It ain't is easy being clean . . . especially when you're shopping for makeup [1] at Sephora. The retailer has vetted tons of brands and products over the last few years and is now making it easy to find the best clean beauty for your lips, eyes, and face.
If you've already been restocking your bathroom with vegan makeup brushes [2] and shopping for cruelty-free makeup [3], these clean items can also make you feel good [4] about your purchases as they're all free of parabens [5], formaldehyde, sulphates [6], phthalates, mineral oils, and other things you don't want anywhere near your face (or home [7]).
Not only have all of the products earned that green stamp of approval from Sephora, but they've also earned top ratings from other shoppers. Find the clean makeup products that deserve some of your hard-earned green ahead.
Bite Beauty Power Move Creamy Matte Lip Crayon
The Bite Beauty Power Move Creamy Matte Lip Crayon [8] ($24) is a sweet treat for your lips with antioxidant-rich pomegranate and mango inside. Plus, it's easy-to-use and the built-in sharpener ensures all 20 colour choices stay on point.
Tower 28 Beauty ShineOn Jelly Lip Gloss
Whether you pick a clear or coloured Tower 28 Beauty ShineOn Jelly Lip Gloss [9] ($14), your lips get the same high shine. Plus, the glassy jelly features a blend of five nurturing oils to protect lips against peeling so they feel smooth, too.
ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 Foundation
This ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 Foundation [10] ($46) is so much more than just foundation [11], though it does offer dewy coverage overall. It's also rich in squalane, hyaluronic acids, and niacinamide (like many skin treatments or serums), and boasts zinc oxide for a sheer, protective sunscreen at the same time.
Josie Maran Vibrancy Argan Oil Fresh Face Paint Palette
This Josie Maran Vibrancy Argan Oil Fresh Face Paint Palette [12] ($42) is packed with nutrients like skin-firming argan oil, calming raspberry seed oil, and hydrating coconut oil. The colours can be combined or worn solo as blush and highlighter, but can go on eyes and lips, too.
Tarte Sea Water Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 15
The hypoallergenic Tarte Sea Water Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 15 [13] ($39) is a water-based foundation that's extra hydrating, plus adds in marine plant extracts to smoothen and soften skin at the same time.
Farmacy Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm
If you want to prep your lips with a clean product before adding lip colour, this Farmacy Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm [14] ($10) uses honey and beeswax to moisturise lips and then seal in that lasting hydration and smooth out fine lines, too.
Lilah B. Palette Perfection Eye Quad
Each Lilah B. Palette Perfection Eye Quad [15] ($58) has a range of eyeshadow shades including matte and shimmery options — and the darkest can define brows and the lightest swap for a highlighter, too.
Supergoop! Glowscreen Sunscreen SPF 40
The pearlescent finish of this Supergoop! Glowscreen Sunscreen SPF 40 [16] ($36) makes you look totally glowy while its clean-chemical sunscreen protects against the rays, and cocoa peptides keep skin safe from blue-light damage.
RMS Beauty Un Cover-Up Concealer/Foundation
This RMS Beauty Un Cover-Up Concealer/Foundation [17] ($36) can work as both a concealer and a light foundation. Its creamy texture nourishes skin and covers any imperfections, without leaving a heavy finish.
Aether Beauty Rose Quartz Crystal Gemstone Eyeshadow Palette
Crystal lovers can surely appreciate this Aether Beauty Rose Quartz Crystal Gemstone Eyeshadow Palette [18] ($58) — it has actual rose quartz gemstone powder to illuminate the skin and reduce redness. All 12 colours sweep on smoothly (thanks to the coconut oil inside), and there's zero waste in this all-paper palette.
Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Lip Pop
The watermelon in this Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Lip Pop [19] ($22) hydrates and soothes any dry skin on your mouth while its coconut flower sugar gently smooths [20] lips when you rub them together.
ILIA Multi-Stick
This clean ILIA Multi-Stick [21] ($34) can be a blush or a balm, as colours can be applied on cheeks and lips and built up as desired.
Bite Beauty Changemaker Supercharged Micellar Foundation
This long-lasting Bite Beauty Changemaker Supercharged Micellar Foundation [22] ($40) not only looks smooth on your skin, but it also works with your skin using things like micellar technology to mimic its natural texture and antioxidant-rich maqui berry to nurture, too.
First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Coconut Skin Smoothie Priming Moisturiser
Wear this First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Coconut Skin Smoothie Priming Moisturiser [23] ($29) alone as a moisturiser or before makeup as a primer — it offers a dewy glow thanks to light-reflecting micro-pearls inside either way. The lightweight lotion also hydrates skin and supports its natural moisture barrier within ingredients like coconut water and quinoa protein.
ILIA Clean Line Liquid Eyeliner
The fine, felt-tipped ILIA Clean Line Liquid Eyeliner [24] ($28) offers a bold black colour that dries quickly and stays on all day, whether you're doing a dramatic cat-eye or a lash-line stroke only.
