Showing posts with label cosmetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cosmetics. Show all posts

Thursday, 1 November 2012

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING FOR U.S COMPANIES THAT DON’T SHOP WORLDWIDE


 Have you ever watched a video on Youtube, a post on a blog, or a review from a makeup artist/”guru” about a product, only to be disappointed by the fact that those companies don’t ship products to your country?

Tons of popular cosmetic companies (and non-cosmetic companies) only ship around the United States. Some of these companies have amazing shipping deals for U.S. shipping addresses only, and some of them don’t ship to your country at all.
Take for example Inglot Cosmetics**. Inglot is a cosmetic brand that has recently been gaining popularity for their eye shadows. Now Inglot is not easily available for every individual. And for those that would really like to buy their products but can’t due to accessibility issues, may have to resort to sources such as ebay.

There is another option however. You can choose to sign up for programs such as MyUS.com or USA2Me.com. These are companies who will give you a U.S. shipping address to use during your purchase. Your purchase then gets sent to MyUS or USA2Me, who then send the product directly to you.
Both these companies ship worldwide and have various delivery options from standard to immediate delivery.

This is a great option for consumers who have trouble finding vegan/halal products that are shipped worldwide. For example, if you are looking for a moisturizer from ORIGINS, and you know ORIGINS doesn’t ship to your country, you can always use this service to get these otherwise inaccessible products to you.

This is a great option for Vegan or Muslim makeup artists who want to stay true to their belief, and would like to use vegetable-based creams and cosmetics on their clients. These products are sometimes hard for everyone to get, but if you stick true to your belief, you’d be surprised as to how many people will respect and trust to do business with you.

**I have used Inglot Cosmetics as an example, but Inglot has yet to get back to me about the ingredients they use in their products**

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

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