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holy grail makeup products
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items Makeup lover for 10 years ✨ Started with YouTube tutorials and now I’ve done prom, homecoming, and bridal looks in my hometown! Most of my daily faves are drugstore staples I keep repurchasing—sharing them so you can love them too 💄💖
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lips💋
foundation / skin tint 🧴✨
concealers✨
setting powder🌟
bronzers☀️
blushes 🌸
lips💋
The best nude lip liner I’ve ever owned! 💄✨ From the creamy formula 😍, perfect color 🤎, long-lasting wear ⏰, to the affordable price 💸—it checks all the boxes! 💯
NYX Professional Makeup - Nude Truffle Slim Lip Pencil | Ulta Beauty
I absolutely love this mauve liner and wear it all the time! 💄💗 It’s perfect for everyday makeup ✨ and even full glam looks 💋🔥. Honestly, it’s unbelievably good for the price! 💸💯
Mauve Aside Cream Glide Lip Liner - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
I love to lather this on generously right before bed 🌙💋 and wake up with soft, hydrated lips ✨💧! This container seriously lasts forever 😍🙌. I have the vanilla flavor 🍦🤍 and it’s amazing!
Lip Sleeping Mask - LANEIGE - Sephora
Love these lip tints! 💄✨ They don’t dry out my lips at all 💋, and the colors are absolutely stunning 😍🎨. My personal favorite is Espresso 🤎☕—so gorgeous!
the peptide lip tints - Rhode Skin
foundation / skin tint 🧴✨
Amazing skin tint for when you want an even complexion without the heavy feel of a full-coverage foundation ✨🤍! I reach for this all the time 🙌💄💯
220 Super Stay 24H Skin Tint +
Vitamin C - Maybelline - Ulta Beauty
Love this foundation! 💄✨ It gives beautiful coverage 🤍 with a gorgeous dewy finish 🌟💧. I actually really love the applicator too—such a nice touch! 🙌💖
3 Light/Medium Halo Glow Liquid Filter - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
Really great drugstore/Ulta foundation! 💄 It’s even better since they added a pump. This is definitely a dupe for something expensive ✨
N3 Neutral Light Medium True Match Super-Blendable Foundation
Don’t sleep on this tinted moisturizer from Wet n Wild! ✨ It’s lightweight, evens out your skin, and covers everything. And the price? 😍 Perfect for an everyday, chill makeup look.
Wet N Wild Bare Focus Tinted Hydrator
UM YEAH. She’s that girl 💖—beautiful and worth it. This Slip Tint blends effortlessly ✨, gives “your skin but better” vibes, has SPF 🌞, and is perfect for no-makeup days—or can be built up for a polished look.
Saie Slip Tint Dewy Tinted Moisturizer
This is a dupe for the Saie Slip Tint 💖. If you wanted the Saie but don’t want to spend that much—get this! I promise you won’t be disappointed ✨. I honestly reach for this one more anyway. It’s glowy, has SPF 🌞, and gives that “your skin but bette...
NYX Professional Makeup - Whipped
Butta Buttermelt Glaze Skin Tint SPF 30
concealers✨
Amazing dupe for a high-end concealer at a drugstore price! 💄 The coverage on this is sooo good ✨.
Nude Ivory Conceal + Perfect Longwear
Concealer - Milani
I’ve never had any complaints about this concealer! 💄 It doesn’t crease and has beautiful, buildable coverage ✨
095 Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer Ulta
SPLURGE… but if you want to invest in a high-end concealer, this is my rec 💖. It’s stunning and totally worth it ✨
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer with Hydrating Medium Coverage
I didn’t know how much I loved this concealer until I ran out 😅. Now I definitely need to repurchase! 💖 It’s hydrating, stays put without creasing, and blends beautifully anywhere on your face ✨. Absolutely love it!
Tower 28 Beauty Swipe All Over
Hydrating Serum Concealer
setting powder🌟
Love this powder! 💖 I’ve been using it forever. It instantly blurs and perfects while setting all your liquids and creams beautifully—without ever looking cakey ✨
Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder - Maybelline - Ulta Beauty
The name says it all… AIR. BRUSH. FLAWLESS. ✨💖
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless
Finish Setting Powder - Sephora
This loose setting powder is totally worth the splurge 💖. I love the Cherry Blossom shade ✨—not too pink, perfect for smoothing blush and under-eye powder, and keeps my under eyes from creasing 👌
Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder
Really love this setting powder for cheeks and forehead 💖. Feels similar to the Charlotte Tilbury pressed powder ✨
Halo Glow Powder Filter - Pressed
Finishing Powder
A really good setting powder ✨ Blurs beautifully and I haven’t had any issues with creasing 💖
Translucent Light Infallible Blur-Fection Longwear Loose Setting
bronzers☀️
I’ve repurchased this a few times 💖 because I love the pigment and blendability ✨. It also has a great range of shades to match your skin tone perfectly ☀️.
Warm Bronze Sculpt Tape Contour - Tarte
Super blendable and beautiful cream bronzer stick ✨! I personally love bronzer sticks, and these are some of the best on the market 💖
Warm Wishes Effortless Bronzer Stick
This is one of those tried-and-true products I’ve been using for years 💖. I probably should try another powder bronzer, but I just can’t let go of this one ✨
Physicians Formula - Bronzer Butter
Bronzer Murumuru Butter Bronzer
This cream bronzer is super easy to apply and gives a beautiful, natural-looking glow ✨. It’s buildable, and I’ve been reaching for it every single day 💖.
