Good news!! Julep has responded to my request for the cruelty free policy  See below:

"Hi Tiffany,

Thank you for your inquiry about Julep products. We absolutely DO NOT test on animals! Never have, never will! We only “test” on humans. One of the great things about Julep is we have 4 Nail Parlors and amazing customers that let us test and try products on them all the time! Some of our products do contain animal-derived ingredients (milk, beeswax, etc). Here are some products that are Vegan: Facial for Hands Glycolic Hand Scrub, Julep Essential Cuticle Oil, and any non-red nail polish. You can always look at the ingredient list for any product on our website.

Another great thing about our products is that they are “4 Free”. Unlike some other nail polish brands, our formula does not contain 4 of the most harmful chemicals commonly found in nail polish. We use NO paraben, NO sulphate phthalate, NO DBP, and they are tolene and formaldehyde FREE. We like to say that we took out all of the nasty carcinogens that are found in so many other products. We hope this convinces you even more how Julep can be a brand you will be proud to wear. Please do not hesitate to follow up with us if you have any other questions or concerns. Until next time, have a wonderful day Tiffany!"

Maven Customer Service Team

1-877-651-3292
www.julep.com

 

I know they were 4 free, but I am happy they are cruelty free, and let us know which products are vegan! I hope this helps you, it did for me!!

Happy Monday TTers!!! I hope your weekend was great and you did what you wanted!! I wanted to relax, but couldn't....my creative juices were flowing!! And I made a few things........ and brought a few things!! (aargh!!!).

"Any who", I wanted to turn all of you on to this DYNAMIC blog I found!! http://www.beautejadore.com/!

It is called Beaute Jadore, and I love it! Nikki Brooks is the creator, and she has a ton of DIY projects that seem easy enough to follow.

Like this DIY high-waisted pencil skirt!

http://www.beautejadore.com/

Or this DIY Clutch!! I will be making a "faux version" very soon!!

http://www.beautejadore.com/

And things, for the home!!

http://www.beautejadore.com/

So please check her out!!! So is doing amazing things over there!!



Love T

Good morning TTers!! I have been really busy trying to get Transformations "Transformed"!! I have been doing some research on how to make the company Cruelty Free and hopefully vegetarian/vegan!! It is a hard and long journey, but I have found some great products that fit this bill:
Zoya, SpaRitual, Butter London, NARS, and Wet n' Wild to name a few. But I wanted to check with CND, because I love my Shellac! Below is the response I received back from an email I sent asking about their policy.


"Hi Tiffany ,
Thank you for contacting CND.
CND creates products from a combination of chemicals, vitamins, and botanicals.
CND is animal friendly as well as environmentally friendly.  We are diligent in our research
and development of safe products and take great pride in providing the finest quality products
to Nail Professionals and Consumers.
There is no need for any type of animal by-products in our products as these are "chemical" treatments.
The CND innovation, "Shellac Power Polish" is not derived from insects.  The Monomers, Oligomers and
film forming Polymers we use are in no way derived from beetle resin.
Also, since CND products are not made for use on animals they are not tested on animals."

Sincerely,
Customer Service Coordinator
Creative Nail Design
1125 Joshua Way
Vista, CA 92081

Needless to say, I sent another email for more clarification, because animal friendly is not the same as cruelty free, and many companies have products not used on animals, but are tested on animals, so I requested their stated policy on this issue.
So if this something that you are concerned about, just send the company an email to find out their stand on these issues. A good place to start is Logical Harmony, Leaping Bunny or PETA.

Love T