The Best Vegan & Cruelty Free Beauty Dupes

NARS Blusher is one of the best know cosmetic products in the beauty industry. They are self-proclaimed as the ultimate authority in blush, with NARS offering the industry’s best-selling, most iconic shades for cheeks. However, NARS is not cruelty-free with the company paying or allowing animal testing when required by law. NARS also sells its products to mainland China where most imported beauty products are required to be tested on animals. 

Instead, try Bellapierre’s 100% Mineral Blusher. Talc-free, paraben-free, and suitable for all skin types and conditions this blusher is the perfect dupe. Bellapierre creates all of its products through natural minerals and they have a huge range of beautiful natural shades. These award-winning, creamy, non-comedogenic (doesn’t cause blocked pores) Mineral Blushes give you a beautiful, healthy flush that looks natural.

L’Oreal has made a clever statement about its animal testing policy. Although they claim that they do not condone animal testing, nor, do they any longer test any of the ingredients used in their products or the products themselves on animals. They do still state that they allow external parties and governments, such as China, to test their products on animals. Does this, therefore, means that L’Oreal is greenwashing? They are not really sticking to their statement that they are “no longer testing its ingredients on animals and no longer tolerates any exception to this rule” as they are not willing to try and prevent animal testing of their products. L’Oreal also claims that their products are 100% vegan, which to be fair, seems to be the case in that they don’t contain animal ingredients. However, this is not to say that there aren’t other brands out there who are truly honest and stand by their convictions of being cruelty-free and vegan. This brings us nicely onto our ethical alternative to Hyaluronic Acid, Skin & Tonic’s Plump Up Hydration Serum.

The Skin & Tonic Plump Up Hydration Serum is a silky-smooth serum that plumps, protects and firms your skin for a fresh, radiant glow. It combines the ultra-hydrating hyaluronic acid, revitalising glycogens and nourishing prebiotics all of which are natural and 93% organic. Simple and effective ingredients that are kind to your skin, cruelty-free and vegan. Perfect!

Neutrogena, owned by Johnson & Johnson, like everything above, continue to allow their products to be tested on animals when required by law. Although Neutrogena state that they try to not use animal ingredients in their products, many of their product lines do still contain animal ingredients like lanolin, made from the fat in lambswool, and stearic acid, made from pork or beef tallow. Now, the Hyrdo Boost water Gel in itself does not contain any animal ingredients and is actually fairly unreactive to your body, wouldn’t be nicer to support a smaller more ethical brand than Johnson & Johnson? 

Instead, why not try Green Peoples Nordic Roots Apple Complex Moisturiser? Green People is an award-winning ethical brand that specialises in cruelty-free and organic skincare. This gentle moisturiser is concentrated with naturally nourishing plant extracts that work in harmony with the skin’s pH balance. The juicy Apple Cellular Water helps to boost skin elasticity and gives your skin a natural and authentic glow.