In the current era of the 21st century, it’s not hard to be a vegetarian (or pescatarian, I can’t help it. I like fish.) There are thousands of meat replicating brands, such as Tofurky, Beyond Meat and what has recently become my personal favorite, the Impossible Burger. And for Vegans, there are even more dairy substitutes, Daiya, Silk, and Almond Breeze. But what about clothing brands, makeup, hair products? Here’s a comprehensive list of all my favorite vegan/vegetarian brands, for the daily products we don’t usually think about as contributing to animal cruelty.
1. Angela Roi
Angela Roi produces some of the cutest vegan leather bags, comparable to Michael Kors and Kate Spade. Angela & Roi makes all vegan handbags and donates proceeds to causes based on the color of the handbag. Causes include AIDS/HIV, Alzheimers, cancer, kidney disease, anxiety, and diabetes.
2. EcoTools
EcoTools products are 100% cruelty-free and vegan. Brushes feature recycled aluminum and renewable bamboo. This year EcoTools will be celebrating 10 years of cruelty-free and 100% recycled brushes.
3. Vaute
Vaute = Haute + V (for vegan), is a 100% vegan, an eco-conscious clothing brand that specializes in outerwear. All products are homegrown and manufactured in New York City and inspired by the Chicago winters.
4. E.l.f. Cosmetics
The drugstore makeup brand took a big step relaunching synthetic replicas of their previously horse-hair brushes. E.l.f. is now 100% vegan and cruelty-free.
