Featured Cruelty-Free Company: Townley Cosmetics Inc.

Some large companies continue the cruel and outdated practice of testing on animals, but hundreds of companies have gone cruelty-free.

Want to look hip from shimmery toenails to shiny lips? Then go to town with Townley for cool, cruelty-free cosmetics. Describing itself as “your one-stop source for the looks you love and innovative ideas that put you on the cutting edge of what’s hot!,” Townley specializes in cosmetics for teens and ’tweens.

Since then, the N.Y.-based company has become best known for its kitschy Hello Kitty cosmetics. In 2004, it created a line of cosmetics packed full of teen-tastic glittery glosses and compacts for Hilary Duff, pop singer and star of the Disney Channel’s top-rated show Lizzie McGuire. Townley’s collection also includes such “old-school” favorites as ’80s hot properties My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, and Strawberry Shortcake and today’s trendy Power Puff Girls, Earth 2 Jane, That’s So Raven, and much more.

Whether you’re looking for lip gloss, nail polish, eye liner, or body glitter, Townley’s got the makeup that’ll make you cute and cruelty-free. Townley cosmetics are easy to find in any town. Target, Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Mervyn’s, Limited Too, Hot Topic, and Club Libby Lu all carry the popular brand. Get a full list of products and where you can buy them, plus check out a cool interactive “Create Your Own Look” feature and “Beauty Tip of the Month” section here.

The best way to let companies know that you won’t support animal testing is by using your pocketbook to support Townley and other companies that refuse to test on animals, sending a clear message that beauty doesn’t have to have an ugly side.

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