However, animals and makeup do have a connection, and a very unfortunate and sick one at that, as animals continue to be used to test the makeup millions of us wear. And just as I say I love animals, yet I cannot resist coming home from a night of partying and scarfing down a Big Mac, I feel like such a hypocrite by stocking up on tons of makeup every month, knowing about all the animal testing that goes on behind the scenes.

Mollygood.com features a thought-provoking blog called “Breakup with Makeup” that shows actress Elisha Cuthbert, fresh-faced and makeup-free, to show that beauty is more than possible without a trace of cosmetics, all in the name of animal rights.

I think this is totally respectable, and although I was already a fan of Elisha (did you know she used to be on Are You Afraid of the Dark? – Midnight Society, hollaaaa) I like her even more now.

However, I don’t want to breakup with makeup, and I will never breakup with makeup. Ever!

I need makeup. A lot of us women need makeup. Hell, a lot of men seem to need it, too (as ridiculous as it may be). As superficial as it sounds, I think many of us would have a pretty tough time landing a guy, a job, a part in a play or top prize in a beauty contest if makeup wasn’t involved. Without loading it on in nasty layers and globs, makeup can be a nice confidence booster that I see nothing wrong with – with the exception of animal testing, that is.

Plus, not everyone looks like Elisha Cuthbert without it, and instead, looks like something along the lines of these celebs here. Yikes.

(Side note…as one blogger noted beneath Elisha’s pictures, doesn’t it look like she’s wearing very, very subtle makeup? Subtle, but still makeup, nonetheless.)

Anyway, I think the best solution, if you care as much about animals as I do, is to look into the issue of animal testing. There are many lines out there that don’t use animals and are still quality. Companies like Hard Candy and Urban Decay take part in LeapingBunny.org, a fabulous organization that ensures the non-usage of animal testing in their products.

Break up with your makeup altogether if you want to, or keep it hot and heavy; I’m gonna take the middle route and just cool things down a bit. We can definitely stay friends.