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My Makeup Routine | Products I Actually Use ✨
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items Everything that actually makes it into my makeup routine. 💄 From skin prep and primers to my favourite foundations, complexion products, lashes and lip combos, these are the products I personally use to do my makeup and keep reaching for. Some are e...
Sections
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🫧 Skin Prep, Primers & Foundations
✨ Concealers, Blush & Contour
🧁 Powders & Setting
👁️ Brows, Eyes & Mascara
💋 Lip Combos
🫧 Skin Prep, Primers & Foundations
Everything that goes into creating my base. ✨ From the products I use to prep and prime my skin to the foundations I reach for depending on the finish I want, these are the staples that start off my makeup routine.
One of my skin-prep products when I’m doing my makeup. I like having something that helps with oil and shine before I start layering makeup, especially when I want my base to stay looking smooth and put together. It has niacinamide and hyaluronic aci...
Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Mattifying Water Powder Serum
When I want my makeup to have more of a glowy finish, this is such a pretty primer. ✨ I love that it gives my skin that illuminated look underneath my makeup while still giving me the grip I want from a primer. This is definitely more my pick when I’...
MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip + Glow Illuminating Primer
This is the primer I reach for when I’m more focused on getting that smooth, blurred base. I especially like a pore-blurring primer in the areas where I want my makeup to look extra smooth before foundation goes on. It gives me a really nice starting...
HUDA BEAUTY Easy Blur Smoothing Primer
Such a beautiful foundation when I want my skin to look glowy and polished instead of overly matte. ✨ I love a base where my skin can still have some life and radiance to it, and this gives me that more luminous finish while still making my makeup lo...
Dior Forever Skin Glow Foundation
This is one of the foundations I keep in my makeup collection for when I want a more matte, polished finish. ✨ I love having different foundation options depending on the look I'm going for, and Estée Lauder Double Wear is a great option for fuller c...
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Longwear Matte Foundation
This is genuinely one of my FAVOURITE foundations! ✨ Not only do I love how my makeup looks when I wear it, but I’ve also noticed that my skin has looked clearer since I started using it. That’s something I really appreciate because finding a foundat...
HAUS LABS Triclone Skin Tech Foundation
✨ Concealers, Blush & Contour
The complexion products I use after foundation to conceal, brighten, add colour and bring dimension back into my face. From longtime concealer favourites to cream blushes and contour, these are the products that really bring my base together.
A colour corrector is such a useful addition to my makeup routine when I want my under-eye area to look brighter and more even. This HUDA BEAUTY corrector is designed to neutralize discoloration before concealer, helping create a smoother-looking fin...
HUDA BEAUTY #FauxFilter Under Eye Color Corrector
When I tell you I’ve been using this concealer since HIGH SCHOOL, I’m not exaggerating! This has been one of the most consistent products in my makeup routine for years, and I still absolutely love it. The coverage is beautiful, especially when I wan...
NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer
This is my absolute FAVOURITE concealer, and I genuinely cannot say enough good things about how beautifully it worked for my skin! ✨ One of the biggest reasons I fell in love with it was how comfortable it felt, especially when I was dealing with dr...
Dior Forever Skin Correct Concealer
Such an easy everyday cream blush. I love products that I can quickly blend into my base without having to work too hard, and this gives me that pretty flush of colour while still letting my skin look like skin. Definitely one I reach for when I want...
MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush
I love a cream contour because I can really control where I’m placing it and build it up depending on the makeup look I’m doing. This one blends into my base beautifully and gives me the definition I want without my contour looking like a harsh strip...
HAUS LABS Precision Sculpt Shaping Balm
This is honestly one of the BEST cream blushes I’ve used, even though it’s technically a complexion stick! I love using it as blush because it’s incredibly easy to manipulate and blend exactly where I want it. I can keep it soft or build up the colou...
Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint Hydrating Foundation Stick
A bronzer is a must in my routine once I’ve finished my foundation and concealer because I need to bring some warmth and dimension back into my face. I love being able to build my bronzer gradually so I can control how sculpted or bronzed I want ever...
Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r Instant Warmth Bronzer
🧁 Powders & Setting
My powders for setting, smoothing and keeping everything looking put together once my cream and liquid products are done.
I love having a pressed powder in my routine for the areas where I want everything looking extra smooth and set. It’s also so convenient for touching up because I don’t have to deal with loose powder going everywhere. This is especially nice when I w...
