Full Face 

Using Sustainable Products

Believe it or not, you can achieve a full face glam makeup look using completely clean ingredients. Below I go over the basic categories used in creating a full face makeup look and offer three different sustainable products for each category. 

There are common misconceptions surrounding sustainable products:

Myth: sustainable brands are more expensive than regular brands

Not necessarily! Just like any other product, there are various price points.

Myth: Sustainable brands don’t work as well.

Just check out the reviews to know that is not the case!

Face Makeup

Foundation

$ Well People: Bio Power Foundation – 4 Stars

  • Dermatologist-developed, vegan, cruelty-free
  • Free from parabens, phthalates, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, and thousands of other toxic ingredients

$$ Saie Glowy Super Skin Foundation – 5 Stars

  • Cruelty-free
  • Complete transparency of the ingredient list on their website
  • Free from BHA, parabens, sulfates, phthalates, tac, GMO’s, etc
  • Glass bottle packaging with a 50% PCR cap and pump

$$$ Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation – 4.5 Stars

  • Cruelty-free, vegan, fragrance-free, gluten-free, and dermatologist-tested
  • Packaging made of responsibly sourced paper
  • Partners with Pact Collective Recycling Program, allowing you to mail up to 10 products from any brand per month to be recycled

Concealer

$ Well People Bio Correct Concealer – 5 Stars

  • Dermatologist-developed, vegan, and crulety-free
  • Free from parabens, phthalates, sulfates, synthetic fragranes, and various harmful ingredients
  • Packaging for their products are printed on FSC-certified paper

$$ – Merit Perfecting Complexion Stick – 4.5 Stars

  • Vegan and cruelty-free
  • Contains effective and cleaningredients like sea daffodil extract for brightening and glycerin for hydration
  • Free from parabens, sulfates, and 1300 additional harmful ingredients
  • Packaging is either reusable, recyclable, or compostable

$$$ Fitglow Beauty Conceal – 5 stars

  • Cruelty-free, vegan, silicone-free, parabeen-free, organic, and recyclable
  • Plant-powered ingredients include organic green tea, vitamin K, and licorice root

Blush

$ Well People SuperPowder Blush Powder – 5 Stars 

  • Dermatologist-developed, vegan, and cruelty-free
  • Plant powered ingredients include olive derived squalane, organic corn starch, and magnolia bark
  • free from parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, petrolatum, mineral oil, etc.

$$ Saie Dew Blush – 4.5 Stars

  • Cruelty-free, gluten-free, and vegan
  • Plant-powered ingredients include elderberry, white mulberry, and evening primrose
  • free from parabens, phthalates, sulfates, talc, etc.

$$$ Kjaer Weis Cream Blush – 5 Stars

  • Certified organic ingredients include castor seed oil, jojoba oil, rosehip oil, and cera alba beeswax
  • Refillable, recyclable, and recycled packaging

Bronzer

$ Well People Supernatural Stick Bronzer – 5 Stars

  • Dermatologist-developed, vegan, and cruelty-free
  • Plant-powered ingredients include organic jojoba oil, sunflower seed oil, and green tea

$$ RMS Beauty Luminizing Powder – 5 Stars

  • Cruelty-free, gluten-free, soy-free, and non-GMO
  • Formulated with various active, clean ingredients like buriti oil and vegetable squalane
  • The carton packaging is made of 80% PCR, forestry certified, and made using windpower.
  • RMS Beauty also partners with PACT Collective to help increase recycling of their products

$$$ Westman Atelier Beauty Butter Powder Bronzer – 4.5 Stars

  • Cruelty-free
  • Free from parabens, pthalates, and PEGs (Polyethylene Glycol), where toxic byproducts are created during production
  • Clean ingredients include cocoa seed butter, cupaucu butter, and mango seed oil
  • Product packaging consists of less than 50% plastic and other packaging is recyclable

Highlighter

$ Well People Supernatural Stick Highlighter  – 4 Stars 

  • Dermatologist-developed, vegan, and cruelty-free
  • Plant-powered ingredients include jojoba oil, sunflower seed oil, and green tea
  • Free from parabens, phthalates, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, mineral oil, talc, etc

$$ Ilia Multi-Stick – 4.75 Stars

  • Cruelty-free, gluten-free, silicone-free, fragrance-free, and 99% naturally derived
  • Plant-powered ingredients include shea butter, avocado oil, and orange peel wax
  • Packaging is made from recycled aluminum, glass components, and responsibly sourced paper

$$$ RMS Beauty Luminizer – 4.5 Stars 

  • Cruelty-free and gluten-free
  • Powerful clean ingredients include organic coconut oil, vitamin E, and castor seed oil
  • Recyclable packaging and partnered with PACT COllective to recycle used products

Eye Makeup

Mascara

$ Well People Expressionist Pro Mascara – 4 Stars

  • Dermatologist-developed, vegan, and cruelty-free
  • 100% vegan formula
  • Plant powered ingredients include vitamin E, sunflower seed oil, and cellulose plant fiber
  • Free from parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrance, mineral oil, talc, etc.

