💄All makeup must-haves in one place! From everyday essentials to products that give you that flawless, glowy makeup look — these are the products worth adding to your beauty bag.
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🪞 Primers for a Perfect Base
✨Filtered Skin
BRONZERS YOU NEED TO TRY🤎
💎Powders That Actually WORK
Blush Worth the Hype 🎀
🪩THESE HIGHLIGHTERS ARE INSANE
🪞 Primers for a Perfect Base
Here I’ll share my favorite primers for a smooth, flawless base🫶🏽
💖Your shortcut to plump, juicy-looking skin! This primer-serum hydrates and smooths the skin while creating the perfect sticky base for makeup. Perfect for a fresh, glowy look that makes your makeup look even better!
NYX Professional Makeup Plump Right Back Plumping Primer - 1.01 fl oz
Perfect if you want: a smoother base + hydrated skin + longer-lasting makeup ✨
0.5 oz Vitamin Enriched Face Base+ Moisturizer & Primer with Vitamin C + Hyaluronic Acid - BOBBI BROWN | Ulta Beauty
🤍 Acne-prone skin friendly pick. It creates a smooth, soft-focus base and helps minimize the look of pores without feeling heavy on the skin. Perfect under makeup when you want that flawless, filtered finish.
0.75 oz The POREfessional Pore Minimizing Primer - Benefit Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
✨ Want that effortless lit-from-within glow? You NEED this primer! It gives the skin a fresh, radiant finish while helping makeup apply smoothly and blend beautifully.
0.94 oz Always an Optimist Pore Diffusing Primer - Rare Beauty | Ulta Beauty
If you want blurred pores, smoother-looking texture & makeup that sits PERFECTLY, you need this in your routine. It gives that silky, soft-focus finish that makes your foundation look instantly more flawless. ✨
0.3 oz Veil Mineral Primer - HOURGLASS | Ulta Beauty
🩵✨ The primer that makes your makeup STAY! This gripping primer creates a smooth, hydrated base and helps makeup hold on for longer. Perfect for a fresh, flawless-looking finish that lasts!
e.l.f. Power Grip Primer - Clear 0.811 fl oz: Hyaluronic Acid, Vegan, Liquid, Normal Skin
✨Filtered Skin
Here you’ll find my top picks for smooth, flawless-looking makeup with great coverage 🤍
✨ If you want glowing, fresh-looking skin, you NEED this! It gives your complexion that gorgeous lit-from-within glow while making your skin look smoother and more radiant. Perfect for that fresh, healthy-looking makeup look.
4.5 Medium Hollywood Flawless Filter - Charlotte Tilbury | Ulta Beauty
If you want your foundation to look like SKIN, not makeup — try this! 🤍Gives you a natural, fresh-looking finish with buildable coverage, while helping your complexion look more even and radiant.
N3 Neutral Light Medium True Match Super-Blendable Foundation - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
✨ Acne-prone skin girls, this one is worth trying! If you’re looking for a foundation that gives beautiful, buildable coverage without feeling overly heavy, NARS is such a good pick. 🤍
Mont Blanc Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation - NARS | Ulta Beauty
✨ THE drugstore foundation you need to try! Gives you natural-looking, buildable coverage and a smooth finish that looks like your skin—but better. Perfect for everyday makeup when you want an even, fresh-looking complexion without a heavy feel.
Natural Beige 220 Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
Want fuller coverage without feeling heavy? 👀 This one gives a smooth, long-lasting finish that helps blur the look of imperfections while keeping your makeup looking fresh. Perfect for an all-day glam moment!
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 32HR Fresh Wear Foundation with SPF 25 - 420 True Beige - 1 fl oz
If you want high coverage with a smooth, flawless finish, you NEED to try this one! 🤍 It helps cover dark circles and imperfections while giving the skin that airbrushed, perfected look without looking cakey.
If you want your skin to look fresh, radiant & naturally glowy without feeling heavy, you NEED to try this! 🤍
It feels so lightweight on the skin and gives the prettiest healthy-looking glow. ✨
Here I’ll share my favorite cream & stick bronzers + powder bronzers for that warm, bronzed, sun-kissed look ✨
The creamy formula blends beautifully into the skin and makes bronzing so quick and easy — perfect for that natural, warm, sculpted look without looking heavy.
e.l.f. Soft Glam Cream Bronzer - Tan - 0.33oz
If you want that effortless, snatched, sun-kissed glow without spending forever blending… YOU NEED THIS. 🤎
Amber Match Stix Contour Skinstick - FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna | Ulta Beauty
⭐️L’Oréal Lumi Bronzer adds beautiful warmth while giving the skin a soft luminous finish — perfect for that effortless summer makeup look.
