MAC COSMETICS

Mac Cosmetics, whether you're a makeup artist, a makeup enthusiast, or someone who wears makeup occasionally, you've definitely heard of Mac Cosmetics.

But, to buy or not to buy? Does it contain a nice little piglet or two? Maybe piglet's friend cow is in with him?

Well if you're a Mac lover you can heave a great sigh of relief because Mac ensures its customers that most of their products are plant based. The only ingredients that are animal based in their products are Beeswax, Lanolin, and Carmine.

Beeswax and Lanolin are both permissible for Muslim consumers, but Vegans may want to avoid these ingredients for personal reasons.

Carmine on the other hand is a debatable ingredient. In lip products this ingredient is definitely Haram due to the fact that you will end up consuming the product. On other areas of the face this product is debatable and up to your own discretion.

Unfortunately in every shade of lipstick, the ingredient list only states carmine as being a "May Contain" ingredient (depending on the shade of lipstick). Fortunately, the company will kindly tell you which lipsticks have and do not have carmine in them. I have emailed a number of companies, and I will tell you that Mac is one of the few companies that will tell you if a particular shade of lipstick has carmine. This makes Mac a great company for Muslim consumers. The only downside is that you have to wait for Mac to respond to your inquiry before you can go out and purchase your lipstick, and if you're impatient like me, you're really going to hate having to wait before you buy your desired product.

Just to help some of you sisters out, I have compiled a list of some of the Mac lipsticks/lip liners that DO NOT have carmine. Keep in mind that Mac has a huge assortment of lipstick shades, so if your lip product isn't on the list, make sure to give them a call:

LIPSTICK	Pro Longwear Lipcreme	Lip Pencils	Lip Glass
Brave	Till Tomorrow	Spice	2N
Ruby Woo	Sweet Ever After	Whirl	Lust
Snob	Unlimited	Stone (discontinued)	Just Superb
Girl About Town		Oak	Deelight
Cherish		What Comes Naturally	Loud and Lovely
Kinda Sexy		Entertain Me	Fashion Scoop
Twig		Night Moth	Double Dare
Myth			Boy Bait
Profusion (discontinued)			Floral Abundance
Kraft (discontinued)
Angel
Please Me
Mac Red
Russian Red
Taupe
Honeylove
Velvet Teddy
Morange
Spice is Nice
Verve
Mocha
Retro
Amorous
Del Rio
Rebel
Captive