Beauty brand Velour to ban mink fur eyelashes by 2021

20-Jul-2020
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The beauty brand, said to be worn by Meghan Markle on her wedding day, has confirmed it is no longer going to sell eyelashes made from real mink fur

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Velour, the eyebrow and eyelash brand, has confirmed it will remove the sale of its mink fur eyelashes by 2021.

The US brand's founder and CEO Mabel Lee said that Velour is committed to "transitioning out of mink" and as of this year has not restocked any of its mink skus.

She said: "2020 has been a year of trials, triumphs

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