Good morning TTers'!! I hope everyone had a GREAT weekend!! I was quite productive, I made a shirt, a skirt, and a dress!! A lot of work, but very satisfying!!
I just wanted to update everyone, on my research on cruelty free/vegan products. I have not yet heard back from CND, about their policy on animal testing. I even posted on their FB wall, the response I received, and nothing. That was over a week ago. So now I need to make some phone calls and get BUSY!! as they say. If you do test on animals, then say it....I will stop using your products, but would have at least received a response. It's too bad the way companies work, if that's your policy stand by it, but at least respond to an existing client of yours!! SHEEEZ!!
http://www.cnd.com/
.......more to come!!
Love T
Monday, November 18, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
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
Monday, October 28, 2013
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!
Or this DIY Clutch!! I will be making a "faux version" very soon!!
And things, for the home!!
So please check her out!!! So is doing amazing things over there!!
Love T
"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!
Or this DIY Clutch!! I will be making a "faux version" very soon!!
And things, for the home!!
So please check her out!!! So is doing amazing things over there!!
Love T
Friday, October 25, 2013
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
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
Monday, July 29, 2013
Good Monday Morning TTers!!! I hope
everyone had a great weekend, and made it to MONDAY!! I was quite busy this
weekend- I had 3 clients, and spent 6 hours in the Salon!! I loved it! I also,
of course, found time to get to Joann's Fabrics, and make a nice pencil skirt,
that I wore today!! (pics to come)! Organized all my patterns, and all the
fabric is next!! My daughter, has caught the bug as well~we'll see what she
makes!!
LoVe T
LoVe T
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Hello TTers!! So I
am back from my LA trip with Mimi G Style!!! I had an awesome time and Learned
so much!! I purchased tons of fabric (that had to be shipped, because it wouldn’t
fit in my suitcase)!! I did not know what to expect, and thought that it may be
well above my beginner status of “ 2nd stage newbie”! But it was not
at all. We got to ask questions and I finally learned how to finish my knit
dress that needed hemming, and my sexy black dress that was too small!!
Kenneth King was
in the house as well, and gave us SO MUCH information on finishing and trimming
projects-and his work is so BEAUTIFUL!!! I will definitely be taking his
classes on Cratsy.com!!! So I am attaching some pics I took, not many-but if
you look hard enough you can actually see my brain expanding with knowledge!!
LOL!!
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Alert~Alert!!
So being an Esthetician, I usually do my own eyebrows! You know wax, cut, tweeze etc.!! Every Blue Moon, I will run to the corner "nail shop" and get them done-if I'm in a hurry, or forgot to do them!! So now comes the alert!!... I walked over today to an Corner Nail Shop, because I knew I would not have time before I went away!! Now in my mind I knew this, but didn't want to believe it~and never really had an opportunity to really check it out, BUT....there were two ladies in front of me, 1 in the chair the other waiting off to the side. The first girl finished, and the "waxer", began the 2nd lady. Now's my chance~ I moved closer to the table and low and behold.... she "double dipped!"" and did not even start with a new stick!! For those of you, who may not know double dip, it is when you use the same stick in the wax, over and over and over again!! Client, after client, after client. So you are getting any bacteria or even blood, that came from the previous clients that sat in that chair!!! Even if you ask them to use a new stick, they are not going to change to new pot of wax, so you've got all kinds of creepy crawlies in there!! * * I don't want to play around with that! You may say, " but the wax is really hot, isn't it going to kill everything?" Here is my "duh" face!!Do you want to find out the hard way?? I don't !!So in conclusion, BE VERY CAREFUL, about the shop you go to (No matter who owns it!) for any kind of waxing, eyebrow, lip, legs, and especially Bikini!! Do you want that overly used stick near your VaJayJay?? I am assuming you all said "NO"! So I went to another shop in Milton, that does not double dip!! I did pay a little more $ for it, but believe it was worth it! I will stick with my normal Esthetician from now on!! ME!! Call if you need an appt.!
Stay Sanitary My friends!!
LoVe T
So being an Esthetician, I usually do my own eyebrows! You know wax, cut, tweeze etc.!! Every Blue Moon, I will run to the corner "nail shop" and get them done-if I'm in a hurry, or forgot to do them!! So now comes the alert!!... I walked over today to an Corner Nail Shop, because I knew I would not have time before I went away!! Now in my mind I knew this, but didn't want to believe it~and never really had an opportunity to really check it out, BUT....there were two ladies in front of me, 1 in the chair the other waiting off to the side. The first girl finished, and the "waxer", began the 2nd lady. Now's my chance~ I moved closer to the table and low and behold.... she "double dipped!"" and did not even start with a new stick!! For those of you, who may not know double dip, it is when you use the same stick in the wax, over and over and over again!! Client, after client, after client. So you are getting any bacteria or even blood, that came from the previous clients that sat in that chair!!! Even if you ask them to use a new stick, they are not going to change to new pot of wax, so you've got all kinds of creepy crawlies in there!! * * I don't want to play around with that! You may say, " but the wax is really hot, isn't it going to kill everything?" Here is my "duh" face!!Do you want to find out the hard way?? I don't !!So in conclusion, BE VERY CAREFUL, about the shop you go to (No matter who owns it!) for any kind of waxing, eyebrow, lip, legs, and especially Bikini!! Do you want that overly used stick near your VaJayJay?? I am assuming you all said "NO"! So I went to another shop in Milton, that does not double dip!! I did pay a little more $ for it, but believe it was worth it! I will stick with my normal Esthetician from now on!! ME!! Call if you need an appt.!
Stay Sanitary My friends!!
LoVe T
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