Vegan Beauty & Accessories

SUPERDRUG CLUMBER STREET Orly Breathable Nail Polish (18ml), various colours available £11.99

Not that long ago you would have been lucky to find any vegan beauty products on the high street, but now there are plenty to choose from. So if you are ready to make the switch, we’ve rounded up some of the latest vegan beauty products available right here in the city centre

BEAUTY TEMPLE QUEEN STREET Delilah Intense Day-to-Night Buildable Volumising Mascara £24.00

MORPHE INTU VICTORIA CENTRE Morphe Blue Blood Eye Palette £46.00

THE BODY SHOP BRIDLESMITH GATE Matte Clay Skin Clarifying Foundation £10.00

L’OCCITANE, BRIDLESMITH GATE Purifying face mask with freshly-cut Provençal thyme £29.00

SPACE NK, PELHAM STREET Hourglass Caution Extreme Lash Mascara £25.00

SUPERDRUG INTU VICTORIA CENTRE Revolution Infinite 16-hour Wear Concealer £6.00

DEBENHAMS LONG ROW Bare Minerals Original Foundation with SPF15 £28.00

EVERYMAN BARBERS VICTORIA STREET Evo Normal Pearsons Daily Shampoo & Conditioner £8.00 Beauty

SUPERCUTS INTU VICTORIA CENTRE Evo Happer Campers Leave in Hair Moisturiser £21.00

BOOTS INTU BROADMARSH Florence by Mills Get That Grime Face Scrub £14.00

THE BODY SHOP ALBERT STREET All-In-One Instablur™ Primer £15.00

What makes a product vegan-friendly?

The definition of vegan makeup is that it’s a product that doesn’t contain any animal by-products. A byproduct can be an animal ingredient or animal-derived ingredient. This includes honey, beeswax, lanolin, collagen, carmine (known by many names but is basically crushed insect body and legs to give the colour red!) keratine and guanine (aka CI 75170).

The word ‘vegan’ makes most of us think that the product isn’t tested on animals, but be careful as this isn’t regulated so don’t presume it hasn’t been! Unfortunately your favorite vegan product could easily have been tested on animals and still be classed as vegan-friendly.

If you are unsure about anything look out for certified logos on the packaging. Most established brands and organisations will show if their product has passed criteria to give you added peace of mind. https://vegan.org/certification/

The Vegan Action non-profit organisation has the ‘Certified Vegan’ logo and the Leaping Bunny program with their recognisable ‘leaping bunny’ logo, are both clear indicators on packaging that will let you know if a product is vegan or cruelty free or in an ideal world, both.