tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2915827561959592922024-03-18T02:59:11.280+00:00Alien on ToastAlien on Toast... it's what you think you'd asked for when you tell people you're vegan. This blog is dedicated to all things vegan from someone who lives in a pretty non-vegan world! Stay tuned for food, beauty products/makeup, recipes or restaurant/product reviews.... along with a healthy smattering of bad food photography, half eaten leftovers and bad puns.Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.comBlogger583125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-69679356431518976602020-04-27T10:54:00.000+01:002020-04-27T10:54:36.815+01:00Coffee & TVFucking shit this lockdown isn't it!<br />
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Although, I will start by saying that I'm very very VERY grateful to still have a job - and that it's one I can do from home and that I'm locked down with my favourite human and my lovely floofball.<br />
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I haven't done as much baking as I thought I would! So far I've tried veganising <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1gqm9CG8sw" target="_blank">Cupcake Jemma's choc chip New York cookies</a>, which were great but still need a bit of tweaking before I share more.<br />
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I made some baked donuts - video coming on these very soon :)</div>
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I did also make a trifle, but I don't seem to have a pic of it. Although I do have a pic of the state of my pan after I burnt the custard!<br />
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We also decided to try and be one of the cool kids and make the dalgona coffee which everyone is making. It's pretty good!<br />
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I also did a very disappointing poll on my insta stories. If you voted Fizzers, then I'm not mad at you. I'm just disappointed!<br />
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I'm also finished with season 2 of Killing Eve so can now start S3 (no spoilers) and Simon & I have started the new season of Bosch. We also watched Tiger King but that's a whole other post of problematic shite that I don't have the brain power for!<br />
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How are you passing time? What have you watched / baked / created?<br />
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Loads love<br />
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Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-51883522529643939682020-02-26T11:53:00.000+00:002020-02-26T11:53:23.698+00:00Review: MyVegan (MyProtein) Clear Vegan Protein PowderOK so I know that I'm almost a month late on the end of Veganuary update from Simon, but I'll get him to do that. In the meantime, I thought I'd talk about a new product I tried out this week.<br />
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MyVegan (MyProtein) clear vegan protein powder. Clear Protein? What? That sounds too good to be true. It is a bit! So here's a review.<br />
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<b>TL:DR: Overall I like it, but if you want more info, keep reading :)</b><br />
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I've tried SO. many. vegan proteins and basically hate them all. They're either sweetened with stevia which is horrible or just have a nasty texture. I can deal with the grittiness even, but some just have a weird lumpy texture that makes me gag.<br />
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I just bought the Vivolife Salted Maca Caramel that all the YouTubers rave about and that shiz is expensive! But I'm sorry to say they're either all lying because they're being paid a lot of money or their tastebuds are dead from all the four sigmatic mushroom crap they're paid to drink. (I'm being a PMSing bitch... maybe they just don't mind stevia). I hate stevia and it makes this protein undrinkable on it's own. Also the claims that it isn't gritty are wrong, it is. As I said I could deal with the texture, but that friggin stevia!<br />
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So onto another new option. This is the packaging (there are only 2 flavours of the vegan protein at the moment, Lemon/Lime and Strawberry); I picked this flavour as the strawberry was out of stock at the time I ordered.<br />
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The claim is that you shake it up, then let it settle and it's completely clear and no powdery texture, like you normally get with protein powders.<br />
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The claim above is definitely true, once mixed and the bubbles have settled, it is clear and it doesn't have that gritty, unpleasant texture. It just tastes like lemon/lime squash! Amazing. I should say it smells REALLY bad when you add the water, but by the time it's mixed and settled that smell has gone.<br />
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It is sweetened with Sucralose and not Stevia - thank dog! So if, like me, you're a stevia hater, you might find this ok. I am personally not a fan of any artificial sweeteners as I just find them TOO sweet and usually have a weird aftertaste. Sucralose is the best of the bunch though in my opinion.<br />
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I find this protein to be WAY sweet with 250-300ml of water, I ended up adding about double that to make it palatable. I am someone that has piss weak squash though and generally prefer to just add lemon or lime juice to water.<br />
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It has 10g of protein (also a con, more on that in a bit) and has some B vits in too!<br />
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<b>The Cons:</b><br />
The price - it's £24.99 for 20 servings, the non-vegan one is £21.99 for 20 servings; although it doesn't sound that much of a price difference (and vegan options are usually more expensive), the non-vegan (whey) version gives you 20g of protein per serving compared to 10g in the vegan version. So to get the same amount of protein, you'd need a double serving - which makes it over double the price! Uncool!<br />
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(If you do want to buy this, make sure you find a discount code - some YouTubers have them listed on their videos. I used Naturally Stefanie's code and I think I got about 35% off! I think that was a special though as <a href="https://www.naturallystefanie.com/?page_id=55" target="_blank">her website states 20% off</a>)<br />
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Also, the non-vegan version has 5 flavours and there are currently 2 vegan flavours.<br />
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The packaging - although it states it's fully recyclable, it's a decent sized container that you need to find room in a cupboard for (not easy if you have a kitchen as tiny as mine!) and do you see where my thumb is? That's the level of the product! So it's only half-full which make the size of the tub just silly in my view.<br />
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So overall I'll probably buy it again, because I don't use protein powder that often, so it is not likely I'd have to buy 3 tubs of this a month. If you're someone who uses protein every day though, it might not be the best option.<br />
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What do you think? Have you tried this product? Would you?<br />
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Laters<br />
Sal<br />
xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-83072960810003479522020-01-23T12:07:00.001+00:002020-01-23T12:07:40.843+00:00Veganuary Mid Month (kinda) UpdateSimon wrote an update post a couple of weeks ago almost - and I'm a bad blogger, so it's only going up now. Sorry babe. Everyone else, hope you enjoy :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">So it’s been a few days since I last guest blogged for Sarah
and I thought I would come back with some updates, after 11 days of being Vegan.
It’s quite a long post as we’ve done quite a bit over the last week. <span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">I’ll start
with standard food and at the end, put a piece about the Basingstoke Vegan fair.
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">If we look back after the first week I was back at work last week which
means back to a routine, but also a change to the way I eat at work. Gone are the morning
croissants with a latte and in is the porridge (apple or Blueberry) in a
thermos (made by the wonderful AOT) and coffee made from grounds in an aero
press or cafetière. I’ve also been adding some vegan pretzel bites to my porridge, with
peanut butter (which were taken as a snack but they work with the porridge too).
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Lunch time comes and again instead of the Chicken Salad baguette with bottled
water I had been having, it’s now Tofurky salad sandwiches / wraps - so we’re
saving on buying food and I’m not seeing any problems with the Vegan alternatives.
