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Beauty I Actually Finish the Bottle On: Laura Geller, Tarte & Dr. Barbara Sturm
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Tarte
Dr. Barbara Sturm Skincare Favorites
Face: Smooth, Not Cakey
Cheeks and Lips: Bring Back the Pink
Eyes and Brows: Wide Awake (Even When I'm Not)
Tarte
Fun makeup that actually performs. Mascara, concealer, and a freckle stamp I didn't know I needed.
Lashes that look like extensions without the salon appointment. It's a tubing formula, so it stays put.
tartelette™ tubing mascara
The secret step that takes lashes from "nice" to "WOW." It goes on before your mascara. Don't skip it. (I earn a commission from this link.)
opening act™ lash primer - mascara
There's a reason Shape Tape has a fan club. A tiny dab brightens and covers like a champ. A little goes a long way.
Tarte Shape Tape Concealer
Dark circles, meet your match. This little pot cancels out the tired so you don't look like you've been up since 4 a.m. (Even when you have.)
Tarte Undereye Corrector
Sun-kissed freckles without baking in the sun. Stamp, stamp, done. Cutest little cheat in my makeup bag.
go with the faux freckle stamp
Tarte never disappoints. Fun, dependable, and there's always something new to snag. Start here to browse the whole brand.
Tarte Cosmetics
Dr. Barbara Sturm Skincare Favorites
Science-backed luxury skincare that doesn't make you work for it. A splurge? Yes. Worth it? Also yes. Plus one drugstore-friendly moisturizer that earns its spot.
Highly concentrated hyaluronic acid that gives thirsty skin a big ol' drink of water. Feels like a treat every single time.
HYALURONIC SERUM | Dr. Barbara Sturm
When my skin looks tired, these are what I grab. Light-reflecting pigments add instant glow. Like a nap for your face, minus the nap.
GLOW DROPS
The kind of face cream that makes your whole routine feel instantly fancy. A little luxury every morning.
face cream
One of my favorite little luxuries. It makes a noticeable difference without feeling heavy. Your under-eyes will thank you.
eye cream
Clean but never stripped. It's a powder that turns into a gentle foam, so you get a daily cleanse and a light exfoliation in one step. Makeup, oil, dead skin, gone.
enzyme cleanser
My pick for dull, uneven skin. Vitamin C to brighten and even things out, and it's gentle, not spicy. Hello, glow.
THE GOOD C VITAMIN C SERUM
The moisturizer that makes everything on top of it look better. Rich without being greasy, and it plumps things up so foundation glides on. Makeup's only as good as what's under it.
IT Cosmetics Confidence in a Cream Moisturizer
Face: Smooth, Not Cakey
The foundation of the whole operation. Primer, base, concealer, and the tools to blend it all so it looks like skin, not a mask.
Primer for skin that's earned a few lines. It smooths out the texture so foundation sits pretty instead of settling into every crease like it's paying rent.
Laura Geller Spackle Makeup Primer
The famous one, and it earned it. A baked powder foundation that gives you coverage without the cake. Swipe it on in about 30 seconds and look like you slept eight hours. You didn't. Nobody has to know.
Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Brighten Foundation
Same idea as the one above, but with glow. If your skin leans dry and powder usually makes you look like a powdered donut, this is your girl.
Laura Geller Baked Balance-N-Glow Foundation
For the liquid foundation girls. It's thin, it's dewy, and it has SPF 50 baked right in, so that's one less step before you're out the door. Drugstore money, department store finish.
L'Oréal Age Perfect Radiant Serum Foundation SPF 50
Foundation, moisturizer, and sunscreen walked into a bar and came out as one tube. The Nude Glow version is the lighter, glowier cousin of the cult CC cream. Lazy-day makeup that doesn't look lazy.
IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream Nude Glow SPF 40
Under-eye concealer made for actual grown-woman under-eyes. It brightens without creasing into every little line by lunchtime. Bless it.
Laura Geller Ideal Fix Eye Concealer for Mature Skin
Dampen it, bounce it, done. Liquid foundation and concealer melt in instead of sitting on top. Four in a pack, so you can finally throw out the crusty one. You know the one.
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge 4-Pack
The brush that makes those baked powders work. It retracts, so it can ride around in your purse without getting covered in mystery crumbs.
Laura Geller Retractable Kabuki Brush
Cheeks and Lips: Bring Back the Pink
A little color goes a long way after 40. Blush, bronzer, and lip color that bring the life back to your face without trying too hard.
Somewhere after 45 my face decided it was done making its own color. This brings it back. Soft, sheer, marbled pink that looks like you just got good news.
Laura Geller Baked Blush-n-Brighten, Pink Buttercream
Warmth without the orange. A light sweep where the sun would hit, and you look like you sat on the porch a while. Which, let's face it, you probably did.
Laura Geller Baked Bronze-n-Brighten Bronzer
Sheer, hydrating color that won't bleed into the little lines around your lips. No lip liner, no mirror, no problem. Swipe it on at a red light.
Laura Geller Italian Marble Sheer Lipstick
We wore this in the ‘90s and it’s still the one. Looks scary-dark in the tube, goes on as a sheer berry that somehow works on everybody. Gen X, we stay loyal.
Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
Eyes and Brows: Wide Awake (Even When I'm Not)
Mascara, brows, and a palette that pulls triple duty. Because tired eyes are a mood, not a lifestyle.
Eyeshadow, blush, bronzer, and highlighter in one compact. If you want to try Laura Geller without committing to five separate things, start right here. It's also my travel bag cheat code.
Laura Geller Best of the Best Baked Palette
Drugstore mascara that holds its own against the fancy ones. Our lashes get thinner as we go, rude, and this fluffs them right back up without clumping.
L'Oréal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara
The splurge mascara. Long, separated lashes, and it comes off with warm water instead of you scrubbing your eyes like you're mad at them. Worth it if your eyes are sensitive.
Thrive Causemetics Liquid Lash Extensions Mascara
For those of us who over-plucked in 1996 and have been paying for it ever since. Skinny tip, draws on hair-like strokes, and there's a spoolie on the other end. Brows frame the whole face, y'all.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz