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10 Clean Makeup Products From Sephora The Internet Can’t Stop Talking About

Meet the buzzy clean beauty products that leave your skin looking (and feeling) better after wearing them.

by Christa Joanna Lee

March 2, 2021

If you’re confused about clean beauty, it’s easy to understand why. These labels can mean something different from one brand to the next. That’s why Sephora created a clear, easy-to-understand framework for curating their clean category to help you streamline your beauty routine. Whenever you see the “Clean At Sephora” seal, you can be sure you’re getting products that are made without a list of more than 50 ingredients like parabens, sulfates, phthalates, mineral oils, and more. To make clean beauty even more simple (and fun) to discover, we’re spotlighting some of our favorite, purposeful products that create a more mindful makeup regimen.

Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Dewy Highlighter

Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Dewy Highlighter

The entire Saie line was designed to be clean, chic, and unforgettable—and this lightweight, glow-inducing face luminizer is no exception. It’s infused with good-for-you ingredients like brightening vitamin C, moisturizing rosehip seed oil, and glycerin (a powerful humectant). With two universal shades, you can wear it alone to achieve your no-makeup makeup goals, or mix it in with your foundation, SPF, or primer. However you wear it, it feels like a second skin. Bonus: The glass packaging is recyclable.

Clean Bouncy Eyeshadow Palette

Sephora Collection

Clean Bouncy Eyeshadow Palette

This palette—featuring six cream-to-powder eyeshadows—offers any complexion a sheer dose of shimmer that melts into your skin. Made with crushed pearl, we love the way you can sweep the creaseless color so easily over your eyelids that you barely need a mirror. Even more good news for people with sensitive eyes or contact-lens wearers, the shadows are entirely fragrance-free. Plus, its sustainable packaging and friendly price tag under $20 makes this a win-win.

ShineOn Milky Lip Jelly Gloss

Tower 28 Beauty

ShineOn Milky Lip Jelly Gloss

A lip gloss that’s shiny and hydrating without being sticky? It exists thanks to this L.A.-based brand. Using a blend of five nourishing, plant-based oils like apricot kernel oil and raspberry seed oil, it moisturizes your lips as it imparts a wash of color. Speaking of the shades, it comes in four that are named after alternative milks (think: cashew, coconut, oat, and almond), which is a winky nod to the sunny, health-conscious Santa Monica lifeguard tower that the brand is named after.

Sunshine Skin Tint Clean SPF 30 Foundation

Sunshine Skin Tint Clean SPF 30 Foundation

With our busy lives, we all wish we could get a dewy, healthy complexion in a snap. Well, how about a click? A couple of clicks with this on-the-go “pen,” and you get long-lasting, lightweight coverage in an instant. Each of these 14 buildable skin tints can be layered for your desired level of coverage, and it’s packed with natural avocado, grapeseed, and olive oils to moisturize your skin while protecting it with SPF 30. We love that the antimicrobial packaging keeps the formula fresh.

Bite Beauty

Upswing Full Volume Mascara

Sometimes a product works so well, you swear it’s magic. This little wand has been casting spells over our routine with its smudge-proof formula that grips onto each lash—even those baby hairs. Tree berry wax (a vegan alternative to beeswax) creates volume and lift and the hourglass-shaped brush hugs your eye shape so it’s easier to get super-close to the roots. Start at the base of your lashes and wiggle from side to side to get the most drama.

Super Loaded Tinted Cream Highlighter

Westman Atelier

Super Loaded Tinted Cream Highlighter

Gucci Westman, a legendary makeup artist and founder behind this luxe brand, is known for her coveted dewy looks on the red carpet, backstage at Fashion Week, and beyond. Achieve the same glow with this multi-tasking highlighting cream that can be used on eyes, cheeks, or all-over for a luminous effect. It comes in three shades and its blendable texture is a mix of smoothing hyaluronic acid and caper extract. Plus, organic jojoba oil fights against UV damage with its natural antioxidant properties.

Forget the Filler Lip Plumping Line Smoothing Gloss

Forget the Filler Lip Plumping Line Smoothing Gloss

We’re all about products that take five seconds to apply, but make a huge impact. This looks like a simple, clear-ish gloss, but it’s also an innovative lip treatment that’s clinically tested to plump, soften, and hydrate—all in one easy swipe. You’ll see the results immediately, and over time it’ll continue to give your lips natural-looking volume and help reduce the appearance of lip lines. Apply the moisturizing shea butter and rosehip oil formula alone, on top of lipstick, or before bed as part of your p.m. routine.

Cloud Set Baked Setting & Smoothing Powder

Cloud Set Baked Setting & Smoothing Powder

You’ve finally found time for a little self-care with some quality time with your makeup bag, but there’s nothing like oil and excess shine to ruin your makeup mojo. The benefits of this powder is all in the name: It sets your look, smooths out pores, and minimizes shine (without taming your natural glow) using a mix of bamboo stem extract and Chinese peony. The baked formula has an airy texture that feels like a mousse, yet acts like a powder (read: no mess) and comes in 10 versatile shades.

Merit Flush Balm Cheek Color

Flush Balm Cheek Color

Lip Wrap Clean Hydrating Lip Mask

Lip Wrap Clean Hydrating Lip Mask

When your lips are feeling chapped and parched, reach for this lightweight, yet powerful treatment that immediately boosts moisture. This clear mask envelopes your lips in nourishing salicornia herbacea extract (sea succulent), plumping hyaluronic acid, and antioxidant-rich mango butter. Exfoliating papaya enzymes help gently slough away dead skin so your treatment sinks in even better. No need to wipe off this mask: You can apply it whenever you need to soften and soothe.

This post is sponsored by Sephora.