There was one lunch time when it was a left over Pasta Salad from the evening
before (which tasted better the next day), but on the whole it will be the
Tofurky Salad Sandwiches. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Monday: Pasta Salad (I ended up not eating it as I was
feeling unwell)<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday: Frankie and Benny’s (not something we’d planned but
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Wednesday: Mushroom and Gardein Beef Stew with Mash<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Thursday: Plant Pioneers Vegan Steaks with veg and potatoes<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Friday: Local takeaway of vegan burger (accidentally vegan
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">So the pasta salad I had for lunch on Tuesday and it was
lovely, confirmed by AOT that it tasted so much better the day after it had
been made. The Frankie and Benny’s was solely to see what their new vegan menu
was like, I shared sides with AOT of Mushroom Ravioli, Loaded Skins and Cheezy Garlic
Bread, Sal had a Pasta Rigatoni Ragu. The sides were OK but a bit
uninspired but AOT highly rated the Rigatoni. (Sal's note: the ravioli was REALLY good too!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Why so much leafage, F&Bs?? Below is after I shoved all that fricken rocket aside. Better!!</span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">This chocolate raspberry cake was BOMB, even though we got delivery and it was cold. I reckon this would have been even better hot!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">The Mushroom and Gardein Beef Stew was delicious only let
down by the Gardein*.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">*Note: for readers of this blog in the US, Gardein is not
common in the UK and AOT had only had them before, when eating at the Wynn in
Las Vegas. The UK grocery chain Sainsbury’s had some imported last year
(which they stopped selling suddenly when Gardein decided to stop distributing
to the UK). <span style="color: black;">Sal's note: they only brought in a few items and none were as good as the stuff I tried in the US. I did like the fishy fillets though! I think there's just too many competitive products in the UK that are cheaper!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">AOT has mentioned on Instagram before how disappointed she
was with the Gardein chicken style tenders and sadly the beef pieces were the
same, breaded and the biggest let down of the stew, as they were bland and slightly
mushy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Sainsbury’s own brand Plant Pioneers Vegan Steaks: we had
these with some veg and they cooked really well and had the texture of a steak
and the taste of a Birdseye Steak House Grill (1980’s mass processed beef
product). Not tasting like a steak but getting closer texture wise. I would
advise people in the UK to buy (Plant Pioneers is Sainsbury's veg*n brand</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">)
we’re trying the breakfast patties next week.<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Friday was the accidental vegan burger a local takeaway do.
I had finished a long day and AOT had been to the gym so we got that and had an
early night. It was good I didn’t get the same problems I do with meat and felt
a lot better afterwards - as opposed to the bleurgggghhhhhh factor you usually
get from junk food after eating it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Saturday Fresh baked accidentally vegan croissants for
breakfast. Lunch we shared a Goodfellas stone baked spicy salsa pizza (nice for
a store bought frozen pizza and better than the falafel one. We had AOT’s
parents visiting in the evening, so we all had a Vegetable Dhansak (spicy but
nice) with some Chapattis and Mushroom Rice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Overall, I have been finding since starting the vegan lifestyle, that I
have more energy and clarity, so I am hoping this will continue. I’ve also had
less back pain, which is helping me and making me more mobile! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">So that’s pretty
much a round up of this weeks events there will be a second post (and a video) soon on the
Basingstoke Vegan fair which will be from AOT and myself.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Phew! That was a long one. But if you read it all, I hope you enjoyed hearing about how Simon is doing so far. How are you doing if you are a fellow Veganuary-er?</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Laters</span><br />
Sal<br />
xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-31311915725901601982020-01-03T21:02:00.000+00:002020-01-03T21:02:25.869+00:00Veganuary Day 3Hey all, Sal here. Before today's post, I posted a Youtube video! For the first time in almost 2 years and I'm a bit nervous about it. But it's a taste test of some of the things Simon is about to mention. I'd love if you'd go check it out and give it a like / comment.<br />
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Thanks<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Veganuary Update</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Hi all, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/simonjamesellis" target="_blank">Simon</a> here again! So it’s day three of Veganuary and
I thought I would check in with you all as to how it is going. So before I get
into the main overview, here are the main points:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">1. As my food choices are now more limited, I have been
snacking less which can only be a good thing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">2. As it is Veganuary I tried the KFC Vegan burger (more on
that later).</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The first day went well and the meal out wasn’t bad; I ate from
the vegan menu and went for the vegan burger. Although the meat substitute was
a little dry, I was able to use tomato sauce (or ketchup) to make it more
moist.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Day two: so I got distracted with other stuff and had no
breakfast or morning tea, which meant that by two o’clock, I was absolutely
starving; at this point I tried a vegan pizza from Pizza Express. Tasted nice
but the cheese substitute was almost a sauce, which meant that the integrity (or
lack of) was unexpected. To sum up it was tasty but messy to eat. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">For the evening meal <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sal_on_toast" target="_blank">@sal_on_toast </a>and I tried the KFC Vegan
burger. At the time I was willing to give it 8/10 as opposed to SOT’s 6/10, but
after trying the Subway and Greggs alternatives, it’s dropped to a 5/10. The
main problem is that it was too dry! I dread to think what it would have been
like without the vegan mayonnaise. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Day three: I woke up and had tea and hot Sainsbury’s
cornflakes with Oatly Barista (no sign of non vegan stuff in the cornflakes)
and some tea with Oatly again. Now while Oatly Barista works well in coffee and
cereal, it doesn’t do so well in the Tea department, as such some Soya Milk has
been drafted in for Tea usage. Moving on, Lunch was an interesting affair as
SOT wanted to try the new Gregg’s Vegan Steak Bake and the New Subway Vegan
Meatball sub. Now there is footage of this that will be uploaded to Sal’s
youtube channel later with me doing a fake voice (think of John Shuttleworth’s
Clive or Morecambe and Wise’s song “Boom Ooh Ya ta ta ta ta”) here, but I’ll
give you the brief overview now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Greggs Vegan Steak Bake - Tastes exactly the same as the
normal Steak Bake. I actually asked SOT during the video if she was sure it was
vegan (spoiler it was). Very nice! Would buy again if I needed food on the go.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Greggs Doughnut - A Doughnut with icing on, a bit dry and
uninspiring so one I would only get if I was outside a Greggs and had an urgent
need for sugar.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Subway Vegan Meatball Sub: Excellent, similar meatballs in
taste and texture to the Sainsbury’s vegan meatballs and are a bit dry but
there is so much marinara sauce it isn’t an issue.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Roger Whiteside (CEO of Greggs) has recently given an
interview in which he mentioned he was vegan and convinced of the health
benefits of Veganism. If the Steak Bake is a sign of how seriously they take
Veganism, then it should be interesting to see what the future holds. Note to
anyone from Greggs who may see this: you need to get on the desserts / cakes /
doughnuts and Sandwiches. The Vegan Sausage Roll and Bake are excellent - the doughnut
was a disappointment. As for Sandwiches, surely a Quorn or Tofurky roll with
Salad wouldn’t be so tricky?</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">- Last Place: KFC Vegan Burger. Five years ago this would
have been amazing, now it’s an “also ran”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">- Third Place: Gregg’s Doughnut. Sadly a disappointment,
after the vegan sausage roll and steak bake.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">- Second Place: Subway Vegan Meatball Sub. Excellent sauce,
tasty meatballs - which are a bit dry but saved by the sauce and customisations
are available with the salad.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">- First Place: Greggs Vegan Steak Bake. I honestly couldn’t
tell it was vegan. It tasted exactly as I remember them and with a perfect
texture. Perfect to grab on the go if you are hungry and in a rush.</span></div>
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How are you getting on Veganuary’ers? Let us know in the comments
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Also, if you want a live taste test / review of these items,
check out my video, <a href="https://youtu.be/Q7NZTOIOwM4" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div>
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Laters</div>
