The ultimate list of the best Canadian beauty brands

<h2>Graydon Skincare</h2> <p>Hair Smoothie, $24,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://graydonskincare.ca/collections/hair-care/products/hair-smoothie?variant=597379937" target="_blank">graydonskincare.ca</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:&nbsp;</strong>This brand&rsquo;s skincare and haircare is plant-powered. That means all the nutrients in their products come from things like broccoli, berry seed oils, manuka honey and rosewater. They also try their best to get as many Canada-grown ingredients into their products as possible.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product: </strong>Hair need a hydration boost? Look no further than Graydon&rsquo;s&nbsp;Hair Smoothie.&nbsp;Filled with&nbsp;a blend of scalp-stimulating parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,&nbsp;this conditioner&nbsp;treats and detangles hair in an instant.</p>
<h2>Nudestix</h2> <p>Nudies All Over Face Color Bronze + Glow, $33,&nbsp;<em><a href="http://www.sephora.com/nudies-all-over-face-color-bronze-glow-P417912?skuId=1897917&amp;icid2=products%20grid:p417912" target="_blank">sephora.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:</strong>&nbsp;This Toronto born-and-bred company is all about the natural look. Sisters Ally and Taylor created simple&nbsp;and easy-to-use&nbsp;makeup for anyone looking for just a hint&nbsp;of colour&nbsp;and a fresh-faced look. Their products are enriched with antioxidants and moisturizers to keep you glowing all day, every day. </p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product:&nbsp;</strong>Need an easy way to bronze and highligh? The Nudies All Over Face Color Bronze + Glow creates a sheer but buildable glow that blends like a dream for that subtle,&nbsp;everyday look.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Rocky Mountain Soap Company</h2> <p>Pomegranate Day Cream, $35,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.rockymountainsoap.com/products/pomegranate-day-cream" target="_blank">rockymountainsoap.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:&nbsp;</strong>Based in the gorgeous Rocky Mountain town of&nbsp;Canmore, AB, this company handcrafts soaps, lotions and oils with 100 percent natural ingredients. They search for&nbsp;organic and non-GMO ingredients, too, and every single product they create is&nbsp;non-toxic and&nbsp;cruelty-free.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product: </strong>The Pomegranate Day Cream is superfood for your skin. This antioxidant-rich cream will keep your skin hydrated&nbsp;all day thanks to pomegranate and coconut oils, and it&rsquo;ll&nbsp;also help fight the signs of aging.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Lovefresh</h2> <p>Coffee Sugar Scrub, Vanilla Bean, $36, <em><a href="https://lovefresh.com/collections/sugar-scrubs/products/coffee-scrub" target="_blank">lovefresh.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:&nbsp;</strong>Like so many of our favourite natural beauty companies, this one started in a kitchen. Founder Stacey Davis wanted to create natural products that work, and home experiments and recipe development evolved into a full line of skincare and bodycare products still made in Toronto.</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product:&nbsp;</strong>Did you know exfoliating with sugar improves&nbsp;circulation and helps get&nbsp;nasty toxins out of your body by stimulating the lymphatic system? Lovefresh's Coffee Sugar Scrub does all that, and it's so gentle, you can use it every day.&nbsp;</p> <hr /> <p><img src="http://www.flare.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CANADA-PROJECT-LOGO.jpg" style="width: 100px; vertical-align: top; float: left;" /><em><span style="color: grey;">This post is part of The Canada Project, a representative survey of Canadians from across the country. You can find out more <a href="http://www.macleans.ca/tag/the-canada-project/">right here.</a></span></em></p>
<h2>Consonant Skincare</h2> <p>One For All Skincare Kit, $33, <em><a href="http://www.sephora.com/color-balm-lipstick-P377701?skuId=1949437&amp;icid2=products%20grid%3Ap377701" target="_blank">sephora.com</a> </em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:</strong>&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re on the quest for&nbsp;amazing skin, Consonant is your local one-stop shop. All of their products, from cleansers to bath bombs to deodorant, are&nbsp;100 percent natural with no parabens, sulfates or phthalates.</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product: </strong>For Canada&rsquo;s 150th, Consonant has released their limited edition One For All skincare kit.&nbsp;The kit contains their best-selling Natural Foaming Face Wash, Ultra Moisturizing Organic Face Cream, DHE Mask and their newest product, Come Clean 100% Natural Cleansing Cloths. It&rsquo;s the perfect way to test drive a great selection of their offerings before making a full-sized commitment.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Zorah Biocosmetiques</h2> <p>Gasp&eacute; Detoxifying Mask, $40,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.zorahbiocosmetiques.com/en/product/advices/acne-en/gaspe-detoxifying-mask/" target="_blank">zorahbiocosmetiques.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:</strong>&nbsp;Based in Montreal, this beauty company does everything in Canada, from designing packaging&nbsp;to sourcing ingredients.&nbsp;And to top it all off,&nbsp;every&nbsp;product is eco-friendly, organic and fair-trade.