The Sephora products currently living rent-free in my head. Some are here because makeup artists I trust convinced me, some because I’ve somehow never tried the cult classic, and others because the internet has successfully influenced me AGAIN. I hav...
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Complexion
Cheeks
Lips
Setting
Complexion
The base products I keep coming back to—from concealers and foundation to powders that promise smoother, more perfected skin without looking heavy.
Spencer Hedges, one of my favorite makeup artists/content creators, did a whole series putting some of the most hyped concealers against each other until he found the winner… and THIS ONE WON. As someone with genetic dark circles who is permanently s...
Genetic dark circles. That’s it. That’s the reason 😭 I need coverage, and when Huda says matte, buildable, waterproof coverage, obviously I’m listening. I’m especially curious to see whether I can get serious coverage under my eyes without it lookin...
Huda Beauty - FauxFilter Concealer
If I ever convince myself to splurge on another foundation, it’ll probably be this or the Victoria Beckham one. I’m an absolute sucker for anything promising that smooth, perfected, almost airbrushed-looking skin, and I’ve heard SO many good things a...
Haus Labs - Triclone Skin Tech Foundation
Last year I did way too much research trying to find the perfect compact powder and eventually narrowed it down to this or the By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra-Powder. I chose By Terry and genuinely loved it, but it’s almost empty now… which obviously means...
Kosas - Cloud Set Baked Setting & Smoothing Powder
Danessa Myricks has already fooled me once 😭. I bought the Yummy Skin setting spray because the internet made it sound like something revolutionary and… I genuinely couldn’t tell what was supposed to be extraordinary about it. And yet here I am, inf...
Danessa Myricks - Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder
Cheeks
Blush and contour products that instantly caught my attention, especially formulas that look easy to blend, flattering and worth the splurge.
Same thing as the contour: people seem to LOVE these. I’ve tried all the Milk Makeup sticks, which always felt like the obvious comparison, and honestly I never loved them apart from the shade Werk. Mine dried out pretty quickly and eventually starte...
Westman Atelier - Baby Cheeks Blush Stick
Have you ever heard someone genuinely HATE a Westman Atelier product? Because I haven’t 😭. Everything I see from the brand looks ridiculously smooth, effortless and expensive on the skin. I’m especially interested in the contour because I want somet...
Westman Atelier - Face Trace Contour Stick
I came dangerously close to buying the Morphe dupe to this, then thought… if I already want the Patrick Ta, why not just save up and eventually get the real deal? 😭 The whole cream + coordinating powder concept makes so much sense to me, especially ...
Patrick Ta - Crème & Powder Blush Duo
Lips
Lip products I keep saving, revisiting and convincing myself I need—especially versatile shades and formulas I know I’d get a lot of use out of.
At this point I feel like having one of these is practically a makeup enthusiast rite of passage and somehow I STILL don’t own one. The problem? There are no official MAKE UP FOR EVER retailers where I live 😭. The hoops I have to go through just to ...
MAKE UP FOR EVER - Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner
The shade Macaron looks ridiculously good. I first saw it on Kiara Kilani on TikTok and immediately understood the hype. It has that glossy, juicy look that makes your lips look polished without trying too hard, and the formula itself looks so smooth...
HAUS LABS - PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze Plumping Gloss
The social media hype around this one is honestly what keeps making me wonder whether it really is that good. And it’s not just influencers—I constantly see regular people recommending it in TikTok comments whenever someone asks for a good lip oil. A...
Summer Fridays - Dream Lip Oil
Setting
The products I’m eyeing for keeping makeup in place longer, especially for full days, events and those times when I really need everything to stay put.
I feel like I’ve tried almost every “GOAT” setting spray except this one 😭. Urban Decay, Charlotte Tilbury, you name it—but ONE/SIZE has always been annoyingly difficult for me to get where I live. Considering how much people swear by this for makin...
ONE/SIZE - Mini On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray
This immediately caught my attention because the concept reminds me a lot of the Danessa Myricks blurring setting spray: both are supposed to do more than just lock makeup in, with that extra focus on smoothing, blurring and keeping the base looking ...