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Sunday, September 10, 2017

Sephora Cruelty Free & Vegan Friendly List

Hello and welcome to my blog! I hope you find this list helpful in finding cruelty free an vegan friendly options at Sephora.

Last Updated: September 27th, 2017

Not Cruelty Free

Acqua Di Parma
Aerin
Algenist
Atelier Cologne
Balenciaga
Benefit Cosmetics
Bliss

Boscia

Burberry
BVLGARI
Calvin Klein

Cartier

Caudalie

Chanel

Chloe
Clarins
Clarisonic
Clinique
Dior
Dolce & Gabbana
Donna Karan
Dr. Brandt Skincare
Dr. Jart+
DTRT
Erborian
Escada
The Estee Edit
Estee Lauder
Fresh
Giorgio Armani Beauty
Givenchy
Glamglow
Gucci
Guerlain
Hugo Boss
Issey Miyake
Jimmy Choo
Jo Malone

Juicy Couture

Jurlique
Kenzo
Kevyn Aucoin
Kiel's
L'Occitane
La Mer
Lacoste
Lancome
Laneige
Laura Mercier
MAKE UP FOREVER
Michael Kors
Miu Miu
Mont Blanc
NARS
Orgins
Paco Rabanne
Peter Thomas Roth
Prada

Ralph Lauren

SEPHORA COLLECTION
Shiseido
SK-II
TOM FORD
Versace
Victoria Beckham Estee Lauder
Viktor & Rolf
Wei
Yves Saint Laurent

Cruelty Free (* indicates brands with vegan options)

Amazing Cosmetics (I have emailed them about their vegan options)
Apivita (I have emailed them about their vegan options)
Aquis* (100% vegan)
ALTERNA Haircare* (vegan except for their caviar line)
amika* (non vegan: Hydrolyzed keratin, derived from sheep’s wool, is utilized in our Triple Rx Shampoo . The Straight up Smoothing Balm contains silk amino acids which are extracted from the raw silk of the silk worm. Amika Haute Mess Gel uses honey extract which comes from honey bees.)
AMOREPACIFIC (I have emailed them about their vegan options)
Anastasia Beverly Hills* (vegan list)
Anthony
Antonym* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Art of Shaving* (100% vegan)

AXIOLOGY* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Besame Cosmetics* (vegan options)
Babe* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
bareMinerals* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
The Beauty Chef* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
BeautyBlender* (100% vegan)
BECCA* (vegan list)

belief

Bio Ionic* (100% vegan)

Biossance* (100% vegan)

Bite Beauty (currently creating a vegan list)
bkr* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Black Up*  (vegan options here)

BlendSmart* (100% vegan)

Blinc* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Briogeo* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Bronze Buffer* (100% vegan)

Bumble and bumble
butter LONDON* (vegan list)
Buxom (currently creating a vegan list)
Captain Blankenship* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Christophe Robin* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Ciate London* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Cinema Secrets* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Clean* (100% vegan)

Clearogen

Cocofloss* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Colorescience 

Commodity

COOLA* (vegan list)
CosmoCube
COVER FX* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Deborah Lippmann* (all nail polishes are vegan)
Dermadoctor (I have emailed them about their vegan options)
DevaCurl* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
DpHUE* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Dr Roebuck's

Drunk Elephant* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Drybar
DUO (I have emailed them about their vegan options)
Elizabeth and James* (Nirvana Rose is the only line not vegan friendly)

Ellis Brooklyn

Erno Laszlo

Eve Lom


Farmacy

Farsali* (100% vegan)
Fenty Beauty* (vegan options located on their website)
First Aid Beauty* (vegan list)

Foreo

Form


Ghd

Gloss Moderne* (100% vegan)

Glow Recipe* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Grande Cosmetics* (100% vegan)
Herbivore* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Hourglass* (vegan list)
Hum Nutrition* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Human + Kind* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
IGK* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
ILIA (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
IT Cosmetics* (only the brushes are vegan friendly)
Jack Black* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Jinsoon

Josie Maran* (vegan list)
Kari Gran* (vegan list)

