As I mentioned in this post some time ago, I am one of the ambassador’s for The Body Shop’s Cruelty-Free beauty campaign! As you may remember, March 11th was a great victory for our little furry friends – the EU officially banned the use of animal testing on cosmetics. And to celebrate this special campaign, singer Leona Lewis, The X Factor UK winner, vegetarian and animal lover, teamed up with The Body Shop to create her own cruelty free makeup collection. I have been using it the last few weeks and I have to say I am really impressed! Older readers might remember my post on high school makeup, my best friend and I used to use TBS makeup a lot so I know it’s great products.
My favourite of the bunch? Well I can’t really pick, but it’s definitely the Face Shimmer Palette, the gorgeous blush brush and the lipgloss. As Leona herself says, the collection is “playful, fashion-forward and perfect for Spring.” I agree! There is a real girliness to her products that I haven’t seen TBS do and it’s really cute. I really love the hot pink petal-shaped blush brush, which has just replaced my MAC blush brush. It might look small, but it’s really strong and the bristles are firmly in place, which allows for great control. In fact, I was thinking of buying another one to use as a Kabuki brush for loose powder, I really like it! Also, the collection includes a special White Musk Libertine fragrance, which I really love as well. If you’ve seen my photos on Instagram, I’ve talked a lot about these favourites of mine – the Face Shimmer gives such a pretty glow (I prefer the Oh Deer! Blush one for everyday wear, and I’ll keep the Oh Deer! Bronze for summer when I want something more bronzey). The fragrance is really unique; nothing I have smelled before. To me, it smells like caramel and musk, which you would think is a weird mix but it smells lovely… The musk is the first artificially musk, so absolutely no animals were harmed. For some reason, it reminds me of Leona, even though I have obviously not met her.
The collection also includes some gorgeous eyeshadow shades (my favorite is Bronze Bliss), a few lipgloss shades, with my favorite being Deerlicious Fuschia, which I think Leona is wearing in the photo above.
Have you tried anything from Leona’s collection yet? Let me know if you have and which ones were your favorites. Also, don’t forget to sign the Cruelty-Free pledge at all The Body Shop stores! The more signatures we have the more voices – and I think it’s time we target the rest of the world to ban animal testing! :)
