To kick off UNTAINTED’s newfangled approach to talking about #beautyequality and highlighting the UN Sustainability Goals, our latest article for our Animal Instincts issue explores biomimicry. Not only the relationship beauty has with nature but also other fascinating products and processes found in everyday life. Written and researched by Khandiz Joni

A tongue-in-cheek take on panda eyes featuring some of our favourite animal-loving beauty brands.

Our latest beauty editorial; Coral is Dying is an unwritten film about a girl named Coral. It is a story about the importance of colour. It is a story about the death of living coral and our fight for survival if we don’t do whatever we can to stop the seas warming.

Issue 8 - Animal Instincts - explores the similarities we share with animals. Sleeping happens to be one of these common denominators with us and non-human animals. In this feature article we explore the science of sleep, how much sleep is required and the importance of sleep for our beauty regime so we too, can wake up looking as cute as a koala.

Pantone’s Colour Institute revealed this week, the 2019 colour of the year. With its ‘animated and life-affirming hue”, bolstered by golden undertones that are meant energise and inspire - the colour of the season is undoubtedly Living Coral! We take the opportunity to learn more about the incredible animal that is coral, and all the things it can teach us humans.

Vegan beauty is on the rise, but is it the best choice for you? This article looks at both sides of the vegan beauty debate and examines if conventional beauty brands are really all showing compassion for animals and wildlife in the bigger picture, or if its simply our human-instincts being catered too.