Show Off Your Heart! August 13, 2009

Posted by Rachel-O at August 13, 2009 2:14 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 2 ) | TrackBack

From coast to coast, on the road with Warped Tour and Rise Against, on Facebook and MySpace, our Animal Testing Breaks Hearts campaign is everywhere!

Check out a couple of creative pictures that peta2 Street Teamers have sent in to help make a difference for the hundreds of thousands of mice, rabbits, rats and other animals that suffer needlessly for useless product tests every year.

If you haven't shown the world you have a heart for animals yet, get to it! Send your heart photo to us StreetTeam@peta2.com. We'll give you 500 Street Team points, feature it on our Flickr page, and maybe even on peta2!

Wanna know what all these hearts are about? Don't be a heartbreaker! Check out peta2.com/breakshearts!

Are You a Heartbreaker? June 29, 2009

Posted by Rachel-O at June 29, 2009 10:36 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 2 ) | TrackBack

So you're not a heartbreaker, right? You check all of your products to make sure they're on our list or have our cruelty free bunny logo, and you've told everyone you know about our Animal Testing Breaks Hearts campaign—so what else can you do to help the hundreds of thousands of animals killed every year in useless product experiments?

The sad fact is, a lot of people have no idea that countless (literally—mice and rats, the most commonly used animals in product testing aren't even counted) animals are killed for deodorant, makeup, hairspray, lipstick and more, or that they have an easy alternative. Every time you open your purse or wallet at the counter, you make a choice to either support animal testing, or shop cruelty free. Your friends could be breaking hearts without even knowing it!



All the power to end these experiments is in your hands! Show the world that you have a heart for animals by posting your photos (see examples above, don't actually go breaking any hearts!) on our Facebook wall or by making it your default photo on MySpace! If you post a photo, e-mail us the link to earn 500 Street Team points.

Hair Dye: The Cruelty-Free Way! August 13, 2008

Posted by Shannon Phillips at August 13, 2008 4:56 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 8 ) | TrackBack

So you want to dye your hair green? Pink? Blue? In a leopard print pattern? I'm here to help! My hair has been a variety of colors, and I've experimented with everything from permanent dyes to hair extensions to change my appearance for fun. The one thing I love about changing my hair is that hair is something that will always grow back, and hair dye will always fade. It's a good way to experiment with a different look with less permanence than piercings or tattoos.

Don't know where to start? Here is what you will need:

1. Your parent's permission. Seriously. If you still live under your parent's roof, the smartest thing you can do in this situation is get permission from your parents. After all, you'll likely be using their bathroom to do this, and permission will help you avoid the dreaded "look of death" from your Mom. Trust me, I know all about the look of death, so heed my warning.
2. Plastic gloves. These can be picked up at your local beauty supply store like Sally's.
3. Small plastic container or a bowl that you don't mind putting strange chemical mixtures in. If I'm using a bleach kit, which contains both powder bleach and developer, this is where I mix it.
4. Tint brush. These can also be purchased at a beauty supply store. This is what you use to apply the dye or bleach mixture to your head.
5. If you're doing streaks or highlights, be sure to have squares of foil to fold around your colored strands, so you don't end up with a polka-dotted head. Unless of course, you want that! Also, the foil becomes warm and helps process the color.
6. An old dark (preferably black) towel. This way, the dye doesn't show up on the towel, and it's one less towel ruined!
7. Your favorite cruelty-free lotion to apply around your hairline. This is for the times that you accidentally dye your forehead. When this happens, you just rub away the lotion with a wet cloth, and the dye goes with it. I don't know about you, but I can live without a purple forehead.
8. A really, really good cleaner to scrub down your bathroom when you're finished. My personal choice is Method's Le Scrub (pictured below) which you can purchase locally at Target. It's cruelty-free, and it smells like eucalyptus mint! When Rachel and I dyed her hair purple in my shower, this scrubbed away every last purple smudge!
9. Last but not least, your choice of hair dye and a bleach kit (if you need it!)

So you have everything you need, but you're still not sure of what dye to purchase? Here are a few cruelty-free suggestions:

• Manic Panic. It comes in every color of the rainbow, is readily available in beauty supply stores, and it's cruelty-free.
• Raw Hair Dye. This hair dye is available at your local Hot Topic, and like Manic Panic, it comes in a variety of great colors.
• Want something more natural? Check out Revlon's hair color. You can likely find Revlon shades at your local grocery store!
• Another natural choice is from one of my favorite companies, Lush. They have a full line of henna hair dyes which are cruelty-free, all natural, and recommended for those of you who might have allergies.

So you've got the tools, you've got the dye, and you're ready to go! If you've never done this before, and you're a little unsure of the process, be sure to check out Manic Panic's hair dye tutorial. They give great step-by-step instructions on how to dye your hair like a pro.

Oh, and guys? Try not to dye your shower curtain like Rachel and I did, okay? Be careful, or you'll have a purple shower curtain for life. Good luck, and happy coloring! - <3, shan.



I'm anxious to see what you guys come up with. If you have ever dyed your hair with these types of hair dyes, post a link to a picture of it!