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Guide to beginner's makeup recommended by a professional makeup artist
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items My top pick of tried-and-true makeup products I've used and love as a Pro MUA for over ten years.
Sections
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Step One: Skin Prep
Step Two: Foundation Base
Step Three: Eyes & Lashes
Step Four: Lips
Step Five: Set & Finish
Step One: Skin Prep
This doesn't just sit on the skin but penetrates, leaving no sticky cast.
Tatcha
The Dewy Skin Cream Plumping & Hydrating Refillable Moisturizer
Hands down the best product for long-lasting foundation. this can be used as skin prep or foundation. This product can make any foundation, even drugstore products, long-wear, blur, and add coverage. A little goes a long way. Too much of this can giv...
Danessa Myricks Beauty
Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder - Tinted Primer & Foundation
Keeps skin glowing and hydrated without being heavy or oily. A little goes a long way.
MERIT
Great Skin Instant Glow Serum with Niacinamide and Hyaluronic Acid
Step Two: Foundation Base
The shade range is CRAZY! Works with EVERY skin tone. Long-lasting, creamy, and easy to blend. A little goes a long way; this product would last a while.
Danessa Myricks Beauty
Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed - Matte Color for Cheek & Lip
Cream and powder in one. You need it! Sturdy and clean packaging. Full coverage and easy to work with.
PATRICK TA
Mini Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo
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Finely milled powder perfect for finishing any liquid product while keeping the integrity of texture.
Charlotte Tilbury
Airbrush Flawless Finish Refillable Blurring & Setting Powder
The best foundation a girl could ever have. Lightweight but still full coverage. This foundation is flexible on the skin, preventing cracks and separation. Holds up well in humid weather and long hours.
HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA
Triclone Skin Tech Medium Coverage Foundation
Brightening & Hydrating Medium to Full Coverage Crease-Proof Serum Concealer. YESS! to all of the above. She is who she thinks she is.
NATASHA DENONA
Hy-Glam Brightening & Hydrating Medium to Full Coverage Crease Proof Serum Concealer
Step Three: Eyes & Lashes
This product is a game-changer. As a Pro-MUA, a multi-use product is a must. Brow eyes, face, cheek, lip, you name it. I use these to adjust the tone of foundation and concealer. Lighter or darker, evening adjusting the tone from cool to warm, to col...
Danessa Myricks Beauty
Colorfix - Multi-Use Eye, Cheek & Lip Waterproof Liquid Pigment
If you have trouble with cracking liquid eyeliner, this is the solution. This product has the perfect consistency for smooth, sharp lines. It doesn't run, move, or transfer. This isn't limited only to eyes but can be used as blush, highlight, eyeshad...
HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA
Hy-Power Eye, Cheek & Lip Pigment Paint
How can you even start your makeup collection without the essentials? This palette is small yet flexible enough to work on every skin tone. I find myself reaching for this not only for eyes but also for contour, brows and cheeks.
MAKEUP BY MARIO
Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette: The Original
Fine tip perfect for hair-like strokes.
Brow Wiz® Ultra-Slim Precision Brow Pencil - Anastasia Beverly Hills | Sephora
A set of pre-glued lash clusters for up to three days of wear experience easy, mess-free, under-lash application in one step, perfect for beginners.
Velour-Xtension Self-Stick Lash Clusters
An extremely pigmented professional eye pencil that creates an intense, long-lasting line that is highly blendable.
MAKEUP BY MARIO Master Pigment Pro Eyeliner Pencil
Step Four: Lips
A wide range of colors to suit any skin tone or occasion. Smells really good. Creamy but not sticky or tacky. Long-lasting moisture.
OLEHENRIKSEN
Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment
Stunna Lip Paint delivers high-impact color with low-maintenance, long wear in a range of universal shades handpicked by Rihanna. With one stroke of its lip-defining precision wand, Stunna’s weightless, comfortable, soft-matte
Stunna Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Color - Fenty Beauty by Rihanna | Sephora
A lip mask with a plush, pudding-like texture that coats lips with supercharged moisture for a smoother, firmer and plumper-looking pout in 1 week.
Plush Puddin' Intensive Recovery Lip Mask With ...
A long-lasting lip liner that applies effortlessly to shape and enhance lips with a richly pigmented and creamy formula
Artist Color Pencil: Eye, Lip & Brow Pencil - MAKE UP FOR EVER | Sephora
Step Five: Set & Finish
Perfect for reapplying sunscreen without disturbing your foundation. I know sun protection is important, but I find applying traditional sunscreen before foundation application can disturb the longevity of your base. This is sun protection without th...
ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr
On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Sunscreen Makeup Setting Spray SPF 28
The best for removing that powdery look you get after setting your makeup. This melts all layers together, giving that hydrated, natural finish.
ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr
Powder Melt Glass Setting Spray
Removes power like finish, leaving behind a glowing, dewy finish.
Mini Dewy Skin Mist - Tatcha | Sephora