Following on from my recent post asking my readers about how aware they are of cruelty-free products, I wanted to take a look at my own makeup pile and see how cruelty-free aware I am.
As I've got older, I feel like I have become more aware of the products I'm buying. Growing up, I was limited to buying cheap foundations in my local Boots store - which were within my budget from my Saturday job earnings.
These products were cheap and poor quality which, not to any surprise, tested on animals.
Since then, I have cleared down my collection of makeup and have tried to buy more cruelty-free products. This was during a time when I was earning and meant that I was able to afford higher quality makeup which didn't test on animals.
Now, since becoming a university student money has become a bit tighter. So I thought it would be interesting to look at my current makeup collection and see how many of my own products were cruelty-free.
These products were cheap and poor quality which, not to any surprise, tested on animals.
Since then, I have cleared down my collection of makeup and have tried to buy more cruelty-free products. This was during a time when I was earning and meant that I was able to afford higher quality makeup which didn't test on animals.
Now, since becoming a university student money has become a bit tighter. So I thought it would be interesting to look at my current makeup collection and see how many of my own products were cruelty-free.
I decided to create some multicoloured labels to differentiate whether the product was: cruelty-free, in a grey area (where I couldn't find a clear answer to tell if they tested on animals or not) and brands which do test on animals.
In this list - I decided to just focus on my makeup products. So, this doesn't include any deodorants, moisturisers or makeup brushes.
As well as this, I was searching for brands instead of individual products. Once I knew one brand's fate, I was able to organise the products into their separate sections.
In total, I own 55 different makeup products - a small collection to most, but I use a majority of all the products in my collection.
For this, I used Logical Harmony's Cruelty-Free brand list* to find out, with a Google search here and there if I couldn't find the information I wanted. Below is a video going through the collection, take a look:
In this list - I decided to just focus on my makeup products. So, this doesn't include any deodorants, moisturisers or makeup brushes.
As well as this, I was searching for brands instead of individual products. Once I knew one brand's fate, I was able to organise the products into their separate sections.
In total, I own 55 different makeup products - a small collection to most, but I use a majority of all the products in my collection.
For this, I used Logical Harmony's Cruelty-Free brand list* to find out, with a Google search here and there if I couldn't find the information I wanted. Below is a video going through the collection, take a look:
Cruelty-free products
Going through my collection, I have quite a few products which I know are cruelty-free (hence why I buy them). The following brands which I have in my collection and are cruelty-free are as follows:â
- KIKO
- Urban Decay
- The Ordinary
- Collection
- Wunderbrow
- E.L.F
I'm also happy to say that out of these products, they are the ones I use the most. Especially anything from Urban Decay. Their products are high quality for a reasonable price, plus they don't test on animals which is an added bonus!
The 'grey area' products
The grey area. These are products which I was unable to find any clear answer about or the product is SO old, that the logo has worn away making it hard for me to tell what brand it is (side note: I probably need to get rid of these items of makeup soon...)
The products in this selection were:
The products in this selection were:
- Revlon - Colourstay foundation
- Seventeen
- L'Oreal
Non-cruelty-free products
I'm no angel when it comes to cruelty-free products. My collection did contain a few products which test on animals. They were:
- Maybelline
- Rimmel London
- Benefit Cosmetics
Surprisingly, I had a total of 16 products which tested on animals. A large majority of these were lipsticks which I have brought in the past - most of these being from Rimmel London.
One of the more devastating ones was Maybelline. I currently use their FIT Me foundation daily for the quality and price. However, after reviewing I will be looking for another cheap alternative to use in the future. |
How cruelty-free is your collection?
âLet me know in the comments!
*all products were searched from Logical Harmony's list of their cruelty-free brands which they're aware of or searched via Google.