Vegan and Vegetarian

Daily archives for June 11th, 2012

Une Natural Beauty BB Foundation

Jun11
2012 Written by maggie

Vegan Foundation

It is sometimes hard to get a good quality makeup.  Most of the ranges I have tried are just poor quality,  they just do not do a great job,  many of the vegan makeup ranges feels old fashioned and does not stay on for long.

I visited superdrug and discovered Une Natural Beauty,  they are vegan friendly, paraben free and use only natural ingredients.  So I was looking forward to trying it.

The first product I have tried is their Intuitive Touch BB foundation.  It seems pretty good,  the coverage is fairly good and it does cover imperfections,  it does not seem to stay put for a whole day and does need a touch up from time to time.  It does not have any sun protection built in so you need to put something on your face under this foundation to protect your skin.

My only snipe is the packaging,  it is designed to look modern a bit like an iphone however it is a bit too much,  it could still look good without the gimmick, the mirror is handy.  The applicator brush is too small, it woud be better with a sponge.

I like that this makeup is available on the high street,  I will try some of their other products soon.  I paid approx.  £14

www.unebeauty.com

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Fishconceptions

Jun11
2012 Written by maggie

Vegetarians Do Not Eat Fish

I think most people get it that vegetarians and vegans do not eat fish, but occasionally you will get offered it as a veggie.   These people are just trying to be helpful, but when you explain that fish is not a vegetable they sometimes get a little snippy about it.

The Vegetarian Society have been running campaigns for years trying to educate people about the vegetarian lifestyle. The latest version is the “Fishconceptions” campaign which is on their web site.

Why would you want to eat fish anyway,  mercury levels in sea fish alone is a frightening reason and very real.  Mercury poisoning can cause all sorts of problems with your health, Tuna fish is one of the most commonly affected with Mercury levels.   Also in my opinion fish are really beautiful things and deserve life just like us.

If you do miss the fishy flavours there are some really great alternatives.  Redwoods offer vegan fish fingers,  vegan fish steaks, fishless cakes and thai fishless cakes. Quorn offer some fish alternatives too,  these do contain egg though.  Quorn are currently working on vegan friendly products for the UK market.

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