Is NARS vegan?
Limited; select products are vegan-friendly, but the brand is not fully vegan and uses animal-derived ingredients in some formulas.
Vegan means no animal-derived ingredients — beeswax, lanolin, carmine, collagen, silk or milk proteins — anywhere in the formula. It is a separate claim from cruelty-free, and a brand can be one without the other.
The evidence behind the answer
Vegan optionsunverified
Limited; select products are vegan-friendly, but the brand is not fully vegan and uses animal-derived ingredients in some formulas.
Third-party certifiedflagged
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
Scored with our public methodology.
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NARS: frequently asked
Is NARS vegan?+
Limited; select products are vegan-friendly, but the brand is not fully vegan and uses animal-derived ingredients in some formulas.
NARS: Cruelty-free?+
Does not test on animals except where required by law; products sold in China may be subject to post-market animal testing.
NARS: Vegan options?+
Limited; select products are vegan-friendly, but the brand is not fully vegan and uses animal-derived ingredients in some formulas.
NARS: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
NARS: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is NARS's ethics score?+
NARS averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.