Drugstore Brands to Enjoy and Avoid

Hello all!

Welcome to my blog... and my first post!

Shopping at the drug store can be a a bit of a pain, especially when the list of companies who do not test on animals is very long. The list for companies that do test is shorter - though it is mainly because many smaller brands belong to a larger umbrella organization; For example - Procter & Gamble (a company that tests on animals) manufactures many smaller labels such as Covergirl, Aussie, Olay, and many more.

The easiest way to be sure if a brand tests on animals is to read the back of the packaging. More often than not, it will say if it was tested on animals. If it says nothing, most of the time it is tested on animals.

Some of my favorite cruelty-free brands from the drugstore are:
-Revlon (who used to test!)
-Almay
-Milani
-Wet N' Wild
-N.Y.C. (New York Color)
-NYX Cosmetics
-Queen Helene

Some brands to avoid:
-Maybelline
-L'Oreal
-Covergirl
-Neutrogena
-Rimmel London
-Aveeno

A beautiful eyeshadow palette I bought recently is from NYX cosmetics and is called the "Nude on Nude Natural Look Kit." It contains nine neutral eyeshadows and two lip colors. It retails for $10.50 at my local Harmon Discount store, but the cost may vary where you live. For the amount of product, It's a great, cruelty-free product (a cheaper alternative to some more expensive brands!).

The palette is a small cube with a pull-out drawer underneath the shadows, with the lip colors. Six out of nine shadows are shimmery. The top three are matte shades. The shadows are quite pigmented, especially when used over a primer. The lip colors are also fairly pigmented, although I'm not a huge fan of lipsticks in pallets. The shadows have a bit of fallout as you can see in the left side of the photo, but nothing too inconvenient.












Overall, I think this is a beautiful kit with high-quality product for little money. It even replaced my desire for the Urban Decay Naked palette (a great high-end cruelty-free brand)!


Thanks for reading!
-Emma



Resources
-Brand lists for companies that test on animals, and for companies that do not test on animals: 
Search for Cruelty-Free Companies