vast
majority of our products contain no animal derived ingredients.
We aim to avoid the use of animal-derived ingredients wherever possible
and specify non-animal ingredients whenever there is a choice. All our
soaps, for example, use a vegetable base rather than the commonly used
animal-fat base.
Gelatin, beeswax, honey, milk, shellac and lanolin are the only product
ingredients knowingly used by The Body Shop(r) which do not comply with
the most current definition of Vegan. Where synthetic forms or
derivatives of these materials are available, such as lactic acid,
these
are always specified for our formulations.
Please know that all product ingredients are posted online at
www.thebodyshop.com. Once you have clicked on the product you are
interested in, select the "All Ingredients" tab found below the
product.
I hope you find the level of service provided to you via this
correspondence satisfactory. If you are not satisfied please feel free
to contact me at, 1-800-263-9746 ext 5667.
Sincerely,
Tieren
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Thu, February 8, 2007 - 5:34 AMI won't shop at the Body Shop anymore because of their very suspicious labels: "This final product not tested on animals." Hmmmmm..... -
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Mon, February 12, 2007 - 12:00 PMI hear that about The Body Shop!
I also found The Organic Make Up Company. They have great coIors and I believe they're all-vegan as well!
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Re: vegan cosmetics
Mon, February 12, 2007 - 1:11 PMOk, just got my order from purebodysolutions.com I bought the Organic Co. concealer and the mascara by someone else. It's on my previous post. Love the products. They service was fast and I will order form this company again.
Also, the Soyrizo is awesome. My son eats it every morning with his eggs now and we both love it.
Shadia
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Tue, February 13, 2007 - 7:52 PMI just signed up as a distributor for Arbonne skin care and cosmetics. They are 100% vegan and I've really liked their skincare products that I've used so far. I haven't tried the makeup yet, but I'm getting ready to order some from them. www.arbonne.com.
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Tue, March 6, 2007 - 8:20 PMI have also found: www.gabrielcosmeticsinc.com/index.cfm -
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Sun, March 11, 2007 - 8:42 PMand this one www.crushgroovecosmetics.com/pag....htm -
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Mon, March 12, 2007 - 10:58 AMWow Mystic- thanks for posting this one! It looks fantastic! Have you tried anything yet? -
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Mon, March 12, 2007 - 11:06 AMNope, not yet. I just ordered some samples last night. I'll let you know how they are when I receive them. I can't wait until more is posted on the website :).
I did try Monave samples, and it was difficult to tell which color worked with my complexion, plus it had an unnatural sheen to it. I don't want to look like I'm wearing powder. -
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Tue, March 13, 2007 - 6:51 AMDoes anyone have the time to create a list of the all the companies listed here? It would be great to have a source list! -
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Sat, March 24, 2007 - 7:51 AMI am rushing around these days, but if I get a chance, I will try to create a list.
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Sat, March 24, 2007 - 7:54 AMI got my samples from Crush Groove yesterday! I am impressed! The samples are small, but a little goes a long way for me. The first powder ssample I tried seemed perfect! The second one was pretty close too. I think I know where I will be getting my powders for now on. :)
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Wed, May 23, 2007 - 9:11 AMI also do not shop at the Body Shop because they are sketchy. The Organic Makeup Company that someone mentioned is great though, their products can be found at www.veganessentials.com, and other vegan makeup as well. As for MAC, I used to love their lipglass but I realized that it contains carmine which is NOT vegan as it is derived from the cochineal beetle. I don't know if they still use it because that company email didnt mention it but it could just be because they don't know since its somewhat obscure. Either way, check their labels (and any other makeup labels) becuase carmine is put in almost all cosmetics nowadays! -
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Wed, May 23, 2007 - 8:43 PMI've noticed that! How annoying and gross. Aside from ethical reasons, I don't want to be smearing smashed up bugs on my face!!
Ben Nye, suppliers of theatrical makeup, do not test on animals, and apart from their white base (which contains beeswax), their products supposedly do not contain animal ingredients. (Hm, I may have mentioned this on another thread...) -
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Sat, June 2, 2007 - 8:25 AMEwwwwwwww, I really hope the mac lip stuff I've been using doesn't have carmine in it, that's disgusting!
Thanks for letting us know, I'll have to go the Mac counter and check some labels again.
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