I've written about this before, but this is a subject that I find to be rather important. So bear with me if you've heard this before.
When it comes to being a beauty consumer, I find it very important to support cosmetics companies that do NOT test their products on animals. I don't think that one single animal should have to suffer for us to have longer lashes, redder lips, or fuller hair. And yet, I cannot say with 100% certainty that ALL of the products I use are cruelty free. This is frustrating and makes me feel like I'm not living up to my ideals.
The subject of animal testing is an emotion one. And PETA, the organization that helps maintain the cruelty-free list also brings up a lot of emotional responses. People think that PETA is too militant at times and because of their tactics, people don't want to listen to what the organization has to say. That's unfortunate because they really do a great job of informing consumers about animal testing.
Now, I am a meat-eating, leather-wearing woman. I don't make any excuses for eating meat. I don't think I should have to. However, that doesn't mean that I am an evil person who likes animals to suffer for my lifestyle. I bet many of you feel the same.
If you're at all interested in this topic, I urge you to visit the Caring Consumer website, put together by PETA. See if products you use are made my companies that test on animals, and then try to find a cruelty-free alternative.
Like I said, I am not perfect. I do use products made by Unilever, Olay, and Pantene--all of which DO test on animals. Yikes. Perhaps it's time for me to rethink my personal care purchases.
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Enhance Your Eyes With Minerals
Ah, eyeliner. It's an obsession for some and forgotten by others. Eyeliner enhances the shape and color of the eyes and adds either drama or subtle glamor depending on how it's applied.
I recently had the pleasure to try out mineral eyeliner from J.Lynne Cosmetics. Their Smoulder Collection of mineral eyeliners includes amazing colors in fun-sounding names. Here are the colors in this collection:
- Coquette: rich, aquatic teal with blue-green undertones
- Charmer: deep emerald green
- Mistress: deep midnight blue with silver undertones
- Drama Queen: rich, luxe cool purple
- Tart: deep, sultry black-cherry scarlet
- Strumpet: deep, smoky taupe suede with cool gray undertones
- Tigress: rich bronze with golden undertones
- Femme Fatale: deep copper brown with burgundy undertones
- Flirt: deep, smouldering brown-black espresso
- Vamp: ultra-deep jet black
I tried using the colors both ways (dry and wet) and they are easy to apply...much easier than products like liquid eyeliner. And whether you go wet or dry, you'll get a great looking end product.
The colored mineral eyeliners would be a lot of fun to wear for the upcoming holiday season. They'll add some sparkle and mystery to your look.
If you want to try out all the colors, J.Lynne offers a sample sized set of all the colors for only $12.50. $12.50 to try out 10 different colors, resulting in 20 different looks for only $12.50? That's a great deal! And you only need to use a little bit of the product to get a unique look, so you can get several day's of wear out of each little jar.
Here are a few other things you should know about J.Lynne: their a cruelty-free company, and none of their products contain chemicals, synthetics, or fillers. Not bad! Try these eyeliners--they rock!
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