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Asian and Budget Beauty Items that Actually Work
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items I love K-beauty, J-beauty, and great budget finds. After living in South Korea for several years, I can personally attest to the items I use practically every day!
I was first inspired to make this list after coming across Heroine Make mascara in an Olive Young cosmetic store. Because I naturally have longer lashes, but hooded lids, I've struggled to find mascara I liked that looked like my lashes, but also did...
I was first inspired to make this list after coming across Heroine Make mascara in an Olive Young cosmetic store. Because I naturally have longer lashes, but hooded lids, I've struggled to find mascara I liked that looked like my lashes, but also did...
Sections
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Eye Makeup That Actually Lasts
Foundation that Covers
Cheeky Blushes
Lippies for Days
Highlighters and Contours
Bonus Faves!
Eye Makeup That Actually Lasts
Hi, I have hooded and small eyelids, which means I don't really wear eyeshadow or a lot of eye products. So when I do, I want to make sure they help my eyes look bigger, or last without streaks or smudges.
This is a J-beauty brand! I have two of these in B43 brown. Not only does it look natural, but this mascara genuinely stays on my hooded lids with zero smudging. They look like your lashes, but longer!
Heroine Make Dense Volume Waterproof Mascara Black
This product is advertised mostly for an aegyosal effect, but I use it as a natural-looking waterliner. It really opens your eyes when you use a beige or creamy color as opposed to a stark white!
Produco [thebom] AegyoSal Eyeliner Under-Eye ...
This is a great quality budget eyeliner, and one I use frequently. My shade, GP328 Super Bright, is a great way to make your eyes look brighter, awake, or bigger!
L.A. Girl Ultimate Intense Stay Auto Eyeliner
Foundation that Covers
I have used quite a handful of different foundations on account that many of them ended up not being my shade. I didn't know about warm/neutral/cool tones at the time, so a lot of them ended up looking wayyy too yellow (or even orange!) on me. I can ...
This is a K-beauty cushion compact with high coverage, and an easily blendable consistency. Cushions are also great for quick touch-ups or portability without the fear of spills. ATOMY is surprisingly good quality makeup comparable to viral brands!
ATOMY Adelica The New Gold Collagen Ampoule Cushion 14g x ...
This liquid foundation is great, because it has a thin consistency that doesn't lose its coverage when you blend it out. Furthermore, it has neutral and cool tones for a variety of shades, so (if you're like me) you won't end up with a yellow/orange ...
Find Your True Match Foundation & Concealer - L'Oréal Paris
This is a foundation with a large inner wand and thin consistency, great for precise application. They also come with a great shade range, and as a bonus, the unscrewable cap is disability friendly.
Liquid Touch Weightless Foundation
Cheeky Blushes
I'm a proud victim to Blush Blindness. This is probably my most favorite kind of product, mainly because I like to use my blushes as eyeshadows too for a monochrome look!
I wanted a proper orange-brown blush for autumn, and ended up with a palette! There's another set in bright pinks, as well. You can use these shades to build up the right amount of color on your face, and create incredible gradients from cheek to tem...
DASIQUE Blending Mood Cheek #04 Beige Knit
Etude House is an adorable brand that feels like you're walking into a dollhouse. This blush in particular is my favorite, because unlike other K-beauty that keeps their colors sheer, you barely need to touch the product to pick up pigment. Plus, it ...
ETUDE Lovely Cookie Blusher - Grapefruit Jelly 4g
Burt's Bees has been a fan-favorite from me, and this blush has only solidified that. Actually, it acts as both a blush and highlighter with its built-in shimmer, and has just the right amount of pigment. Plus, the pan itself is quite large!
Burt's Bees 100% Natural Blush with Vitamin E, Bare Peach, 0.19 oz
Lippies for Days
Does anyone else use a lipstick as an all-over cover stick? I may have, on occasion, swiped my mauve-y sticks on my cheeks.
Rom&nd is my favorite K-beauty lipstick for them having the perfect shade range. It's a soft velvet-y feeling that applies smooth and can be blended for your favorite ulzzang style. I have a mauve and a brown myself!
rom&nd Zero Matte Lipstick 3g 06 AWESOME
If all you're looking for is an everyday, natural lipstick, this is it. My natural lips are fairly devoid of color, so I wanted something that looked like I wasn't wearing anything; the mauve-y pink shade Skin-ny Dipping was just that! I was really s...
Wet n Wild Mega Last Matte Lip Color , Skin-ny Dipping
I love the scent and taste of cocoa butter, so if you do, this is the best lip balm to get. It's twice the size of normal balms, and uses fair trade, natural ingredients. Makes you want to take a big bite!
Cocoa Butter Lip Balm - Creamy Cocoa
Highlighters and Contours
I've found highlighters to be a key part of my routine because they really help to make my features pop, or help my eyes sparkle. Plus, I love these things because the product lasts FOREVERRR.
This was gifted to me a long while ago and I've only barely hit pan on my mini-highlighter. And it's my go-to! You don't need a lot to have a very cute rosy shimmer that works great on cool-toned skin. You can build it up, or blend as-is.
Ofra Cosmetics - Blissful Shimmering Baked Highlighter
Fenty has probably the largest shade range I've ever seen for a cosmetics company. I wanted a simple stick contour that I could draw on, blend, and be done with. I use the shade Amber 01, and I still have plenty left – for a natural look, I keep it l...
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Match Stix Matte Contour Skinstick
The Jelly Pop glow stick once came as a full-sized tester in my Ipsy subscription. I love it because the product is large, easy to apply, and gives off a natural dewy shine. Bonus: It smells like watermelon candy!
Jelly Pop Makeup Collection I e.l.f. Cosmetics
Bonus Faves!
For the things I use and love, but couldn't fit in other spots <3
I have the bottle version of this moisturizing oil, and it has been one of the best and easiest moisturizers I have ever used. It's an inexpensive KBeauty brand. And for masks, based on my experience, you really don't need to spend more than a couple...
JM Solution, The Effect NMF & Moisturizing Beauty Mask, Black, 10 Masks, 0.81 fl oz (24 ml) Each
This palette is a Lip & Cheek combo, perfect for monochrome or gradient finishes. It has a buildable, dewy glow finish. Try combining colors together, or include as an eyeshadow, to find your new favorite tints!
SON&PARK Glow Layering Lip & Cheek Palette
The Heroine Make mascara I use (see above) keeps its promise by not budging throughout the day. You can shower it off, use a gentle oil cleanser, or for best results, try this convenient mascara remover that works for any brand, not just their own!
Heroine Make by KissMe Waterproof Mascara Remover
When I feel like giving my nails an extra boost, I wear this strengthening top coat just by itself! Since I don't normally wear nail polish (I don't like the feeling, personally) they make my natural nails look extra shiny.
Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Top Coat