HUDA BEAUTY Easy Bake Pressed Powder
One of those products that really pulls my base together. ✨ I use loose powder when I want to properly set my makeup, especially around my under-eyes and the areas where I need everything to stay in place. I also love that there’s a fragrance-free ve...
HUDA BEAUTY Easy Bake Fragrance-Free Loose Baking & Setting Powder
When I need my makeup to STAY, this is the setting spray I’m reaching for. I especially love it for full-glam makeup, events or any time I know I’m going to be wearing my makeup for hours. This is less about adding glow for me and more about locking ...
ONE/SIZE On ’Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray
A classic in my makeup routine for a reason. I use this when I want everything set without necessarily going for the super-matte finish I get from some of my other setting products. It’s one of those reliable finishing steps I keep coming back to whe...
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
This is such a convenient powder to have in my makeup collection, especially for those moments when my face starts looking a little too shiny. ✨ It’s designed to absorb excess oil and blur the appearance of pores without adding extra colour or heavy ...
Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Instant Setting + Blotting Powder
👁️ Brows, Eyes & Mascara
Everything I use to finish my brows and eyes, from my favourite micro brow pencil and brow gels to eyeshadow and mascara. Whether I’m doing something soft and natural or a more defined look, these are the products I actually reach for. 👁️
One of my absolute favourites for getting that laminated, fuller-looking brow. ✨ I love brushing my brow hairs up with this because it completely changes the finished look and helps give me that fluffy, lifted effect. I especially love pairing it wit...
Benefit 24-HR Brow Setter Clear Brow Gel
This is what I reach for when I want to add a little more colour and fullness to my brows without having to spend forever filling them in. I like that it gives my brow hairs more definition while still keeping everything looking relatively natural. I...
Benefit Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Eyebrow Gel
I love how convenient an eyeshadow stick is when I don’t feel like pulling out an entire palette and multiple brushes. It’s easy to swipe on, blend out and build depending on how much eye makeup I want that day. Such a good option for creating a quic...
ILIA Eye Stylus Shadow Stick
My FAVOURITE brow pencil because the tip is so tiny and precise! I find it really easy to control, especially when I want to create smaller, hair-like strokes instead of making my brows look overly drawn on. It makes filling in and shaping my brows s...
Sephora Collection Retractable Brow Pencil
This is hands down one of my FAVOURITE mascaras! What really makes me love it is how well it catches and coats each individual lash. I feel like I'm actually getting definition across all my lashes instead of having some clumped together or completel...
Tarte Tartelette XL Tubing Mascara
A classic mascara that I like keeping in my makeup collection when I want a little more drama! 🖤 This one is all about creating that fuller, more voluminous lash look, especially when I'm doing a full face of makeup. It's a nice alternative to my mo...
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara — Black
I actually really like having a brown mascara as an option because sometimes black lashes can look a little too dramatic for the makeup I'm going for. This gives me a softer, more natural-looking finish while still adding definition and volume. It's ...
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara — Brown
💋 Lip Combos
My go-to lip products for everything from soft everyday lips to a more polished or plumped-up look. 💋 These are the lipsticks, tints, balms and glosses I actually reach for and love mixing and matching depending on my makeup that day.
Sometimes I want a lip colour that looks polished without needing a super glossy finish. This Dior liquid lipstick gives that soft, blurred matte look, with colour you can build depending on how bold you want to go. I especially like the idea of pair...
Dior Rouge Dior On Stage Ink Blur Matte Liquid Lipstick
A pretty lip tint for when I want some colour without committing to a full lipstick look. 💋 I like having something that gives my lips a little extra colour and shine while still feeling appropriate for everyday makeup. Business Casual is the shade ...
MAC Lustreglass Stainglass Lip Tint
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Every makeup collection needs a good lip balm! I like having something that can give my lips that glossy, hydrated look without needing a full lipstick routine. This is the type of product I'd reach for on lighter makeu...
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm
For those days when I want a little extra drama on my lips! 💋 This is an extra-strength lip plumper designed to give lips a fuller-looking appearance with a glossy finish. It's worth knowing that the formula creates a noticeable tingling sensation, ...
Too Faced Lip Injection Maximum Plump
A good lip liner can completely change a lip combination! 💋 I love having a pencil that lets me define and shape my lips before adding lipstick, gloss or a lip tint. This one has a creamy, blendable formula, making it a versatile option for creating...
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil