I’ve said before that I felt like Nyx Black Label Lipstick in Hot Pink was a very close dupe for MAC Candy Yum-Yum. I wanted to show you the two colors side by side today with pictures taken from my new camera. To me, the colors are very close. The finish is different, as Candy Yum-Yum is matte and Hot Pink is more of a creamy, shiny finish. Hot Pink looks like it is a hair darker in certain lighting. But to me, they’re very, very close.
Not too long ago I received some awesome lipsticks from Morgana Cryptoria. I’d purchased them during one of her sales events. As you know, Morgana Cryptoria lipsticks are a holy grail product for me. The new colors that I picked up were:
Troll Repellant, Far Out, and Totally Tubular.
From L to R – Troll Repellant, Totally Tubular, Far Out.
I was recently asked for a few comparison swatches of some citrus hues, so here they are. These are all products that were purchased by me. I believe I swatched all of these on bare skin with no primer. I typically swatch on primer since I have to use eye shadow primer for my eye shadow to stick around for more than 5 minutes.
I wanted to share with you my handwritten letter that I sent to MAC. I decided to pin it on Pinterest, too. If you feel like it, you could also take a picture of a letter (if you choose to write one), and pin it on Pinterest, as well.
My original post about my feelings on MAC animal testing can be found here. It also contains information on where to mail your letter if you choose to write one.
I just had my heart broken by MAC. It was brought to my attention by the beauty blog Logical Harmony (you can read her post in full, which contains a response from MAC that states “M.A.C has a longstanding policy to not test on animals, nor ask others to test on our behalf, except when required by law.”) that MAC is no longer cruelty free (you can see a list of cruelty free beauty brands here, updated on March 15, 2012). MAC was my first makeup love. I still remember when Ray took me into my first MAC store (instead of a free-standing counter inside of a department store) in Northern California. I remember thinking that their motto, ‘Tested on Models, not on Animals’ was cute and funny, as well as easy to remember. I’ve been using MAC for over 13 years now and finding out that they’re no longer cruelty free hurts. It goes against one of their 5 Social Initiatives:
M·A·C Cruelty-Free Beauty: principle that prohibits animal testing and the policy is extended to ingredient suppliers as well.
The others are Back 2 MAC, MAC Kids Helping Kids, MAC AIDS Fund and MAC Viva Glam.
Image: Salvatore Vuono
I guess I don’t really understand how MAC has strayed so far from their roots. How can a brand go over 10 years without doing animal testing, and then suddenly turn to it?
Regardless, I’ll be writing MAC a letter, as well as sending them an email. I’ll also be sending an email to Estee Lauder, MAC’s parent company. I would ask if you feel strongly about this issue, please send them a letter letting them know how you want MAC to go back to being cruelty free. It’s very disheartening to see a company backslide into animal testing instead of being on the forefront of cruelty free beauty. I have a HUGE collection of MAC makeup, since I’ve been buying MAC for many years, and now I just feel so let down.
Write a letter to MAC at:
MAC Cosmetics
Attn: Customer Service
130 Prince St.
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10012
Email a letter to MAC at:
consumercare-us@gcc.maccosmetics.com
Email a letter to Estee Lauder at:
el-tech@esteelauder.com
consumercare-us@gcc.elc.estee.com
While your letter can be as long and as heartfelt as you like, here’s my letter. You can use this as your sample letter too.
Sample Letter:
Dear Customer Service,
I have been a MAC fan for over a decade. I enjoy your products and hope to continue to purchase them in the future. However, I am currently heartbroken to find out that MAC is no longer cruelty free and no longer lives up to their motto of “Tested on Models, Not on Animals.”
While I understand the need to make sure that products are safe for consumers to use, I am deeply concerned over this recent change in MAC Cosmetics policy on animal testing that I read about at the beauty blog Logical Harmony here:
http://www.logicalharmony.net/mac-cosmetics-is-no-longer-cruelty-free
I am concerned about MAC starting to do animal testing because it is no longer necessary in this day and age. Additionally this issue affects the entire makeup community because MAC is a very popular brand with a lot of influence. Starting in 2013, the UK will have banned animal testing. Being a successful company is not just about the money, it’s about being able to sleep with yourself at night and not hurting animals.
Please rethink your new policy on animal testing and go back to being cruelty free. Now that your policy has you testing on animals ‘as required by law,’ I’m no longer proud to be a MAC fan. I’m no longer purchasing from MAC if animal testing is going to be part of what you stand for.
Sincerely,
Me
Edit:
Here is my handwritten letter to MAC. I also sent emails.
Here is an article that was tweeted about Avon & Estee Lauder being sued by people for misrepresenting being cruelty-free.
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