Kate Sommerville

Kat Von D* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Koh Gen Do (I have emailed them about their vegan options)

Kopari* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Kora Organics* (vegan except for the Vitamin Enhanced Lip Balm which contains beeswax and Unscented Cleansing Bar which contains Goat's Milk.)
KORRES* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
LASHFOOD*  (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
LAVANILA* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Lavett & Chin* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Lilah b.* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Living Proof

LXMI* (100% vegan)

Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture* (vegan options here)

Makeup Eraser

Marc Jacobs Beauty

MDSolarSciences 

MILK MAKEUP* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Murad
NAILS INC* (100% vegan)
Natasha Denona* (vegan list)

NUDE Skincare

NUDESTIX* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

OLEHENRIKSON* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Perfekt* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Perricone MD* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
PINROSE* (100% vegan)
Pretty Vulgar* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Proraso* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Omorovicza

Ouidad* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

Rahua* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
REN* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Reverie* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
rms beauty* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Rosebud Perfume Co.* (vegan except for the Mocha Rose and the Brambleberry Rose. There is some beeswax in those two products.)
Smashbox* (vegan list)
STELLAR* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
stila
St. Tropez Tanning Essentials*  (vegan options here)
SUNDAY RILEY* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Supergoop!* (Only items not vegan friendly are the Fusion Lip Balm formula and Lip Shield)
SWEAT COSMETICS* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
T3 (I have emailed them about their vegan options)
Tangle Teezer (I have emailed them about their vegan options)
tarte* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Tata Harper* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Tatcha* (vegan options here)
Too Cool for School* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Too Faced* (List on their website)
Touch in Sol* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
treStiQue
Tria
Urban Decay* (Vegan options on their website)
Verb* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Vernon Francois* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Viseart
Vita Liberata* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Volition Beauty* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)
Wander Beauty
Youth to the People* (Tells you on Sephora what is vegan)

For updates on the "unsure" companies, I have some responses here.

Unsure (I have emailed these companies on their cruelty-free status)

Berdoues
Blinking Beaute
Blithe
Cane + Austin
Carolina Herrera
Carven
Chosungah 22
Christian Louboutin
Comme des garcons
Comptior Sud Pacifique
D&G
Dermablend
Derek Lam 10 Crosby
Dermaflash
Demarche Labs
Diamancel
Disney Collection
DKNY
Dollar Shave Club
Dyson
Earth's Nectar
Eight & Bob
Etat Libre d'Orange
Evian
Flash Tattoos
Formula X
Glo Science
Grace Coddington
Hairfinity
Hampton Sun
Hanae Mori
Hermes
Histoires de Parfums
Huda Beauty
Iles Formula
Iluminage
Invisibobble
It's Skin
J. One
James Read
Jo Loves
John Varvatos
Juliette Has A Gun
Kane NY
KAPLAN MD
Karuna
Kate spade new york
Kenzoki
Keranique
Kiesque
Klorane
Know Cosmerics
Lancer
Madison Reed
Maison Margiela
Manuka Doctor
Marajo
MARCHESA
Marvis
May Coop
Moroccanoil
Moschino
Mugler
Mustela
Narciso Rodriguez 
Neogen Dermalogy
NEST
The New Black
No Mo-tache
NOMATERRA
NuFACE
Quai
Pat Mcgrath Labs
Peace Out
Perfect Formula
Philosophy
Phyto
Pinch Provisions
Pink Sugar
PMD
Primary Raw
Qhemet Biologics
Retress
Rita Hazan
Rossano Ferretti Prama
Sachajuan

Sally Hershberger 24K
Say Hello to Sexy Legs
Shaveworks
Shhhowercap
SHOW BEAUTY
Skin Inc.
Skin Laundry
Slip
Sol de Janeiro
Sun & Park
Static Nails
Stella McCartney
Sultra
surratt beauty
Taste Beauty
TOCCA
TokyoMilk
Tory Burch
Tweezerman
Velour Lashes
Verso Skincare
Well-Kept
WILDFOX
YUNI

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Yeps and Nopes August 2017

Welcome to my August 2017 "yeps and nopes" of the month! This list is comprised of items that I have been loving this month and some that just didn't work for me. I am not sponsored or paid in any way to review these products. All the products mentioned are cruelty-free and vegan.