Lawless The One Eyeshadow Palette
Let that imagination run wild with the Lawless The One Eyeshadow Palette [25] ($64) — and find your own favourite combination of neutrals and pops of colours when creating an eyeshadow look that's 100 percent you.
Tarte Sea Surfer Curl Volumizing Mascara
One of our personal favourite new mascara formulas to launch of late: the Tarte Sea Surfer Curl Volumizing Mascara [26] ($23), which somehow manages to lengthen, curl, and bulk up lashes in just a few swipes without then later transferring a veil of black pigment to my upper eyelids by 5 p.m — like magic.
Lilah B. Luxe Lip Oil Mini Duo
This Lilah B. Luxe Lip Oil Mini Duo [27] ($22) includes two tinted lip oils that soften lips with vitamin E, without adding the stickiness found in some glosses. There's also antioxidant-rich bilberry seed oil inside which packs in omegas 3 and 6 to create a protective barrier on the lips so they are safe from the elements, too.
Kosas Revealer Concealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer
Kosas Revealer Concealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer [28] ($28) can quickly cover up dark spots, under eye circles, and any other blemishes in a dewy finish — and also adds in collagen-supporting peptides and brightening caffeine to make your skin look better in the long run, too.
Aether Beauty Supernova Crushed Diamond Highlighter
This Aether Beauty Supernova Crushed Diamond Highlighter [29] ($38) has actual (ethnically sourced) diamond powder inside to illuminate skin and protect its collagen whether it goes on your eyes, cheeks, lips, or body.
Origins Original Skin Pore Perfecting Cooling Primer with Willowherb
Chill skin right out with this popular Origins Original Skin Pore Perfecting Cooling Primer with Willowherb [30] ($32). The foam smoothes and brightens skin at the same time as it gets your face ready for makeup.
Primera Clean Berry Lip Mask
When the soothing Primera Clean Berry Lip Mask [31] ($20) first goes on, it feels like a rich balm, but know there are also ingredients like seaberry and mururmuru butter protecting and nourishing lips while you sleep or go about your day.
Aether Beauty Radiant Ruby Lip Crème
This Aether Beauty Radiant Ruby Lip Crème [32] ($28) is part liquid lipstick and part shiny gloss, and comes in bold shades like magenta and mahogany. While the colours looks great, know lips are treated well, too, thanks to ingredients like ruby powder (to protect against environmental stressors).
Lilah B. Aglow Priming Oil
This Lilah B. Aglow Priming Oil [33] ($25-$68) is actually a serum, moisturiser, and a primer with tamanu, jojoba, and sweet almond oils to soften skin when it's used alone or before makeup. It also has purple tea extract to even out uneven skin textures and tones.
Rosebud Perfume Co. Rosebud Salve
The ever-popular Rosebud Perfume Co. Rosebud Salve [34] ($7) can do pretty much anything from helping dry chapped lips (or elbows and knees) to soothing burns (or otherwise irritated skin).
ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara
This ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara [35] ($13-$28) uses beeswax and shea butter to separate and hold curled lashes and keratin to strengthen them. Plus, it's 99 percent natural and can come off with just warm water, no harsh makeup remover needed.
Tatcha The Liquid Silk Canvas: Featherweight Protective Primer
The Tatcha The Liquid Silk Canvas: Featherweight Protective Primer [36] ($52) is like their best-selling primer balm, but in an oil-free, light liquid instead. It creates a shield on the skin, protecting your face from pollutants and from makeup that can clog pores, too.
Supergoop! Shimmershade Illuminating Cream Eyeshadow SPF 30
This super rich Supergoop! Shimmershade Illuminating Cream Eyeshadow SPF 30 [37] ($24) offers up shimmery colours and makes sure lids are protected since this area is one of the first to show signs of ageing that can come after too much sun exposure.
Kopari Coconut Rose Toner
The alcohol-free Kopari Coconut Rose Toner [38] ($25) won't dry out skin, but still fights inflammation and soothes irritation. This spray packs in moisturising coconut oil (that also balances skin tone) and rose extract to deter breakouts.
Kosas Weightless Lip Colour Lipstick
Kosas Weightless Lip Colour Lipstick [39] ($28) is a rich — and richly nourishing — lip colour, thanks to (visible) bold pigments and the (invisible) emulsion of six botanical oils and three botanical butters.
Lashfood Phyto-Medic Eyelash Enhancer
If you want longer, thicker lashes but don't want to use chemicals to get them, this Lashfood Phyto-Medic Eyelash Enhancer [40] ($78) uses a herb complex and soy protein to boost your lashes naturally and leave them stronger, too.
Tarte Sea Colour Splash Lipstick
The highly pigmented Tarte Sea Colour Splash Lipstick [41] ($21) brings lasting matte colours to your lips, along with antioxidant-rich marine plant extracts and nourishing shea butter and olive oil to keep them looking smooth.