Easy guide to cruelty free makeup

Your Easy Guide to Cruelty Free Makeup

Happy thursday and welcome to my first blog post! So excited to share my passions with you guys about living a cruelty free life.

So I know sometimes it can be a tad daunting when buying makeup in general but even more so when you're looking for cruelty free brands. So I decided to break down a list for you that's easy and really these are my go to makeup brands that I buy all the time. I also wanted to include various price ranges because I know everyone's budgets are not the same. So I've included a drugstore list as well as a higher end list. I'll also tell you where you can find the mentioned products and show you a bit of my personal collection. Also, I'm focusing on brands that are easily available here where I live in Canada.

Now, more than ever,  it's really so easy to find cruelty free makeup brands and ones that are super affordable too! And we're also living in a society where people are becoming more concerned about the quality of the products they are purchasing and how these products are being manufactured. Think about it, our skin is our largest organ of our body so isn't it logical to care what goes on it? I think so. And I'm glad you think so too.

Joanna xoxo


Drugstore Brands:
(all of these products can be purchased at your local drugstore, Walmart or Target)


- Milani
offers eye, face and lip products (no foundations though, that is I haven't seen any here where I live in Canada)  and I am obsessed with their bronzer and blushes!




brow pencil, baked bronzer

 
- Nyx
offers eye and lip products (**disclaimer- Nyx has been bought out my another company that does test their products on animals, Nyx still claims they are a cruelty free company but if the third party involvement bothers you then avoid their products) I personally have not bought their products in a while but don't believe in throwing out perfect good makeup. I do have to say that I love their glosses! Super pigmented and goes on very smoothly
lipsticks,  eyeshadow, lip creams, mega shine lip gloss & their famous jumbo eye pencils




 


- Hard Candy
offers a full range of products
I just recently discovered this brand and I cannot get enough!

face primer, glamouflage concealer and concealer sticks, mascara (flat to fab & Lashaholic), liquid eyeliner, chubby  lip sticks (all glossed up hydrating lip stains)



 
- Wet n Wild
offers eye, face and lip products
This brand is one of my all time faves. Amazing products, especially the lipsticks, and super super affordable. Yay! The lipsticks come in a crazy variety of colors and they are very long wearing and super pigmented.

eyeshadow palettes, mascara, lip glosses (megaslicks), matte lipsticks



 
- Sonia Kashuk
offers full range of face, eye and lip products as well as makeup brushes
Love this brand, especially the makeup brushes. Although this brand is not high end it is  pricier than other drugstore brands.

liquid foundation, foundation stick, highlighter stick, concealer, face powders, lipstick


 
- E.L.F (eyes lips face)
offers a full range of products as well as makeup brushes
Exclusively available at Target, definitely my go to super affordable cruelty free brand. Their stuff is so  damn cheap! And also their makeup brushes are crazy affordable and work really well. I highly recommend this brand if you are on a budget.

bronzer, mineral face powder, blush, liquid blushes, face primer, makeup setting spray, concealer, eyeliner, foundation, eye shadow, lipstick, under eye rollerball, tinted moisturizer



 
- NYC
offers a full range of products
Another one of my go to brands, super super affordable and their lipsticks are amazing! Super pigmented and they will literally last for hours!

lipsticks (expert last lip color), eyeshadow palettes, mascara, eyeliners




 
- Flower
offers a wide range of eye and lip products
I recently discovered this brand. It was created by Drew Barrymore. I would say it's in the mid range when it comes to price. So far, from what I have tried, I am very impressed. I definitely need to purchase more! And here, where I live, it's exclusively available at Walmart




lipsticks, chubby lip stick








other brands:

- Physicians Formula
- Marcelle
_ Essence

 

Higher End Products

(available at beauty stores, such as Sephora)





- Tarte
offers a full range of eye, face and lip products as well as some brushes
(**disclaimer- Tarte is another brand that does do third party testing)
 
 eyeshadow & blush palette, face powder/compact, lip gloss (lip surgence)






- Urban Decay
offers a full range of eye, face and lip  products
(**disclaimer- Urban Decay is another brand that does third party testing)
 
   blush/highlighter/bronzer palette, lip gloss
 
 
 
 
other brands (that I have not tried)
- Smashbox
- Too Faced
- Josie Maran
- Stila
- Hourglass

 
 

 
 
 










































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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