Comments on: Laura Mercier is No Longer Cruelty Free

By: Colleen Ritz

Colleen Ritz — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:40:37 +0000

I was going to place a 200.00 order, well not now! Test on people who consent not innocent animals who have no voice ! SHAME on you Laura Mercier

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:26:51 +0000

Have you checked an update on Laura Mercier I emailed them myself and they said they don’t test nor do they sell in china or any place required by law.

By: Tashina Combs

Tashina Combs — Sun, 22 May 2016 02:05:22 +0000

In reply to Melissa.

I haven’t tried their primer, so I’m not exactly sure of what could be an identical dupe. That said, these are some great hydrating primers that I have used – Cover FX Calming Primer, Too Faced Hangover Primer, Hourglass Priming Viel, BECCA Backlight Primer, Pacifica Rose Gold Primer and the Pacifica Jasmine Iris Primer. I hope one of these will work for you!

By: Tashina Combs

Tashina Combs — Sun, 22 May 2016 02:03:57 +0000

In reply to Katariina.

I have, but I don’t think it changes anything with Laura Mercier. They have had that stance on testing for well over a year now.

When they first started to say that these statements were removed from their package, I asked if this meant that their stance on required by law testing had changed. They told me that it had not, and they do still test when required by law, but had just removed the statement from their packaging. 🙁 I’ve talked to them as recently as a month or so ago and was told the same thing. I’ll have to update the post on LH about this.

I wish I had better news and could say that they are cruelty-free. But I simply don’t trust that they are.

By: Katariina

Katariina — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:20:37 +0000

Hi Tashina! Have you seen this blog post from Cruelty Free Kitty? Laura Mercier said that they did not go to China at all. What do you think about this?

I love your blog and I trust your cruelty free list more than any other one 🙂

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:30:50 +0000

Hi Tashina! This is so unfortunate. I am a vegan and have been a long-time user of Laura Mercier hydrating foundation primer. I have dry skin, so it keeps it from flaking while also keeping my makeup on! Some makeup for dry skin is too oily and so the makeup melts off throughout the day. Can you recommend a vegan cruelty-free alternative? Thanks!!

By: Tashina Combs

Tashina Combs — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 19:31:27 +0000

In reply to meg. Hi Meg! I have been told several times by Laura Mercier that they do test when required by law. This isn't listed in their FAQ, but is a consistent response myself and others have received for a long time.

By: meg

meg — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 23:55:51 +0000

Their website FAQ is back to saying they do not test so now I’m confused again.

17. Does Laura Mercier Cosmetics test on animals?

We do not, nor have we ever, tested our products on animals. We also do not contract outside companies to test on animals for us.

https://www.lauramercier.com/faqs.html#q17

By: Natasha

Natasha — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 05:44:16 +0000

Hi Tashina, first of all, thank you so much for all the cruelty-free updates!
I contacted Laura Mercier customer support through email recently and asked them to clarify their statement about “required” testing. I asked them, “Does this statement mean that you currently allow your products to be tested on animals in certain places?”, and they just answered “no”. I’m not sure if I phrased the question in a way that allowed them to honestly say “no”, so I’m a bit confused!

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:49:27 +0000

Ugh! How did I not know this. Well! Yet ANOTHER company I have removed from my cruelty-free list.

Thank you so much for being a great resource 🙂

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:26:11 +0000

It seems like so many brands make the switch to testing on animals and using animal derived ingredients because it’s easier and/or results in a higher profit margin! How sad!

Do you have any personal insight as to why once vegan brands make the switch?

By: Betty

Betty — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:36:30 +0000

The love of money is the root of all evil. Thanks for letting us know – they are going to lose some customers for sure.

By: Ainslee

Ainslee — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:01:19 +0000

This is so disappointing! I was actually planning on buying a couple of raved products from them, but thanks for the heads up. I’m definitely removing Laura Mercier on my personal list of cruelty-free cosmetics.

By: Moxie

Moxie — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:31:40 +0000

It is so disappointing!!! Thank you for letting everyone know.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:14:43 +0000

This is a sad change, they actually started selling in The Netherlands a while back and me, thinking I’d done enough research to believe they were cruelty-free, actually bought an overpriced item of theirs. I won’t be recommending them anymore nor will I buy from them again obviously!