The one color to avoid is what else? Blue! Blue eyeshadow can make your blue eyes fade, so be careful. You may chose very dark blue, but if you apply too much, it can look harsh.
Lush creates cruelty-free products for the skin and body. Since 1994, Lush has opened more than 600 stores in 43 countries around the world.
The lip exfoliant is cruelty free making it a great choice for vegetarians. Smashbox is listed with the Leaping Bunny organization and works to support many causes including the creation of better environment through an active use of recycled materials, certified paper and soy ink.
Smashbox Cosmetics focuses on “finding beauty solutions and quick fixes to demystifying makeup application” for women. The company is also listed with Leaping Bunny.
The Jane Iredale cosmetic line is wonderful for vegetarians and vegans alike. The products are cruelty free as they are never tested on animals and made with natural ingredients.
According to the official Jane Iredale Mineral Cosmetics website, Iredale was the first to supply the aesthetics industry with a full-line of makeup based on minerals and the first to see the potential of offering physicians a makeup that was good for skin.
Did you know that you can find products for vegans and vegetarians at your local grocery store or discount department store? You can even find cruelty-free, natural vegan products at discount superstores such as Target and Wal-mart. Yes, it’s true, vegan skin care seems to be going mainstream, and cruelty free products are already there.
It is astonishing how many beauty products aren’t vegetarian (let alone vegan); products that you would never in a million years think would have animal products in them. So if you are taking care to use vegan makeup or vegan beauty products (or vegetarian makeup or beauty products), it can be hard to be sure that a particular makeup or beauty product really is vegan or vegetarian.
This page contains a list of products that are surpisingly not vegetarian or vegan, both within the article, and in the comments
If you are unsure about the nature of the ingredient, visit caringconsumer.com for a list of cruelty-free, vegan, and vegetarian ingredients as well as ingredients that have been tested on animals and ingredients that are considered non-vegan and non-vegetarian.