Popsicle Party!

The Delivery: Born with a Junk Food Deficiency by Martha Rosenberg, Eat Smart, Eat Raw by Kate Wood, Cavi-Art plant-based caviar, Pop Nation gourmet popsicles, and Au Naturale makeup
Staff Pick: The popsicles

The DL: The arrival of these gluten-free, vegan ice pops had the VN staff in a tizzy—especially once we realized that these were no ordinary popsicles. With flavors such as Salted Dark Chocolate and Grapefruit Mint, these unconventional frozen treats would be an ideal refresher at the sun-soaked Coachella Valley Music Festival, which has been the subject of much buzz here at VNHQ. While some of us will be enjoying the weather in Indio this weekend, others of us will be gorging on vegan sweets at the SF Vegan Bakesale, taking place on Sunday at VNHQ. Come by and say hello!

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics and The Inspired Vegan

 

The Delivery: Cruelty-Free Cosmetics eyeshadow and a galley of The Inspired Vegan by Bryant Terry

Staff Pick: The Inspired Vegan

The DL: It’s Halloween and our staff was pretty inspired this year—currently at the VNHQ are a flapper, a Scottish warrior, a green dinosaur, a cat, and Jem Hologram. Take one last look at our Halloween-themed website (with Chef Chloe Coscarelli’s tricks to throw a killer Halloween party), because tomorrow we’re unveiling our new cover page. Get ready for gold sparkles and a touch of class, just in time for the holidays. Hope you like it!

 

Sleepover Party

The Delivery: What The Animals Taught Me by Stephanie Marohn, Warmables eco-friendly heat packs made of cherry pits, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics nail polish, eyeshadow, and lip gloss, and My Delight lipstick and gloss.

Staff Pick: Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics nail polish

The Goods: Fun fact—VegNews is staffed almost entirely by women. This recent delivery has us calling for a girly sleepover party at the VNHQ, filled with makeovers and manicures, gossiping about celebs, and scoping the latest issues of our favorite magazines (Note: this may be code for scheming to take over the world, but we'll never tell). Have we mentioned that the November+December issue of VegNews has just arrived? It has our take on the best peanut butter cups in the world, so we know exactly what to eat during our party. And what sleepover would be complete without brunch? Not this one—that’s why we’ll have to make the issue’s recipe for savory waffles with beet compote for brunch. Perfect girls’ night in.