Anyone ‘blessed’ with combination skin knows how difficult it is to find the right makeup products. Your options are everything and nothing. You are always in between different formulas and often find the makeup either too shiny or too drying.
If you are looking for vegan makeup for combination skin, you have even fewer options. But luckily, those are often the better options. We are happy to present you with the best vegan makeup to keep combination skin balanced and hydrated in a non-shiny way.
I myself have combination skin, so I have tried probably hundreds of vegan makeup products over the years. Through trial and error, I am happy to introduce you to vegan makeup my combo skin is truly happy with.
All vegan makeup below is both vegan and cruelty-free, meaning all products are free from animal-derived ingredients and have not been tested on animals.
Best Vegan Makeup Brands For Combination Skin
Best Vegan Makeup Products For Combination Skin
Here are the best vegan makeup products for combination skin.
- Best Foundation: KVD Good Apple Serum Foundation
- Best Tinted Moisturizer: Kosas Cosmetics Tinted Face Oil
- Best Primer: Rare Beauty Pore Diffusing Primer
- Best Concealer: Lawless Conseal The Deal Concealer
- Best Blush: BareMinerals Gen Nude Mineral Powder Blush
- Best Bronzer: Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer
- Best Highlighter: Saie Glowy Super Gel Dewy Highlighter
- Best Setting Powder: Ilia Soft Focus Finishing Powder
- Best Setting Spray: Hourglass Veil Soft Focus Setting Spray
Best Vegan Foundation For Combination Skin
KVD Good Apple Full-Coverage Serum Foundation
KVD Good Apple Foundation is the best vegan foundation for combination skin. It’s full coverage but it feels very lightweight. It hydrates dry areas without making the oily T-zone greasy. It’s the best foundation for making combination skin look even and healthy.
- What we like: evens out combo skin, feels lightweight
- What we don’t like: some shades run too yellow
Key ingredients: apple extract, quince leaf extract, vegan glycerin | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, non-comedogenic
Best Vegan Tinted Moisturizer For Combination Skin
Kosas Cosmetics Tinted Face Oil
Tinted Face Oil from Kosas is the best vegan tinted moisturizer for combination skin. It’s made with natural non-comedogenic oils to nourish dry areas without making oily regions greasy. It has a lovely silky texture. Combination skin looks airbrushed with a soft natural glow.
- What we like: beautiful finish, healthy oils
- What we don’t like: leaky dispenser
Key ingredients: avocado, meadowfoam, red raspberry, jojoba, camellia, rosehip oils| Coverage: light to medium| Finish: natural, satin | SPF: no | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, natural, gluten-free, mineral oil-free, talc-free, silicone-free, fragrance-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free
In addition to tinted moisturizers, the best vegan BB cream for combination skin is Purlisse Radiant Glow BB Cream SPF 30 and the best vegan CC cream is Pacifica Beauty Ultra CC Cream.
Best Vegan Primer For Combination Skin
Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Pore Diffusing Primer
Rare Beauty Pore Diffusing Primer is our favorite vegan primer for combination skin. The primer is highly praised by combination skin types since it blurs pores, balances complexion, and gives really nice lightweight hydration. We love that it has a very smooth and non-sticky texture.
- What we like: combo skin looks balanced and even
- What we don’t like: can pill with some makeup products
Key ingredients: hyaluronic acid, green tea, vitamin E, moringa seed oil | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, paraben-free, phthalate-free, mineral oil-free, SLS-free, dermatologist tested, non-comedogenic, suitable for sensitive skin
Best Vegan Concealer For Combination Skin
Lawless Conseal The Deal Concealer
Conseal The Deal is the best vegan concealer for combination skin. It’s hydrating and lightweight with a natural matte finish. Combination skin tends to be drier around the eyes and this concealer beautifully nourishes the eye area. It’s great for hiding dark circles.
- What we like: hydrating yet looks matte
- What we don’t like: it’s quite fluid
Key ingredients: caffeine, antioxidants, Nasturtium flower | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, clean, natural, paraben-free, phthalate-free, mineral oil-free, silicone-free
Shop on: Sephora, Official site
Best Vegan Blush For Combination Skin
BareMinerals Gen Nude Pressed Mineral Powder Blush
BareMinerals Gen Nude is the best vegan blush for combination skin. It has a mineral talc-free formula which gives a gorgeous matte result without drying out the skin. It’s long-wearing and buildable in intensity. The natural powder is also safe for sensitive combination skin.
- What we like: buildable and non-drying
- What we don’t like: some shades look different in reality
Key ingredients: mineral pigments and pearls | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, paraben-free, talc-free, gluten-free, synthetic fragrance-free, SLS-free, PEG-Free, silicone-free, tree nut-free, natural, dermatologist-tested hypoallergenic, safe for sensitive skin
Best Vegan Bronzer For Combination Skin
Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer
We love to recommend the bestselling Murumuru Butter Bronzer to combination skin. This vegan bronzer has a cream-to-powder formula that sinks into the skin and turns into a summery glow that is neither greasy nor dry. It has a lovely soft focus finish that flatters combo skin.
- What we like: beautiful soft glow, not drying, not greasy
- What we don’t like: it’s a bit glittery
Key ingredients: murumuru, tucuma, and cupuaçu butter | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, paraben-free, gluten-free, hypoallergenic, dermatologist-tested
Best Vegan Highlighter For Combination Skin
Saie Glowy Super Gel Dewy Highlighter
Saie’s Glowy Super Gel is a very special vegan highlighter for combination skin. It comes in a unique gel formula that is hydrating yet lightweight. It doesn’t make the skin look oily and it doesn’t cling to dry patches. It simply gives a lovely hydrated glow to combo skin.
