Get Ready With Me For A Show

So as some of you know, I just spent almost 4 months working on the musical Crazy For You in a co-production between Citadel Theatre in Edmonton and Theatre Calgary.  It was an incredible experience, and I thought it would be fun to share how I got ready for the show 8 shows a week during my contract!  

As an added bonus, all makeup used is both vegan and cruelty-free!

Watch it here or on YouTube!

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Until next time,

Tarte Tarteist Vegan Mascara Review

It's time for another vegan and cruelty-free mascara review!  So far in this series I have reviewed Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara, Pacifica's Aquarian Gaze Mascara and Lily Lolo's Creamy Lash Alert Pure Natural Vegan Mascara.

Let's get to the review of this instalment's pick... Tarte's Tarteist Mascara!  

What Tarte has to say about its Tarteist Mascara...

'Jet-black lengthening mascara for 2700% more lash volume.

Product performance: Paint on dramatic lashes powered by good-for-you ingredients with this vegan natural artistry™ mascara. Infused with triple-black painted mineral pigments that strengthen and condition lashes while delivering bold black definition, you’ll get flirty length and volume without any icky, bad ingredients. The patented mascara wand features molded, multi-length bristles that grab-and-lock onto even the tiniest lashes, saturating them in 360° root-to-tip pigment. In a simple stroke, you can sculpt, separate and curl your lashes without any messy flaking or clumping.' - tartecosmetics.com

Cost: $33 CAD

Vegan?  Yes!

Cruelty-Free?  Yes!

Ingredients: Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, paraffin, glyceryl stearate, synthetic beeswax, acacia senegal gum, stearic acid, butylene glycol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax/oryza sativa (rice) bran cera, palmitic acid, polybutene, ozokerite, VP/eicosene copolymer, hydrogenated vegetable oil, cera carnauba/copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax/cire de carnauba, phenoxyethanol, stearyl stearate, aminomethyl propanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, tropolone, sodium nitrate, iron oxides (CI 77499).

What I have to say about it...

The Good

• Crazy lengthening with the very first coat;
• Adds a good amount of volume;
• Holds curl well throughout the day;
• Doesn't smudge;
• Doesn't flake,
• Can easily replace natural false lashes with two or three coats;
• Doesn't tend to clump;
• Separates the lashes;
• Leaves the lashes very soft;
• Applies very easily and smoothly;
• Is very easily removed with oil (like castor or almond).

The Bad

• None.  This mascara is awesome!

How does it compare to Too Faced Better Than Sex, Pacifica Aquarian Gaze, and Lily Lolo's Creamy Lash Alert Pure Natural Vegan Mascara?

Final thoughts:  This mascara is like the Pacifica Aquarian Gaze and Lily Lolo mascara had a super baby.  This mascara is even easier to remove than Lily Lolo AND gives more length and volume!  The biggest bonus?  It holds the curl in my lashes basically all day!  I am mildly obsessed with this mascara and had to give it a perfect 5/5.  Highly recommend!

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RATING: 5/5

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What's your favourite vegan mascara?  What mascara should I try next?  Let me know in the comments!

Until next time, 

Warm Peachy Makeup Tutorial (Vegan & Cruelty-Free)

Since it's been requested so many times... here's my first makeup tutorial in a VERY long time!  This warm peachy look is the one I wear when I'm not sure what makeup to do, my real 'go-to'.  The bonus?  All products are vegan and cruelty-free.

Enjoy!

Watch it here or on YouTube!

All products used...

concealer... kat von d lock-it concealer creme in L5 neutral
brows... anastasia beverly hills brow wiz in caramel
bronzer... too faced chcolate soleil bronzer
blush... too faced love flush blush in your love is king
powder... too faced primed and poreless skin smoothing pressed powder
highlight... becca shimmering skin perfector pressed in moonstone
eyeshadow... elf mad for matte palette (review here: http://plantbasedbride.com/blog/elf-mad-for-matte-review)
eyeliner... tarte tartiest double take eyeliner
mascara... tarte tartiest mascara
lipstick... dose of colours liquid lipstick in truffle

Would you like to see more beauty content from me?  Let me know in the comments!

