MAC - Haute & Naughty Lash Discussion

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by NonoX I'm going to give this one a try.... I agree with you LDM84, I'm always wondering what's about the dior's one, I found them so.... shitty.

just not worth the money at all in my opinion. drug store and even middle of the range brands mascaras do a much better job and are half the cost

 

[laylalovesmac]

drug store mascaras are the only ones I will buy. Unless this gets stellar reviews, I likely won't get it.

 

[Pinkdollface]

I can't buy most drugstore mascara's, because most of the drugstore brands here are tested on animals

I am not sure if dior does, but a lady in some cosmetics shop told me dior doesn't. I know mac doesn't test on animals, so i bought Plush lash and it's great

But if someone knows for sure dior isn't tested please tell me.

 

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by Pinkdollface I can't buy most drugstore mascara's, because most of the drugstore brands here are tested on animals I am not sure if dior does, but a lady in some cosmetics shop told me dior doesn't. I know mac doesn't test on animals, so i bought Plush lash and it's great But if someone knows for sure dior isn't tested please tell me.

ah good point. the body shop doesn't test on animals. do you have a body shop? they have nice mascaras

 

[Susanne]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 ah good point. the body shop doesn't test on animals. do you have a body shop? they have nice mascaras

Really? Are they worth it?

I love their body scrubs and body butters but have never tested a mascara before.

 

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by Susanne Really? Are they worth it? I love their body scrubs and body butters but have never tested a mascara before.

i think so. they are avaerage priced in the uk - about £10 and i quite like the devide and multiply one. it has short bristles on the brush which i quite like. the mascara doesn't flake either. so quite a nice every day mascara

 

[Pinkdollface]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 ah good point. the body shop doesn't test on animals. do you have a body shop? they have nice mascaras

I tried one mascara of them and hated it

and the body shop is now also of lóreal and lóreal is tested on animals, so i don't know if i can trust the body shop

There is one drugstore mascara i do like. That is the model mascara from beyu. I don't think it is available in much countries, but it is really nice. Again i'm not sure if it is tested on animals or not, but i don't think so. I'm not going to use it all the time, because i like to try new mascara's.

 

[laylalovesmac]

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Originally Posted by Pinkdollface I tried one mascara of them and hated it and the body shop is now also of lóreal and lóreal is tested on animals, so i don't know if i can trust the body shop There is one drugstore mascara i do like. That is the model mascara from beyu. I don't think it is available in much countries, but it is really nice. Again i'm not sure if it is tested on animals or not, but i don't think so. I'm not going to use it all the time, because i like to try new mascara's.

Which drugstore brands test on animals? If I know, I won't buy from them anymore. I have been wondering for awhile.... Can't support animal testing- I love my dogs WAY too much

 

[Pinkdollface]

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Originally Posted by laylalovesmac Which drugstore brands test on animals? If I know, I won't buy from them anymore. I have been wondering for awhile.... Can't support animal testing- I love my dogs WAY too much

I know lóreal does. Brands that are from the lóreal group do so to like Maxfactor, Maybelline, Biotherm, Cacharel, Lancome, Garnier, Shu uemura, Vichy. You can find more brands on the lóreal site, but those i see the most. I thought Rimmel was also part of lóreal, but it isn't on the site. And Covergirl also tests on animals, but we don't have it here. I can't wait till 2013, because from then it is forbidden in europe to test on animals or to sell cosmetics tested on animals

 

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by Pinkdollface I tried one mascara of them and hated it and the body shop is now also of lóreal and lóreal is tested on animals, so i don't know if i can trust the body shop There is one drugstore mascara i do like. That is the model mascara from beyu. I don't think it is available in much countries, but it is really nice. Again i'm not sure if it is tested on animals or not, but i don't think so. I'm not going to use it all the time, because i like to try new mascara's.

oh i didn't know body shop was part of l'oreal. although isn't the point of the body shop that they don't test on animals? in the 90's that was their big campaign thing i am sure

 

[laylalovesmac]

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Originally Posted by Pinkdollface I know lóreal does. Brand that are from the lóreal group do so to like Maxfactor, Maybelline, Biotherm, Cacharel, Lancome, Garnier, Shu uemura, Vichy. You can find more brands on the lóreal site, but those i see the most. I thought Rimmel was also part of lóreal, but it isn't on the site. And Covergirl also tests on animals, but we don't have it here. I can't wait till 2013, because from then it is forbidden in europe to test on animals or to sell cosmetics tested on animals

I wish that was going to be passed in the US. Thanks- will avoid drugstore altogether, I guess...

 

[spunky]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 oh i didn't know body shop was part of l'oreal. although isn't the point of the body shop that they don't test on animals? in the 90's that was their big campaign thing i am sure

The Body Shop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

it's a bit ambiguous about whether they do now or not. it's been 3 years since anita died and i'm not sure how much control her family have of the company. i'd imagine they'd continue not testing, seems wrong for them to do a total U-turn on such an integral company policy though.

 

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by spunky The Body Shop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia it's a bit ambiguous about whether they do now or not. it's been 3 years since anita died and i'm not sure how much control her family have of the company. i'd imagine they'd continue not testing, seems wrong for them to do a total U-turn on such an integral company policy though.

hhhhmmm yes you'd think they wouldn't test. but perhaps not to be totally trusted anymore.

