The Best Natural Makeup Products, According to the Internet

In January, Amelia interviewed Man Repeller team member Nikki about her recent obsession with natural beauty and conscious effort to make healthier lifestyle choices, including a greener makeup cabinet. Nikki considers herself a religious makeup-wearer, but she’s still in the process of finding the best natural products on the market, so the conversation by opening up the floor for suggestions.

You swooped in to deposit hundreds of natural beauty recommendations of your own, turning the comment section into a virtual slumber party replete with best-kept beauty secret swapping. And thus, the story below the story become one unto itself. So, for the sake of immortalizing that, I compiled the best suggestions under their very own headline. Take a scroll and enjoy, and if you have more to add, feel free to stir up another slumber party-worthy discussion down below.

“My single skincare obsession … , especially in the Winter when my skin is dry AF, is Weleda Skin Food. I SWEAR BY THIS SH*T PEOPLE — it’s a $12 tube of heavy-duty moisturizer/balm and I just slather it on my face like it’s the elixir of life. When I wear it under tinted moisturizer it also looks super glowy because it has a little sheen. I AM OBSESSED.”

“[I]mportant to read ingredient lists for micellar water products. Scary stuff in most when it seems like there wouldn’t be.”

“Hands down the best facial, neck, body moisturizer.”

“I mainly love it because it’s very sheer.”

“Stays on for hours, even when eating and drinking, is made of all edible ingredients and comes in tons of colors!”

“I just blot and the colour is good for 4-5 hours.”

“Her lipsticks are all deep colors and everything has the cleanest ingredient lists I’ve seen. One of her original goals was making non-toxic makeup for the drag community in Seattle so the Glossier-style natural look is not well-represented, but for bold stuff with clean ingredient lists, she is so good.”

“Hands-down my favorite lip range for texture, wearability and hydration (doesn’t dry out the lips at all). Their shades are limited (think they only have 8 so far) but are all pretty universal.”

“A favorite in this space because it defines the lashes well.”

“If you’re looking to dip your toe in the magnetic lash world, Love Lash is new and costs like $40 for a pair that lasts 2-3 months — kind of a no-brainer.”

“The only natural mascara that […] make[s] my lashes look good.”

“The best mascara I’ve ever tried, natural or otherwise. It’s both lengthening and volumizing with no clumps, and it smells amazing! I haven’t tried their other beauty stuff yet but they have a huge range of products and super high environmental and safety standards, definitely check them out!”

“I love how it goes on smooth and [I’d say it] stays put at least 8 hours.”

“I love it! I [have] a combination skin type with super oily T-zone area but the coverage and wear of this product has been phenomenal. It really keeps both my oily and normal-to-dry areas in check. It’s super dewy, which terrified me at first, but I just set it with their translucent powder applied with a damp beauty blender, then brush over it with a little bronzer. Gorgeous! Being [m]ixed-raced [with an] olive complexion, I find it extremely difficult to find my color in natural brands but Juice Beauty has a lot to offer in the face makeup department! Very impressed with their skincare and price point too! Check them out!”

“SheaMoisture is a natural brand that focuses on women of color and offers C creams in darker shades of the rainbow.”

“[It] has a slight luminescence for those looking for a glow and is a liquid formula for those not wanting to use powder.”

“[It’s] the best match I’ve found yet [for a Nars Orgasm blush/highlighter dupe], and it’s super affordable.”

“Expensive but the most luxe texture/finish.”

“The price is 100% worth it. Honestly I talk to everyone about this because my hair has never looked better and I get compliments all the time. It’s nuts. Truly life-altering!”

“If anyone is looking for natural shampoo I can unreservedly recommend Soapberry shampoo. It is so good. This is going to sound like a commercial but I can’t help it — I looked for two sad years for natural shampoo that didn’t suck that could be used every day, and Soapberry is everything I wanted — all natural, no sulfates, almost no scent, with everyday use my hair is not dry, not greasy, not build-up-y, it’s just clean hair.”

“Lavanila is practically clear and never damages anything plus it works. Would it work in Mexico in July all day? Not without reapplication, but for an average workday it’s great. Would love if it came in different smells but whatever, it’s free of toxins.”

“The ONLY one I’ve found to work [with] a consistency close to non-natural [deodorant].”

“My go-to for natural nail polish that stays forever.”

“[F]lexible, natural polish with some really earthy, awesome colors. Somehow, I can even apply this nail polish myself and it still looks good.”

“It’s the only one that gets close to as foamy as non-natural, and it’s aggressively minty which I enjoy.”

“Their perfumes are made with essential oils so not only are they more natural they are also pretty distinctive. My go-to everyday perfume is Lust and OMG. It smells amazing.”

100% Pure Andalou Naturals Arcona Badger Balm Benecos Bio:Végane Bite Beauty Burt’s Bees CV Skinlabs Deborah Lippmann Dr. Hauschka Dr. Bronner’s Emani i+m Berlin ILIA John Masters Organics Juice Beauty Kjaer Weis Lavera Logona Mad Hippie Meow Meow Tweet Nature’s Gate Nu Evolution One Love Organics Pacifica Piggy Paint Red Flower RMS Skin Food by AB Spela Tata Harper The Honest Company Ursa Major Vapour Weleda