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Fashion, Design & Beauty

Lush Opens First Bulk Cosmetics Store in Berlin

The cruelty-free and predominantly vegan cosmetics manufacturer Lush recently celebrated the opening of its new store in Berlin, where it only sells ‘naked’, packaging-free products. In this way, Lush intends to set an example in the fight against plastic pollution. “The Naked Shop is the cosmetics shop of the future. It shows what cosmetics could look like if there was no plastic packaging,” says the manager of the new shop. “We are very much involved in sustainability and plastic reduction, so we are all very excited about the project. Our customers are also very interested in unpackaged products, and hopefully are pleased that we will be able to offer an even wider range of packaging-free alternatives. In addition, we offer many exclusive products that can …

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Fashion, Design & Beauty

Lime Crime Expands to the UK with Vegan Cosmetics

The vegan beauty market is booming. According to various market reports, 3.5 million consumers from Great Britain and 1.6 million from the USA alone have opted for vegan cosmetics in the past, and an annual growth rate of 6.3 percent in this segment is expected for the future. The American beauty brand Lime Crime is also producing vegan products, and is now expanding into the UK, having been certified as vegan by PETA and cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny. Lime Crime is also known as “The makeup for unicorns”, because it offers a huge range of colours and makes it possible to “Dive into a magical world”, according to the company. The brand offers a range of products, from lipsticks and eye shadow palettes to unicorn …

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Gastronomy & Food Service

Lush: “Coffee for Free” in Vegan Pop-Up Coffee Shop #carrythecup

“The reduction of our dependence on plastics has been at the forefront of Lush’s innovations for 23 years,” says a statement from vegetarian cosmetics manufacturer Lush to Plant Based News. Now, the public is to be made aware of this via a campaign offering free coffee from sustainable cups. From August 14th, there will be a vegan pop-up coffee shop for one month at Lush Soho Studio in London with the slogan #carrythecup. Coffee, iced coffee and tea will be available for free if visitors bring their own reusable cups. Lush Soho Studio Manager Michal O’Brien told Plant Based News: “Beyond cosmetics, there are habits we can break and simple changes we can make to reduce or remove disposable plastics from our lives. By turning …

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