Sephora confirms it will stop selling false eyelashes made from mink fur

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sephora has vowed to stop selling false eyelashes made from mink fur. “Mink fur typically comes from fur farms, where stressed minks frantically pace and circle endlessly inside cramped wire cages and many languish from infections or broken or malformed limbs.” The organisation added that some minks even “self-mutilate” as a result of the confinement before they are killed and also criticised Sephora for marketing mink lashes as “cruelty-free”. Factory farming of tens of millions of mink, fox racoon dogs, chinchillas and rabbits in other countries "presents an unnecessary and unacceptable risk for both human and animal health,' Humane Society International says “At Sephora, we have always been committed to upholding the highest standards of beauty, and we take our responsibility to communicate transparently and honestly with our clients about the products we carry seriously,” the statement reads. “PETA is celebrating Sephora's decision to join Tarte, Too Faced, Urban Decay, and the scores of other brands that know that there's nothing beautiful about stealing an animal's fur.” Earlier this year, a worker on a Dutch farm where mink are bred for their fur caught coronavirus from the animals.