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Sal xXx</div>
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!</div>
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Today I am celebrating 12 years of veganism and as I celebrate my
veganniversary, Mr Alien is starting <a href="https://uk.veganuary.com/" target="_blank">Veganuary</a>. YAY! I suspect a few of us
share a veganniversary and as someone about embark on Veganuary, I asked my
Mr Alien, AKA Simon, to say a few words about why he’s doing this. </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Hi all, a bit of a different blog post today from Sal’s other half. As
I’m sure some of you know Sal married an omnivore and for the last five years
I’ve been quite happy with that…..well I say quite happy but I stopped eating
Pork, Lamb, Duck and fish as it didn’t seem right. Then last year I ended up in
hospital for a week, came out of hospital and had a recovery period of a few
months. I had found that dairy used to make me feel claggy in the throat, so I
experimented with different types and found that filtered milk didn’t make me
feel so claggy, so I moved to that. However, I still felt flat, lethargic and
had started to feel bad when I thought about the animals that were being used
in my food. So before Christmas, I had the following conversation with Sal:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">So I did think about it and the more I looked into it and the benefits
it could have, the more it seemed the sensible decision to make. I even asked
comedian and Vegan, Michael Legge (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/michaellegge" target="_blank">@michaellegge</a> on Twitter - if you’re not
following the <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dtrtpodcast" target="_blank">Do The Right Thing Podcast</a> you should; it’s brilliant) what he
would suggest, (not really expecting any answer at all let alone a serious
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convenient for where you are and buy wet wipes.” *</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">So here I am day 1 of Veganuary; I’ve had toast with peanut butter and
tea and coffee with no dairy in them (Oatly as the replacement). We have a meal
with in-laws later so I have found a pub with a vegan menu and we’re going
there and I’ll be spending the next couple of days using the book<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Appetite for reduction” as a guide for vegan
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<span style="color: blue;">I can’t guarantee I will stay vegan after January, but I am determined
to take it one day at a time and complete Veganuary. I strongly suspect that at
the end of it I may well be off meat completely, as I have been feeling that
way for a while now so let’s see where I am at the end of the month.</span></div>
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on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sal_on_toast" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or Simon or I on Twitter (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/simonjamesellis" target="_blank">@SimonJamesEllis</a> / <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sal_on_toast" target="_blank">@sal_on_toast</a>)</div>
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Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-14816137832266274772019-12-28T15:48:00.001+00:002019-12-28T15:48:45.187+00:002020Hello there.<br />
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It's almost 2020, the end of another decade and a time for reflection. That sounds super boring for you though, so I'm not really going to do that.<br />
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Instead, what I'm gonna do is introduce you to Moko, the feline ruler of the Alien household, that began cohabiting with us a couple of months ago.<br />
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Anyway... I am about to celebrate 12 years of veganism (and almost 12 years of this blog!), so I thought I would try to post a bit more during January, or Veganuary if you will.<br />
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My husband is doing Veganuary this year and I've asked him to write a few guest posts during January, so look out for those.<br />
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I'm going to do some posts on some of the new stuff that is coming out in January in shops / restaurants etc. (If you want more regular updates, I'm most active on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sal_on_toast/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and I even have a Veganuary highlight on my profile!)<br />
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I'm also planning on resurrecting my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/SarahJohnson79" target="_blank">youtube</a> channel, that I haven't posted on in almost 2 years. I started feeling a bit disillusioned with it and felt the content I was producing was stale and not very interesting. So I took a break but I've got some ideas for videos and I'm excited about it.<br />
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If you're doing Veganuary yourself and looking for inspiration, leave me a comment below and tell me what you'd like to see. And whether you're a brand new or an old school vegan with an instagram page / youtube channel / blog ... etc - also let me know in the comments so I can check you out.<br />
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See you in 2020!<br />
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Sal<br />
xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-44698019989766537682019-08-20T16:39:00.001+01:002019-08-20T16:42:41.931+01:00Vegan MoFo 2019 - Day 20: Banana Butterscotch PuddingFor this week's 'veganising', I tried out a recipe I have wanted to have a go at for MANY years, since I saw Rachel Allen make it on the telly.<br />
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- I subbed a flax egg (1 tbsp. ground flax mixed with 3 tbsp. water) for the hen egg<br />
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- I subbed Naturli butter blocks for the dairy butter<br />
- I also subbed self-raising flour for the plan flour + baking powder, as I'd run out of BP<br />
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There was a lot of sauce. The recipe said to serve it with vanilla ice cream, which I did. But the sauce was suuuuuper sweet and the Swedish glace ice cream I bought was really too sweet when it was all together! I would serve this with soya or oat cream next time and just a small amount of the sauce.</div>
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<br />Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-77260733118905639372019-08-16T10:00:00.000+01:002019-08-16T10:00:04.975+01:00Vegan MoFo Day 16 - Apple Pie Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Friday calls for a recipe from a vegan cookbook or blog and this week, i took it back to the very first vegan cookbook I ever bought: Vegan With a Vengeance by Isa Chandra Moskowitz.</div>
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As I set this challenge to try out recipes I hadn't made before, I picked the apple pie muffins.</div>
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These muffins have grated and chopped apple in and some cinnamon and allspice (cloves too but I didn't have that so I added a bit of nutmeg) and a cinnamon sugary topping. They are delicous and come together pretty easily, if you don't mind a couple of minutes worth of peeling, grating and chopping.</div>
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I made these with easy weekday breakfasts in mind, as I've a busy work week this week and they don't disappoint! This morning's breakfast was a winning combo of one of these muffins and a Gregg's vegan sausage roll! #adulting<br />
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Have a rad weekend everyone; I'm off to Leeds for a girly weekend and an Ed Sheeran concert. I'm told the weather in Leeds tomorrow, where we will be attending an outdoor concert, will be a delightful, traditional british summertime mix of shitting down rain and erm, oh yeah, shitting down more rain. Lovely.<br />
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Sal<br />
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<br />Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-14562060375467705892019-08-15T14:26:00.001+01:002019-08-15T14:26:51.944+01:00Vegan MoFo 2019: Day 15 Part 2 - What I Ate ... in San DiegoSo we got into San Diego, the day before preview night of Comic Con and as we did last year, we met our friends at Hodads for a burger. They are known for huge, amazing burgers and thankfully they make a vegan one!<br />
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Next morning, we went to the UK Comic Con group meetup at the Broken Yolk. Last year, there were no official vegan options and they made me one of their skillets, with a tonne of veg and hash browns. It was good but not that exciting. So this year I was super excited to hear they now have beyond meat and Just Egg! I ordered the Ranchero Skillet with vegan sausage instead of meat, no cheese and Just Egg instead of regular egg.<br />
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There was no Just Egg to be found in this, but they were busy so I just ate it haha. So British! It was still really good though, that sauce was incredible; quite spicy and the dish had fresh chillies in. I really enjoyed it overall. Sorry for my picture, the lighting was pretty bad!<br />
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For dinner that night we ordered takeout and I ordered from Native Foods. I realised when it arrived, I'd ordered from there last year and loved it!<br />
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I got the Peri Peri chicken sandwich, which was sooo filling and yummy. It had huge chunks of chicken and avocado. I don't know what chicken sub they use but it is scarily realistic and delicious and this dish was really spicy and good!<br />
