tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203411720864438611.post7193987677349006137..comments2023-09-08T22:27:43.844-07:00Comments on Bower of Blisse: Makeup and EthicsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978703690282366558noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203411720864438611.post-30058467095259381552012-01-28T14:41:05.790-08:002012-01-28T14:41:05.790-08:00I love this post - it articulates many thoughts I ...I love this post - it articulates many thoughts I have had myself. I wrestle with many of these issues myself, and it really is difficult to make ethical choices. <br /><br />As for negative feedback specifically, I tend to avoid companies that are surrounded by drama. I'm sure there are times when the hive mind has gotten carried away and smeared someone's name all over the internet after a minor slight, but generally speaking if there are a number of negative comments about a company from a number of different people, I find there's usually a valid reason. And in the beauty world, people tend to be quite forgiving, so an honest mistake or an apology from a company is likely to be seen in a favourable light - the first time at least. When companies continually flout good business ethics and different complaints come up about them time and time again, it's a sign to me that they're not a company I want to have any dealings with.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349956327915851336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203411720864438611.post-64259478475810328542012-01-27T00:01:05.272-08:002012-01-27T00:01:05.272-08:00Hey Lauren, I'd love to see a blog post on thi...Hey Lauren, I'd love to see a blog post on this topic with your thoughts! Make sure to give us a heads up if you continue the dialogue over on Green Beauty!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978703690282366558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203411720864438611.post-15935655870934388022012-01-26T23:06:05.363-08:002012-01-26T23:06:05.363-08:00Thank you for your thought-provoking post and ment...Thank you for your thought-provoking post and mention! I've spent the last hour typing up a more detailed comment but still haven't finished. So either I will finalize and post it tomorrow or this train of though may find its own blog post! Thanks again for the inspiration.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320217062701305067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203411720864438611.post-42667695554734491682012-01-26T16:10:06.646-08:002012-01-26T16:10:06.646-08:00Thanks for your thoughtful and intelligent respons...Thanks for your thoughtful and intelligent responses, guys! I am still thinking about all of these issues, and you have given me some new perspectives to consider and throw into the mix. I still don't know exactly where I stand in relation to a lot of these considerations, but it's a problem I'm actively mulling over and working on, and it means a lot to me that you all care enough to take a break from fun makeup posts to give me your 2 cents!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978703690282366558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203411720864438611.post-24655043052457901422012-01-25T09:59:38.922-08:002012-01-25T09:59:38.922-08:00I'm not sure what is happening with Lime Crime...I'm not sure what is happening with Lime Crime exactly but I know it has created so much controversy in the blogosphere! <br /><br />I personally decided to go cruelty-free after becoming vegetarian because I thought I was stupid to preach people to not eat meat and then go to the drugstore and buy a Maybelline mascara that have killed animals. I don't think it makes everyone an hypocrite, but I personally really want to make as much efforts as I can to help animals. However, I'm not vegan, even though that's my absolute goal. Because of that I could be considered hypocrite because I choose not to eat animals but then I go buy a yogurt for which a baby cow was separated from her mother at birth before being sent to the slaughterhouse. Going vegetarian for me was very easy because I have always hated meat, but I LOVE yogurt and cheese and there's almost no vegan alternatives out there where I live. <br /><br />The question is and will always be: where to draw the line?Gaby Fauchonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014037641790308423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203411720864438611.post-89519354342715313502012-01-24T20:57:35.387-08:002012-01-24T20:57:35.387-08:00I'm really glad you decided to write this post...I'm really glad you decided to write this post! I think it's nice to have a open dialogue when it comes to these things.<br /><br />Obviously you know by reading my blog that it does focus around cruelty-free products. I know not everyone will be concerned by animal testing, and I don't expect them to be. <br /><br />In fact although my blog focuses on cruelty-free products there is absolutely no way to know for certain with any company. The best I can do is contact them, and do a little research if I'm unsure, but even then, who knows?<br /><br />There are so many different kinds of ethics concerning makeup too though, not only the testing. Ingredients, manufacturing, excess packaging, and of course how they treat their customers AND employees. <br /><br />Something I also try to keep in focus is what ingredients the products I'm using contain. There are so many horrible ingredients in cosmetics that it's actually really disturbing! <br /><br />As far as price is concerned, I've never been one to buy high end makeup often. Not because I don't want to, but because I've always though "Why buy one lipsticks for that price when I can buy 5 elsewhere?" Price doesn't always equal quality.. in fact some of the worst ingredients can be found in a $50.00 lipstick which can also be found in a $1.00 lipstick. Most base ingredients are very similar.<br /><br />Don't you wish we could all just make our own makeup? We would know how it was tested, what went into it etc <br /><br />Just my thoughts. :)Makeup and Muttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104764169334393054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203411720864438611.post-20115553942209881352012-01-24T17:41:27.490-08:002012-01-24T17:41:27.490-08:00Great post! I did read Robyn's post earlier to...Great post! I did read Robyn's post earlier today. She brought up a great issue and you did well on expanding on it. You are so right that it is hard to decided where to draw the line. How do we know where the ingredients for a specific product come from? In my lipgloss series I found out that Versagel is produced by a large company (I believe they were an oil company or a refiner of some sort). And Versagel is a common ingredient used in indie lipglosses. So I posed the thought that by supporting indie we are still supporting big businesses.<br /><br />I personally don't have any biases about how a product is made, who the shareholers are, and if it is vegan, organic, etc. I work for a large internation company in a very controversal industry. Therefore, my mind is very open when it comes to different practices. Enless we have done a lot of research and are fully educated as to how the cosmetics are made, I don't think we fully understand how they are produced and why they are produced that way.<br /><br />And I couldn't agree more that makeup as our hobbies/passion can be and interesting topic on its own. How many hundreded or thousands of dollars do we spend annually on cosmetics when there are people struggling to pay for their basic needs.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts and making us think!The Peachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109857356364702738noreply@blogger.com