Best vegan and cruelty-free palettes for gifting 🎁

Hello everyone!

It's that time of the year again; time for Christmas gift shopping! Finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list can be very time-consuming. When shopping for Christmas gifts, I always choose vegan and cruelty-free gifts. 

Many of you ask me about cruelty-free makeup and what it is exactly. Here's what you need to know: Vegan makeup describes makeup that hasn't been formulated with any animal products or byproducts. Cruelty-free means that the product itself hasn't been tested on animals and that any raw materials used in making it weren't tested on animals, either. A product can be both, or one but not the other. Not all vegan products are cruelty-free and not all cruelty-free products are vegan!

Palettes are pretty much a no-brainer when it comes to beauty gifts. They are pretty and have tons of shades. Makeup palettes vary in shapes, sizes, tones and prices. However, not all palettes are created equal, so I’ve created a list of the most giftable makeup palettes this holiday season. 

These are my top picks:

1. Morphe x Coca-Cola Cheerfully Cherry artistry palette 18.5g • Morphe • $28
2. Curator five-pan eyeshadow palette 5g • Hourglass • $180
3. HAUS LABORATORIES by Lady Gaga: Limited Edition LOVE FOR SALE SHADOW PALETTE 18 Shade Palette | New Innovative Formulas | Eye Makeup with Pigmented Matte Metallic Shimmer & Sheer Sparkle Finishes • $48
4. Ambient Lighting Edit Universe Face Palette • Hourglass • $80
5. Wanderlust Palette • Forever 21 • $17
6. Mineralist eyeshadow palette 7.8g • bareMinerals • $32.50
7. Lil Extra artistry palette 11.1g • Morphe • $14
8. Pacifica Beauty Stellar Gaze Eye Shadow Palette 28 Eyeshadow Shades Mineral Eyeshadow Matte Shimmer and Glitter Mica Shades Vitamin E Made from 100% Recyclable Paper Vegan and Cruelty-Free • Pacifica • $24
9. e.l.f. Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette - Sunset 10 Ultra-Pigmented Matte & Shimmer Shades 0.42 Oz (12g) • Elf • $6.30
10. Morphe x Ashley Strong Strong Affirmation Magic Artistry eyeshadow palette 18g • Morphe • $23
11. Pacifica Beauty • Pacifica • $13.99
12. Mellow Cosmetics Eyeshadow Quad • $28
13. Barry M Cosmetics - Nude & Neutral Rich Eyeshadow Palette - Rich • Barry M • $12.99
14. Sunkissed Desert Dusk Eyeshadow Palette • $7.99
15. Barry M Cosmetics - Nude & Neutral Subtle Eyeshadow Palette - Subtle • Barry M • $12.99
16. Sunkissed Sweet Sunrise Ultimate Face Palette • $7.99
17. Honest Beauty Liquid Eyeliner Vegan Smudge Flake Transfer Proof Carbon Free Silicone Free Cruelty-Free Ophthalmologist Tested with Get It Together Eyeshadow Palette with 10 Pigment-Rich Shades • Honest Beauty • $29.98
18. Mystic Haze Mini PRO Eyeshadow Palette • LORAC • $15
19. Fairytale Forest PRO Eyeshadow Palette • LORAC • $35
20. Mineralist Eyeshadow Palette • bareMinerals • $32
21. ROEN Gold Lust 4 Palette • Roen • $46

All twenty-one (21) palettes are vegan and cruelty-free! Which palette is your favourite? Let me know in the comment section below!

Happy gift shopping!