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I also got a dessert but I can't find the photos of it! I got the Peanut Butter Parfait which I found to be way too sweet. Simon liked it though. Simon got a cupcake - carrot caramel flavour. The frosting had a bit of an odd texture but it worked well overall with the cake. We didn't think it was full on caramel flavour but it was nice.<br />
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The next morning, we looked on happy cow for somewhere to go for Breakfast and found a place nearby called Breakfast Republic. I got a soy latte which was, erm large! (excuse my red infected eye that I woke up with that day! grrr.)<br />
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For breakfast I chose the 'Jammin Bennie' which was English muffins, vegan sausage, jalapeno jam, Just Egg and vegan hollandaise. With a side of potatoes (home fries?). The sausage on this was really nice, I finally got to try Just Egg and liked them a lot. The hollandaise was super creamy and yummy and I loved the spicy, sweet jalapeno jam. I had this for breakfast 3 times over the course of this holiday - it was that good! :)<br />
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I'm not going to show every single meal we ate in SD, just the ones that I really enjoyed. And one night, we went to a place about half a block from our hotel, called the Owl Drug Company. It was a bar that also did food.<br />
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I started with the chips and guac - this guac was seriously so good. Best guac I've eaten in a long time! Unlike my pictures, thanks to the shitty lighting!<br />
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The vegan main dish option was an Impossible Burger; however we were advised the buns they had in were not vegan but they could do me a wrap. So I went with that and wow! This was amazing. Simon (not vegan) agreed with me that it is the most realistic of the faux meat burgers we've tried yet. It's been a long time since I ate at Burger King but it reminded me of a flame-grilled whopper (maybe why they picked Impossible for their new vegan Whopper?)<br />
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After the last panel of the week (last ever Supernatural panel :( :( sads) we went to the Lazy Hippo for brunch. We went there last year and I remember it having bad coffee but brilliant vegan options. They run a very limited menu during Comic Con - you can usually get all their pancake varieties vegan, but during CC, only choc chip can be made vegan. So Simon and I shared these (we ended up taking half of it back to the hotel and eating it later, because they were huge!). They're really good, fluffy pancakes.<br />
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My main dish was these green enchiladas, which had tofu scramble in the middle. These were amazing and made me a little obsessed with trying to find green enchilada sauce in the UK. I haven't managed it but have found some tomatillo salsa, which I'm told will do the job! Still dreaming of these - omg so good!</div>
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So that about does it for my favourite meals from San Diego. I will say that the increase in vegan options, just in the Gaslamp area, has increased significantly over the last 12 months. I struggled a bit last year in the bars and restaurants near to the convention and had to do a fair bit of modifying. This year, loads more places had labelled vegan options on their menus - how awesome is that!!<br />
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Have you been to SD? Where's your favourite place to eat? I think we'll be going back in a few years but need a year or so off :)<br />
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Sal xXx<br />
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The first of my What I Ate posts for MoFo is some of the food I ate in LA/Burbank on the first leg of our recent Holiday. Sorry it's 8 days late... moving on!</div>
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We booked to go to Comic Con in San Diego, for the second time this year. Last year we flew into Vegas and spent some time there. This time we flew to LA and decided to stay in Burbank, so we'd be close by for the Warner Bros. that we had booked onto.</div>
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When we arrived in LA, we went straight to our hotel and then spent the next 5 hours trying desperately not to fall asleep, in an effort to beat the jet lag a bit. </div>
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We had a quick look on Happy Cow and saw there was <a href="https://www.freshbrothers.com/location/burbank/" target="_blank">Fresh Bros Pizza</a> just up the block from us; so we walked on up there. It's basically a pizza place where you build your own pizza and they have vegan options. I got an individual pizza with beyond sausage, daiya cheese and mushrooms. They also do vegan tenders, so I got the smaller portion of those. I'm so glad I didn't get bigger portions of either, as this was a pretty big portion of food. Simon got the medium pizza and that fucker was HUGE!</div>
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The next morning, we wanted a decent breakfast, as we were booked onto the Warner Bros. Studio tour and wanted something to get us through the morning. We found a cafe not too far away called <a href="https://www.beabeas.com/" target="_blank">Bea Bea's</a> on Happy Cow and grabbed an Uber there.<br />
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I got the tofu scramble, which is a huge dish of rice mixed with veggies, vegan sausage and chunks of tofu and some avo on top for good measure. And some potatoes on the side! This was SO good and SOOO filling! I love the idea of a rice scramble and I deffo need to recreate that. I actually don't think the tofu was really even needed, especially with the sausage that was in here that was really really REALLY good! I had this for breakfast two days in a row!<br />
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This is me on Lorelai and Rory's porch! </div>
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...And this is the Gellers' House - the scene in the prom episode of Friends where Ross is sat on the stairs? Right here! The rest of the house is just a dilapidated shell, which is weird, but pretty much what all the houses on the tour look like when they're not being used for filming.<br />
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And now I'm in Central Perk! Or a recreation of it, including the sofa, anyway! The full set no longer exists.<br />
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Later that day we headed down to Universal Citywalk, which has shops and restaurants in. I spent a little time in Sephora :) and then after some googling, we found that Johnny Rockets had a vegan burger.<br />
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So that is what I got; apparently it's a Gardein black bean burger and it was pretty friggin good!<br />
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We shared some tater tots too, but didn't even eat a quarter of them! So.Much.Food!</div>
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We also spotted <a href="https://www.voodoodoughnut.com/" target="_blank">Voodoo Doughnuts</a> and I was pretty sure I'd read they did vegan donuts and you know what, they do! YAY.<br />
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Here's what we got. We took them back to our hotel and shared them over the course of the next 12 hours. Including at 3am when we were wide awake - stupid jet lag!<br />
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Boston Cream - this was my favourite, it was so good! (sorry for lighting, it was late!)</div>
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PB&J - this was a bit dry (maybe because we ate it the next day) and kind of claggy. I wasn't fussed on it.<br />
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I forget what this was called but it had oreos and PB on it. Again a bit dry but still good.</div>
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I had to get the voodoo doll as well! This one was super good.</div>
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So after finishing these, we got on the train to San Diego, which is where I'll pick this up later!<br />
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Have a great day :)<br />
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Sal xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-76402669042469755332019-08-12T21:54:00.000+01:002019-08-12T21:54:14.988+01:00Vegan MoFo Day 12 - Potato and Fennel Galette<br />
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I had already planned for today and will try and get the two posts I missed
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So my Monday theme is veganising… and today’s veganised dish
is this <a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/a46637/rustic-potato-and-fennel-galette/" target="_blank">Rustic Potato & Fennel Galette</a>, which is a recipe I found on Good Housekeeping.<br />
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I had to make a couple of substitution to make this vegan:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Firstly, the pastry on this was SO GOOD! Really buttery, flaky and
light. I was doubting the use of white vinegar, but whatever alchemy that does –
it works!<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you can grab the Naturli vegan blocks in Sainsburys before
they all disappear forever* then do it. They make such amazing buttercream without the need for shortening and
as I found out yesterday, pastry! For the love of nooch though, don’t try and
make caramel with it! <a href="https://ethicalveganlife.com/" target="_blank">Jojo</a> and I tried that and it was a huge fail. (*I heard
a rumour Sainsburys are going to stop stocking it but some say that it’s not true
and they’ve pulled the spreadable one only, due to some contamination issues.
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Secondly when, not if, I make this again I would not use the
vegan cheddar I used. It was a bit overwhelming and overshadowed the veg a bit.
