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Beauty I Actually Use.
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items This is my swear-by product list coming from a former cosmo student. I have products listed from budget-friendly to luxury in each subcategory, as well as specialized categories that I have personally tested myself. Feel free to comment for any quest...
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Skin Care (Dailly routine)
Base (Daily Routine Make-up)
Eyes/Eyebrows. (Daily routine Make-up)
Skin Care (Dailly routine)
Daily routine for my skin, Luxury+ Budget friendly.
(LUXURY) This is one of the full lines I used in Cosmo school, and although it has a luxury price tag sitting at 40$ for a 2-3-week kit supply, it truly was a nice perk to have access to during school. I've received many facials from this specific li...
Dermalogica- Discover healthy skin kit.
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) At $9.79, while “PanOxyl” isn't individually approved officially by dermatologists, I've had multiple esthetician instructors and even my own dermatologist tells me “PanOxyl” is the best brand to go outside $150-600 product lines. I...
PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10%
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) Truly one of my biggest acne hack products coming from someone who studied skin and product ingredients for a while. The “Banishing Cream” product by AVON Solutions, is technically a skin discoloration improver, and while I can conf...
Solutions Banishing Cream Skin Discoloration Improver | Avon
(LUXURY) Used this specific moisturizer in cosmetology school during our esthetician facial course, and while it is pricey sitting at 50$ for a month worth of supply, it truly is a miricale worker. This combined with my personal routine completely cl...
dermalogica- skin smoothing cream moisturizer
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) Absolutely choosing these any day over Mighty Patch, only starting at $8.75 for a count of 40PC mini and regular sized. If you look through any of my previous posts, then you'll know I absolutely swear by “PanOxyl” as a whole. I've had multiple estheticians and dermatologists recommend this brand over many luxury brands, and I can say this is by far the only drug-stor...
PanOxyl PM Overnight Spot Patches, 40 Count
(LUXURY) Obviously "Proactiv" is a fairly popularized brand, however, I absolutely love this moisturizer and personally feel it's perfect for any kind of acne-prone skin. Pricing starts at $40, and in my opinion with daily use lasts about 2 months. A...
Green Tea Moisturizer (3oz) | Proactiv® Products
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) Sitting at $20.49 for 19OZ of product, I feel this moisturizer alone is well worth the price. I need to stop making my posts so long, so I'll end this by saying while I do prefer the “PanOxyl” drug-store brand for facewash, this is ...
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream
Base (Daily Routine Make-up)
This is my daily routine for my base, Luxury+ Budget friendly. All almost guaranteed to last 4 months -1.5 year(s).
(LUXURY) For my girlies who miss “Too Faced”, “Love Light” highlight collection, this is for you, sitting at 40$. While there's obviously not as much variety, quality is still very high, and I feel these two shades are both fairly neutral for lighter...
Moon Crush Glossy Glow Highlighter Powder
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) Sitting at $6.98, this highlighter gives an absolutely gorgeous dewey-effect. I will say you do need to pat the highlighter in a bit to avoid white lines, however, other than that it gives the perfect glow especially in brighter lig...
Revolution, Reloaded Pressed Powder Highlighter
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) “Milani” has many beautiful contour powder and liquid products, however, this one is my die-hard favorite. It gives a natural glow affect that isn't overly harsh, yet still gets the job done as a contour. Sitting at 8.97$, I'm off t...
Milani Shine Bronzer Powder.
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) Sitting at 9.97$, I can truly say this is the best drug store blush I've ever bought. “Milani” blush's have lasted me well over a year, and have absolutely beautiful and blend-able pigment. Although, it's no suprise with how well kn...
Milani Rose Blush, Powder Blush
(AVERAGE) Usually I'm really not a fan of liquid blush at all, but I will admit Selena Gomez's “Rare Beauty” liquid blush is pretty solid. Sitting at $22.80 for 1 OZ of product, I personally feel the price tag is worth the quality of the product itse...
Rare Beauty- Pinch Liquid Blush
(LUXURY) Although it's marked as luxury, I absolutely think this setting powder is worth every penny, sitting at 19$. The formula perfectly bakes my contour into my foundation and works amazingly with my greasy-to-dry skin complexion. It doesn't dry ...
Kimchi Chic Puff Puff Pass Set & Bake Powder
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) I feel as though this setting powder deserves an honorable mention, sitting at 10.99$ (8.98$ on sale 9/3/25). It really does hold out for long periods of the day, and it works fairly well on both the oily and dry parts of my face. T...
Maybelline Fit Me Loose Setting Powder
(AVERAGE) Definitely right off the bat this product deserves a 9.5/10. Love love love this concealer, it's one of the only drug-store brands I've been able to find that actually corporates with my dry and oily skin texture mixture. I will say, after ... Last note, they definitely don't lie about the “transfer proof” comment, I've slept through the night with this product on white pillowcases and absolutely nothing transferred.
L'Oreal Paris Full Wear Waterproof Matte Concealer
Eyes/Eyebrows. (Daily routine Make-up)
Daily routine eye make-up. Luxury+ Budget friendly. All almost guaranteed to last 4 months -1.5 year(s).
(LUXURY) Not a lot of mascara products can make my eyelashes look as full as "Too Faced", “Better than Sex Mascara.”, sitting at 30$ full size, 16$ travel size. It doesn't make your lashes feel super heavy, but rather it lifts any extra weight and lo...
Better Than Sex Volumizing Mascara
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) If you're an extra girly like me, then I'm sure you're always looking for cheap alternatives for anything pink and sparkly. Of course, with every good mascara/eyebrow pomade, a spoolie is needed to blend and fluff. This is one of my...
100 Pcs Disposable Mascara Wands & Eyebrow Spoolies
(AVERAGE PRICE) “Anastasia Beverly Hills” is the ONLY brand I've ever used for my eyebrows, sitting at 25$. I mean, we've all had our rough days where we've had to resort to using eyeshadow and hope enough blending will do. However, besides that, thi...
DIPBROW® Waterproof, Smudge-Proof Brow Pomade
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) Genuinely one of the best drug-store liquid eyeliner brands. For 3$, the formula feels very high quality and has never once chipped or cracked on me. If you're a bit scared to go the liquid eyeliner route, trust me when I say the fi...
e.l.f. Liquid Eyeliner, Jet Black
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) Here's the brown eyeliner I was hinting at in the last post, this one does have a bit of a price raise by 5$ but promise this is another one of those items that lasts way longer than the expiration. I've had some a year down the roa...
e.l.f Liquid Eyeliner Pen, Brown+ More
(BUDGET FRIENDLY) Another one of my sworn by e.l.f products, this time I added a link to a larger variety of colors for whatever look you're going for. This eyeliner pencil is marketed at 4$ and in my experience it can last up to 4-6 months with dail...
e.l.f. Eye Pencil