The ‘BB’ in BB Creams stands for ‘Beauty Balm’ – with most brands combining moisturiser/primer/foundation/sunscreen into one easy multi-functional product that can cut your morning routine in half!
BB Creams have grown in popularity over the last few years – and I personally use one day-to-day instead of a heavier foundation as it feels light on my skin but still provides a good amount of coverage.
Not all BB Creams are vegan (no animal ingredients) & cruelty-free (not tested on animals at any point) though, so take a look at our comprehensive list of the best vegan & cruelty-free BB creams on the market:
Budget-Friendly Vegan BB Creams
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Andalou Naturals All in One Vitamin C BB Beauty Balm Sheer Tint SPF 30 – £13.59 / $19.95 / $25CAD / $25AUD
Best for: light coverage & normal-dry skin
The light coverage blurs and disguises imperfections, while brightening Vitamin C and Pomegranate work to correct uneven skin tone. This nourishing formula also contains soothing Cucumber, White Tea and Jojoba to hydrate skin.
The light coverage blurs and disguises imperfections, while brightening Vitamin C and Pomegranate work to correct uneven skin tone. This nourishing formula also contains soothing Cucumber, White Tea and Jojoba to hydrate skin.
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Andalou Naturals Perfecting BB Beauty Balm Natural Tint SPF 30 – £13.59 / $19.95 / $25AUD
Best for: light coverage & dry-very dry skin
This Age Defying Beauty Balm is a multi-tasking treatment that protects you from the sun, offers a mineral tint colour and botanical moisturisers for healthy, young-looking skin. Free from harmful chemicals, this can be worn on its own or under make-up.
This Age Defying Beauty Balm is a multi-tasking treatment that protects you from the sun, offers a mineral tint colour and botanical moisturisers for healthy, young-looking skin. Free from harmful chemicals, this can be worn on its own or under make-up.
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e.l.f. Studio BB Cream – £7.50 / $6 / $16AUD
Best for: light-medium coverage
This BB Cream foundation blends super easily, giving you a clean complexion with UVA/UVB SPF 20 protection. It’s also infused with cucumber, jojoba, aloe, and vitamin E so your skin stays healthy and hydrated all day long.
This BB Cream foundation blends super easily, giving you a clean complexion with UVA/UVB SPF 20 protection. It’s also infused with cucumber, jojoba, aloe, and vitamin E so your skin stays healthy and hydrated all day long.
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Lavera Tinted Moisturising Cream 3 in 1 – £14 / $25
Best for: light coverage
Lavera Organic Tinted Moisturising Cream 3 in 1 gives a welcome boost of moisture, thanks to organic aloe vera, with a touch of colour, creating a perfect natural finish.
Lavera Organic Tinted Moisturising Cream 3 in 1 gives a welcome boost of moisture, thanks to organic aloe vera, with a touch of colour, creating a perfect natural finish.
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Lily Lolo BB Cream – £13.50 / $22 / €18
Best for: combination-oily skin
A silicone free Beauty Balm, packed with nourishing and anti-ageing ingredients and mineral pigments to help blur imperfections even skintone. Ideal for light coverage when used alone for healthy looking, radiant skin.
A silicone free Beauty Balm, packed with nourishing and anti-ageing ingredients and mineral pigments to help blur imperfections even skintone. Ideal for light coverage when used alone for healthy looking, radiant skin.
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Pacifica Alight Multi Mineral BB Cream – £17 / $16
Best for: brightening skin & moisturising
This BB Crew hydrates, primes, illuminates, and perfects, leaving a sheer bare skin finish, and also instantly adjust to your skin shade. The sheer application can be built up for just the right amount of coverage, while helping diminish the appearance of pores, fine lines, and uneven tone.
This BB Crew hydrates, primes, illuminates, and perfects, leaving a sheer bare skin finish, and also instantly adjust to your skin shade. The sheer application can be built up for just the right amount of coverage, while helping diminish the appearance of pores, fine lines, and uneven tone.
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Raww Wildberry Glow BB Cream – $30AUD
Best for: light coverage & a glowy finish
A BB Cream that hydrates with the power of Coconut Water and WildBerry Harvest™ for the ultimate superfood boost. With Kakadu Plum to help firm skin, Tumeric to combat impurities and Acai Berry to bring a youthful glow to skin.
A BB Cream that hydrates with the power of Coconut Water and WildBerry Harvest™ for the ultimate superfood boost. With Kakadu Plum to help firm skin, Tumeric to combat impurities and Acai Berry to bring a youthful glow to skin.
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Raww (AU)
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The Body Shop Fresh Nude BB Cream – £14
Best for: transfer / sweat resistance
A light, even coverage with a boost of hydration for a lasting, luminous finish. This BB Cream is comfortable and non-greasy with a lightweight formula that matches to most skin tones.
A light, even coverage with a boost of hydration for a lasting, luminous finish. This BB Cream is comfortable and non-greasy with a lightweight formula that matches to most skin tones.
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The Body Shop (UK)Mid & High-End Vegan BB Creams
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100% PURE BB Cream – $41 / $53CAD / $50AUD
Best for: a glowy finish & normal-dry skin
A BB Cream foundation with SPF 15 protection offering a dewy, luminescent finish and medium-full coverage. Infused with skin soothing aloe, shea, and vitamin E.
A BB Cream foundation with SPF 15 protection offering a dewy, luminescent finish and medium-full coverage. Infused with skin soothing aloe, shea, and vitamin E.