Milani - Spilling Tea Cheek Kiss Cream
Bronzer
blushes 🌸
I’m obsessed with this blush! 🌸 The pigment lasts all day, it blends effortlessly, and the dual-sided brush makes application so easy 💖. Mario really knows how to make amazing makeup!
Soft Pop Blush Stick - MAKEUP BY MARIO - Sephora
The Pocket Blushes have amazing pigment, blend effortlessly, and stay all day 🌸. I hate when blush fades after a few hours, but that’s never an issue with this formula. The shade Toasted Teddy is gorgeous 💖—you can even use it as a bronzer for that...
pocket blush - toasted teddy - Rhode
Skin
This is such a good drugstore/Ulta blush! 🌸 The pigment is unreal. I have the Baby Pink shade, and it’s absolutely stunning for summer 💖
Juicy On-the-Glow Blush Tinted
Moisture Stick - Pixi - Ulta Beauty
WOW. I’ve been using this blush for like 6–8 years because it’s that good 💖. I’ve only had to repurchase it a few times—it really lasts, even if you wear blush every day like me 🌸. My favorite part is the natural glow it gives, so I usually don’t e...
Luminoso Baked Blush - Radiant Powder Blush - Milani | Ulta Beauty
brushes & sponges 🖌️
Good makeup needs good application tools. Period. ✨
I’ve been obsessed with this brush since I discovered it! 🖌️ Perfect for foundation, blending cream contour, blush, and more ✨. Feels like a luxury brush on your skin without breaking the bank 💖
NYX Professional Makeup - Cant Stop
Wont Stop Foundation Brush
I won’t lie, I’ve tried so many makeup sponges, but nothing compares to the Beauty Blender 🧽💖. She’s that girl for me! I wash mine daily and take good care of it, so it lasts forever ✨.
Beauty Blender
Hats off to Mario—he really knows what he’s doing 🖌️💖. This brush is an investment, but like I always say, good tools make good makeup ✨. I love using it to blend anything and everything on the face!
MAKEUP BY MARIO F4 Dual-Ended
Foundation and Face Brush
eyeshadow 🎨👁️
THIS PALETTE MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH EYESHADOW ALL OVER AGAIN 👁️✨. Took me back to 2016–2018 when I burned out on eyeshadow, but nope—we’re back! The color story, payoff, formula, and price are all 10/10 💖. I reach for it daily for any and all lo...
Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Embers
Eyeshadow Palette
The perfect mini eyeshadow palette for every kind of look 👁️✨! I use several of these daily, and they’re perfect for traveling or tossing in your purse 👜. The color payoff is amazing and definitely feels high-end 💖.
Champagne Problems Gilded Mini
Eyeshadow Palette - Milani
skin prep and finish ✨💆♀️
Good skin prep is essential for flawless makeup ✨🧴, plus products to help it last all day 💖. Don’t skip this step!
this stuff is amazing and I will continue to repurchase it! it's hydrating and leaves your skin looking so glowy and nourished! also an amazing product for prepping the skin for makeup or mixing into foundation!
Glazing Milk - Rhode Skin
essential for me as my first step for prepping for makeup. the hypochlorous acid is safe and effective for getting rid of bacteria on your face so you can start with a clean slate...and save your skin barrier!✨
Tower 28 Beauty SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray with Hypochlorous Acid
This stuff REALLY works ✨🧴. It creates the perfect tacky base for foundation without making your skin feel greasy or affecting your other products 💖.
Power Grip Primer
Locks everything in! ✨💖 Just a heads-up—it’s dewy. Perfect if you want a radiant glow or need to revive your skin after using matte powder 🌟.
Power Grip Dewy Setting Spray - e.l.f. Cosmetics
Definitely a splurge, but WOW—this stuff is amazing ✨💖. You can feel how luxurious it is from the moment you apply it. Super hydrating and leaves your skin glowing 🌟, making it an ideal prep step for dry skin before makeup!
The Dewy Skin Cream Plumping &
Hydrating Moisturizer
This setting spray is gorgeous ✨💖—leaves your skin looking healthy and radiant 🌟. Perfect for setting powders, reviving your glow, and locking everything in. I went through a whole bottle after my first purchase and I’m already on my second! Love i...
Setting Spray & Powder - Makeup - 277 Products
I could use this all day and all night ✨💖. Perfect for prepping makeup, setting powders, adding extra hydration, or refreshing your skin throughout the day 🌟. The mist is super fine and even, and it just feels so luxe!
rhode Glazing Mist Hydrating Face
Spray
Dupe for the One Size setting spray ✨💖—locks your makeup in place, and I mean really stays locked! 🌟
Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist Spray Face Makeup ...
Mascaras 👁️
the applicator on this one is really small but perfect for really separating lashes and letting you really get underneath them and lift up!
Extensionist Mascara, Lengthening, Curling, Black Washable
another good one for volume lashes! Really makes the eyes look big. I don't have a clumping issue with this one:)
Black Voluminous Panorama Washable
Mascara - L'Oréal
I recently got into brown mascara, and this one is the best 👁️🤎. I really love the formula and the applicator—it’s amazing!
Lash Sensational Sky High® Washable Mascara
This is one of my favorite high-end mascaras 👁️✨! Everyone has their go-to applicator, but I love how this one fans out my lashes perfectly. And of course, Benefit knows how to make an amazing mascara formula 💖.
Benefit Cosmetics - Hyper Black Fan Fest Fanning & Volumizing Mascara