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Glow Up Your Routine: Makeup Upgrades Worth the Hype in 2025
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items I have upgraded my makeup routine with these products to get that elevated summer look 🩷
Sections
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Primer
Base
Concealer
Blush
Highlighter
Bronzer
Primer
Upgrade from: e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer
Blurs texture like a filter, adds skincare benefits, and extends wear beautifully. Grip makeup for all day long. Minimizes excessive oil without stripping skin's moisture. Light scent not so overpowering.
The Silk Canvas Protective Primer - Tatcha
Brightens + conceals with zero creasing. Hydrating and full coverage. Requires less touch-ups all day long wear.
Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Full Coverage Concealer - Lancôme
Base
Upgrade from: Maybelline Fit Me Foundation
Medium coverage + real skin finish + skincare-infused glow. Ideal for quick touch-ups and on-the-go application.
Favored for its ease of use and hydrating formula, suitable for those seeking a minimal makeup look.
Beautiful Skin: Hydrating Foundation: 4 Neutral
24-hour wear, sweat-proof, flawless matte that doesn’t cake or budge. For a natural look, apply with a damp beauty sponge; for fuller coverage, use a foundation brush.
Ensure skin is well-moisturized before application to prevent any dryness.
Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation - Estée Lauder
Concealer
Upgrade from: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind
Brightens and conceals with zero creasing; hydrating and full coverage. Known for its impressive staying power, lasting throughout the day without creasing.Lightweight and hydrating, enriched with glycerin to maintain skin moisture. Features a large ...
TEINT IDOLE ULTRA WEAR ALL OVER FACE CONCEALER - Lancome.ca
Blush
Upgrade from: Milani Baked Blush; from powder blush to cream blush mentioned below
Featherlight, buildable tint with a watercolor finish—ultra natural. It is a luxurious, ultra-lightweight blush designed to deliver a natural, radiant glow. Its innovative formula, composed of 75% water and infused with micro-droplets of pigment, pr...
LES BEIGES Water-fresh blush Light peach
Lightweight, sheer, and buildable with a natural flush.
Glossier Cloud Paint Gel Cream Blush
Highlighter
Upgrade from Wet n Wild MegaGlo
Clean formula, zero glitter, luminous "lit-from-within" finish.
Lit Up Highlight Stick
Bronzer
Upgrade from drugstore bronzer powders
Matte finish with great blendability, perfect for natural contouring.
Hoola Matte Bronzer powder bronzer for face
Great blendability, long day wear great for summers.
Laguna Bronzing Powder
Mascara
Upgrade from Maybelline Sky High Mascara
Lifts, fans, and curls lashes with zero clumps. Feather-light and smudge-resistant.
Lancôme Lash Idôle Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara
Eyeliner
Upgrade from NYX Epic Ink
Ultra-precise, long-lasting, smudge-proof winged liner.
Eyeliners
Eyeshadow Palette
Upgrade from ColorPop, Essence or Nyx palettes
Buttery texture, luxe packaging, rich, wearable color stories.
Diorshow 5 Couleurs Couture: 5-Eyeshadow Eye Palette
Eyeshadow Primer
Upgrade from no primer or basic primer
Prevents creasing and intensifies eyeshadow colors all day.
Eyeshadow Primer Potion - 24-Hour Crease-Free - Urban Decay CA
Brows
Upgrade from basic brow products
Ultra-fine tip for natural hair-like strokes and long-lasting hold.
Brow Wiz
Lip Gloss
Upgrade from NYX Butter Gloss
Glossy + plumping with skincare benefits, no stickiness.
Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Gloss: Hydrating Lip Plumper | Dior CA
Lipstick
Upgrade from drugstore matte formulas
Creamy, pigmented, luxurious packaging; lasts beautifully.
25 Goldie Red, Rouge à Lèvres Satin Lipstick
Lip Balm
Upgrade from basic lip balms like burt Bees lip balm
Hydrating, tinted balm with sun protection and smooth finish.
Lip Treatments | Replenish Dry Lips | Fresh CA
Setting Spray
Upgrade from Drugstore Mist
Keeps makeup flawless for 16+ hours; sweat and humidity-proof.
All Nighter Long Lasting Makeup Setting Spray - Urban Decay CA
Makeup Remover
Upgrade from basic wipes to below make up remover without stripping skin's natural moisture.
Melts away makeup gently without stripping moisture.
Take The Day Off™ Charcoal Cleansing Balm