- What we like: nice hydrated glow, brightening, non-glittery
- What we don’t like: available only in two shades
Key ingredients: vegan glycerin, vegan squalane, rosehip oil | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, clean, paraben-free, phthalate-free, sulfate-free, synthetic fragrance-free, mineral oil-free, talc-free, non-GMO
Shop on: Sephora, Official site
Best Vegan Setting Powder For Combination Skin
Ilia Soft Focus Finishing Powder
Ilia’s Soft Focus vegan setting powder works best for combination skin because it blurs pores and keeps the oily T-zone matte. The clean talc-free powder is gentle and it doesn’t tug on dry areas. Tip: feel free to use the powder on your oily areas only.
- What we like: hides pores, keeps oily areas matte
- What we don’t like: a bit drying for dry skin
Key ingredients: organic aloe, rosemary, and bamboo leaf powders | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, clean, natural, organic, paraben-free, phthalate-free, mineral oil-free, talc-free, gluten-free
Best Vegan Setting Spray For Combination Skin
Hourglass Veil Soft Focus Setting Spray
Hourglass Veil is the best vegan setting spray for combination skin. It leaves a gorgeous dewy finish while meanwhile blurring pores in the oily T-zone. The luxurious fine mist sprays on evenly and keeps makeup looking fresh all day. The result is balanced and natural.
- What we like: hydrates combo skin, blurs pores
- What we don’t like: it’s expensive
Key ingredients: vegan glycerin, green tea, moringa seed extract | Features: vegan, cruelty-free, paraben-free, phthalate-free, sulfate-free, mineral oil-free, gluten-free, synthetic fragrance-free, alcohol-free, water-resistant
Best Vegan Makeup Brands For Combination Skin
These are the best vegan makeup brands for combination skin.
KVD Beauty
KVD Beauty is our favorite vegan makeup brand for combination skin. This brand has been always vegan and cruelty-free and many of its formulas are just right for combo skin – not too matte, not too hydrating. We especially love their new Good Apple collection for combo skin.
Rare Beauty
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez is another fantastic vegan makeup brand for combination skin. They have many great vegan liquid makeup formulas and powder formulas that are lightweight, breathable, and balancing. The products primarily use clean, skin-friendly ingredients.
Shop on: Sephora, Official site
Hourglass
Hourglass is a luxury vegan makeup brand that also offers some of the best vegan makeup for combination skin. They have great vegan foundations, blushes, bronzers, and powders. We especially like their Soft Glow line that makes combination skin look even and poreless.
Cover FX
New York-based vegan makeup brand Cover FX also has a good selection of vegan makeup for combination skin. They have some of the best vegan face makeup products on the market. Their makeup is able to keep the oilier areas matter and hydrates without clogging pores.
PS There are also many cruelty-free makeup brands that are not fully vegan but have a great vegan makeup selection for combination skin. These brands include Kosas, Lawless, and BareMinerals.
Is Vegan Makeup Good For Combination Skin?
Vegan makeup is as good for combination skin as non-vegan makeup. There are no ingredients specific to animal-derived makeup that vegan makeup cannot use. Most ingredients that combination skin likes (hyaluronic acid, mineral powders) are vegan-friendly.
In some ways, vegan makeup can be even better for combination skin than non-vegan makeup. Animal ingredients such as beeswax or lanolin can clog pores for the oilier parts of combo skin.
In addition, vegan makeup brands often create products that are lightweight, breathable, and non-comedogenic – something that combination skin can appreciate.
What To Look For In Vegan Makeup For Combination Skin
When shopping for vegan makeup for combination skin, remember that there is no one type of combination skin. Your skin is on a scale from oily to dry. It’s important to take your skin’s temperature regularly and decide how matte or dewy you need to go with vegan makeup.
For combination skin, we recommend vegan makeup that offers some lightweight hydration for dry areas that doesn’t clog pores for the oily T-zone. Great vegan makeup ingredients for that are vegan glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and very light plant oils such as jojoba oil.
The best formulations for combination skin are usually liquid makeup formulas and more hydrating powder formulas. Vegan cream makeup can feel too heavy and cakey for combination skin types unless you use creamy or balmy formulas on dry areas only.
Anything pore-diffusing is also something combination skin appreciates in vegan makeup. Keywords like ‘soft focus’ and ‘airbrushed’ are great to look out for. The best kind of vegan makeup makes combination skin even and balanced – in both skin tone and texture.
How We Review Vegan Makeup For Combination Skin
We review vegan makeup for combination skin by testing out the products for ourselves and by compiling hundreds of online reviews from other people with combination skin. None of our reviews at Vegan Avenue has been incentivized by a brand or retailer.
FAQ About Vegan Makeup For Combination Skin
Vegan makeup works just as well for combination skin as non-vegan makeup. There are no animal-derived ingredients for combination skin that vegan makeup couldn’t use.
KVD Good Apple Full-Coverage Serum Foundation is the best vegan foundation for combination skin.
You can find the best selection of combination skin online, especially on Amazon, Sephora, and Ulta.
Summary
Hope you enjoyed our collection of the best vegan makeup for combination skin. Our favorite vegan makeup products for combo skin come from brands like KVD Beauty and Hourglass.
While combination skin has seemingly more choice in makeup than other skin types, many makeup formulas do not work for combo skin. Both in vegan makeup and non-vegan makeup.
We keep trying out new vegan makeup products every month and make sure we include our combination skin favorites in this very article.
See also: Vegan Skincare For Combination Skin