 

[spunky]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 hhhhmmm yes you'd think they wouldn't test. but perhaps not to be totally trusted anymore.

i did a quick google search and it seems that they don't personally test on animals, but there's a lot of sites calling for boycotts as the body shop profits go to l'oreal, who do test. it's a bit of a grey area really

 

[Pinkdollface]

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Originally Posted by spunky i did a quick google search and it seems that they don't personally test on animals, but there's a lot of sites calling for boycotts as the body shop profits go to l'oreal, who do test. it's a bit of a grey area really

It really sucks

I still have some body butter from the body shop, but i am not going to buy new ones just to be sure. I think i'm going to buy some body butter from lush next

 

[monter]

^Sympathy for the Skin by Lush is AMAZING. A really light TRUE vanilla smell (not a cloying fake vanilla). My sister really loves Dream Cream, but it's a little too herbally/medicinal smelling for me.

If you're looking for an in-the-shower body butter, Aqua Mirabilis is my fave. Smells like peanut butter and exfoliates oh so nicely. Schnuggle is nice too, if you're ordering online (it's Retro, so it's only available online/over the phone).

/end Lush-ramble

 

[InspiredBlue]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 ah good point. the body shop doesn't test on animals. do you have a body shop? they have nice mascaras

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Originally Posted by Pinkdollface I tried one mascara of them and hated it and the body shop is now also of lóreal and lóreal is tested on animals, so i don't know if i can trust the body shop There is one drugstore mascara i do like. That is the model mascara from beyu. I don't think it is available in much countries, but it is really nice. Again i'm not sure if it is tested on animals or not, but i don't think so. I'm not going to use it all the time, because i like to try new mascara's.

I got a sample of their Divide and Multiply mascara with a magazine, and it felt very sticky and took ages to dry. And even after it had dried I felt like my top and bottom lashes were sort of sticking to each other every time I blinked. So not a new fave exactly.

Also, while The Body Shop is now owned by L'Oreal, I know that they are treating it as a separate unit and not integrating it in their usual structure of drugstore, premium and pharmacy brands (and pro hair care, but that's not relevant). So I don't think you need to worry about the product policies inside TBS. As far as L'Oreal getting the profits, well, they own the company so it is what it is.

I don't think I will be trying this mascara. Too gimicky for me.

 

[Pinkdollface]

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Originally Posted by InspiredBlue I got a sample of their Divide and Multiply mascara with a magazine, and it felt very sticky and took ages to dry. And even after it had dried I felt like my top and bottom lashes were sort of sticking to each other every time I blinked. So not a new fave exactly. Also, while The Body Shop is now owned by L'Oreal, I know that they are treating it as a separate unit and not integrating it in their usual structure of drugstore, premium and pharmacy brands (and pro hair care, but that's not relevant). So I don't think you need to worry about the product policies inside TBS. As far as L'Oreal getting the profits, well, they own the company so it is what it is. I don't think I will be trying this mascara. Too gimicky for me.

That's the mascara i had. It didn't divide at all. It was clumpy, but not like normal mascara's. Little "balls" of mascara where on the brush and i couldn't get them off, so when i applied it they where on my lashes. It looked horrible.
I don't like to support lóreal by buying something from the body shop, but it is almost impossible to never support a company that tests on animals.

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Originally Posted by monter ^Sympathy for the Skin by Lush is AMAZING. A really light TRUE vanilla smell (not a cloying fake vanilla). My sister really loves Dream Cream, but it's a little too herbally/medicinal smelling for me. If you're looking for an in-the-shower body butter, Aqua Mirabilis is my fave. Smells like peanut butter and exfoliates oh so nicely. Schnuggle is nice too, if you're ordering online (it's Retro, so it's only available online/over the phone). /end Lush-ramble

I think my next body butter will then be Sympathy for the Skin

 

[PinkBasset]

I don't buy drugstore mascaras (or other makeup) for the same reason Pinkdollface doesn't - nearly every brand tests on animals. Only Barry M is cruelty free (from the cheaper brands that I know of), you can get it from Superdrug/Boots in UK.

The Body Shop is now indeed part of L'Oreal, which is _the_ evil brand (that includes Biotherm, Lancome, Helena Rubinstein etc.) and the money goes straight to them. I have boycotted TBS ever since they sold themselves, that was one nasty move they did!

Also Dior, Maybelline, Rimmel, Cover Girl, Make Up Store, Shu Uemura, Shisheido (--> Nars!), Make Up Forever, YSL, Guerlain, Elizabeth Arden, Sally Hansen etc. test on animals.

Here are brands that don't, so thumbs up for them: Mac, Too Faced, Urban Decay, Clarins, Chanel, Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder, Clinique, Barry M, Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful (LUSH), Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, Couleur Caramel etc (phew, I must forget some awesome brands but go to Peta caring consumer, you get the whole list there who tests and who doesn't!). So there are many many brands to choose from.

I hope everyone could do a little something for the animals, we sure owe it to them!

 

[MzzRach]

This packaging looks quite......tacky to me. *ducks* I'm not a fan.

Since we are chatting mascara, my fave is by a company called Honeybee Gardens, it's a beeswax formula called Truly Natural Mascara. I love it!

I also like the original MAC mascara that is scented with roses, I believe it is now called Mascara X. A good basic mascara.