Just Hanging Around

Just thought I would show off my wonderful little girl Chloe. I know snakes aren't every one's cup of tea but they are mine. I think they are adorable. Chloe is such a curious docile snake. She loves to be handled and I can just throw her over my shoulder and let her check stuff out while carrying on with my chores around the house. I find having her close to me very meditative. The way she moves just lulls me into a calm state.

Happy Holidays!

I took a walk into the woods yesterday with my doggies and came across this little piece of holiday magic. Hope everyone has a safe and festive holiday!

Cruelty Free Face

Here is an awesome tutorial web site for cruelty free make-up. It features info on what cosmetic companies are animal and cruelty free as well as video how to's on things like how to create a smokey eye or some mod gold and green tutorials are done by the author of The Vegan Girl's Guide to Life; Melissar Elliot.

http://www.crueltyfreeface.com/

Sexy Vegan Men

Just thought I would add a shout out to some sexy famous vegan men out there. Add some eye candy to this little blog of mine..Also interesting to note that none of these men look sickly or skinny. In fact they all have some pretty hot bods..
Casey Affleck

Bob Harper

Anthony Kiedis

Jared Leto

Tobey Maguire

Jason Mraz

Joaquin Pheonix

Davey Havok

Russel Brand

Ok I'll stop there for now..Pant pant..

Yummy Vegan Men.

To me a man was always the concept of a protector. I found this video about a group of men who are vegan and out to dispel the myth about what a vegan body looks like. All of these men work out -outdoors without the use of a gym and only consume plant protein. Their athleticism is amazing and ohhhh the muscles. definitely worth the 6 minutes to watch the video.  http://youtu.be/hZv0milS6hE

Animal Testing.

I hate animal testing. There is no reason for it. We have grown well beyond any need for such testing on beauty products and therefor there is no valid reason for why a company would still choose to resort to this.
But here it is Loreal- one of the biggest beauty companies out there- still testing on animals. And by that I do not mean they give them a lovely little bath with some nice smelling shampoo. Perhaps they need to resort to this to pay all of their celebs like Jay Lo their frigging millions in endorsements.

Hair affair.

Did I mention I have been a hair stylist for oh about 11 years? So when it comes to hair products I am the biggest hair junkie. Though I never realized just how many chemicals we wash into our waterways with each shampooing. The public is starting to become more away and are asking for chemical and cruelty free solutions to their beauty and the products are starting to reply.
Some of my favorite salon brands right now are...


Derm Organic. free of animal ingredients, sulfates, parabens ( which are carcinogenic preservatives), and dyes. Comes in shampoo, mask, and leave in treatment shine. It also contains the awesome argan oil which is otherwise known as Moroccan oil. Argan is a nut harvested in Morocco hence the name. Winners sells litres of this stuff for $19.99 which is about $10 cheaper than even supply outlets charge as well as salons.

ABBA: This line is a vegan version of Aveda. Aveda is all natural but not vegan; they use lanolin which is a sheep oil by-product and beeswax. Abba is sulfate, dye and animal free and smells amazing. They use natural essential oils in their products and you can get a litre of each shampoo or conditioner for about $25 at a Trade Secrets or if you know someone who is in the biz you can always go to Cosmopro where it is about $9 a bottle.

Here is an awesome web site that lists vegan and vegetarian eating places, travel places, forums, and has a comprehensive listing on animal ingredients that can be downloaded into a pocket version to carry with you.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-ingredients.html