Susty in the City Nicole Whittle

Has China Gone Cruelty Free in 2023? 
Okay- there have been a few headlines these last couple of weeks about how brands can now sell in China and be cruelty-free. We’re gonna explore where this news has come from, whether or not we can trust it and what this means for the beauty industry.
What do you think the future is for the beauty industry if all the major brands went cruelty-free? It’s such a massive divider right now it’d be wild if suddenly all brands were cruelty-free. Do you think it would crush the indie beauty industry? 


Susty in the City
Host: Nicole Whittle
Insta: www.instagram.com/veganbeautygirl
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@veganbeautygirl 


Contents:
0:00 intro 
0:53 some background
3:34 why is no one talking about this?
5:56 has china gone cruelty free?
7:21 which brands are now cruelty free?
8:08 this is down to US
9:04 what’s gonna happen next? 
12;31 outro




News Articles: 
Cruelty Free Kitty: https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/news/big-news-brands-sold-in-china-can-now-be-cruelty-free/#comments 
Plant Based News: https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/beauty/aussie-dove-cruelty-free-china/
Metro: https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/05/beauty-products-sold-in-china-now-dont-have-to-be-animal-tested-18044230/ 

welcome back to susty in the city! today we’re joined by luisa-christie to discuss whether the vegan movement is a welcoming space for plus-sized people.


hope you enjoy the discussion! we discuss whether the vegan and eco movements exclude fat people, ponder on why there’s a disproportional lack of larger vegan influencers and also have side-chats on vegan cheese, what happens when you get served meat and the positive side of influencing. 


to start, let’s just clarify that when we say ‘fat’ we mean someone mid sized / plus sized and we do not consider it a nasty word. we appreciate people may use it with that intent and that is mean, nasty and not okay. but calling someone ‘fat’ has nothing to do with whether they’re sexy, healthy, active, smart, beautiful, etc. 


hope you enjoy the episode - really keen to keep the chat open and frank in the comments but anything unacceptably rude will be challenged and/or removed. 


this one felt quite special! can’t wait to hear your thoughts! x 


host: nicole whittle  
insta www.instagram.com/veganbeautygirl 
tiktok www.tiktok.com/@veganbeautygirl
youtube www.youtube.com/veganbeautygirl 


guest: luisa-christie 
insta https://www.instagram.com/luisachristie 
tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@luisachristie 
vegal gang https://www.instagram.com/vegalgang 




influencers mentioned:
zachary bird https://instagram.com/zaccharybird?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 
fat gay vegan https://instagram.com/fatgayvegan?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
yasmin johal https://instagram.com/yasminjohalx?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


gina martin (got upskirting banned) https://instagram.com/ginamartin?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
clare / the little london vegan https://instagram.com/thelittlelondonvegan?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


aja barber https://instagram.com/ajabarber?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
stephanie yeboah https://instagram.com/stephanieyeboah?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=




0:00 intro 
0:54 the cheese struggle
4:31 vegans can be self righteous prats 
6:48 vegan ‘meat’ 
8:25 have you ever felt excluded from veganism? 
11:00 is there space for fat vegans?
19:40 why influencers are important 
22:42 do eco-brands care about fat customers? 
27:59 you can look hot, sexy AND fat 
32:50 health issues 
38:59 london vs brighton 
45:48 do you like to date vegans?
48:10 when you get served meat 😩
52:58 outro

Happy Veganuary 2023! Hope you guys enjoy this episode as we chat the basics of going vegan: finding food, making friends and even swapping over your beauty! 