Bronze De Soleil Lumi Bronze Le Stick Soleil Bronzer - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
🍫 THE BRONZER THAT MAKES YOUR MAKEUP LOOK INSTANTLY BETTER!
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer 0.28 Ounce
Its classic matte finish adds the perfect amount of warmth and definition without looking overly shimmery.💗
Honestly, one of the best drugstore bronzers I’ve tried! 🤎 Essence Soft Touch Bronzer gives the skin a beautiful, natural-looking warmth with a smooth finish — and the price makes it even better!
Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Pressed Bronzer - 0.56oz
If you love the Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Drops, these e.l.f. Bronzing Drops are such a great budget-friendly alternative!
e.l.f. SKIN Bronzing Drops - Pure Gold - 1 fl oz
✨ If you LOVE a little shimmer in your bronzer, you need this! ✨
Makeup Revolution Reloaded Bronzer - Long Weekend - 0.53oz
Great for a quick, effortless bronze when you want your makeup to look fresh and put together.🤎Definitely one to keep in your everyday makeup bag!
Maybelline Lifter Stix Multi-Use Face Makeup Stick - 0.21oz
✨ Is it worth the price? 100% YES. 🤎If you want a bronzer that stays put all day and keeps your makeup looking fresh, this one is worth the splurge. The finish is beautiful, polished, and effortlessly bronzed.
All Hours 24H Hyper Sunkissed Glow Bronzer Powder - Yves Saint Laurent
💎Powders That Actually WORK
Here I’m sharing the ones that truly work — from keeping your makeup in place to giving you that smooth, flawless finish.
✨ One of the BEST setting powders I’ve ever tried! I always repurchase this one 🤍 It sets the makeup beautifully, smooths the look of the skin, and gives the base such a flawless, polished finish without looking heavy.
Set it Down Superfine Blurring Setting Powder - Fenty Beauty by Rihanna
👀 If you want your makeup to stay LOCKED IN, add this to your list! Amazing for setting your base, reducing unwanted shine, and creating a smooth, perfected finish. It’s especially good when you want your makeup to look set and polished for hours. ✨
Proof you don’t need an expensive powder for a flawless base!🤎Perfect if your skin gets oily throughout the day and you want a smooth, more matte-looking finish without feeling too heavy.
40 Dark Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
💗If you have combination skin, you NEED to try this!
e.l.f. Halo Glow Loose Setting Powder - 0.24oz
Perfect when you want to set your base while keeping it looking natural and lightweight. It helps soften the appearance of texture and shine without making your makeup feel cakey.
Fade Into You Soft Focus Setting Powder - ILIA | Ulta Beauty
Blush Worth the Hype 🎀
The blushes that give you that perfect fresh, healthy-looking flush ✨ From natural everyday shades to the prettiest buildable colors — these are the ones actually worth adding to your makeup bag💕
Happy is THAT shade! 🎀 Super lightweight on the skin, blends beautifully and gives your cheeks that fresh, lifted-looking flush. If you want a blush that instantly makes your makeup look more alive, you need to try this one! ✨
Makeup meets skincare! 💕 I love that this blush is infused with skincare-inspired ingredients, including peptides, so you’re not just adding a beautiful flush of color.
MaDonna is the perfect winter blush! 🍒❄️ The prettiest deeper rosy shade that gives your cheeks that cozy, naturally flushed look. Perfect for winter makeup when you want a little more color and warmth!
💗 Easy to blend, buildable, and perfect for that dewy “just pinched” finish. Especially beautiful when you want your makeup to look fresh and skin-like rather than overly powdered.
Petal Poppin Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush - FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna | Ulta Beauty
✨ One of the BEST drugstore blushes you can buy! If you want a blush that makes your complexion look healthy, radiant & instantly more alive, this one is definitely worth trying!
✨ Your go-to blush for that fresh, glowing skin! Perfect for a night out, but also amazing during the day if you want your skin to glow and look instantly fresher. 🌸
✨ The viral liquid blush you need to try! e.l.f. Camo Liquid Blush is super pigmented, easy to blend, and gives your cheeks a fresh, natural-looking flush.
✨ One of my favorite blushes that actually STAYS PUT! If you want a blush that doesn’t disappear throughout the day and keeps your makeup looking fresh, this one is definitely worth trying!
Kosas Blush is Life Baked Talc-Free Dimensional + Brightening Blush
🪩THESE HIGHLIGHTERS ARE INSANE
✨ The glow is SO good! Stila Highlighter gives the skin a beautiful radiant, luminous finish that instantly makes your makeup look more polished.
