hi everybody!!

I subscribe to caring consumers e-news and got this email today. thought some of you would be interested in this. Its all CRUELTY FREE cosmetics and you can enter to win a five-piece VEGAN makeup pack!! How cool is that!!

Caringconsumer.com is a very good website for ppl interested in living/buying cruelty free:

http://www.caringconsumer.com

Caring-Consumer Tips

With a vibrant pallet of 60 mesmerizing pigments and 45 head-turning hues—Medusa’s Eye Makeup provides a look that’s glam without the sham of cruel animal testing. With bold colors such as “electro kiwi,” “rapture” purple, and “radioactive” turquoise, all of Medusa’s Eye Make-Up is natural, vegan, not tested on animals, and affordably priced! Speaking of affordably priced, how does free sound? Click here for your chance to win a five-piece vegan makeup pack!

Ann Marie’s Top Tip

Ann Marie

Did you know that most makeup brushes are made from animals tortured on fur farms? It’s gross but true: Makeup brushes are commonly made from squirrel, mink, sable, horse (sometimes called pony or camel), or goat hair. Luckily, lots of companies out there specialize in synthetic brushes made with taklon bristles. Synthetic brushes are more hygienic and much softer than those made from fur, which allows more makeup to cling to the brush to provide a smoother application. One of our favorite companies is Eco Tools. Available at Walgreens, Eco Tools’ cruelty-free brushes feature sustainable-bamboo handles and other natural and recyclable materials to keep you and the Earth looking beautiful. They’re good for animals, good for the Earth, and good for your complexion, so what are you waiting for?

Guaranteed to Be Cruelty-Free

We’re happy to welcome the latest crop of companies that have pledged that neither they nor their suppliers test their products, formulations, or ingredients on animals:

• B4 Brands
• Christopher Drummond Beauty
• Cocoa Pink
• DuWop Cosmetics
• gloProfessional
• Josie Maran Cosmetics
• LA Minerals
• Mineral Fusion Cosmetics
• Nadarra Skin Care
• Nothing Nasty
• Rockstar Cosmetics
• Shangra Lily
• Villainess
• Zosimos Botanicals

If your favorite company isn’t on our list of cruelty-free companies, send the company a polite e-mail encouraging it to take the necessary steps to join the Caring Consumer Project.

Look for the PETA Logo

Fed up with scrutinizing labels to decipher which companies are cruelty-free? Have no fear—just look for the bunny ears! Be sure to keep an eye out for the cruelty-free logo, which will soon be appearing or is already in use on the product labels and Web sites of the following companies:

• gloProfessional
• L’Uvalla Organics
• MOD Skin Labs
• Smell This! Aromatherapy
• Villainess

In case you missed this announcement last month-be sure to check out our new, easy-to-search Caring Consumer database! When you buy items from the cruelty-free companies in this database, you help save animals. What a sweet deal! So to make it easy, we’ve added features that let you search by company name or product type. Looking for cruelty-free toothpaste? Just use the drop down menu to select “toothpaste,” and voilà-a complete list of brands appears. You’ll be flashing your pearly whites when you think about the animals you’re helping.

Thank you for being a caring consumer!

Kind Regards,

Ann Marie Dori
Coordinator, Caring Consumer Project