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product:</strong>&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re looking for a deep cleanse to really detoxify your skin, try&nbsp;the&nbsp;Gasp&eacute; Detoxifying Mask. This mask packs a double whammy, brightening the skin and&nbsp;tightening pores. You can feel it working, too, thanks to a cooling sensation courtesy of&nbsp;green clay and willow bark extract.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Saje</h2> <p>Au Natural Crystal Fresh Deodorant Stick, $11,&nbsp;<em><a href="http://www.saje.com/ca/au-natural-973.html" target="_blank">saje.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them: </strong>Founded&nbsp;in 1992, the Saje&nbsp;husband-and-wife dream team,&nbsp;Jean-Pierre LeBlanc and Kate Ross LeBlanc, wanted to showcase the healing powers of 100% plant-derived products. To this day, all of their products are all-natural and filled with luxurious essential oils.</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product:</strong>&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re sensitive to scents, then you&rsquo;re in luck, because the Au Natural Crystal Fresh Deodorant Stick is fragrance-free. It&rsquo;s made with&nbsp;natural ingredients that won&rsquo;t clog your pores or stain your clothes, and it contains mineral salts to&nbsp;keep you feeling fresh and clean&nbsp;all day.</p>
<h2>RMS Beauty</h2> <p>Cream Eye Polish in Lunar, $39,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.rmsbeauty.com/products/eye-polish?variant=960032747" target="_blank">rmsbeauty.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:</strong> Founder of RMS Beauty, Rose Marie Swift, set out on a mission to create cosmetics that would help women claim their right to healthy beauty. This Vancouver-based company makes outstanding organic colour&nbsp;cosmetics that are non-toxic and help heal and&nbsp;nourish the skin.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product:&nbsp;</strong>This this unique eyeshadow is&nbsp;light-reflective, so it gives your lids a pretty glow. Lunar&nbsp;is our fave shade, but&nbsp;every one of these&nbsp;creamy shadows contains raw mineral pigments that won&rsquo;t dry out your lids.</p>
<h2>Pura Botanicals</h2> <p>Overnight Watermelon Mask, $64,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://purabotanicals.ca/products/overnight-watermelon-mask" target="_blank">purabiotanicals.ca</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:</strong>&nbsp;All of Pura Botanicals&rsquo; products&nbsp;are handcrafted and prepared in their studio in Edmonton. Each&nbsp;ingredients is&nbsp;sourced ethically and sustainably, and the majority are made with materials grown and harvested right here in Canada.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product: </strong>Their Overnight Watermelon Mask is infused with natural silk peptides and pure watermelon extract to give your skin a brightening boost. Super luxe ingredients like neroli, witch hazel and chamomile gently remove dead skin cells and give&nbsp;you a youthful glow.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Province Apothecary</h2> <p>Full Brow Serum, $36,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://provinceapothecary.com/collections/best-sellers/products/full-brow-serum" target="_blank">provinceapothecary.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:</strong>&nbsp;Founder Julie Clark wanted to create a skincare line that wouldn&rsquo;t irritate sensitive complexions, so she only uses&nbsp;uses the highest quality ingredients that are certified organic and cruelty-free, sourced from every&nbsp;province across Canada.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product: </strong>Full brows are still on-trend,&nbsp;and if yours need a boost, try Province&rsquo;s&nbsp;Full Brow Serum. It helps fortify&nbsp;hairs and encourage fuller-looking brows with its blend of organic castor seed oil and rosemary leaf.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Bite Beauty</h2> <p>Multistick in Papaya, $28,&nbsp;<em><a href="http://www.sephora.com/multistick-P411038?skuId=1855261&amp;icid2=bite_lp_bestsellers_carousel_ca:p411038" target="_blank">sephora.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:</strong>&nbsp;This Toronto-based cosmetics company has been taking the lipstick world by storm, expanding across the border last year with their Bite Beauty Lip Lab in SoHo&mdash;before opening a much-anticipated location at home, too. All of their lip products are made entirely by hand&nbsp;from natural, organic ingredients that you can literally bite into (all of the ingredients are food-grade). </p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product: </strong>When you&rsquo;re on the go, grab a Multistick. They&rsquo;re super&nbsp;pigmented and creamy, and perfect for blending into lids, lips or cheeks.&nbsp;Papaya flatters lots of skin tones, and it&rsquo;s just right&nbsp;for&nbsp;summer.</p>
<h2>Harlow Skin Co.</h2> <p>Body Balm in Mist, $28,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://harlowskinco.com/products/fog-body-whip" target="_blank">harlowskinco.com</a></em></p> <p><strong>Why we love them:</strong>&nbsp;This company is dedicated to supporting local producers and consumers.&nbsp;Based in Vancouver, Harlow&rsquo;s organic products are as simple as they are&nbsp;effective, each with&nbsp;no more than 12 ingredients.</p> <p><strong>Their stand-out product:&nbsp;</strong>Harlow&rsquo;s&nbsp;Body Balms are the bomb. The rich formula, made&nbsp;with unrefined shea butter, extra virgin coconut oil and cardamom seed oil,&nbsp;is perfect for quenching dry skin. There are six scents to choose from, but the calming, cedarwood-y Mist is our favourite.</p>
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