If you love animals (and who doesn’t?), you should always choose makeup brands that do not test on animals. But which companies truly care about our furry friends—both cats and dogs? Let’s find out whether your favorite lipstick needs to go or if it can (sit and) stay. Yes, that was absolutely an intentional bad pun.
1. Too Faced
Yay! You don’t have to give up your Better Than Sex mascara or your Chocolate Bar palette—Too Faced is cruelty-free!
2. Urban Decay
You can feel good about keeping your Naked palettes. Even though Urban Decay’s parent company, L’Oréal, still tests on animals, Urban Decay itself is cruelty-free.
3. Buxom
I wear Buxom mascara every single day, so I’m glad to know it’s not tested on animals. However, it’s important to note that its parent company, Shiseido, is not cruelty-free.
4. Tarte
Tarte is not only cruelty-free, but its products are also free from parabens, synthetic fragrances, petrochemicals, and other potentially harmful ingredients.
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5. Wet N Wild
It’s great to know that the affordable eyeshadows you love are also completely cruelty-free.
6. ELF
ELF is budget-friendly and proudly cruelty-free. However, it’s worth noting that some of their makeup brushes do contain animal hair.
7. Josie Maran
Let’s talk about the full package—Josie Maran products are cruelty-free, fair trade, organic, and genuinely high quality.
8. Duwop
If you love Lip Venom, you’ll be happy to know that it—and all Duwop products—are not tested on animals.
9. Nars
I absolutely love my Orgasm blush (yes, that’s really its name), so I was thrilled to discover that Nars is also cruelty-free.