In fact, I couldn’t really taste the fennel at all – it got totally lost.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So when I make again, I will use a scant sprinkle of Violife
Prosociano cheese (their Parmesan sub) instead and I may even add a few fennel
seeds to up the fennelly flavour. I find that cooked fennel loses most of it’s
nice aniseed taste, that is has when raw.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But overall – yum! I like that it’s a rustic pie and I didn’t
have to faff with getting it into a pie dish. I really hate rolling anything
out, but it was worth it. So it’s no good for a quick weeknight tea but if you’ve
got a couple of hours to spare one day, give it a go!<br />
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<o:p>I had mine with some sauerkraut, peas and some Oatly oat fraiche: delightful. I can also confirm that it makes excellent cold leftovers too!</o:p><br />
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<br />Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-14996924622719724292019-08-05T21:25:00.000+01:002019-08-05T21:25:04.691+01:00Vegan MoFo Day 5 - Veganising... Chicken and Chorizo JambalayaFor the first instalment of veganising for this year's MoFo, I made this 'chicken and chorizo' jambalaya.<br />
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This came together really easy and tasted delicious. I will definitely make this again for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.<br />
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See ya on Wednesday :)<br />
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Laters<br />
Sal xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-8950582704910723252019-08-02T18:00:00.000+01:002019-08-02T18:00:04.960+01:00Vegan MoFo Day 2 - pea speltotto with lemon and hazelnutsMy Friday theme is testing a recipe from a vegan blog or cookbook and the first one I've got for you is the Pea Speltotto with Lemon and Hazelnuts from Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall's 'Much More Veg'.<br />
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This cookbook is all vegan, which is unusual for a non-vegan chef and so I was curious as to whether it'd be any good.<br />
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As the title would suggest, it places most of it's emphasis on using veggies as the star of the show. Which I kind of love and it makes a change from a lot of cookbooks that tend to focus on heaver 'comfort food'. Not that I don't love those, I do - but it's nice to try something a bit different.<br />
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This recipe appealed to me right away because I love peas and spelt. YAY.<br />
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Overall it's nice but I found it a bit lacking in flavour. I'd make it again but I'd probably add a bit more lemon juice and maybe some more fresh herbs, just to perk it up a bit. This does have a spritz of lemon and some fresh parsley at the end, but it could have done with MOAR.<br />
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I loved the lemon and hazelnuts on top, that worked super well and I'll be using that idea again!<br />
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Overall, there's some interesting looking dishes in this book and I like that there's lots of recipes using veggies I rarely or never use. I'm planning to try some more of them out over the summer, including the roast fennel, new potato and tomato stew and the new potatoes and lentils with coriander and tamarind sauce.<br />
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Have you got this book? What do you think? What have you made/liked/disliked from the book?<br />
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Hope you have an awesome weekend, all.<br />
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Laters<br />
Sal xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-48602333784524020342019-08-02T13:21:00.003+01:002019-08-02T13:21:44.152+01:00Vegan MoFo 2019 - Day 1 (ish)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I swear i'm not naked, my top is just strapless because my house is a million degrees today!</span></div>
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I have decided not to follow the daily prompts and to come up with my own themes instead. I also, being realistic, don't think I will manage to blog every day, so I've set 3 themes and my plan is a minimum of 3 posts a week, with the odd bonus post if I get extra time.<br />
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It's always difficult picking themes and it's great that the MoFo organisers help you along with that, if you don't want to come up with your own.<br />
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But I had the most fun with MoFo when I picked themes such as veganising Jamie Oliver's 15 minute meals (see those posts <a href="http://www.alienontoast.co.uk/search/label/Veganising%20Jamie" target="_blank">HERE</a>) or the year I decided at the last minute, my theme would be cockney rhyming slang! (<a href="http://www.alienontoast.co.uk/2013_09_01_archive.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>!)<br />
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- Monday: Veganising....<br />
- Wednesday: What I ate<br />
- Friday: Testing a recipe from a vegan cookbook or blog<br />
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I picked the first one because, as mentioned above, one year for MoFo, one of my themes was veganising Jamie's Oliver's 15 minute meals and I loved doing that. So, not wanting to just totally rip myself off and do the same theme again, I decided I would enlist Mr Alien to help me pick some non-vegan recipes to veganise.<br />
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The second I picked so I could eek out my holiday food pics. hehe<br />
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Lastly, I had the idea a while ago to start a series on the blog, of testing out recipes from other blogs and so if it goes well, this may be the start of it.<br />
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I'll be doing a second post today, because it's Friday and I have tested a recipe from a vegan cookbook for you. But for now, i'm gonna tell you a bit about me.<br />
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If you've been following me for ages, you know some of this already but if not, hi! I'm Sal. I just turned 40 this year and I live with my lovely husband, Simon, in the south east of England. We don't have any floofy companions (yet!) but our neighbourhood does have a lot of cats, so there's usually one lurking around to pet.<br />
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I've been vegan since 1 January 2008 and I started this blog a couple of months later, because at the time I found blogs super helpful for getting ideas of what to eat and how to cook it. There was very limited vegan options in restaurants back then and the only easy to find meat subs were soya mince, granose sos-mix (remember that?) and tofu. Meat subs were really only available if you were lucky, in Holland and Barrett and also in fancy health food stores, in cities way cooler than mine.<br />
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So I learned to cook again and I learned to bake. And now there's vegan options in pretty much every chain restaurant and pub on the high street and even the supermarkets have whole coolers dedicated to veg*n food; what a time to be alive :)<br />
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I won't ramble on too long about why I don't blog as much anymore but I do miss it and am looking forward to the challenge of regular blogging again, for MoFo.<br />
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So, let's do this.<br />
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Laters<br />
Sal xXx<br />
<br />Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-82006054520278339242019-06-24T12:20:00.000+01:002019-06-24T12:20:21.126+01:00I can feel it comin in the air tonight....MoFo oh MoFo....<br />
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If you want to air drum (mandatory) - here you go: <a href="https://youtu.be/TnzFRV1LwIo" target="_blank">YOU'RE WELCOME</a>.<br />
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See ya in August MoFos!<br />
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Sal<br />
xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-56205354923435968032019-02-27T15:12:00.000+00:002019-02-27T15:12:07.251+00:00Poundland / Makeup Gallery Updated Vegan ListHello everyone.<br />
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I know, long time no post and all that. Let's skip over that!<br />
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I heard in one of the FB beauty groups today that Poundland's liquid eyeliner is no longer vegan, so I asked them for a new list, as <a href="http://www.alienontoast.co.uk/2017/08/poundland-makeup-gallery-vegan-list.html">THIS POST</a> is a popular one of mine. I'm sorry to say it's true. So I'm going to put together a post about vegan eyeliners for those of you that like this one but in the meantime, here is the updated list of vegan items from the Poundland Makeup Gallery range:<br />
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<strong>Vegan</strong><br />
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<li>Intense Lipgloss</li>
<li>Lip Liner</li>
<li>Kohl Eyeliner</li>
<li>Cuticle Care</li>
<li>Top Coat</li>
<li>Healthy Nails</li>
<li>Nail Hardener</li>
<li>All Coloured Nail Polish</li>
<li>Ridge Filler </li>
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<li>Lipstick</li>
<li>Foundation</li>
<li>Liquid Eyeliner</li>
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<li>Sheer Lipgloss</li>
<li>Pressed Powder</li>
<li>Concealer</li>
<li>Bronzer</li>
<li>Blusher</li>
<li>Eyeshadow</li>
<li>Eyebrow Pencil </li>
<li>Lengthening Mascara</li>
<li>Volumising Mascara</li>
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See ya soon<br />
Sal <br />
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Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-79283174248163549252018-07-27T15:43:00.002+01:002018-07-27T15:43:24.697+01:00BOOTS/NO.7 etcHi there, long time no speak, just popping in to post a quick update on Boots.<br />
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As of today, I'm officially removing Boots/No7/SEVENTEEN/Botanics etc from my list of brands I'm happy to buy from. I've seen numerous comments on facebook from former employees saying they have seen correspondence referring to use of animal tested ingredients. Also today I've seen a response from Boots to someone saying outright that some of their suppliers 'may' have to test ingredients or components on animals.<br />
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They're straight up too shady and 'grey' for me to trust them and so I can no longer be confident they're cruelty free. So they're now a no-no for me.<br />