Kitten Heaven's Hue Highlighter - Stila | Ulta Beauty
It’s perfect when you want your cheekbones to catch the light and give your makeup that extra WOW factor. 💕
Cookie Golden Pearl Powder Highlighter - Benefit Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
✨ AMAZING GLOW! So shiny, radiant, and perfect for making your cheekbones POP.
✨ I’m honestly impressed by this one! Such a pretty glow for a drugstore highlighter—smooth, radiant, and perfect when I want my skin to really catch the light.
This marker makes brows look fuller and naturally defined—so easy to use! One of the better brow markers!
Maybelline Build-A-Brow 2-in-1 Eyebrow Pen & Sealing Eyebrow Gel - 0.05 fl oz.
Struggling with sparse spots in your brows? 👀✨ This is the perfect pick for filling them in and creating natural-looking.
Blonde Faux Brow Ultra Fine Double-Brush Tip Brow Filling Pen - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
Perfect brows made easy! 👀✨ This mechanical brow pencil gives precise definition and a polished, natural-looking finish.
L'Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Definer Eyebrow Mechanical Pencil - 0.003oz
Is it actually worth the hype? 👀 YES. Gives amazing length and definition, and the tubing formula makes it super easy to remove without rubbing. Perfect if you want long, clean-looking lashes all day.
Very Black Lash Sensational Sky Tubes Tubing Mascara - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
My favorite drugstore mascara! 💕 I’ve repurchased it so many times because it gives amazing volume and makes my lashes look instantly fuller. Definitely one to try!
Black I Love Extreme Crazy Volume Mascara - Essence | Ulta Beauty
The lash upgrade you didn’t know you needed! Gives that bold, lifted, full-lash look in just a few coats. If you love dramatic lashes, add this to your cart!
This one really does the job! It beautifully separates and lifts your lashes, and makes mascara apply so much more smoothly for that perfect lash look.
BACKSTAGE Lash Curler - Dior
SO WORTH IT ✨ One of my favorites! With consistent use, you can start noticing a difference in your lashes after a few weeks.
Eye Lash Boost Serum - Dr. Althea | Ulta Beauty
If you want fuller-looking brows, you need to try this! With consistent use, it helps brows look healthier, fuller and more defined. 🤍
Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum for Thicker, Fuller Looking Lashes & Brows - The Ordinary | Ulta Beauty
🔥 Lashes that look instantly fuller!
STARSTRUCK BLACK Notorious Mascara - NARS | Ulta Beauty
LIP OBSESSION 💋
Your next lip obsession starts here! From liners and markers to glosses and lipsticks — these are the lip products worth trying.
One of the best lip liners! Pink Mauve is such a gorgeous, flattering shade — perfect for an effortless everyday lip combo.
Ultra Suede™ Sculpting Lip Pencil - MAKEUP BY MARIO
The perfect nude-brown for an effortless, defined lip. ✨
Shade 601 is such a gorgeous, easy-to-wear shade that instantly pulls the whole lip look together. Creamy, comfortable and perfect with a lip liner!
L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Original Satin Lipstick for Moisturized Lips - 601 Worth It - 0.13oz
POV: you found the lip product that does EVERYTHING 🥰One of my absolute favorites! Super lightweight, juicy-looking and gives that fuller-looking lip effect in just one swipe. You NEED this!
601 Worth It Hyaluron Tint Lip Stain Serum - L'Oréal Paris | Ulta Beauty
🤎 One of my favorites! I love the glossy finish and how soft it leaves my lips—perfect for everyday.
Glaze Craze Tinted Lip Serum
✨ One of my go-to glosses! Super glossy, comfy, and makes my lips look instantly juicy without feeling sticky.
Clean ShineOn Jelly Lip Gloss - Tower 28 Beauty
One of my favorite drugstore lip gels—glossy, smooth & comfy!
Maybelline Lifter Oil-in-Gel Lip Gloss with Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid for Glass Lips - 0.22 fl oz
Gives that juicy, soft-tinted lip look while feeling super comfy.
NYX Professional Makeup Smushy SOS Hydrating Lip Mask, Tinted Lip Balm with Hyaluronic Acid - Coconut Calm - 0.4 fl oz
✨ DIOR LIP GLOW DUPE?!
Maybelline Lifter Glaze in Pink Drip 💗 The perfect budget-friendly alternative for that glossy, juicy, soft-pink lip look. If you love Dior Lip Glow, you NEED to try this!
Maybelline Lifter Glaze Hydrating Lip Oil Balm with Hyaluronic Acid - Pink Drip - 0.1 oz