If you're an animal lover ( and who isn't?), it's always a good idea to invest in cruelty-free makeup brands. But which brands are truly kind to kitties, and down with the doggies? Let's check and see if your fave lippie needs to go, or if it can (sit and) stay, bad pun totally intended.

1. Too Faced

Hooray! You don't have to give up your Chocolate Bar palette or your Better than Sex mascara!

2. Urban Decay

You can also keep your Naked palettes with a clear conscience, though L'Oreal (the parent company of Urban Decay) still does test on animals... boo!

3. Buxom

I use Buxom mascara every. single. day ... so hooray for cruelty-free lashes! However, parent company Shiseido is woefully NOT cruelty-free.

4. Tarte

Not only is Tarte cruelty-free, it's also free of parabens, synthetic fragrance, petrochemicals, and other allergens and nasties.

"Enhancing your beauty doesn't always mean going for the glossy look. More ladies now see the allure of a shine-free finish. With the right tools and techniques, you can also achieve a flawless, subtle glow. Learn how to master this trend by following these incredible matte makeup tutorials. Enhance your natural complexion without the unnecessary flash."

5. Wet N Wild

Long a favorite drugstore brand, it's nice to know the widely-available and budget-friendly eyeshadows you love are cruelty-free, too.

6. ELF

While on the cheaper end of the cost spectrum, ELF doesn't skimp on be-kind-to-animal ethics, so they're cruelty-free. I must note, though, that some of their brushes do include animal hair.

7. Josie Maran

Talk about the total package: Josie Maran's products are cruelty-free and fair trade and organic and all-around awesome.

8. Duwop

If you're hooked on your Lip Venom, rejoice, for it, like all other Duwop products, is indeed cruelty-free.

9. Nars

I do love my Orgasm (blush... really... that's what it's called), so I was happy to find that Nars is cruelty-free, too.

If your fave brand isn't on this list, no worries! It might still be totes cruelty-free. Here's a tool that lets you search... features.peta.org.

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Anna
2015-09-09T19:12:43.343Z
None of these are sold in Europe. But we have LUSH!
Catharina1969
2015-09-09T19:49:02.390Z
Hi Anna, I think you can buy Urban Decay at Sephora in France (webshop).
Faye
2015-09-13T03:27:10.003Z
Nars is not cruelty free. Plus the company might advertise themselves as cruelty free but if they sell in China, they are definitely not cruelty free.
Kylee
2015-09-10T03:48:12.430Z
Love the body shop! Pixie also doesn't test on animals ☺️
Lita
2015-09-10T10:15:28.564Z
Is this article credible? I noticed naked from urban decay contains carmine, the color pigment from insects' blood
Shanna
2015-09-09T22:15:04.345Z
Nyx is a drugstore brand that is cruelty free! Love this article!
Lola
2015-09-10T12:39:52.582Z
'Mellow Cosmetics' are also cruelty free 😌
Sowmya
2015-09-09T20:37:27.534Z
Tarts is really amazing !!! I started buying their products after learning it was free of parabens etc. It is definitely worth it
Alyx
2015-09-10T16:30:07.436Z
@lita cruelty free and vegan are two different things. Cruelty free can have animal product and animal byproduct, as long as it didn't die for cosmetics. A lot of cosmetic companies that use animal product (like carmine which comes from a beetle) so they don't go out and kill them. But people do collect dead ones and then sell it to the company for use in cosmetics. They have to legally say they didn't just go out and kill them, that their "catches" died from natural causes and they just collected the bodies.