Hi! I was wondering if you could help me... I'm clueless when it comes to make up, literally all I have is mascara and that's all I've ever had on my face but I'd like to start trying stuff out and wearing make up but I don't know where to start or what I need... Would you be able to list some of the essentials I need to do my make up? I don't want anything fancy or whatever I just want the basics to start off. Thank you so much!
Try ELF cosmetics. They’re very affordable and most of the products are of a nice quality. We have an old unupdated vegan makeup starter guide: veganmakeup.tumblr.com/post/39789783822/vegan-makeup-the-basics
But basically it depends on what you’re looking for. For instance, many people consider foundation as a necessary part of makeup, but I don’t wear any. I just use a bit of concealer on “problem” areas and then focus on eye makeup (an ELF palette would be a great start, you’d also probably want an eye primer from them). You can opt for eyeliner or not, some people wear a cateye everyday but I mix my look up a lot so a black liquid eyeliner isn’t an essential for me.
Definitely check out ELF and buy what seems interesting! The products range to $1-$12 (?) and most of them are under $6 so very affordable! Another recommendation is Pacifica. They’re also 100% vegan and very natural/easy to work with products. They fade and wear nicely and aren’t as unforgiving as some other brands.
Watch some YouTube videos for inspiration/knowledge. My favorite CF&Vegan channel is Rhian HY (WifeLife) and my favorite non-CF/vegan channel is Vintage or Tacky. Vintage or Tacky does an amazing job explaining what she does in great detail and I always learn a lot from her! Rhian has such visually stunning & aesthetically pleasing videos and covers /lots/ of products!
Rhian has a video collab of a vegan makeup starter kit here: http://youtu.be/WBmZYzwN4VM which might also help out! She goes through all the product categories and gives a little blurb on what products are meant to do.
You can also check out our drugstore (/tagged/drugstore) for more inexpensive options. Wet n’ Wild, Milani, ELF, Pixi, Pacifica (100% vegan), Physician’s Formula, etc are all drugstore brands with vegan options!