NINA'S TOP VEGAN HALLOWEEN TREATS

   Halloween is just days away, so as you stock up for your parties and trick-or-treaters please make sure the treats are Vegan friendly! The treats listed below contain no milk, eggs or other animal-derived ingredients. Watch out for gelatin, carmine color, bone char, confectioner's glaze, shellac, refined cane sugar, lard, milk and eggs when purchasing your candy. Happy Halloween!

                       

Justin's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup

Yum Earth Organic Lollipops

Surf Sweets Gummies

Sour Patch Kids

Twizzlers

The Red Vines

Skittles ( Produced in the UK are vegan, only some varieties in the states are)

Jolly Ranchers (hard candy and lollipops)

Charm's Blow Pops

Pixie Stix

Nerds

Smarties

SweeTarts

Fun Dip

Airheads

Mambas Fruit Chews

Now & Later ( The originals)

Everlasting Gobstoppers

Swedish Fish

Hubba Bubba Bubble gum

Bottle Caps

Jujubes

JujyFruits

Chick-o-Sticks

Cry Babies

Dots

Dum Dums

Fireballs

Brach's Lemon Drops

Brach's Root Beer Barrels

Cocomel's

Zotz

Oreos

 

I have seen the future of fashion, and IT IS VEGAN.

I have seen the future of fashion, and IT IS VEGAN. I'm a huge advocate for cruelty free brands and am the Queen of a Faux Fur. Gucci has joined the likes of Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Armani, which are all fur-free. Gucci has banned the use of fur. The Kering-owned megabrand says the ban will take effect with its Spring/Summer 2018 collections and it has signed up to the Fur Free Alliance, an organization that promises to end exploitation and killing of animals for fur, as part of a wider sustainability plan. The decision to ban fur was made with creative director Alessandro Michele, emphasized Bizzarri. “Fashion has always been about trends and emotions and anticipating the wishes and desires of consumers,” he said. The best creative directors “are able to anticipate, to smell something outside before anybody else. Fashion and modernity go together.” Being Vegan is not a trend, it is a lifestyle. I can only hope that the changes taking place next Spring/Summer 2018 will spark Gucci to make more cruelty free changes within their brand.

Mr. Klein goes Faux

Calvin Klein was an early adopter of animal-friendly designs. Founded in 1968, the company didn’t go fur-free until 1994. He stated that he would no longer use fur due to his own reflections on the humane treatment of animals and the fact that the fur segment of his business simply did not fit with his corporate philosophy any longer. Fortunately, he ended all fur licensing agreements after 17 years and now offers faux-fur designs as well as faux leather. Real and faux patent leather look exactly the same. Hopefully with the rise of the Vegan movement Mr. Klein will make the choice to evolve Calvin Klein into a full-fledged Vegan brand. 

Bikini Body ABS

You've been asking for my fitness regimen, so I will start posting my workout routines. Here is one of my Favourite workouts for Bikini Body Abs. 💪🏽💦

20 of each set X5
Russian Twists
Cycling cross crunches
Straight leg opposite side toe touches
Leg raises
Plank hip dip (try not to touch floor)
Cross body Mountain climbers 

Be sure to take a 15-30 second break between each set. Do this 2-3 times a week.

'Tis The Season For Faux Fur

In 2007, directional designer Miuccia Prada described the concept for her Fall 2007 runway collection as "fake classic," there wasn’t a single fur item in Prada’s fall/winter collection. Miuccia Prada herself said that she was "bored" with real fur. Prada collections have always set the standard in the industry in so many ways. Taking a stand against designing with fur has been their most creative, forward-thinking and compassionate campaign. It has been nine years since Prada started releasing Faux Fur coats and clothing pieces. I am in love with my Jackie Kennedy inspired Prada Faux Fur Coat, because it's beautiful and cruelty-free. Fashion isn't defined solely by our clothing choices but is also conveyed through the way we carry ourselves, our personalities and our views of the world. It's 2017, using real fur is unimaginable, not to mention, cruel. So why not choose to be fashionable and humane?

What's Your Skin Worth?

    I am honored to be on the cover of SKIN TRADE. Please take the time to educate yourself on the dark world of ugly glamour and painful beauty.

"Fur is sexy, beautiful, sensuous and luxurious. Nothing feels better against your skin, and beautiful, sexy, successful people wear it. Fur is also environmentally friendly and is therefore a sustainable resource. "

   These are the campaigns the fur industry uses to get people to commit the ultimate atrocities permitted against animals. Consumers are misled by retailers who assure them that animals used for fur are humanely euthanized, intentionally hiding the reality of how the animals are hideously killed. 

   Step inside the world of SKIN TRADE. Hundreds of hours of interviews with insiders, designers, leaders and celebrities compiled in a heart-punching documentary directed and produced by award-winning director Shannon Keith. 

   This film lends a voice to the voiceless whose skin is ripped from them while often still alive. 

   Understand what makes this savage industry tick and what it will take to change it. SAY NO TO ANIMAL CRUELTY!

 

THE VEGETABLE MASSACRE

While on holiday in Toronto I had the pleasure of stuffing my face at Doomies. Doomies is every Vegans dream! All of their dishes are Vegan (MEAT FREE) versions of great American Classics. This weekend Doomies is hosting The Vegetable Massacre, The Vegan Halloween Party! If you're lucky enough to be in Toronto, I highly suggest you attend!