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I'll be back properly real soon - I have some epic eats to share with you from my recent trip to San Diego and Las Vegas! It's gonna be a good one!<br />
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Have an ace weekend. It's raining here after a month of a heatwave YAY - I'm off to dance in it!<br />
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Sal xSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-31135445532580250882018-03-08T14:08:00.002+00:002018-03-08T14:08:48.454+00:00Alien on Toast is 10!So this Monday just gone, my blog turned 10. <strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">TEN!!</span></strong> I can't believe I have been blogging for a decade, where did that time go?<br />
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Back then I had only been vegan a couple of months, was living in a little flat, on my own, in my late 20s, finding my feet with veganism. I found it frustrating to eat out as NOWHERE really understood vegan!<br />
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Skip forward 10 years, I'm a newlywed (technically still? I dunno), about to move house again hopefully in the next few months with my awesome husband. Still vegan YAY but in a world where it is SO much easier to be vegan.<br />
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New products being released all the time, almost all chain restaurants and even pubs (which were always the most difficult) releasing vegan menus.<br />
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My blog has changed a lot over the years. It started off with this <a href="http://www.alienontoast.co.uk/2008/03/alien-on-toast.html" target="_blank">POST</a>! Most of my posts back then were just pic spam of what I'd eaten recently. Usually terrible photos taken with flash!<br />
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I can't say my photography has improved that much, but the pic spam has gone, as now we have Instagram, that's really replaced those kinds of posts.<br />
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I blog about food and beauty now and I have a youtube channel, something I never thought I'd wanna do back then.<br />
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I guess all this waffle is really to say THANK YOU! To whoever is reading this. Whether you've been with me since 2008 or since today, I appreciate every single one of you that clicks on a blog post or watches a video.<br />
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And because I love you so much, I'm doing a giveaway. Maybe more than 1, stay tuned. I haven't exactly figured out what will be in it yet, but I've started putting it together. So watch this space or follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/sal_on_toast" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sal_on_toast/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/sarahjohnson79" target="_blank">Youtube</a> if you want to know about it when it's ready.<br />
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Sending you all love and cake! Hey maybe I need to make a blog birthday cake?<br />
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Sal xXx<br />
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Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-27916101661349008632018-02-06T15:05:00.002+00:002018-02-06T15:05:41.097+00:00MUA Vegan OptionsJust popping in to say YAY! Cruelty free drugstore brand MUA finally have a page showing their vegan options!<br />
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Just go to their website and click on the vegan tab <a href="https://www.muastore.co.uk/vegan-makeup" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Now if only I wasn't on a no-buy cuz this palette looks pretty!!</div>
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Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-28989874220659819502018-01-22T18:00:00.000+00:002018-01-22T18:00:27.004+00:00I'm broke but I'm happy...OK I'm not broke but I do spend WAY too much money on makeup.<br />
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I had a clear-out at Christmas and had literally a black sack full of stuff. Some was too old and crap to be donated but there was a giant carrier bag full of donatable stuff, which I gave to some very happy teenage girls (our friends' daughters). The pic above is one of about 4 from the clear-out I had 2 years ago!<br />
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Even after said clear-out, I have more makeup than one human ever needs. Now that I'm married ... nope, nope can't do it. Can't pretend that getting married made me a grown up!<br />
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OK so now I have other priorities, like saving for a new place to live, I can no longer spend all my disposable income on makeup. So I'm putting myself on a no-buy.<br />
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Also I binge-watched all of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kALg_VHzkCA&list=PLd_Pj2sNBO3dHv6N9abVjG2AOO0G4AmuJ" target="_blank">Kimberley Clark's anti-hauls</a> and it really did hammer home how I'm guilty of buying stuff just for the sake of having it, even if it ends up just sitting in a drawer! I really recommend these videos, even if only for entertainment value. Kimberley is smart and hilarious!<br />
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Obviously as someone who likes making youtube videos* this is a bit of a problem, as I won't have a tonne of new stuff to review for you, so the content will have to change a bit to use up stuff I already have.<br />
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So I'm allowing myself to buy essentials such as deodorant and toothpaste of course. And things like concealer when they run out, I'll replace (and mascara as that should be replaced every few months). But I'm really not going to need a new foundation, eyeshadows or lip products for some time! I'm also not cancelling my Vegan Kind box for now.<br />
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So is anyone else on a no buy?<br />
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Sal xXx<br />
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*youtube have just demonitised my channel for not having enough subscribers. They're doing this to all small youtubers (less than 1000 subscribers) so I'm not alone and it's not like I'm going to miss the 20p I'll probably make from the ads haha. But it is a slap in the face! So anyway, if you feel like it, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/SarahJohnson79" target="_blank">please subscribe to my channel</a> because youtube being dicks aside, I love doing it and am planning to continue and also to get more regular with my posting schedule.<br />
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<br />Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-84292734438363811152018-01-18T11:26:00.000+00:002018-01-18T11:26:15.289+00:00Wicked Kitchen at Tesco - A reviewFirstly - I'm giving away the Soph x Makeup Revolution palette in my latest youtube vid - go <a href="https://youtu.be/Kb5xBIilrQs">HERE</a> if you want to enter while you still have time :) (It is international!)<br />
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Shameless plug over....<br />
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....So with it being January/Veganuary, LOADS of new vegan items have been hitting the shelves of the supermarkets lately. I'm all for that and was super excited when Tesco launched a fully vegan range of ready meals.<br />
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The range, from Wicked Kitchen, has sandwiches, wraps, salad bowls, pizzas and ready meals and here is what I've tried so far:<br />
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<b>Fiery Tofu & Slaw Sandwich - £3</b><br />
I'll be honest, most of the lunch options didn't really do it for me. But the Fiery Tofu & Slaw sandwich sounded pretty great to me.<br />
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They're not lying when they say fiery, this sammie is WARM! But I like the spice so I enjoyed it. It could do with a bit of seasoning but you'll see that's a common theme among the reviews in this post! (I haz a salt tooth!)<br />
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I really enjoyed this and would purchase again!<br />
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<b>Veggie Pasta & Amazeballs - £4</b><br />
First of all, not amazeballs I'm afraid. I thought this was nice but nothing special. Nothing I couldn't make myself cheaper, less calories and tastier. So I probably won't buy this again. It needed salt (all these meals need salt!)<br />
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<b>Nana's Mushroom Bolognaise - £4</b><br />
This one I like a lot and will definitely rebuy. These meals only take 4 mins to heat up in the microwave and this one is really tasty. As above though, needs salt ;-)<br />
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This one was excellent! Super spicy with those slices of Jalapeno and this kind of meal is my kind of meal. Rice and toppings. It was yummy. I love the oyster mushrooms and the beans in this. Would also rebuy this one!</div>
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Here it is completely mangled on top of some extra spinach, with a dollop of Oatly oat fraiche on top, because I'm obsessed with that stuff!<br />
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<b>Gunpowder Potato Chana Masala - £4</b><br />
My favourite of all the meals I've tried. So good! I loved the spice, it wasn't too hot, it was just yummy. And potatoes + rice, double carbs!! Win! Again needed salt, but as I said, salt tooth.<br />
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So in summary, I've enjoyed pretty much everything I've tried so far from this range. I'm planning on putting one of the pizzas on this week's Tesco order to try out at the weekend. I also want to try the butternut mac and the teriyaki noodles.<br />
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They are a little pricey at £4 but they are really good quality and generous portions. I normally wouldn't eat ready meals this often, but a flare up of RSI in my hand/wrist meant that cooking was tricky this week so these were a godsend.<br />
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Have you tried anything from this range? What do you think?<br />
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Sal xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-56841217865080138952017-12-12T10:03:00.002+00:002017-12-12T10:03:48.532+00:00Dermalogica Vegan ListI asked for this a while ago from Dermalogica and forgot to post it, but it's kind of a pain posting the screenshot to facebook so here it is! haha<br />
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I asked Dermalogica for a list of their vegan items and they confirmed the following items are NOT vegan:<br />