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Adorn Cosmetics Botanical BB Cream SPF 15+ – $27.50 / €19.45 / $49AUD
Best for: light coverage
Adorn’s BB Cream is a multi-tasking 4-in-1 formula that’s combines the convenience of a skin primer, foundation, moisturiser, and sunblock all in one luxurious product. Providing light coverage to even out skin tone, minimise the appearance of fine lines and imperfections for a natural, luminous finish with SPF 15+ protection.
Adorn’s BB Cream is a multi-tasking 4-in-1 formula that’s combines the convenience of a skin primer, foundation, moisturiser, and sunblock all in one luxurious product. Providing light coverage to even out skin tone, minimise the appearance of fine lines and imperfections for a natural, luminous finish with SPF 15+ protection.
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Adorn Cosmetics (All countries)
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Alva Sensitive BB Cream – £30 / $40 / €34
Best for: sheer coverage & a glowy finish
Certified organic, Alva’s Sensitive BB Cream moisturises, mattifies, protects, firms and corrects.
Certified organic, Alva’s Sensitive BB Cream moisturises, mattifies, protects, firms and corrects.
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Bali Body BB Cream SPF15 – £26 / $30 / $40CAD / €29 / $30AUD
Best for: natural coverage & a glowy finish
A multitasking beauty cream that combines hydrating skincare benefits to protect, correct and perfect the skin. Treat your skin in one easy step with this light-weight ultra-hydrating BB cream that provides perfect natural coverage instantly, while giving a healthy dewy glow.
A multitasking beauty cream that combines hydrating skincare benefits to protect, correct and perfect the skin. Treat your skin in one easy step with this light-weight ultra-hydrating BB cream that provides perfect natural coverage instantly, while giving a healthy dewy glow.
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Bali Body (All countries)
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DeVita Moisture Tints – £21 / $32 / €24
Best for: light coverage & normal-dry skin
Combining DeVita’s Solar Protective Moisturizer with their new |ab-so-lute| minerals, Moisture Tints Beauty Balm is a combination of active moisturizers and sun screen, plus enlightening pigments.
Combining DeVita’s Solar Protective Moisturizer with their new |ab-so-lute| minerals, Moisture Tints Beauty Balm is a combination of active moisturizers and sun screen, plus enlightening pigments.
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Inika Organic Certified Organic BB Cream – £30 / $45 / $49AUD
Best for: medium coverage & a dewy finish
Containing the highest percentage of Certified Organic ingredients in a BB Cream, achieve a perfectly nourished and even complexion perfection with this multi-tasking formula. The creamy texture melts into the skin, restoring moisture, masking imperfections and leaving a delicate veil of softness.
Containing the highest percentage of Certified Organic ingredients in a BB Cream, achieve a perfectly nourished and even complexion perfection with this multi-tasking formula. The creamy texture melts into the skin, restoring moisture, masking imperfections and leaving a delicate veil of softness.
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Jane Iredale Glow Time Full Coverage Mineral BB Cream – £40 / $50 / $79AUD
Best for: medium coverage
This BB cream covers blemishes, minimizes the appearance of pores, disguises wrinkles and smoothes and brightens skin. Water resistant to 40 minutes, non-comedogenic, dermatologist and allergy tested.
This BB cream covers blemishes, minimizes the appearance of pores, disguises wrinkles and smoothes and brightens skin. Water resistant to 40 minutes, non-comedogenic, dermatologist and allergy tested.
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Suntegrity 5 in 1 Natural Moisturizing Face Sunscreen – £40 / $45
Best for: normal-oily skin
Suntegrity’s all-in-one chemical-free tinted sunscreen protects the skin from the powers of the sun. Crafted from a blend of youth-promoting antioxidants, the Certified Vegan formula provides SPF 30 protection while creating an evenly toned complexion.
Suntegrity’s all-in-one chemical-free tinted sunscreen protects the skin from the powers of the sun. Crafted from a blend of youth-promoting antioxidants, the Certified Vegan formula provides SPF 30 protection while creating an evenly toned complexion.
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Tarte BB Tinted Treatment 12-hour Primer – £34 / $37 / $48CAD / €36 / $46AUD
Best for: light coverage & oily skin
Hydrates, helps smooth fine lines, works to correct dullness & enlarged pores, all while providing lightweight coverage. It contains a triple-B complex to help brighten, smooth, & soften your skin.
Hydrates, helps smooth fine lines, works to correct dullness & enlarged pores, all while providing lightweight coverage. It contains a triple-B complex to help brighten, smooth, & soften your skin.
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Tarte (UK) Amazon (UK) Tarte (US) Ulta (US) Amazon (US) Tarte (CA) Tarte (EU) Tarte (AU)
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Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer – $36 / $47CAD / $48AUD
Best for: buildable coverage & oily skin
An oil-free, vegan tinted moisturizer that offers light-to-medium coverage while blurring imperfections.
An oil-free, vegan tinted moisturizer that offers light-to-medium coverage while blurring imperfections.
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Urban Decay Naked Skin One & Done Hybrid Complexion Perfector – £28.50 / $36 / $52AUD
Best for: light coverage & normal-dry skin
The best of both worlds, this hybrid complexion cream combines the benefits of a sheer foundation with the coverage of a tinted moisturizer.
The best of both worlds, this hybrid complexion cream combines the benefits of a sheer foundation with the coverage of a tinted moisturizer.
Have you tried any of these? If so, which was your favourite? Or have you got recommendations for products to add to this guide? Let me know in the comments section below!
