Hello beautiful people! Today I’m sharing the best cruelty free mascaras 2026: tubing, volume, and color edition! I love mascaras but have often struggled with the formulas until I realized I need a combination of a great tubing formula and a brush that works for my eye shape. Now I’ve found that from multiple brands,…
Pick Three: Cruelty-Free, Fair, Olive, Dry Skin. The Drugstore Won’t Give You All Four Four filters, zero products Hello, beautiful people! Today I’m talking about why there is no cruelty-free fair olive foundation for dry skin at the drugstore. The first foundation I ever owned, in the mid-90s, was the palest shade of a drugstore…
Cool Toned Eyeshadow Palettes Hey friends! This post was one of your favorites when I first published it in 2018, and cool toned palettes are still frustratingly hard to find, so I’ve given it a full refresh for 2026. Below you’ll find my current cool toned eyeshadow palette recommendations, with indie options, vegan options, and…
Hello, beautiful people! Back in 2017, my friend Tashina from Logical Harmony broke the upsetting news that NARS was no longer cruelty free after they started selling in mainland China. Many of you reached out to ask me for alternatives, and this post was born. Sadly, nothing has changed: as of 2026, NARS is still…
Hello beautiful friends! Today I’m sharing how to spot a dropshipping beauty brand: 9 warning signs. This is a long overdue article that I hope you will all find helpful. Have you seen those Instagram and TikTok ads lately? The ones where a white cream magically turns into a perfect skin tone match? Or the…
Hello, beautiful people! Today I’m sharing some of my favorite and the best European cruelty-free indie beauty brands with you. Since moving to the Netherlands in late 2025, I’ve been on a mission to discover cruelty-free and vegan beauty brands based right here in Europe, as well as the UK. As someone who has championed…