Posts tagged vegan
Holiday Gift Guide - Top 6 Sustainable Brands to Light Up Your Stockings

What in the world is better than holiday shopping? Buying gifts for your loved ones is a quintessential holiday experience. Especially in this day and age, holiday shopping brings joy and a sense of comfort. But this season is your turn to give back not only to your families, but also to the environment. It is imperative to shop sustainably to reduce waste, make a positive impact on people, and a positive impact on the planet. We have compiled a list of vegan, cruelty-free, ethical, and sustainable brands for you to check out! Each brand mentioned below contains an all exclusive Jejune holiday promotional code. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Please read further, and add these brands to your shopping list this holiday season.

Read More
SaintVegann: Intertwining Veganism & Sustainable Fashion

At 23 years old, Karissa Birthwritght is the owner of SaintVegann. What was once a platform for bringing awareness to veganism and living a healthy lifestyle, has grown to also offer hand-bleached merchandise. SaintVegann’s ongoing collection, SV Ups (SaintVegann Upcycling) are 100% upcycled and 50% of the proceeds are donated to Black Vision Collective. Since starting her business, Karissa has done 4 collections, collaborated with local and national companies, donated over $3000, and sold over 500 pieces. At a time when sustainability issues and climate change is the biggest threat to our Earth, SaintVegann is taking steps to bring awareness to a sustainable lifestyle. Check out our interview with the owner of SaintVegann.

Read More
The Importance Of Having A Healthy Skincare Regimen

COVID-19 has made us spend an unprecedented amount of time in our homes. As a result of having nowhere to go for the past six months, a lot of us have stopped using make-up on a day-to-day basis. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, many people’s eyes have been open to the importance of skincare and how it correlates to our overall health. Maintaining an effective skincare regimen can help prevent acne, treat wrinkles, and help your skin look its best. If you are looking to add to your core basic skincare essentials, make sure to have: a cleanser to gently wash your face, a toner to help smooth and calm skin while restoring nutrients, a moisturizer to use after every time you wash your face (even if you have oily skin), sunscreen for sun protection, and an exfoliator that should only be used once or twice a week. If you need inspiration, check out ethical skincare companies such as Alba Botanica, Acure, Derma E, Mukti, and Skyn Iceland. Continue reading to see a couple of best sellers from each brand’s collection.

Read More
Madison Shamoun Has Hope In The Entertainment Industry

Madison Shamoun is a well known face in the entertainment industry, most known for her roles on Black-ish and #BlackAF. With the recent rise in the Black Lives Matter movement, Shamoun has made sure her face is a familiar one in the movement as well. We were lucky enough to catch an interview with this up and coming star. Please read below for our exclusive chat.

Read More
Oyin Handmade: Black-Owned Food-Based Hair Care

Oyin Handmade is the quintessential small business. With humble origins, from the kitchen to selling in stores nationwide, founder, Jamyla Bennu, and her husband manage the majority of the business operations. Wanting to stay true to her all natural upbringing, Jamyla quickly noticed a need for chemical free food based hair products, especially for ethnic hair, in the market. After a run to the grocery store, she started experimenting, and never looked back. Please read our exclusive interview here to learn more about Oyin Handmade.

Read More
Sustainability Runs In The Genes: Talks With Daniel Kahalani Of DNA Footwear

When I had the pleasure of meeting Daniel Kahalani, earlier this year at Coterie, I was thrilled to see his booth filled to the brim with a neat, colorful assortment of trainers that resemble a hybrid cross between Vans and Keds. However, most intriguing, was a sign with the image of a shoe and a plastic bottle, emblazoned atop read the text, “This Was A Bottle.”

Daniel is charismatic, knowledgeable, and, most importantly, passionate in his work. He excitedly spoke to us about DNA Footwear and their new sustainable collection “This Was A Bottle.” From up-cycled textiles, including plastic bottles, ethical manufacturing, recycled packaging, and much more, DNA Footwear is a product of love, pride, and hope for the future of ingenuity regardless of profession or industry. Please read here to learn more about DNA Footwear.

Read More
COVER - Uniquely Female

Right now, we might be wearing less make-up than ever before. With shelter in place, humans are putting less and less work into their appearance. We can give our faces and bodies a break, and when we go back to putting on make-up, let’s make better choices. Let’s move this planet towards a kinder more sustainable direction. Your face has been healing. Let’s only put on clean, natural, organic, vegan make-up brands! And if this editorial isn’t convincing that those type of brands are nothing but beautiful, I don’t know what is!