Until next time,

Lily Lolo Creamy Lash Alert Pure Natural Vegan Mascara Review

It's time for another vegan and cruelty free mascara review!  I started doing research into mascaras for my wedding and have really enjoyed sharing them with you.  If you missed the last two mascaras I reviewed, go check them out!  I looked at Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara and Pacifica's Aquarian Gaze Mascara.

Let's get to the review of Lily Lolo's Creamy Lash Alert Pure Natural Vegan Mascara!

What Lily Lolo has to say about its Creamy Lash Alert Pure Natural Vegan Mascara...

'Award Winning Lily Lolo Creamy Lash Alert Pure Natural Vegan Mascara from London is easy to apply and will volumise and lengthen lashes to produce a dramatic effect. An everyday essential for fabulous looking lashes. There are no artificial ingredients, just long lasting colour with a smooth, creamy texture. Natural and gentle formula is perfect for sensitive skin and those who are discriminating with what they put on their face.  Watch our how to video for mascara application tips. Natural SPF 15.  10.5ml

Made with pure inert minerals, organic, and natural ingredients. Completely free of gmo, nano particles, talc, additives, harsh chemicals, parabans, gluten, bismuth oxychloride,dyes, fillers, fragrance, preservatives, petroleum based chemicals, and other questionable ingredients.

New formula is vegan, all are gluten free and suitable for vegetarians.'

Cost: $19.50 US

Vegan?  Yes!

Cruelty-Free?  Yes!

Formulated Without: GMOs, nano particles, talc, additives, harsh chemicals, parabans, gluten, bismuth oxychloride, dyes, fillers, fragrance, preservatives, petroleum based chemicals, and other questionable ingredients.

Ingredients: Gluten Free, Vegan Friendly.  Aqua (Water), Myrica Pubescens Fruit Cera (Myrica Pubescens Fruit Wax), Propanediol, Copernicia Cerifera Cera (Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax), Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Sucrose Stearate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Glyceryl Dibehenate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera (Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax), Lactobacillus Ferment Bis-Octyldodecyl Dimer Dilinoleate/Propanediol Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Oryza Sativa Bran Cera (Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax), Glyceryl Caprylate, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, May Contain Iron Oxides.

What I have to say about it...

The Good

• Very lengthening; 
• Contains wholesome ingredients;
• Doesn't smudge;
• Doesn't flake,
• Can be very natural-looking with a light-handed application;
• Doesn't tend to clumping (as long as you scrape off the excess from the brush before application);
• Separates the lashes;
• Leaves the lashes very soft;
• Applies very easily and smoothly;
• Is very easily removed with almond or castor oil.

The Bad

• Doesn't add a huge amount of volume;
• clumps if you don't scrape off the excess OR do more than two light coats;
• Doesn't hold curl as well as it could over the course of the day (though maybe my expectations are just too high, since so mascara holds a curl the way I'd like them too!).

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RATING: 4.7/5

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How does it compare to Too Faced Better Than Sex and Pacifica Aquarian Gaze?

Final thoughts:  I LOVED the Pacifica Aquarian Gaze mascara, giving it a 4.5 out of 5 in my review.  The Lily Lolo mascara is VERY similar to the Pacifica mascara, but with a little more length and volume.    They both have a more natural look than the Better Than Sex mascara, but the Lily Lolo mascara adds a bit more oomph than Pacifica.  I also find it a little easier to remove (and therefore easier on my lashes) than both of the other mascaras.  For this reason, the Lily Lolo mascara is my favourite of all the vegan mascaras I've tried!  I didn't want to give it a perfect 5/5, since I'm hoping to find a mascara that holds a curl the way I dream of, but I will DEFINITELY be repurchasing this mascara and highly recommend it!

What's your favourite vegan mascara?  What mascara should I try next?  Let me know in the comments!

Until next time,