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9 Cruelty-Free Vegan Makeup Brands

Stock your makeup bag this season with products from these compassionate brands.

Ere Perez
Fashion & Beauty

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Stock your makeup bag this season with products from these compassionate brands.

It’s officially the season of glitz and glam! But you’ve got standards for the beauty products you wear. No worries! We can help with that! Here are nine cruelty-free vegan makeup brands that belong on your must-shop list.

Ere Perez

Ere Perez has your makeup needs covered. From highlighters and bronzers to eyeliners and lip crayons, they have what you need to get your festive looks on this holiday season. Boasting botanicals and superfoods, these products are just what your skin has been craving.

Ere Perez

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Cheekbone

Not sure what to buy for your specific needs? No worries! Just take one of Cheekbone’s product match quizzes. Then shop their brow gel, mascara, face palette, and more. This sustainable brand pairs nicely with your favorite skincare products.

Cheekbone

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m2ü NYC

Skincare-infused makeup that’s affordable and cruelty-free? Sign us up! You will find quality, clean ingredients at m2ü NYC. But what’s even better is that this is your one-stop shop for all things beauty! So what are you waiting for? It’s time to get shopping!

m2ü NYC

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Emani

Not only does Emani carry top-of-the-line skincare products, but they also stock face powders, foundations, eye palettes, and more. Consider this brand your new beauty drawer must-have. Also, be sure to check out their HD Corrective Concealer while you’re there!

Emani

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Axiology

This cruelty-free makeup brand is proudly plastic-free! That’s right! Axiology is 100% plastic-free. Should we say it again? Choose from their selection of multi-sticks, balms, and bundles. You will be glad you did. And so will the planet.

Axiology

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Subtl

If you’re looking for beauty products that fit neatly into your work tote, travel bag, or purse, then check out Subtl. These convenient stackables come in concealer, lip & cheek color, eyeshadow duos, and more. No more hunting for lip color at the bottom of your backpack.

Subtl

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The Lip Bar

The Lip Bar not only offers liners, glosses, balms, and lipsticks, but they stock face and eye products as well. We’re talking tinted moisturizer and blush, as well as eyeliner, mascara, and more. Cruelty-free vegan makeup brands FTW! Use code VEGOUT for a special discount!

The Lip Bar

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Pacifica

You know them for their lotions, scrubs, and bath products. You will love them for their bronzers, balms, and primers. Pacifica offers a varied selection of beauty items for face, lips, and eyes. So you can check off all the boxes on your beauty shopping list!

Pacifica

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Mad Hippie

Do you like the idea that your beauty purchases would help support conservation efforts? Then check out Mad Hippie. This cruelty-free vegan makeup brand stocks cheek & lip tints, concealers, eyelash curlers, and the cutest ever little makeup bag to hold all your cosmetics.

Mad Hippie

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Tammie has been with VegOut since its inception. Managing Editor and Maggie’s mom, she’s a former psychology professor who packed up her life and moved across the country from Michigan to California to follow a dream. Indie author, Mother Teresa-wannabe, and vegan for 18 years, she’s a big dreamer with a master’s degree in Developmental Psychology and an educational focus on well-being and thriving. When she’s not working through hyphens and commas, you’ll find her strategizing how to right the inequities of the world.

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