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Makeup products: Must haves 💄
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items The "Makeup Products: Must Haves" section highlights essential beauty items that form the foundation of any makeup routine.
Sections
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Primer
Foundation
Concealer
Blush
Eyebrows
Lips
Primer
Primers are makeup products applied before foundation to create a smooth, even base, helping makeup last longer and look more flawless.
The e.l.f. Power Grip Primer is a standout choice for those seeking an affordable, high-performing makeup primer. Its gel-based formula, enriched with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, creates a tacky base that effectively grips foundation, ensuring lon...
e.l.f. Power Grip Primer, 0.811 fl oz
Milk Makeup's Hydro Grip Hydrating Face Primer has garnered attention for its ability to extend makeup wear and provide a dewy finish. Enriched with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, it offers a moisturizing base that smoot...
Hydro Grip Primer
MAC's Studio Radiance Moisturizing + Illuminating Silky Primer offers a hydrating base that enhances skin's radiance and ensures smooth makeup application.
Studio Radiance Moisturizing + Illuminating Silky Primer
The e.l.f. Tone Adjusting Face Primer in Neutralizing Green is designed to minimize redness and create a smooth base for makeup application.
e.l.f. Tone Adjusting Face Primer Large - Green - 1.01 fl oz
NYX Professional Makeup's Blur Screen Primer with SPF 30 offers a blurring effect and sun protection, with users praising its smooth application and pleasant scent.
NYX Professional Makeup Blur Screen Primer - SPF 30 - 1.01 fl oz
NYX Professional Makeup's The Face Glue Face Primer is lauded for its strong grip and hydrating properties, effectively securing makeup for extended wear.
NYX Professional Makeup The Face Glue Face Primer - 1.18 fl oz
Milk Makeup's Pore Eclipse Mattifying + Blurring Makeup Primer is highly regarded for its ability to control oil and blur pores, making it a favorite among those with oily or acne-prone skin.
Pore Eclipse Mattifying Primer
Maybelline's Grippy Serum Makeup Gripping Primer with Niacinamide offers a lightweight, hydrating formula that transforms into a tacky base, effectively gripping makeup for up to 24 hours.
Maybelline Grippy Serum Makeup Gripping Primer with Niacinamide - 1 fl oz
Foundation
Foundations are makeup products designed to even out skin tone, provide coverage, and create a smooth base for the rest of your makeup.
Fenty Beauty's Soft'Lit Naturally Luminous Hydrating Longwear Foundation offers medium coverage with a radiant finish, providing hydration and a natural glow.
Soft’Lit Naturally Luminous Hydrating Longwear Foundation
MAC's Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation offers a matte finish with oil-controlling properties, providing 24-hour wear and broad-spectrum sun protection.
Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation | 67 Soft Matte Shades | MAC Cosmetics
Huda Beauty's Easy Blur Foundation provides medium, buildable coverage with a natural, airbrushed finish, effectively blurring imperfections without feeling heavy.
Easy Blur Natural Airbrush Foundation with Niacinamide
Charlotte Tilbury's Hollywood Flawless Filter is a versatile complexion booster that imparts a radiant, dewy finish, effectively blurring imperfections
Hollywood Flawless Filter
Fenty Beauty's Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint offers lightweight, buildable coverage that blurs imperfections for a natural, radiant finish, making it ideal for daily wear.
Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint
Maybelline's Super Stay 24HR Skin Tint with Vitamin C offers a lightweight, buildable formula that provides a radiant finish and lasts up to 24 hours.
Maybelline Super Stay 24HR Skin Tint Foundation Serum with Vitamin C - 372 - 1 fl oz
Concealer
Concealers are makeup products designed to cover imperfections such as dark circles, blemishes, and redness.
Tarte's Maracuja Creaseless Concealer provides full coverage with a creamy texture, effectively concealing dark circles and blemishes without settling into fine lines.
maracuja creaseless creamy concealer
Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind Eraser Concealer is a cult favorite, praised for its full coverage that effectively conceals dark circles and blemishes without settling into fine lines.
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Multi-Use Dark Circles Concealer Medium to Full Coverage - 110 Fair - 0.2 fl oz
Milk Makeup's Future Fluid All Over Cream Concealer offers medium-to-full coverage with a natural, skin-like finish, effectively concealing dark circles, discoloration, and blemishes. Enriched with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and soot...
Future Fluid Creamy Hydrating Concealer
NYX Professional Makeup's Bare With Me Serum Concealer is lauded for its lightweight, hydrating formula that provides medium, buildable coverage without settling into fine lines.
NYX Professional Makeup Bare With Me Serum Concealer - 0.32 fl oz - 12 Rich
e.l.f. 16HR Camo Concealer is a full-coverage, long-wearing concealer that effectively conceals dark circles and blemishes without settling into fine lines.
e.l.f. 16HR Camo Concealer - Tan Walnut - 0.203 fl oz
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Full Wear Concealer is praised for its full coverage, effectively concealing dark circles and blemishes without creasing.
