LATHER: Skin, friendly: Beauty Blogger Profile: Jen Mathews

Monday, April 18, 2011

Beauty Blogger Profile: Jen Mathews

Welcome to our Beauty Blogger Profile series, in which we shine the spotlight on some of our favorite beauty bloggers!

Blog name: My Beauty Bunny
Blogger's name: Jen Mathews

Please give us some background. When did you start your blog, and why? I started my cruelty-free beauty blog in April 2009, so My Beauty Bunny is 2 years old this month! I wanted to show people that you can easily find beauty products that are not tested on animals. I am a beauty junkie and I wanted to create a site that is fun and informative - not judgmental or preachy.

How many beauty products do you use to get ready on an average day? (Include shampoo, conditioner, soap, shaving, facial skin care, hair products and tools, makeup, lotions, etc.) Oh geez - probably way too many! Easily 30-40.

You can only use five beauty products (from the above parameters) to get ready today. What are they? Shampoo and conditioner (Aveda is one of my fave cruelty-free brands), facial moisturizer (Dermalogica is amazing), body moisturizer (I love LATHER's Sofian Lavender body creme) and foundation (Sephora has a great range of colors with natural-looking coverage).

Who was your first beauty icon, and why? Cindy Crawford in those Pepsi ads - I wanted that big hair!

What's one beauty trend you'd like to bring back from the past? Chokers - it seems so '90's now, but I like 'em!

What's one beauty trend you'd like to see the end of? Giant hipster nerd glasses. Gross - don't get me started.

What's the biggest challenge you face as a beauty blogger? The biggest challenge for me is to keep up with my daily posts. I try to write every weekday, but sometimes life intervenes! It's like a second job.

What's your biggest personal beauty challenge? Acne! With all of the beauty products I've tried, you'd think my skin would be perfect, but it's not. I've come to learn that hormones are a major factor for me and no beauty product can really fix that.

When do you feel the most beautiful? When I'm dressed, makeup on, big smile, and ready to face the world!

This is a question we ask everyone at LATHER: Tell us one thing about yourself that most people don't know. I'm from Louisiana and I love Southern rap and hip hop!

Now, let's play LATHER's "Which would you rather?" Would you rather:

Go without showering for a week but never leave the house, or go without makeup for a week but appear in public every day? Hmmm - I'd have to say I'd rather go without makeup.
Have great skin and bad hair, or bad hair and great skin? Bad hair and great skin!
Have crows' feet or turkey neck? Crow's feet for sure - a sign of a happy person :)
Never wear lipstick/gloss again, or never wear jeans again? Never wear jeans. C'mon I'm a beauty blogger - I need my makeup!
Give up professional brow grooming or professional manicures? I'd give up manicures first. Brow grooming is a necessity for me!

Name three other beauty blogs we should be reading.