Cruelty-Free Brands at Sephora 2024 Update

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Cruelty-Free Brands at Sephora

This list of cruelty-free brands at Sephora will help make shopping easier for you!

Finding cruelty-free brands at Sephora is a struggle for many. For many, big stores like Sephora are one of the main places where they purchase cosmetics, skincare, and hair care. It’s easy to have one store where you can take care of so much shopping. What about cruelty-free brands or vegan options at Sephora? This can be tough.

Being aware of the cruelty-free brands at Sephora can be a challenge. Sephora carries so many brands and it can be a little overwhelming to figure out which are cruelty-free and which are not. There are simply SO many to choose from. Thankfully, this guide will make it easy for you to pick the best options for you.

If you’re looking for cruelty-free makeup, you can use this guide to shop online, download the list of cruelty-free brands at Sephora to your phone, or even print the list of cruelty-free brands at Sephora to take with you into the store.

Looking for different cruelty-free shopping guides? I also have them for Ulta, Nordstrom, Cult Beauty, Beauty Bay, and tons of other stores.

Best selling cruelty-free products at Sephora:

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Cruelty-Free Brands at Sephora:

All of the brands listed here are cruelty-free and are also sold at Sephora. They are free of any animal testing and all of them have vegan options. Where possible, I’ve linked vegan product lists for specific cruelty-free brands.

Just like on the main Cruelty-Free Brand List, I wanted to give you some helpful notations.

If a brand is 100% vegan. That is noted next to the brand name with (V). It is also noted if the brand is cruelty-free, but their parent company is not. That is noted next to the brand name with (PC).

Cruelty-Free Perfume Brands at Sephora:

Brands that are NOT Cruelty-Free at Sephora:

Sephora does carry a lot of cruelty-free brands. For those who shop there, I think that it is important for them to know which brands are the best to support. Unfortunately, the house line of cosmetics sold at Sephora is not cruelty-free. Sephora does have stores in China, where animal testing is required by law. Their house brand is sold in these stores.

I know that because of this, some people want to avoid shopping at Sephora altogether. For those who decide to not purchase items from Sephora, you can always go into the store to look at the cruelty-free brands and cruelty-free products in person, take home samples, and then order online directly from the brand itself or from Ulta.

Sadly, the list of brands that are not cruelty-free at Sephora is long. This is not a full list of the brands that are NOT cruelty-free at Sephora. It’s just ones that I get asked about a lot. Or brands that people tend to think are cruelty-free but actually are not. Go to the brands that are not cruelty-free list to view other brands that test on animals.

If you are looking to purchase only cruelty-free brands at Sephora, you should avoid the following brands:

  • Benefit Cosmetics
  • Bobbi Brown
  • Caudalie
  • Chanel
  • Clarins
  • Clinique
  • Dior
  • Estee Lauder
  • Glamglow
  • Gucci
  • Kiehl’s
  • L’Occitane
  • La Mer
  • Laura Mercier
  • Makeup Forever
  • Marc Jacobs Fragrances
  • NARS
  • Origins
  • Sephora Collection

Best selling cruelty-free products at Sephora:

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This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase through these links. I only recommend products and brands that align with my values and that I genuinely believe in. Your support through these links helps me to be able to create valuable content for you. Thank you for your support!

Tashina Combs

Hi! I'm Tashina and I created Logical Harmony with the goal to help make cruelty-free beauty easy. I also love to create fashion and lifestyle content too.

151 Comments

  3. When a company, like Too Faced or Tarte is bought out by parent companies who test on animals, does it change their practices in animal testing? I’m new to the Cruelty Free world and I am trying to understand the Parent company thing. Or is it because the money goes into funding the animal testing of their other brands?

    Thanks.

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    1. Hi Ashley,

      It depends. In the examples of Too Faced and Tarte, their policies and practices did not change. They are still cruelty-free. When some brands are purchased, their policies do change. It can be different for each company.

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    1. It could be a couple of things – that they use ingredients that are required to be tested, are creating formulations that are required to be tested, or are selling in markets that require testing on the finished products.

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  5. I recently heard that Kat Von D is now 100% vegan because Kat herself is vegan. Do you have any information on that?? Thanks for putting this list together!

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      1. I saw that they no longer guarantee that their suppliers are cruelty-free–so they don’t personally test but they don’t ensure that their ingredients haven’t been tested on animals. They’ve been really quiet on it so it hasn’t gotten a lot of attention.

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        1. Hi Erin,

          I talked to them about this specifically and they have assured me nothing about their stance or requirements of their suppliers have changed. They do still require that their ingredient suppliers be cruelty-free. I’ve given them feedback on the customer service response a few people have received and let them know it’s confusing.

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  7. Just wanna let you know Rosebud Perfume Co. isn’t listed on the main CF list- only it only says Rosebud company I think which confused me. Just thought the feedback would help. Much love and light 🙂 <3 Thank you for this amazing list, will share.

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  8. Thanks for posting this! I’ve noticed on other cruelty free blogs that marc jacobs beauty and kate somerville are listed as cruelty free but aren’t on here. Any info on these brands would be helpful.

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    1. Hi Michelle,

      Marc Jacobs Beauty is on the Brands to Avoid list. They have told myself and other cruelty-free bloggers (Phyrra and My Beauty Bunny) that the ingredients they use may be tested on animals. They have also told me that they test when required by law. I don’t think I have reached out to Kate Somerville before, but I’ll do that now!

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      1. Thanks for answering my question, just frustrating because another popular cruelty free blog says that marc jacobs is. Think its the only one that states that, I trust you though and really appreciate all the time and effort you put into this blog.

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    1. Hi Louise,

      While they do ship products directly to consumers there through the mail, they don’t have distributors, sell in stores in China, or sell in registered business in China like Sephora that would require them to test on animals. So thankfully they are still cruelty-free! 🙂

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      1. Wow, that’s so confusing! I did not interpret it like that when I read the info on their website. Thanks so much for the clarification. You rock, Tashina!

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