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Full Wear, Full Coverage, Waterproof Concealer - 330 Ivory - 0.33 fl oz
Blush
Blush adds a healthy, natural-looking flush to the cheeks, enhancing your complexion with warmth and color.
Rare Beauty's Mini Soft Pinch Liquid Blush delivers a lightweight, buildable formula that blends seamlessly for a natural flush.
Mini Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
e.l.f.'s Camo Liquid Blush delivers a vibrant, dewy flush with impressive pigmentation and a lightweight formula that blends effortlessly.
e.l.f. Camo Liquid Blush - Pinky Promise - 0.13 fl oz
NYX Professional Makeup's Buttermelt Blush is a highly pigmented powder blush that glides on smoothly, offering a buttery texture for easy blending and a natural finish. Infused with mango, almond, and shea butters, it provides up to 12 hours of wear...
NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Blush - With Time - 0.17oz
Milk Makeup's Cooling Water Jelly Tint is a unique lip and cheek stain with a bouncy, jelly-like texture that provides a refreshing, cooling sensation upon application.
Cooling Water Jelly Tint
Eyebrows
The eyebrows section includes products designed to shape, define, and enhance the natural look of your brows.
e.l.f.'s Brow Lift Gel in Clear is a budget-friendly brow product that offers a strong, long-lasting hold, ideal for achieving the popular "soap brow" look.
e.l.f. Brow Lift Gel - Clear - 0.31oz
Anastasia Beverly Hills' Mini Brow Wiz® is a highly regarded ultra-slim, retractable eyebrow pencil designed for precise detailing and natural-looking hair-like strokes.
Mini Brow Wiz® Ultra-Slim Precision Brow Pencil
L'Oréal Paris Infallible Up To 24HR Wear Brow Lamination Eyebrow Gel offers a salon-inspired lamination effect, providing lifted and fuller-looking brows with up to 24 hours of wear.
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Up To 24HR Wear Brow Lamination Eyebrow Gel - 0.16 fl oz
The MAC Pro Brow Definer 1mm Tip Brow Pencil is designed for precise, hair-like strokes, offering a natural matte finish with up to 24-hour waterproof and smudge-proof wear.
Pro Brow Definer 1mm-Tip Brow Pencil
Maybelline's Superfluff Volumizing Eyebrow Gel Mousse offers a lightweight, buildable formula that enhances brows with natural-looking volume and a soft, fluffy finish.
Maybelline Superfluff Volumizing Eyebrow Gel Mousse - 002 Soft Brown - 0.17 fl oz
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pen is a favorite among makeup enthusiasts for its ultra-fine tip that creates realistic, hair-like strokes, delivering a natural, fuller brow appearance. Its waterproof formula ensures long-lasting wear without smudg...
Brow Pen Superfine Waterproof Detail Eyebrow Pen
Lips
The lips section features products designed to enhance and define your lips, including lipsticks, glosses, liners, and balms.
Maybelline's Lifter Gloss, enriched with hyaluronic acid, delivers a high-shine finish that enhances lips with a fuller, plumper look while providing lasting hydration.
Maybelline Lifter Gloss Plumping Lip Gloss with Hyaluronic Acid - 3 Moon - 0.18 fl oz
The MAC Lip Pencil in "Edge to Edge" is a cool-toned, medium-dark pink with a matte finish, offering opaque coverage in a single stroke.
MAC Lip Pencil | Whirl, Nightmoth, Cork, Chestnut & Spice ...
Fenty Beauty's Gloss Bomb Cream Color Drip Lip Cream offers a pigmented, non-sticky formula that delivers a high-shine finish and comfortable wear. Users appreciate its smooth application and the variety of flattering shades, with "Fenty Glow" being...
Gloss Bomb Cream Color Drip Lip Cream
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm is a hydrating lip treatment that leaves lips feeling soft and smooth. It comes in various scents and colors, each providing a glossy finish without stickiness.
Lip Butter Balm for Hydration & Shine
MAC's Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick in "Lady Bug" is a medium red with warm, orange undertones and a soft sheen.
Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick
Setting spray
The setting spray section features products designed to lock in makeup, ensuring it stays fresh and intact throughout the day.
L'Oréal Paris Infallible 3-Second Setting Spray is a lightweight, microfine mist that locks makeup in place for up to 36 hours, offering resistance against transfer, sweat, and smudging.
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Up to 36HR Wear Setting Spray - 1.76oz
Urban Decay's All Nighter Setting Spray is a cult-favorite makeup setting spray known for its impressive longevity and lightweight feel. It effectively locks makeup in place for up to 16 hours, ensuring a fresh look throughout the day. Users apprecia...
All Nighter Waterproof Makeup Setting Spray
MAC's Fix+ Setting Spray is a versatile, hydrating mist that not only sets makeup for extended wear but also refreshes and moisturizes the skin. Users appreciate its pleasant scent and the dewy finish it imparts, though some have noted that its effe...
Fix+ | Makeup Setting Spray | MAC Cosmetics