$$ RMS Beauty Straight UP Volumizing Peptide Mascara – 4.5 Stars

  • Ophthalmologist tested
  • Powerful, clean ingredients include candelilla wax, organic shea butter, white tea leaf extract
  • Inner bottle is made of 50% PCR with an aluminum overshell that is 10% recycled aluminum
  • Outer carton is made of 80% post consumer recycled paper

$$$ Westman Atelier Eye Love You Mascara – 4 Stars

  • Plant powered ingredients include carnuba wax, chicory root extract, and sunflower seed oil
  • Free from silicones, parebensm PEGs, phthalates, and cruelty-free

Eyeshadow

$ Well People Power Palette Eyeshadow – 5 Stars

  • Dermatologist-tested, vegan, and cruelty-free
  • Plant-powered ingredients include organic jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, rich starch, organic olive oil, and castor seed oil
  • Free from parabens, phthalates, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, mineral oil, talc, etc.
  • Product packaging printed on FSC-certified paper and working with Fair Trade to ethically source packaging ingredients

$$ Kjaer Weis Eye Quadrant – No Reviews

  • Cruelty-free, gluten-free, and certified-organic formula
  • Plant-powered ingredients include bamboo, ethically-sourced mica, and honeysuckle flower
  • Refillable, recyclable, and recycled packaging

$$$ 100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Better Naked Palette – 5 Stars 

  • Cruelty-free, gluten-free, vegan, natural, and biodegradable formula
  • Plant-powered ingredients include strawberry, cranberry, vitamin E, acai, and resveratrol
  • Colored form vitamin-rich fruit and vegetable pigments, free from synthetic dyes
  • Conscious packaging using post-consumer recycled materials

Eyeliner

$ Well People Fresh Lines Eye Penicl – 4 Stars 

  • Dermatologist-developed, vegan, and cruelty-free
  • Plant-powered ingredients include jojoba oil, mango seed oil, and castor seed oil
  • Free from parabens, phthalates, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, mineral oil, talc, etc
  • Product packaging printed on FSC certified paper and working with Fair Trade to ethically source packaging ingredients

$$ RMS Beauty Straight Line Kohl Eye Pencil HD – 4.5 Stars 

  • Ophthalmologist tested
  • Powerful, clean ingredients include mango seed oil, organic jojoba oil, and meadowfoam seed oil
  • Product packaging includes wooden pencil with aluminum caps
  • Outer carton is made of 80% post-consumer recycled paper and vegetal ink

$$$ Kjaer Weis Eye Pencil – 5 Stars

  • Plant-powered ingredients include certified organic coconut oil, carnauba wax, and candelilla wax
  • Recyclable and recycled packaging
  • Partnered with Pact Collective to recycle used products

Setting Spray

Setting Spray

$ Well People Dew Your Makeup Mist – 5 Stars

  • Dermatologist-developed, vegan, cruelty-free
  • Plant-powered ingredients include aloe vera, snow mushroom, and willowbark
  • Free from parabens, phthalates, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, mineral oil, talc, and thousands of other potentially toxic ingredients
  • product packaging printed on FSC-certified paper and they are working with Fair Trade to ethically source packaging ingredients

$$ Rare Beauty Always an Optimist – 5 Stars

  • Cruelty-free, vegan, dermatologist-tested, noncomedogenic, and paraben-free
  • Effective ingredients include niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, and a botanical blend of lotus, gardenia, and white water lily
  • Packaging is 100% recyclable boxes made from responsibly sourced, FSC-certified materials, printed with water-based ink, and a reusable drawtsring cotton canvas pouch

$$$ Ilia Blue Light Mist – 4 Stars

  • Cruelty-free, vegan, gluten-free, silicone-free, and synthetic fragrance-free
  • Key active ingredients include marine actives, mastic, and tara extract
  • Packaging is made from responsibly sourced paper and they use Pact Collective’s makeup recycling program

Tools

Brushes

$ Ecotools Precious Metals Cheek and Eye Highlight Brush Set – 5 Stars 

  • 100% vegan and cruelty-free
  • Inspired by Earth’s most abundant metal, the brush set is made with 60% recycled aluminum
  • Bristles made of 100% synthetic hari

$$$ Well People Bio Complexion Brush Set (no reviews)

  • Cruelty-free, vegan, plant-powered, and dermatologist-developed
  • Eco-friendly brush handle
  • Made with premium, 100% animal hair-free Taklin nylon hair

Sponge

$ Ecotools Bioblender Makeup Sponge – 4.75 Stars 

  • 100% vegan and cruelty-free
  • Biodegradable
  • Made with 5 eco-friendly ingredients: Water, corn, bionanopol (the ingredient that makes the Bioblender compostable), natural preseverative, and natural pigment