Yeps


1. e.l.f. Matte Blush Duo
e.l.f. is one of my favorite brands that I am constantly finding new favorites from. This blush duo is very pigmented, creamy, and affordable- don't know what else you could ask for! I have been using the shades either separately or mixed together. Really can't go wrong either way.


This palette is not only good for the cheeks, but for the eyes as well. I've been using the contour shade in my crease and the highlighter all over the lids for a simple everyday look. I do use the contour shade and blush on my cheeks as well and I love it!


This is new to my collection and is from the new summer collection recently released. This shade looks more glittery in the pan and while it does still look glittery, it comes across as more of that wet affect on the eyelids. It also doesn't feel like chunky glitter and doesn't have fallout. I've been loving this shade this month to use all over my eyelids.


I did a full review on this palette, so this probably doesn't surprise anyone. I did do a full review on this palette as well (you can find it here). But I've been using this a lot this month and would really recommend it!


I'm new to Makeup Revolution, but I know that a lot of people love their highlighters. This shade in particular is so unique- it's like a pink with a purple shift. I don't have anything like this in my collection and I've been loving this shade this month.

I don't have too many finishing sprays in my collection, so I thought I'd try one out from the drugstore. I love using this for setting my makeup and for spraying on my brush before applying highlighter (such as the one mentioned above). This gives an amazing effect, so I've been using it for most of the month.

Picture of me wearing the e.l.f. lipstick

If you watch my on YouTube or follow me on Instagram and have seen me with a red lipstick on, it was probably this one. This is the perfect red and I love how creamy and pigmented it is. It's also only a dollar!

This is pretty new to my collection, but I already love it. It's different than any other primer I've tried, so it's kind of hard to explain. But it does hydrate my skin, make pores disappear, and make my makeup last all day- pretty much everything I look for in a primer.

I've been using this almost everyday and I'm surprised by how much I love it. It has a matte finish, but doesn't feel matte on the skin. Usually with my dry skin, I don't like matte foundations, but I really like this one!

I was so excited to see Colourpop releasing a new concealer that I had to try it. I like the coverage this gives when I put it over any blemishes. I will say if you have dry skin to make sure you use a hydrating primer and foundation if you're going to use this- otherwise it can looking cakey. I do thing Colourpop needs to come out with more shades- so maybe they will in the future.

Essence is well known for their mascaras and I've tried a few, but this one is by far my favorite. I do have naturally long eyelashes so I look for something that's going to make them darker and make them pop a little more. I love what this does for my lashes and will continue to use it!

My next few favorites are from e.l.f.- brace yourselves. I've been using this everyday in my waterline and it lasts all day on me. I have really watery eyes, so I have a hard time finding something that will last all day on me. This definitely does and it's super affordable!

I didn't expect much from this concealer, but I actually really like it. It doesn't crease on my and illuminates my under eyes. I've never heard anyone talk about this concealer, but I would definitely recommend checking it out!

I'm someone who loves a good matte lip, but sometimes they can be difficult to remove. I've been putting this on my lips, rubbing them together, and then removing the lipstick with a wipe. This has been working really well for me and it saves my lips from being rubbed to death.

I've never used a water essence, so I don't have anything to compare this too, but I have really been liking this. It's very hydrating, plus smells amazing. I love having that extra boost of moisture for my dry skin.

Nopes
These are new to e.l.f., so I really wanted to try them. Unfortunately, I didn't like these. They would take off my makeup as I applied and wouldn't stay in place. e.l.f. has a lot of products that I love, but I just didn't get along with this one.

I don't know if it's this product in particular or just baked highlighters in general that I don't like. I found that this emphasized texture and didn't really give me a glow. If you have clearer or more oily skin, maybe this would work for you, but it just didn't for me.

