Cruelty-Free Cosmetics

Because it's just as easy to look good without hurting animals....

High-quality makeup in beautiful packaging. Their product line includes several cult favorites: Three of their face products are definitely cult favorites: their Ambient Lighting Powder (great for all skin types and tones), their Veil Mineral Primer, and their Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation (both great for oily skin).

VEGAN

Their full range of brushes is 100% vegan and made from synthetic Taklon hair. Here’s a list of all the current vegan Hourglass products:

AMBIENT LIGHTING PALETTE
 IMMACULATE LIQUID POWDER FOUNDATION
 VEIL FLUID MAKEUP FOUNDATION
 OPAQUE ROUGE LIQUID LIPSTICK – ALL SHADES
 ARCH BROW SCULPTING PENCIL
 MINERAL VEIL PRIMER
 Nº 28 PRIMER SERUM
 Nº 28 LIP TREATMENT OIL
 

If you prefer more natural looking makeup with a little edge, Too Faced is for you. Their cruelty free line comes in mostly neutral colors, and their packaging is also super cute. They're known for their pressed powders, including their Chocolate Bar Eye Palette (neutral colors, smells like chocolate). And their mascara Better Than Sex is one of the higher rated cruelty-free mascaras on the market.

VEGAN

Their Teddy Bear Brushes and Mr. Right brush are 100% synthetic and vegan-friendly. Other vegan-friendly options from Too Faced:

FACE

BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION – ALL SHADES ($)
 COCOA POWDER FOUNDATION – ALL SHADES
 ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS CONCEALER (HONEY, PERFECT NUDE AND VANILLA)
 PRIMED & PORELESS LOOSE POWDER
 PRIMED & PORELESS PRESSED POWDER
 CHOCOLATE SOLEIL MATTE BRONZER (3 SHADES)
 BRONZED & PORELESS
 COCOA CONTOUR PALETTE
 ENDLESS SUMMER 16 HOUR LONG-WEAR BRONZER
 SOUL MATES (BOTH SHADES)
 SWEETHEARTS PERFECT FLUSH BLUSH – ALL SHADES
 LOVE FLUSH BLUSH (HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE, YOUR LOVE IS KING)
 HANGOVER PRIMER
 PRIMED & PORELESS PURE PRIMER
 PRIMED & PORELESS FACE PRIMER
 

EYES

BETTER THAN SEX MASCARA
 PERFECT EYES (PERFECT BLACK, PERFECT BROWN, PERFECT PURPLE, PERFECT STORM, PERFECT PEACOCK, PERFECT MOSS, PERFECT ESPRESSO)
 3*WAY LASH LINING TOOL
 INSTANT ATTITUDE BROW BONE HIGHLIGHTING PENCIL
 

LIPS

MELTED CHOCOLATE LIQUIFIED LIPSTICK – ALL SHADES
 MELTED LIQUIFIED LONG WEAR LIPSTICK – ALL SHADES
 MELTED METAL LIQUIFIED METALLIC LIPSTICK – ALL SHADES
 LA CRÈME COLOR DRENCHED LIPSTICK (EXCEPT LOLLIPOP AND MEAN GIRLS)
 LIP INJECTION EXTREME
 LIP INJECTION POWER PLUMPING LIP GLOSS
 LIP INSURANCE GLOSSY
 LIP INSURANCE LIP PRIMER
 TINTED BEAUTY BALM – ALL SHADES
 BORDERLINE ANTI-FEATHERING LIP PENCIL
 PERFECT LIPS LIP LINER (PERFECT BERRY, PERFECT RED, PERFECT SPICE, PERFECT NUDE)
 

Super versatile makeup line by tattoo artist Kat Von D. The products are high-quality, fairly priced, and offer everything from neutrals to bold, funky colors. People rave about the liquid eyeliners and eyeshadow color palettes.

VEGAN

Kat Von D is working on reformulating ALL their makeup to be vegan. Right now, here’s a list of all their vegan products:

EVERLASTING LIQUID LIPSTICK – ALL SHADES
 STUDDED KISS LIPSTICK – ALL SHADES
 TATTOO BROW
 TATTOO LINER
 LIGHTNING LINER (AMADEUS, BACH, FYFE, GOULD, HEX, HYDE, JETT, JUNO, LUDWIG)
 INK LINER
 METAL CRUSH (DOCE, ELECTRIC WARRIOR, PARANOID, THRASHER, THUNDERSTRUCK)
 LOCK-IT CONCEALER – ALL SHADES
 LOCK-IT LIQUID FOUNDATION – ALL SHADES
 LOCK-IT POWDER FOUNDATION – ALL SHADES
 LOCK-IT FEATHERWEIGHT PRIMER
 LOCK ‘N LOAD SETTING MIST
 UNLOCK-IT MAKEUP REMOVER WIPES
 

Cruelty-free makeup with funky retro packaging. It's a good alternative to Benefit, which isn't cruelty-free. Popular products include their glowy highlighter Mary-Lou Manizer, their pigmented and long-wearing Instain blushes,their Nude Tude palette, and their Bahama Mama bronzer.

Their brushes are vegan and synthetic, and their additional vegan items include:

MARY-LOU MANIZER (HIGHLIGHTER, SHADOW & PRIMER)
 SEXY MAMA (ANTI SHINE TRANSLUCENT POWDER)
 BAHAMA MAMA (BRONZER)
 READ MY LIPS (LIP GLOSSES)
 OVERSHADOWS (EYESHADOW)
 WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? (MASCARAS)
 SCHWING (EYELINER)
 INSTAIN (BLUSHES)
 BALMSHELTER (TINTED MOISTURIZER)
 PUT A LID ON IT (EYESHADOW PRIMER)
 STAINIAC (LIP & CHEEK STAIN)
 MR. WRITE NOW – EXCEPT RAJ AND SCOTT (EYELINER)
 

That's right! The super inexpensive brand that's found in drug stores. They do not test on animals are are mostly vegan. While some of their products are hit or miss, they do have some gems! Including their popular Walking on Eggshells palette which has duped for MAC’s eyeshadows in Shroom, Cork, and Naked Lunch. Their popular MegaLast lipsticks provide a big bang for their 2 bucks. They also have new cruelty-free brushes.