MUAs have taken over Instagram, Youtube, and Twitter. Although makeup can be a fun way to express yourself, it comes with the cost of animal testing. Makeup brands like MAC, L'Oréal, Covergirl, and Estee Lauder are just some of the many brands that still abuse animals for capitalistic production. These are 10 cruelty-free makeup brands that can rid your conscious from guilt!
1. Kat Von D Beauty.
Kat Von D is well known as an advocate for animal equality. Her lifestyle reflects on to her makeup brand. Kat Von D has developed a reputation for encouraging her consumers and fans to support a beautiful relationship between beauty and animals. Her makeup beauty line is known for her vivid and bold colors. Her line includes Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks, Alchemist Holographic Palette, and the Shade + Light Face Contour Palette.
2. Too Faced.
Too Faced is a high end makeup product that is 100% cruelty-free. Many MUAs consider Too Faced as their go-to brand. The Too Faced formula and cute packaging tops off everything that makes Too Faced the best. Their Sweet Peach and Chocolate Bar eyeshadow palettes are even scented for a delicious finish!
3. E.L.F.
E.L.F. is a makeup brand that is at an affordable price. It's found in your local drugstore or at Ulta. If you want to get the bang for your buck, then E.L.F. is your brand! There's no reason why you have to choose between affordability and animal activism. They have an amazing liquid eyeliner for two dollars that scores points in precision, price, and prominence.
4. Urban Decay.
Urban Decay is one of the top brands stocked in your beauty stores. They are infamously known for their luxurious, award-winning eyeshadow palettes. One swatch of their eyeshadow will have you falling in love. It is buttery and highly pigmented. Urban Decay's setting spray is a must-have for every beauty guru. Urban Decay is now working towards a Vegan branding, too.
5. LUSH.
LUSH is a cruelty-free vegan brand. Although they are best known for their beautiful and creative bath bombs they also feature a makeup and skin care line. They make scrubs, oils, shampoos, and lip scrubs that will leave you feeling oh so fresh! You can even go into any LUSH store and try the product yourself! LUSH has been a brand that has used their platform to give to charity and provide activism.
6. NARS.
NARS makeup consists a sexy collection like Deep Throat, Sex Machine, and G-Spot. NARS' Orgasm collection is one of their best sellers. NARS is focused on high-fashion and high-style. Their makeup brand has been a reliable product to makeup artists for years. Their products are your classic tints of reds, pink, and nudes,
7. Anastasia Beverly Hills.
ABH has a beautiful line of liquid lipsticks that are $20 a pop for a smooth, long-lasting look. Their brand tops in glow ranging in iridescent and summer glow. ABH just recently launched the first-ever lip palette that lets you have the freedom to create a new look with eighteen different colors. Their best-seller is their eyebrow makeup line that includes a dipbrow pomade.
8. ColourPop.
ColourPop is the best destination for dupes! They are reasonably priced at $6 for a liquid lipstick. Their product can create an abudence of looks with mattes and metallics. Their affordability means being able to buy a wide variety of colors to add to your makeup collection! They pride themselves on being "wallet friendly and bunny approved".
9. Juvia's Place.
Juvia's Place is a black-owned makeup brand that dedicate their eyeshadow palettes to be rich in color and luscious. Every product is a colorful blend in matte and glitter that will make every penny worth it. Their palettes are affordable ranging from $25-$35. Their Instagram is flooded with enthusiasts and MUAs who have high regards to their brand.
10. Younique.
Younique believes empowering women through makeup. They're own quality products that are sold through direct sales representatives. There is a long list of cruelty-free makeup. Younique is mostly known for their 3D Fiber Lashes. It includes a tube of their gel formula and another tube of fibers that is reactivated by another coat of their gel.