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byproduct) </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Silk Amino Acids</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hydrolyzed Pearl</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Products vegetarians and
vegans may choose to avoid<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Beeswax<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Essential Cleansing Solution </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Retail and
Professional) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Honey</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Gentle Soothing Booster </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Retail)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Honey Extract (extrait de
miel)</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Body Microfoliant
(Professional) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Power Recovery
Pack (Professional)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Hydrolysed Pearl</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sheer Tint
Light SPF20 (Retail)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sheer Tint
Dark SPF20 (Retail)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sheer Tint
Medium SPF20 (Retail and Professional)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Skin Perfect Primer SPF30 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Retail and
Professional)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Pearl Powder<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Breakout Clearing
Cooling Masque (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Retail)</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Redness Relief
Primer SPF20 (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Retail)</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">PEG-8 beeswax</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Massage Cream
(Professional)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Silk Amino Acids<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Active Moist </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Retail and
Professional) </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Soothing Eye
Makeup Remover </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Retail and Professional)</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Skin Smoothing
Cream </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Retail and Professional) </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Sodium DNA (salmon
by-product) <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Oil Free Matte
SPF30 (Retail) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Super Sensitive
Shield SPF30 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Retail)<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Daily
Defense SPF15 (Retail)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">UltraSensitive
Tint SPF30 (Retail)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Solar
Defense Booster SPF50 </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">(Retail
and Professional)</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Glucosamine HCL</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Since 2009 Dermalogica® has used a vegetable derived version of
Glucosamine HCL, as an alternative to Chitosan. There is no allergy risk with
reference to shellfish or concern for use by vegans or vegetarians.</span><br />
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xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-74193045635898439732017-12-08T11:07:00.000+00:002017-12-08T11:07:05.044+00:00You Smell That? (a post about vegan and cruelty free perfume!)One of the most difficult things to replace when I first went vegan was perfume. Ever since it was discovered that most high end brands are not actually cruelty free I of course stopped buying them, but I do still have a few dregs of high end perfume left (that shiz lasts forever!) But as it became time to replace them I had to look for new options.<br />
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Also, now it's gift buying season, I know a lot of people will be looking for perfumes. So here are some options for vegan perfumes for you.<br />
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<b>Eden Perfumes</b><br />
Eden are my number one pick if you are straight up looking to replace a high end scent. They're a vegan company, based in Brighton and also do mail order. They make awesome dupes of high end perfumes; I currently have four of them and have my eye on several more!<br />
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<a href="https://www.edenperfumes.co.uk/gift-box">They also do a gift box,</a> which is three 10ml perfumes of your choice, which is brilliant if you want to try a few out before committing to the full size!<br />
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You can buy from their Brighton store or from <a href="https://www.edenperfumes.co.uk/">https://www.edenperfumes.co.uk/</a><br />
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<b>Dolma</b><br />
I was recently very kindly sent the <a href="https://www.dolma-perfumes.co.uk/product/perfume-box-set-12/">perfume box set by Dolma</a>, which has generous samples of all 12 of their perfumes. I was really impressed with them! I think this box is great value at £25 and a good way to find a scent you like; I do find it difficult buying perfume online without being able to try it out first.<br />
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They have Leaping Bunny and Vegan Society certification and their perfumes are free from parabens and palm oil for those that wish to avoid those ingredients.<br />
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They are pricier than Eden, but I do think their prices are reasonable for quality perfume and more affordable than some high-end perfumes.<br />
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You can buy from Dolma's website: <a href="https://www.dolma-perfumes.co.uk/">https://www.dolma-perfumes.co.uk/ </a><br />
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<b>Fairypants</b><br />
A small, vegan business that I discovered when I received one their lip scrubs in a Vegan Kind Beauty Box. Since then I've become a complete convert to their lip balms and when I realised they did perfumes, ordered a couple of those too. They are not traditional scents but fun ones, like the two I have - parma violet (my fave!!) and berry cheesecake. They're pretty strong but give them a few minutes after application to settle down and they're lovely and last ages! They also do larger bottles of perfume if you don't want a roll on, but I love these for slipping in my handbag.<br />
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You can buy from Fairypants' website: <a href="http://fairypants.co.uk/product-category/perfumes/">http://fairypants.co.uk/product-category/perfumes/</a><br />
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<b>Pacifica</b><br />
Pacifica is an all vegan, cruelty free brand that used to be pretty tricky to get hold of in the UK but I'm seeing it more and more in independent health food stores and some larger Holland and Barrett stores.<br />
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I have the spray and the roll on of the their Persian Rose and I love it. If you love rose scented things, you need this.<br />
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<b>Lush</b><br />
Let's not forget Lush; always an awesome option for loads of vegan body products and all their fragrances are vegan. My fave is vanillery - look how old this is!! They don't even make this style anymore. It is past time for me to pick up a spray!<br />
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<b>M&S</b><br />
All M&S's own brand toiletries and cosmetics are Leaping Bunny approved and I'm pretty sure that all their perfumes are vegan. They do mention in the product description on the website if a product is vegan and I could only find a couple that don't mention it, so I live chatted with them and they said yes they're vegan but they recommend checking with them if you're interested in any that don't stipulate vegan (!!). So yeah, just double check if it doesn't say but I think you're pretty much safe.<br />
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My faves are these: <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">True red, more of an evening scent for me</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">and Inspire is a lovely fresh scent, that is perfect for daytime</span></div>
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<b>Body Shop</b><br />
It looks as though all their perfumes are vegan, but to be safe, I just search 'vegan' on their website then filter fragrance. Anyone else a 90s teen that misses Dewberry and finds White Musk super nostalgic?? No? Just me then.<br />
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If you do want a perfume from a high end brand, there are a couple of options:<br />
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<b>Charlotte Tilbury - Scent of a Dream</b><br />
Simon is actually getting me this for Christmas. It's tough to describe but it smells very grown up to me! In fact I've heard a few people describe it as 'granny-ish', which I'm totally ok with!<br />
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<b>Illamasqua - Freak</b><br />
One of my all time favourite perfumes!<br />
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<b>Kat Von D - Saint & Sinner</b><br />
I only have a small bag size of Saint and this was about £20 - the full size is about £60 I think. It's nice but I don't find it lasts all day. Plus this fucker leaked in my makeup bag on my way home from honeymoon and destroyed my ABH brow wiz, so I'm still salty at it! hehe<br />
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Sal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-9772846028768911962017-12-05T13:38:00.000+00:002017-12-05T13:39:09.492+00:00Vegan Christmas Gift IdeasOK, less than 3 weeks to the big day - are you as behind with gift buying as me? Good, I'm not alone. So here's some ideas for vegan chrimbo gifts.<br />
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Perfume is a pretty standard gift for Christmas, I am working on a post about that but for now, if you want a gift set, how about:<br />
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<b>Dolma Vegan Perfumes</b> do a bunch of gift sets, including a set of 12 perfumes in miniature and a tester of their aftershaves: <a href="https://www.dolma-perfumes.co.uk/product-category/boxed-gift-sets/">https://www.dolma-perfumes.co.uk/product-category/boxed-gift-sets/</a> (I have the set of 12 miniatures and there's some lovely ones in there!)<br />
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<b>Eden Perfumes </b>make a gift set of 3 x 10ml of your choice: <a href="https://www.edenperfumes.co.uk/gift-box">https://www.edenperfumes.co.uk/gift-box</a><br />
