Yet another change to the blog format

I apologize profusely for my extended and unexplained absence.  I mentioned earlier this year that things had gotten a little rough (well, more than a little) in real life.  I thought changing the format of the blog to a longer, weekly post would work better for me, but clearly that hasn’t helped tremendously.  It’s gotten…

Something different

Everything today is new, either a new to Vegan Beauty brand or a new product from an old friend. Taupey Plum eye shadow from HAN Skin Care Cosmetics.  On their site it looks purple, but I think this photo is more true to life.  In fact, I didn’t even realize it was supposed to have…

New favorites

As I mentioned, things have been pretty rough in real life lately.  I have a tendency to therapy shop when that happens, and as a raging makeup-holic, I’ve been trying to cheer myself up with makeup and brushes.  These are my favorite products from some of my recent hauls, and also a few things that…

Gone again

There I was, on a roll with the new blog format, figuring out all of my new articles and then life happened.  The bad kind.  Things appear to be leveling out again, and I hope to back with new articles next week.  Thanks for sticking around!

A Mask a Day

I thought it sounded crazy, too, when I first read it.  In fact,  I had almost forgotten about it when I looked at the pile of masks still waiting to be reviewed.  And then I thought, maybe that’s not such a crazy idea.  I’ve tried all of the masks at least twice. This one has…

Harvey Prince Perfume in Hello

From the August Vegan Cuts Beauty Box I was biased against this from the moment it arrived, because it stank up everything.  That’s not entirely fair.  The smell is okay, but seriously, it was everywhere and it’s strong.  I touched it briefly earlier to take the photo.  I’ve washed my hands twice and I can…

LUSH lipstick in Bubbly

My stance on cutesy makeup names is well know at this point, but I actually think this name fits the color.  The lipstick is as pink and shimmery as shown and wears the same way.  LUSH calls it a “fun, flirty pink that has a subtle shimmer”.  That is mostly true, but the description makes…

Vegan Beauty news

First of all, let me apologize (again) for the sporadic posting.  It’s the busy season at my day job and I keep forgetting what day it is.  I’ve thought about just uploading my reviews ahead of time and scheduling them to post, but I like interacting with you and putting them on auto-post seems like…

Elate Sheer Lipstick in Lively

From the September Petit Vour box Elate describes Lively as “a pinky nude with a hint of shimmer”.  There is a hint of shimmer, but the brown you see in the photo is true to life.  It lives up to its hype of nude as well; there’s just no pink in it that I can…

Auromere Ayurvedic Freshmint toothpaste

From the December Vegan Cuts Beauty Box I understand the basic concept of Ayurveda, as a holistic medicine, but I’m still having trouble figuring out how the toothpaste is Ayurvedic.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any hints on Auromere’s website.  So, I tested this just as I would any toothpaste.  This is the sample size, which…