The 30 Best Vegan Makeup Products of All Time
All the color payoff and pigment, without the animal ingredients
Only once you start looking for vegan makeup do you realize just how many products are not considered vegan. But you don't have to sacrifice color payoff, wear, or pigment just because you're keen on buying makeup free from all animal-derived ingredients. Ahead, the 30 vegan and cruelty-free mascaras, eye shadows, lipsticks, primers, and other makeup we love and trust.
This article originally appeared on Harper's Bazaar US.
This buttery blush from the makeup pro's new line blends into skin like a dream, so you're left with a natural-looking flush that really lasts.
Recently deemed the best-selling cruelty-free primer in the U.S., this gel formula smooths the look of skin so makeup sets flawlessly.
You'll use every single shadow in this palette until you hit the bottom of the pan—and that's something we can't say about the billion other eyeshadow palettes we own.
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These intense and creamy glitter eyeshadows leave a major impact—but if you tap it on lightly, you can easily wear these every single day.
This is considered one of the best primers in the entire beauty industry, vegan or otherwise. It softens pores and helps your makeup last all day, even on oily skin.
This new lipstick will make you fall in love with liquid lips all over again (while also questioning the ingredients in every other tube you own).
The internet freaked out when this $8 dupe of a much-pricier pore-erasing primer hit the internet. It makes your skin look instantly more flawless.
Though only available in 10 shades, this sheer tinted face oil foundation blends seamlessly into skin and will match just about every skin tone. It's perfect for those days when you want a little coverage without feeling like you're wearing makeup at all.
Kat Von D's entire line is vegan, including this best-selling, ultra-popular liquid eyeliner that makes precise, clean lines.
Cover FX is another all-vegan brand. These custom enhancer drops can be used to add a little rose gold shimmer into any of your existing products like moisturizer or foundation.
Milk Makeup recently reformulated to make sure all their products are vegan. This Kush High Volume mascara is ideal for those of us who want lashes so thick and plump you almost can't see through them.
This is an easy 1:1 swap of similar nude shadow palettes that maybe aren't all-vegan or made with clean and conscious ingredients.
Most of Charlotte Tilbury's line is accidentally vegan—just be sure to check the ingredient list. If you pick up only one thing from the brand, get this: a liner designed to give all skin tones natural-looking overdrawn lips.
You don't have to sacrifice pigment for animal-friendly ingredients. All of Lime Crime's makeup—including this palette—proves this true.
This full-coverage foundation stick is waterproof, long-wearing, and easy-to-apply on all skin types. The coverage is intense yet somehow feels weightless.
This waterproof gel eyeliner come six shades that last until you wash it off at the end of the night.
Great for oily skin, this ultra-mattifying foundation comes in an impressive shade range for nearly all skin tones.
Swipe this over sparse brows to make them look instantly darker and fuller in less than five seconds.
If you prefer your skin to look fresh and dewy (but still want medium-to-full coverage), this is the foundation for you.
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This moisturizing, vegan lipstick in every shade imaginable is the best $4 you'll ever spend.
Too Faced is committed to being cruelty-free, but not all their products are vegan. Luckily, the Better Than Sex mascara (which is the number-one selling mascara is the US) is free from all animal ingredients.
The teeny-tiny pencil is perfect for faking the look of real brow hairs. Brush through your work with the spoolie brush to soften the lines.
There's nothing easier in the world than smearing a jumbo eye pencil across your lid and then blending with your finger.
This mascara doesn't just add crazy volume and length thanks to the all-natural plant fibers, it also conditions lashes.
This mascara's name says it all: It adds volume and length and at less than $12, is indeed worth the hype.
With six shades, you'll never need another contour palette.
Another secretly vegan product, this semi-matte lipstick from Charlotte Tilbury makes lips look plush and full—never dry.
You'll regret ever spending more than $2 on an eyebrow pencil once you try this dual-ended one from e.l.f.
This oil-free, water-based foundation comes in a shade for all skin tones, is made with thoughtful clean ingredients, and is packed with antioxidants.
Ultra-pigmented and matte liquid lipsticks that are fully vegan.
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