In this shopping guide we want to introduce you to some of the best Canadian make up brands to help you find a new favourite and help make it easy to support Canadian businesses. Finding make up that meets all of your expectations is amazing, isn’t it? Whether that’s all natural ingredients, full coverage, unique colour palettes, sustainable packaging, and the list could go on and on. We completely understand how important and exciting it is when you find make up brands you completely align with. Scroll down to discover some of our top picks for make up brands in Canada.
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MAKE UP BRANDS IN CANADA
Oceanly By Attitude: Canadian Vegan Make Up
Canadian make up brand, Oceanly by Attitude, is a vegan make up brand. What sets them apart from other make up brands in Canada is their commitment to plastic-free make up and skin care. They have a range of make up products like foundations, concealers, blush, bronzers, highlighters, tinted lip gloss and more. Their make up is made using clean ingredients and we love that it comes in plastic-free packaging. We use their tinted sunscreen face stick and love the convenience of it. It’s perfect for travel because it doesn’t count as a liquid that needs to be under 100mL. They also have a range of Canadian skin care products which have become our personal go-to products.
Make Up Brand: Pure Anada
Pure Anada is a Canadian make up brand and local Manitoba shop creating make up and natural beauty products. They ethically create affordable skincare and make-up that is cruelty-free and made using natural and clean ingredients. Their online shop is full of products that are made in Canada, 100% organic, vegan and cruelty free. They also have retail shops in Morden and Winkler MB, Cochrane and Coaldale, AB. They have so many amazing long-lasting lipstick shades to choose from in either matted or shiny. We also personally use and love their glow finishing translucent powder and eye shadows. The powder has the lightest bit of colour in it and helps smooth the look of your pores and reduce shine. I absolutely love it! They also make nail polish which we included in our Canadian nail polish brands shopping guide.
Birch Babe Plastic Free Make Up Canada
Birch Babe is an incredible Canadian brand that’s really focused on making changes to the Canadian beauty industry. They create all natural, made in Canada, and plastic-free make up products like mascara and lip/cheek tint.
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Canadian Make-Up: Momma B’s Naturals
Canadian make up brand and local Ontario shop, Momma B’s Naturals, creates a range of make up and skin care products. Their make up products include full coverage foundation, concealer, lip tint, eye brow gel and eyelash growth serum. All of their make up is made using natural, organic ingredients.
MisMack Clean Cosmetics
MisMack Clean Cosmetics is Canada’s newest clean makeup line founded by professional makeup artist Missy MacKintosh. What sets their 100% natural, sustainable and eco-certified makeup apart is their proprietary ingredient that “mimics the look and feel of silicone but is derived from the fatty acids of coconut oil”. Their collection of moisture locking lipsticks includes seven unique, must-have shades.
They provide professional quality products that are ethically and sustainably made, vegan and toxic free. Along with foundation, eyeshadows, mascara, lipsticks and gloss, they have environmentally friendly glitter and other make up tools.
If you live in Salmon Arm or Victoria BC, you can visit them for a complimentary pampering session!
TOK Beauty: Canadian Make Up
TOK Beauty is a local Calgary business creating clean make up. They specialize in cruelty-free and vegan mascara, liquid eyeliner and plant-based lip gloss. Their best selling mascara is made with lash enhancing ingredients that promote lash growth. It’s received so many positive reviews!
Cherry Bomb Beauty Co.
Cherry Bomb Beauty Co., a local Vancouver business, offers vegan liquid matte lipstick that is never tested on animals and comes in ten different shades. From neutrals, reds, black, dark green and even bright pink.
Bare Natur-All
Bare Natur-ALL is a local Toronto shop that uses all natural organic ingredients to create all of their products. From liquid eyeliner to foundations, lipstick and the most unique coloured mascara, you can feel confident knowing their products are toxin-free, high quality and vegan.
Canadian Make-Up Brand: Lilac Earth
Lilac Earth is a local Saskatoon shop that creates made in Canada make up. Their collection of vegan and cruelty-free make up products include a wide range of coloured eyeshadows, mineral foundations, blush and bronzers, brow powder and colour correctors. We were completely blown away with the range of eyeshadow colours and found a little goes a long way.
Opale Essence
Opale Essence is a local Quebec shop based in Shawinigan. They creates vegan and cruelty-free mineral eyeshadows that are free from parabens. They have so many beautiful colours to choose from!
Glosebeautyy Cosmetics
Glosbeautyy Cosmetics is a Canadian black-owned business and founded by a Brampton ON based make up artist. Their make up collection includes vegan and cruelty-free lip liners, matte liquid lipsticks, and lashes.
Sappho New Paradigm
A local Vancouver shop offering luxury, vegan and organic make up. They have a range of products like primers, foundations, eyeshadows, lip gloss and bronzers for a wide range of skin colours. All Sappho products are made in Canada in a zero carbon footprint facility. Their mission is “conscious beauty that captures yours, naturally” which we love.
Cheekbone Beauty
Cheekbone Beauty is an indigenous-owned and founded Canadian make up brand based in St. Catharines, ON. They create and have become known for their line of high quality, cruelty-free make up. Their collection includes lip sticks, glosses and liners, eyeshadows and pencils, mascara, blush and bronzers. They focus a lot on giving back to various causes which we love!
Grounded Sage
Grounded Sage is a local New Brunswick business that creates a variety of skincare and cruelty-free make up. Their make up collection includes vegan foundation, eyeshadow, blush, concealer, mascara, and tinted face cream. All of their products are made in small batches using natural and eco-friendly ingredients.
If you’re looking for luxurious 3D natural looking lashes, Luv Lashes Online (based in Hamilton, ON) has you covered! Check out their online shop to see the huge collection of cruelty-free lashes they have available. Whether you prefer a subtle look or something more dramatic, they have lashes to suit everyone.
Update Sept 22, 2024: They appear to no longer be in business.
Hopefully this round up helped you find new Canadian make up brands to check out. We’ll keep adding beauty brands to this list as we discover ones that we think you’d love.
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