Restructuring

You may have noticed my absence lately. (well, hopefully!)

There are many (positive) changes in my life lately, asking me a lot of energy.

However, I do not want to give up my blog.
But I am going to restructure it a bit.

The idea behind my blog is actually to talk about non animal tested products.
Which I will continue to do.

The animal cause stays in my soul.

But more and more, I realize that if I want to live a lifestyle which corresponds to my values​​, there are not only cosmetics to look at.

So I want to expand a little more the subjects on the blog.

I want to talk about a cruelty-free lifestyle in Montreal, to share my little discoveries.
I also want to talk about advancements in the animal cause.


My goal is not to be the party pooper, but to share what I know.
No graphic image will be presented.


I hope you'll enjoy my blog!

I write to you soon  :D

International Kissing Day! MOUAH!!

July 6th, it is International kissing day!

That day, Lush invites you to their Sainte-Catherine store to help them to set a new Guinness world record between 11 am & 3 pm.

Yes, the brand who fights since forever against animal testing wants to collect as many lip prints as possible in only one day.

For more details, click here!

Cannot be there ?

You can still participate!

Take a picture of your kiss and publish it on Instagram or Twitter with the #crueltyfreekisses hashtag.

You could win a full set of their Emotional Brilliance collection.

lush.ca

I can't wait to see the pictures!


I hope to see you participate!

After Israel and EU, here comes India!

Yesterday, I forgot my cell at home, and of course a huge news got out!
I should forget my phone more often! :-)

The Humane Society International (HSI) has been working for a long time to convince India to put an end to animal testing.


here is the great news !

It will be now forbidden to use animals to test ingredients and finished products for cosmetics in India !!!  

It is now MANDATORY for cosmetics brands to use alternative tests methods that don't involve any animals.

That's a victory for people fighting against animal cruelty.

 

The war is not won... yet!

Unlike Europe, the importation of products cruelly tested won't be illegal.
This means a brand will have the possibility to test in another country and then sell its products to Indians.


However, if you see ''made in India'', it will be cruelty-free !! (the product, not the brand)
And we all know that brands like to make their products in that kind of country since there's cheap labour there.

You may read what HSI wrote about this news here.


We must remember that the animal testing ban law in EU did not apply in one and only step.
Before March 11th, it was the same situation than in India.


That's why this new Indian law is great news.
Eventually, even imported cosmetics will have to be cruelty-free.

pic from hsi.org

The rumour says that we'll have another good news Monday.
I Wonder what it might be ?

Any theory someone ?

Physicians Formula : Organic Wear Mascara

I almost finished my Organic Wear  100% Natural Lash Boosting mascara from Physicians Formula


It is meant to enhance lashes by lengthening, thickening and giving them some volume.

It is pretty easy to find in drugstores and costs approximately 10 to 15$

100% of the ingredients are natural
44% of the ingredients are organic
Hypoallergenic and fragrance free
Gluten free
Ophthalmologist approved

It is not vegan unfortunately :-(
There's beeswax & yogurt extract in the ingredient list.

The brand is approved by PETA and cruelty-free

I have to say I am satisfied with this product. It does its work and stays there the whole day.

When comes the time to take if off, it's easy.

It does smudge a bit though , but since it is not that much, it's easy to correct.
Nothing dramatic.

The only downside I see about this mascara is that it's not waterproof.



Mine is in Black.
But UltraBlack is also available.
                                                                





On the web, many compare this Physicians Formula mascara to the Covergirl Lashblast.
Since I do not buy from brands that condone animal testing, I can't tell if it's a good comparison.

There are 3 other mascaras from the organic wear line:

Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin FakeOut

 

Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Jumbo

 

Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin

 

 

 

 

 

Have you tried this mascara ?  What do you think ?

What's the difference between a rat, a banana and you ?

 

 

 

 

 

veganism is the future

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun! Where are you ?

The sun is capricious these days in Montreal.

But never mind, we must still protect ourselves from its rays.
We should use a sunscreen shine or rain, summer or winter.


Here are my sunscreen suggestions :

 

 



From left to right :

 

Alba botanica

12.99$ for 113g

vegan

 

Aubrey Organics

23$ pour 118 ml

 

Kiss My Face

13.99$ for 88 ml

vegan

 

Badger Balm

21.99$ for 87 ml

From left to right :

 

Coola

36$ for 90 ml

vegan

 

Suntegrity

45$ for 50 ml

 

John Masters Organics

32$ for 2 oz

 

 

Let's not forget our lips :

 

 

 

From left to right :

 

Kiss my Face

Balms at 3.49$

 

Alba Botanica

Balms at 3.99$ & 2.75$


 

Finally, some advices !

 

 

To make sure we are well protected, we must choose a minimum SPF of 15.

We should apply the sunscreen at least 30 minutes before exposing ourselves.

Don't forget to put some sunscreen on your ears !

The moments the rays are the most dangerous ? from 10 am to 4 pm.

With that, wear sunglasses that protect you from UVA & UVB and wear a hat.

I'm preparing 2 other posts about sun products :
after sun & sunless tanner :-)

Don't forget to come back !

 

Hard Candy - it ain't sweet...

Hard Candy is not on PETA's cruelty-free list no more.

As you may see in this print screen showing the list as it was in November 2012, HC was there :

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now, here is a print screen from that same list as of today, June 9, 2012

Hard Candy doesn't show after Harbingers brand as in the November list...

 

 

 

When a brand is off PETA's cruelty-free list, it means the organisation has doubts and serious reasons to believe the brand is not animal friendly anymore.

 

 

 I boycott Hard Candy.