This last one was something that I was trying to use up, but I couldn't do it. I just don't like the way this feels on my skin. It feels like a lip balm to me. It didn't absorb into my skin the way I'd want it to either. Overall, just not something I liked for my dry skin.

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Past Yeps and Nopes:
June 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017


Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Vegan Update Part Ten

In an effort to find cruelty-free and vegan makeup, I often email companies on their policies for animal testing and if their products are vegan-friendly. For past vegan updates, please follow the links at the bottom of the page. I also have a complete list of cruelty free and vegan options from companies I have emailed- which you can find here.

I first saw this brand on Ulta and was curious about them. Their website does state that they are cruelty free. They also answered me quickly with this reply:
"Thanks for your request.
Our products are cruelty free, but no vegan."

Since they don't have vegan options, I will unfortunately not be purchasing from this brand.

This brand is super affordable and I was really hoping they'd have some vegan options. Their website does state that they are cruelty free. They also answered the same day with this reply:
"Thank you for contacting City Color with your inquiry..
Could you be specific about which products that you are refereeing? So I can give you the correct answer.
Have a lovely day."

I personally don't like when brands want you to email them about every single product, so I think I'll be passing on them for now.

Sugar Cosmetics
I can't remember where I first heard of this brand, but I couldn't find any information about them. Their response:
" We would like to inform you that we do not test our ingredients or finished products on animals - neither do we work with entities who do so. Also, we don't give a guarantee of 100% vegan products as few products in our range might contain beeswax etc ingredients."

I followed up and asked if they had a list of all ingredients that are vegan friendly. They answered the same day:

"Request you to please let us know the names of products the category you are looking for so that we can help you with the details of the same."

As with City Color Cosmetics, I will be passing on this brand for now.


This brand I've seen mentioned a few times on YouTube. They answered the same day with this response:
"Many thanks for your email and interest in our luxury brand.

In response to your question, the glycerin in our UK manufactured products are all vegetable sourced glycerin.  Our UK manufactured products are all displayed on our website at www.gracecole.co.uk

We have a Luxury Bathing Gifting Range that is found in the market place, and these products contain Glycerin which is potentially derived from animal sources.  These are not sold via our website.
Some of our products contain animal derived by-products, such as Lanolin, Beeswax and Mel Honey extracts.

We at Grace Cole are Against Animal Testing, and our products proudly bare the symbol to indicate this, in compliance with European Law, Regulation (EC) 1223/2009."
I appreciate the detailed response and I'm happy that they are cruelty free and have vegan options!

This is a brand I've seen around a lot lately. They are cruelty free. I had to email them on March 1st, March 24th, May 22nd, June 11th, June 26th, July 19th, August 3rd, and August 22nd to get a response. Their response:
" Thank you for contacting NOTE Cosmetics, I am happy to assist you with your question regarding our products.

While our products are high quality and manufactured in our own medical grade plant in Europe, we do not guarantee they are vegan.

We hope we have answered all your questions.  Let us know if we can help you with something else."
I'm disappointed that it took me emailing them so many times to get a response and that they don't clearly state their vegan options.

I can't remember where I first saw this brand, but I couldn't find anything about this brand. They responded quickly with this response:
" Thank you so much for reaching out to us! All of our products are cruelty free and gluten free. Only one of our products is not vegan, which is our Rescue Balm. That product contain beeswax. All of our other products are vegan!"

I'm so happy that they are cruelty free and have so many vegan options!


This brand cruelty free and I was curious about their vegan options. They emailed me back on the same day:
"Hi Elizabeth, Thank you for your message. Yes we are, none of our ingredients are animal product derived. :)"

This is great news and I'll have to check them out more in the future!

I didn't know anything about this brand, so of course I had to email them. They answered the same day with this response:
"Thank you for your email inquiry. The Village Company is strongly against testing products here or at outside laboratories on animals. All of our products and ingredients are ‘cruelty-free’, although our Bath Shoppe Milk Bath products do contain animal derived ingredients such as milk protein. This statement is noted on our product labels because we know how important it is to so many consumers."

I'm happy that they are cruelty free with vegan options!

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