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<b>A Kind Mama </b>gift box:<br />
This small vegan business makes awesome looking brownies, donuts and other treats and does a mixed treat box that would make a really nice gift. Available from <a href="http://www.akindmama.com/">http://www.akindmama.com/</a><br />
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<b>Lily England Brushes: </b>their brushes are awesome, vegan and beautiful and would make a lovely gift for anyone who needs some brushes. Available from <a href="https://www.lilyengland.com/">https://www.lilyengland.com/</a><br />
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<b>Blues Designs Candles</b><br />
Another nice gift is candles and my favourites are made by a company called Blues Designs. I realllly love her wax melts, I'm not exaggerating when I say the one in my burner at the moment has been in there for AGES! I must have burnt it 10 times and it still throws out fragrance. They're amazing. Available from <a href="http://www.bluesdesigns.co.uk/">http://www.bluesdesigns.co.uk/</a><br />
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<b><a href="https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/">Not on the High Street</a></b> have some really cool vegan gifts including vegan cookie dough sets, fancy vegan cheese sets, truffles and tshirts! Just type vegan into the search bar, or check out these things that look pretty great to me....<br />
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<a href="https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/cocoa-cabana/product/salted-caramel-and-concrete-pot-gift-collection">Salted Caramel Truffles</a><br />
<a href="https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/thechocolatier/product/chocolate-peanut-butter-salted-praline-truffles">Peanut Butter Praline Truffles</a><br />
<a href="https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/larnies/product/go-vegan-hand-pressed-t-shirt">Cute 'Go Vegan' T-shirt</a><br />
<a href="https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/tynechease/product/set-of-three-vegan-cheases">Set of 3 Tyne Cheases</a><br />
<a href="https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/cookiedoelondon/product/vegan-cookie-dough-variety-four-pack">Vegan Cookie Dough Variety Pack</a><br />
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If you have a fudge fan in your life (or just wanna treat yoself - you should do that!), check out <a href="https://slabfudge.co.uk/product-category/vegan-slabs-150g/">Slab Fudge</a>; they have a bunch of vegan flavours and the salted caramel one, well that is just magnificent! In fact, I'm ordering some for <strike>myself, all for me, all the fudge!!</strike> everyone for the Christmas period.<br />
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If you have a makeup lover in your life, an eyeshadow palette might be a good gift. Here's my picks for....<br />
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Fancy.... <a href="http://www.charlottetilbury.com/uk/instant-eye-palette.html">Charlotte Tilbury's Instant Eye Palette</a>. This palette is really high quality and swanky AF!<br />
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If you have a fan of colourful makeup, Juvia's place make some super pigmented and awesome palettes at a mid-range price point. The only eyeshadow palette that isn't vegan is the Saharan palette I believe (check ingredients for Carmine/CI75470). I have the Nubian 2 (and the Zulu which is sadly out of stock as I write this) and I need MORE! They are awesome. You can find <a href="https://www.beautybay.com/makeup/juviasplace/thenubian2eyeshadowpalette/">JP in the UK at Beautybay</a>.<br />
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Affordable palettes? Check out TAM Beauty's website for Makeup Revolution, Freedom and I heart Makeup. My current fave is the Soph x Makeup Revolution Palette. Vegan products are identified in the product description. Sorry for stupid side-ways photo... Blogger will not let me rotate this sucker!<br />
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There's always a vegan gift box from one of the subscription companies (you can usually buy gifts or past boxes) like:<br />
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<a href="https://vegantuckbox.co.uk/product-category/single-boxes/">Vegan Tuck Box</a> - sweets & treats<br />
<a href="https://www.thevegankind.com/">The Vegan Kind</a> - snacks or beauty<br />
<a href="https://www.vobeauty.co.uk/collections">VOBEAUTY</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thecrueltyfreebeautybox.co.uk/">The Cruelty Free Beauty Box</a><br />
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If you have someone who shaves in your life, a nice brush and some vegan shaving cream could be good. <a href="https://www.thebodyshop.com/en-gb/gifts/for-him/shave-away-kit-for-kings-and-gentlemen/p/p002522">This one from The Body Shop</a> is the one my hubz uses and he likes it a lot (it convinced him to trade in his old shaving brush and foam for a cruelty free/vegan option - yay!)<br />
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They always have a tonne of Christmas gift sets and they clearly mark their vegan options (in store, on packaging and on the website! The ones that catch my eye are the Snow Fairy sets and <a href="https://uk.lush.com/products/gifts/rosy-christmas">this one with Rose Jam</a> scented goodies in!<br />
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Or of course if you have a bunch of cash to waste on a daft, yet awesome toy - how about an app controlled BB8? (Anyone else so excited for next week's film release that they have midnight showing tickets?)<br />
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Yeah I know! It's pretty cool though! <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Enabled-Droid-Sphero/dp/B0107H5FJ6/ref=sr_1_84?s=boost&srs=11474441031&ie=UTF8&qid=1512479521&sr=1-84">Available from Amazon</a>! </div>
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Sal xXxSal - AlienOnToasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687675357676164602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291582756195959292.post-73925857575107029692017-11-29T15:51:00.001+00:002020-04-26T20:41:21.933+01:00Vegan and Cruelty Free Gel Polish ManicuresI get asked a lot which gel polishes are vegan friendly and it's been ages since I researched it. So I decided to contact some of the well known brands see which ones were OK. don't see your favourite? Leave me a comment and I will contact them, if I have not already. NB: these are gel polishes that cure under a UV/LED light, not 'gel effect' polishes.<br />
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Firstly, feel free to bookmark this page as I will update it as and when there are changes, or I get new replies. These are my findings so far:<br />
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<b>CRUELTY FREE </b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(any marked vegan relates only to the gel polish unless otherwise stated)</span><b>:</b><br />
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<i><b>Salon Treatments</b></i><br />
- Bio Sculpture <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">vegan</span></b><br />
- The Gel Bottle** <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>vegan </b>- all products</span><br />
- Gelish / Polygel <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">vegan </span></b>[Nail Harmony]<br />
- Ink London <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>vegan </b>- <span style="font-size: x-small;">all products except their Kolinsky brushes, which are natural hair</span></span><br />
- Orly Gel Fx <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">vegan </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Orly are Logical Harmony approved, so I only contacted them to ask if Gel FX was vegan)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">- The Manicure Company </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">vegan</span></b></span><br />
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**my nail lady uses The Gel Bottle and it is AH-MAZING! Seriously. Nothing has ever stayed on my nails as well as this, including cheapo acrylic!<br />
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<b><i>At Home Systems</i></b><br />
- Leighton Denny <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>vegan </b>- all products<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(not technically a gel polish but they make a gel top coat that goes on top of any regular polish)</span><br />
- Madam Glam <b style="color: #6aa84f;">vegan </b><br />
- Red Carpet Manicure <b style="color: #6aa84f;">vegan </b><br />
- SensatioNail <b style="color: #6aa84f;">vegan friendly </b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(NOTE, the website says that the products don't contain animal ingredients but their CS told me that all shades except the following are vegan, these shades contain carmine: Original SensatioNail - </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">Jelly Sherbet</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> & </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">Ravishing Raisin</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">. SensatioNail Express - </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">Want a Peach of Me? Made Him Blush, Merry Meringue & Lovely Lychee</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">.)</span><br />
- Bluesky - previously on the no list for not being able to confirm if they sell in china but bluesky are now Vegan Society registered! Win!<br />
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<b>NOT CRUELTY FREE or GREY AREA BRANDS</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">- <b>Shellac </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">[CND brand]: not cruelty free -</span> 26.02.2018 originally they were on my ok list above but they have this week been added to Logical Harmony's avoid list for testing where required by law. So clearly they are big fat liars! </span><br />
- <b>OPI GelColor: </b>not cruelty free<br />
- <b>Jessica</b>: grey area. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Replied with generic 'we are cruelty free' statement 12.10.2017 and have not responded to any further questions sent that day and chased several times since.</span><br />
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<b>Brands I have contacted, but have received no or limited replies from to date; I will update as received</b><br />
- Kiss Everlasting Gel Polish: <span style="font-size: x-small;">I originally contacted them on 09.10.2017 and again 21.11.2017. No reply received.</span><br />
- IBD Just Gel: <span style="font-size: x-small;">emailed 21.11.17, no reply received to date</span>.<br />
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Happy humpday!<br />
Sal<br />
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