Finding vegan clothing and beauty products can sometimes be a hassle. It’s difficult to find stores that carry vegan products, and finding beauty supplies that are vegan only can be a nightmare. Recently, it’s been easier than ever to find vegan products because of a new found awareness for this market. Yay for people wanting to be cruelty-free in their fashion choices! We’ve put together a list of some vegan brands that are guaranteed to be 100 percent vegan, and promise that whatever you’re shopping for suits your vegan needs! From clothes to shoes to make up, these designers and brands promise to keep your vegan needs in mind.
1. Alternative Outfitters Vegan Boutique
(photo via Facebook )
This website is a vegan’s dream! They have women’s and men’s clothing and shoes, beauty products including hair, make up, and skin care, that are all 100 percent vegan. This website, which was voted 2013 Vegan of the Year from VegansAreCool.com in the Outstanding Vegan Business category, promises that all their products are vegan, and they carry fashionable leather alternatives and cruelty-free products. They also have weekly specials that are 15% off, and have some of the most reasonable prices out there for vegan products.
2. Emani
(photo via thedivinemissmommy)
Emani Vegan Cosmetics are paraben-free, cruelty-free, contain no chemicals, talc, or cheap fillers. Each product also comes in 100 percent recyclable paper packaging. Chemical free make up means clearer skin, and that you’re taking care of your skin in the best way possible. Their tagline is ‘where green and glamour meet,’ and we couldn’t agree more!
3. Vaute
(photo via animalfriendly.me)
Vaute is where vegan meets couture. In 2009, the company started after its founder, Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart quit her modeling contract and her full ride to DePaul University to pursue her dream of starting a fashion line, while taking the cruelty to animals out of the equation. Her work eventually paid off, and in in February 2013, VAUTE broke history as the first all vegan label to show at New York Fashion Week.
4. Keep
(photo via keep company)
Keep is a company that specializes in making cruelty-free, vegan shoes. This also means that they produce all of our footwear in factories audited by international, third-party non-profits who monitor ethical working conditions, and there is a Keep representative is on every line of production. Keep uses all natural, organic, and sustainable grown materials as much as possible. They carry shoes for men, women, and children, so cruelty-free, vegan footwear can be worn and enjoyed by the entire family.
5. fashion-conscience.com
(photo via fashion-stylist.net)
Fashion-conscience.com is a U.K. based company that started in 2007. They have clothing, shoes, and accessories for women who want to keep the vegan mantra in mind. Their focus on ethical fashion gives awareness, not just to the importance of being cruelty-free, but also tackling the issues of textile landfill in the UK. With 1 million tonnes of textiles ending up in landfill every year, fashion-conscience.com raises awareness to this problem in their home country.
6. Tarte Cosmetics
(photo via Facebook)
Tarte is a popular make up brand, but many don’t realize that they’re make up is always made without parabens, mineral oil, phthalates, triclosan, sodium lauryl sulfate, or gluten and yes, is certified vegan! Their mission says that their goal is to have make up that is “free of the icky stuff and chock full of healthy, pretty, powerful performance.” What could be better than that?!
7. Della
Della is a Los Angeles based company that uses all natural, authentic textiles sourced in the Volta Region of Ghana. This is not only a vegan line, but one with another good cause tied to its mission. The fashion line works directly with a community in Ghana, West Africa, where the men and women who make the pieces are given opportunities to build foundations for a better life through jobs, education, and training. Della recently connected with Urban Outfitters, and all the proceeds from UO sales go to assist Ghanaian women with education and employment. Watch the video above to learn more about this incredible fashion company that tries to give back in every way.
8. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics
(photo via 2.bp.blogspot )
Anyone who is looking for 100 percent vegan and cruelty-free makeup will be obsessed with this brand. Founded in New York in 2004, founder David Klasfeld wanted to develop products that would revolutionize the market, by making huge strides in color, texture and selection. Their lip tar is one of the most widely recognized products, and is always named a must have. The brand is internationally certified by PETA, and is proud to be vegan and cruelty free!
How do you stay vegan-friendly?
Featured photo via
I have a hard time with the vegan shoes thing! Thanks for the tips. If anyone knows where I can find ballet slippers without leather, I’d love to hear. I buy the canvas type, then I realized that ALL brands, even when made with canvas, seem to have a tiny amount of leather on the sole so as a dancer it has been a dilemma…
I gave up my prissy rabbit fur jackets years ago. Does that count?!
When I clicked on this, I thought you were going to show me VEGAN FOOD brands. It’s funny to me to even think that makeup isn’t vegan, but I guess it’s true. And it’s sad to admit when I see leather jackets, I don’t even associate them with animals! I forget! That you for bringing awareness! I really just wear cotton and spandex though, the other thing that might be leather is my heels, but even then, they’re more than likely wedged!