Read More
The Ultimate Guide to Your Best Diet - Part 1: What to Eat in 2020

Jejune is excited to put out The Ultimate Guide to Your Best Diet in eight “digested” parts. We are starting with Part 1: What to Eat in 2020

Read More
Just Comics' Commitment To Reduce Suffering

Amidst all the corporate deceit and uncertainty, there are some individuals who remain undeterred and true to their own values. They use their platforms to speak their hearts and hope others follow suit. Comic book artist Joan Chan, also known as Just Comics, makes it her duty and obligation to help mitigate the suffering animals and harm to our Earth. How? You may ask. Of course through comics! Read more here!

Read More
Traveling Vegan - Nicaragua

Nicaragua, a country of 19 active volcanos, is exotic, but not as dangerous as the US government may want you to believe. On top of that, it is lovely to travel, the locals are delightful, the volcanos are exciting, and vegan food is at your fingertips! Click here to learn more about traveling vegan in Nicaragua.

Read More
El Pital Ometepe - The Chocolate Paradise

Nestled unassumingly between two volcanoes, Volcán Concepción and Volcán Maderas, on the infinity shaped inside of Ometepe, Nicaragua, El Pital Ometepe, aka The Chocolate Paradise, thrives, sprawling within the abundance of wildlife. Much like its name suggests, El Pital visually looks like a naturally occurring paradise, think The Promised Land or Garden of Eden except there's chocolate - a lot of chocolate.

El Pital is multipurpose, a getaway, hostel, vegan cafe/ cacao, raw chocolate factory, and cacao farm all in one. Workshops are offered daily, varying from yoga to meditations. Meals are all plant-based and vegan. In addition, tours are given around the farm. Visitors are taught about the history of the cacao plant medicine and learn the process of how chocolate is made. Please read our interview here with one of the partners of El Pital Ometepe - The Chocolate Paradise, Justin Waxman, to learn more.

Read More
Sasha Anne is Beautiful

YouTuber, beauty-guru, entrepreneur, Sasha Anne has made a name for herself garnering internet attention through her makeup videos. Her most popular video, with over 60,000 views, is a makeup tutorial inspired by the Darren Aronofsky directed film, Black Swan.

Her love of make-up inspired her to create her own lip gloss beauty line, Teeny Wee Lip Gloss, which was developed and founded by Sasha when she was only 17. Equally as important as her love for makeup is her affinity with animals. Teeny Wee Lip Gloss was designed to be cruelty free as a compassion for all animals and a personal gesture of love for her dog Chloe.

Please click here to learn more about Sasha Anne and her work.

Read More
COVER - Can't Catch Violett Beane

Violett Beane is best know for her role as Jesse Quick on CW’s The Flash, but she has been more recently starring in a really sweet show called God Friended Me on CBS. In God Friends Me, her friends and her are randomly connected with strangers who need help through a “God” Facebook account. Talk about a feel good show. Clearly, Violett has a knack for the hero roles! In addition to doing good on the screen, she also is a passionate vegan and animal rights advocate. Please click here to see our sustainable cover fashion story and interview with Violett Beane.

Read More
COVER: Daniella Monet Helps The World Be Cruelty-Free

In a time when the world can seem so cruel, Daniella Monet is bringing in life in more ways than one! This talented actress and singer isn’t letting motherhood slow her down when it comes to helping save the planet and animals. As a passionate vegan and animal rights activist since the age of five, she is not only a huge voice for the movement, but she will help you get there with her three vegan business ventures! To learn more, please read Jejune’s exclusive interview here.

Read More
COVER: Stephanie Corneliussen is Plant-Based

Stephanie Corneliussen is fierce, she takes on bad ass roles, is jaw droopingly beautiful, oh, and she has a heart of gold. Certainly one that gets all mushy as soon as she is around adorable animals! To learn more about this strikingly fascinating and exquisite woman, and her experiences being plant-based, please click here.

Read More
Malynda Hale - Does All The Things

From singer to activist Malynda Hale does it all! At a time when there is so much going on it is very refreshing to see more musicians tackling the hard issues through music. But Malynda doesn’t stop there! She also co-hosts a very interesting socially aware podcast called #WeNeedToTalk, acts, and is a vegan! To learn more about this incredibly intelligent and inspiring woman, please click here!

Read More