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Makeup Prep Products

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Here are the products for a flawless base. Do this before your makeup routine and your base will be flawless and not cakey at all. It’s good to moisturize your skin before makeup so it doesn’t look dry! As a reminder: I have sensitive, acne-prone ski...
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Step 1: My Toner Recs

This first step is toner. Here are some of my favorite toners for this step.
 
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Milky toner to hydrate your skin well and add a natural glow!
TIRTIR Milk Skin Rice Toner - Deep Moisturizing
 
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Personally I typically use this if I don’t have the milky toner available as I use it for my nighttime routine normally.
numbuzin No.5 Serum | Tranexamic Acid 4%, Niacinamide 5%, Glutathione ...
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Step 2: My Acne Makeup Protection Recs

These products are great for protecting your active breakouts from irritation of makeup.
 
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This is an acne serum I use to protect my active breakouts from the makeup.
DAMDAM Citrus Glow Vitamin C & Hyaluronic Acid Serum
 
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Another serum to put on active breakouts to protect them from makeup.
Biome-Balancing Clear & Prevent Acne Treatment Serum

Step 3: My Moisturizing Recs

This is my favorite moisturizer that moisturizes the skin well before makeup.
 
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Here’s a moisturizer to moisturize your skin and hydrate it before makeup. Also adds a great natural glow.
Mochi Mochi Luminous Plumping Moisturizer

Step 4: My SPF 50 Recs

These are my favorite SPF Recs which protect your skin from the sun. It’s always good to wear sunscreen. It’s good for your skin barrier and can protect against skin cancer.
 
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Here are my favorite SPF products to apply before my makeup. These all have no white cast and leave a flawless finish.
Anua Zero-Cast Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF50
 
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This SPF is my fave because of the convenient size, and the glowy finish it leaves.
Aqua Glowing Sunscreen

Step 5: Primer Recs

This primer rec keeps makeup in place well while also hydrating the skin. This is the only primer that keeps my makeup in place with the tacky texture while not breaking me out.
 
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This primer is tacky but not too tacky and it keeps makeup in place very well and doesn’t break me out!
Plump Right Back Face Primer Serum | NYX Professional Makeup