Why 'Vegan Beauty' is NOT as Good as You Think with Lauren Wigley Artwork

Susty in the City

The podcast where we chat about the joys and struggles of susty living. Whether it's going vegan, shopping second hand or the frustration of celebs launching yet another beauty line .. we're here to chat about it all. Hosted by Nicole Whittle of @veganbeautygirl and featuring a guest from the susty community each week.

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Why 'Vegan Beauty' is NOT as Good as You Think with Lauren Wigley

October 19, 2022 • Nicole Whittle • Season 1 • Episode 4

0:00 | 49:26

Why ‘vegan beauty’ is NOT as good as you think. Honestly, after years in the vegan beauty space there are a few things I needed to get off my chest 😅 Despite my namesake, there’s so much I can’t stand about ‘vegan beauty’ so please, join us for the chat!

In this week’s episode I’m joined by Lauren Wigley who works as a beauty journalist, as well as being a long-term vegan. We talk about the vegan beauty boom and try to piece together how it happened and what the pros and cons are in the business right now.

Honestly, it was so fun deep diving into beauty like this - hope you really enjoy this episode!

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Patreon, Susty on the Side www.patreon.com/veganbeautygirl

Guest: Lauren Wigley

Beauty Journalist

https://www.instagram.com/laurenwigley/

https://www.laurenwigley.com/

Host: Nicole Whittle

www.instagram.com/veganbeautygirl

www.tiktok.com/@veganbeautygirl

Contents

0:00 introduction

3:08 difference between vegan & cruelty-free?

4:57 why is ‘cruelty free’ so complicated?

7:32 where did the ‘vegan beauty’ boom come from?

11:29 why do people shop ‘vegan beauty’?

15:08 donating unused products

18:13 is it good to see big brands go vegan?

24:09 whats the next ethical battle?

30:00 should ‘vegan’ be better protected in marketing?

36:08 have you had to make compromises as a vegan journalist?

39:55 how superdrug changed the scene

41:57 what puts people off shopping vegan?

42:14 the parent company debate

46:44 always put your health first

48:45 outro

Links & Resources

Cruelty-Free Blogs:

Logical Harmony https://logicalharmony.net/

Ethical Elephant https://ethicalelephant.com/

Cruelty Free Kitty https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/

Lush Vanilla Story:

https://www.lush.com/uk/en/a/fair-enough-absolutely

https://www.lush.com/uk/en/a/not-such-sweet-deal?_gl=1*gczu0e*_ga*MTI0NTk0NzI3LjE2NTg0MjYxNTY.*_ga_E68EJV3RYF*MTY2NjE0NDMyNi4xNy4xLjE2NjYxNDQzMzIuMC4wLjA.*_ga_MVBMWFB13V*MTY2NjE0NDMyNi4xNy4xLjE2NjYxNDQzMzIuMC4wLjA.