Feelunique Black Friday Haul

The first of my Black Friday parcels has arrived. This one is from feelunique.com.

First up we have three huge 946ml bottles of Dr Bronner's liquid castille soap in tea tree, green tea and rose scents. I've tried the rose and tea tree soaps before. I decided to try the green tea one as it was super-cheap, £6.99 when a bottle half the size usually costs about £8.50. I love this soap and use it to clean almost everything. As a body wash in the bath and shower, as hand soap, to wash flannels, lingerie, and make up brushes, to clean hard surfaces, even to wash around my guinea pigs' grease glands. As my guinea pigs live in my bedroom I don't want to use any cleaning products that give off strong fumes. Instead I use soap and water (sometimes with a little bicarbonate of soda added to give extra cleaning power), then wipe off any soap scum with diluted apple cider vinegar.

I adore roses and I'm constantly on the look out for rose-scented perfumes, bath and body products. I like tea tea tree soap because it's anti-bacterial, meaning it's good for washing my flannels and make-up brushes.

Next up we have four tubes of JASON SLES-free toothpaste with flouride. I struggle finding toothpaste as I can't use any that contain sodium laureth sulphate, as they cause me to develop mouth ulcers. I struggled with constant mouth ulcers for years before I decided to switch to an SLES-free toothpaste to see if it would help. I've previously found it impossible to find a vegan SLES-free toothpaste that also contains fluoride and have been making do with fluoride-free Sarakan toothpaste followed with an alcohol-free fluoride mouth wash from either Superdrug or Sainsbury's.

Finally we have a bar of Pacifica Tahitian Gardenia soap and a Kent comb. Pacifica are a completely vegan company. I have two bottles of Pacifica perfume in French Lilac and Persian Rose and I've wanted to try the soaps for a while, but thought the normal retail price of £6.95 was too much to pay for a bar of soap. This one was reduced to £4.65, which is still fairly pricey. I haven't used it yet, but it smells wonderful. Try it if you like strong, floral scents. It's a natural floral scent, not an artificial cheap room-freshener smell. 

The Kent comb is hand-carved and seamless. Most plastic combs are made in moulds, which leave seams between the teeth that can snag and damage hair. I can really feel the difference when I use a Kent comb. It glides through my hair smoothly and doesn't rip and tear at any tangles.

Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals

I was inspired by this amazing list of American Black Friday deals at Cruelty Free Cosmetics to put together my own list of UK Black Friday deals. Many of the companies listed in the Cruelty Free Cosmetics post ship to the UK, so it's well worth checking out. I went a bit crazy on the BH cosmetics website and only paid $9.08 (about £6) for shipping to the UK.

Models Own are offering 50% off everything. There is a minimum order of five items. Models Own list ingredients and mark vegan items on their website. I love their nail polishes and was thrilled to be able to buy them for just £2.50 each,

Lily Lolo are offering 20% off everyhing on their when the code CYBER15 is used. Lily Lolo state which items are suitable for vegans on their website.

Love Lula are offering 15% off everything when the code FRIDAY is used. Love Lula have a vegan section, although not all the vegan products on their website are included here, so it's worth looking outside of it.

Nail Polish Direct are offering 15%. Brands with vegan options include A England, Barry M, Butter London, China Glaze, Ciate, Jessica, Models Own, Orly, Seche Vite, SpaRitual, Tanya Burr and Zoya.

Feel Unique are offering 15% off everything when the code BLACKFRIDAY15 is used. They also have discounts of up to 50% on Antipodes, Dr Bronner's, JASON, Pacifica, Yes To and Jessica.

Freedom are offering up to 50% off various products as well as £5 off when you spend over £30 and use the code BLACKFRIDAY5. Not all products are vegan, so check ingredients and do your own research.

Makeup Revolution are offering discounts of up to 50% on various products (not all are vegan). They are also offering a £30 free gift when you spend £30, although not all of the make up items included in the free gift are vegan.

Attitude Clothing are offering 10% off everything when the code BFS10 is used. They sell brands with vegan options including Manic Panic, Concrete Minerals and Medusa's Makeup.

Blue Banana are offering various discounts on cosmetics and hair dye. Brands with vegan options include Manic Panic, Directions and Barry M. Blue Banana have a vegan category on their website.

Cocktail Cosmetics are offering various discounts. They have a vegan section on their website.

Urban Veda are offering 50% off everything. The discount is applied automatically when items are added to your cart.

Introduction

Hi everyone. I've decided to start a blog to document my adventures in beauty, including skin care, hair care and make up.  I've been vegan for over eleven years, so naturally all products featured will be, to the best of my knowledge, vegan.