Host: Nicole Whittle 
Insta www.instagram.com/veganbeautygirl 
TikTok www.tiktok.com/@veganbeautygirl
YouTube www.youtube.com/veganbeautygirl 


Guest: Will
Insta www.instagram.com/eatsbywll
TikTok www.tiktok.com/@eatsbywill
YouTube www.youtube.com/@eatsbywill




0:00 happy veganuary
4:16 hardest thing about going vegan?
6:01 veganise your fave meals 
7:23 is fake meat okay?
8:38 how to make vegan friends
11:00 vegan meet ups 
13:41 is your beauty vegan?
15:16 where to shop vegan beauty 
19:41 outro 


cruelty free blogs
https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/
https://ethicalelephant.com/
https://logicalharmony.net/ 


meet up accounts
https://www.instagram.com/nomeatmanchester/ 
https://www.instagram.com/vegalgang/  

as 2022 comes to a close, i’ve brought on my friend iza to chat goal setting, fitness, wellness fads and juicing. she’s one of my favourite health-fluencers (i don’t follow many!) because i find her outlook on fitness positive and refreshing, so i was thrilled to get to grill her on her exercise routines and all that juicing.

do new years resolutions really work? 
how much does it cost to be fit? 
should we try going celibate in 2023? 
these are the questions we’ll be answering today.

host: nicole whittle 
instagram: www.instagram.com/veganbeautygirl
tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@veganbeautygirl
youtube: www.youtube.com/veganbeautygirl 

guest: iza szyszko 
instagram: www.instagram.com/iza_szyszko
tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@izaszyszko  

contents:
0:00 do you have any new years resolutions?
3:10 listening to your body 
5:12 resolutions that worked
7:55 tracking goals works wonders 
12:55 finding exercise in our 20s
14:58 exercise is expensive 😩
18:25 no one is watching you at the gym!! 
20:23 easiest health swap 
24:40 hardest health swap 
26:35 is your bum real???? 
29:51 best way to set goals 
34:41 is it worth it?…  juicing
37:00 is it worth it?…  spas & retreats
38:15 is it worth it?…  gua sha
39:14 is it worth it?…  journalling 
40:18 is it worth it?…  mantras & quotes 
41:20 is it worth it?…  morning routines
43:00 is it worth it?…  quitting alcohol
43:56 is it worth it?…  exercise
44:21 is it worth it?…  getting outdoors
45:24 is it worth it?…  celibacy 
47:38 outro

welcome to another festive episode where we’re joined by @eatsbywill to chat through how to have a kinder christmas for the planet - whether it’s more eco-friendly gifts, bringing enough vegan pigs in blankets for everyone or just knowing how to best deal with arguments about brexit at the dinner table … here’s your christmas survival guide 🎄


Host: Nicole Whittle 
Insta www.instagram.com/veganbeautygirl 
TikTok www.tiktok.com/@veganbeautygirl
YouTube www.youtube.com/veganbeautygirl 


Guest: Will
Insta www.instagram.com/eatsbywll
TikTok www.tiktok.com/@eatsbywill
YouTube www.youtube.com/@eatsbywill


contents:
0:00 intro
0:50 xmas outfits (& eco alternatives)
6:25 xmas food 
11:49 xmas presents
17:07 unwanted gifts
18:22 family arguments

Susty in the City, Episode 11 
it’s a ✨ christmas special ✨ & today we’re joined by Giuseppe Federici (aka Sepps) (aka the internet’s favourite nonna’s boy!!!) 


In today’s episode we’re talking about being vegan at Christmas, how to turn your family vegan (and whether or not you really need to), how to shop ethically at christmas and just hearing some wholesome stories about Giuseppe and his Nonna becoming viral stars this last year.


Host: Nicole Whittle 
Insta www.instagram.com/veganbeautygirl 
TikTok www.tiktok.com/@veganbeautygirl
YouTube www.youtube.com/veganbeautygirl 


Guest: Giuseppe Federici 
Insta www.instagram.com/sepps_eats 
TikTok www.tiktok.com/@sepps_eats 
YouTube www.youtube.com/@sepps_eats


Contents:
0:00 intro
3:27 is nonna vegan?
8:00 is nonna being exploited? 
10:50 xmas meal
15:26 plantboiis 
16:50 being an effective advocate
26:00 you can eat fish and be vegan
27:00 eco - xmas gifts 
29:55 being lowkey vegan
33:15 nonna’s xmas present
26:55 how to make your family go vegan
40:16 plans for 2023
44:36 plant based news 
47:05 outro