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Makeup Artist-High End Products You NEED 💄✨
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items The high-end makeup that’s actually worth your money 💄✨ As a makeup artist, I’ve tried A LOT — and these are the splurges I genuinely think are worth the price. From everyday staples to products I use professionally, if it’s on this list, it earned ...
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Foundations✨
Concealers🪄
Bronzers☀️
Blush & Glow🌸✨
Best face powders💨
Eyes/Brows🤎
Foundations✨
The expensive foundations that actually make me understand the price tag and are worth every penny
NATURAL SKIN FINISH
Its a hydrating wonderful finish that makes my dry textured skin look amazing!
Feels like nothing on my face! It doesn’t settle in fine lines and is blurring. Love!
triclone™ skin tech medium coverage foundation
NATURAL SKIN FINISH
This is a top tier everyday natural foundation for all ages and all skin types. It gives you a natural perfect glow from within. Drugstore options are great but if you want a good quality product. This is the one
Beautiful Skin: Hydrating Foundation: 4 Neutral
GLOWY SKIN LIKE FINISH
For my dry/normal skin girls. This is STUNNING! I love to mix this with my haus labs and Dior backstage! It’s just so good!
Saie Glowy Super Skin Tint Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid
MEDIUM COVERAGE LIGHTWEIGHT
This is so freaking good! I use this with haus labs for brides and pretty much anyone i do makeup on. I use this when i want to look glam and know I’ll be sweating. It’s waterproof, swear proof, and transfer proof. It al...
Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation
FULL COVERAGE!
If you want full coverage and something to not move a muscle. This is your girl. It’s so insane. I love this for anyone who wants full glam and needs it to last! It’s a must have in my kit!
Full Coverage Foundation
This foundation makes my skin look EXPENSIVE 😭✨ It gives beautiful coverage while still looking like actual skin, and the finish is the perfect balance of smooth, healthy & naturally radiant. It doesn’t feel heavy or look cakey, and it wears bea...
Foundation Collection – HY‑Glam & Face Glow Coverage
There’s a reason this foundation has been iconic for YEARS 😭 It makes your skin look so smooth, healthy & naturally radiant without ever looking heavy or overly made up. The coverage is buildable, the finish is gorgeous in person AND in photos, ...
Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Foundation
This is one of those foundations that looks SO good in real life AND on camera 😍 It gives beautiful buildable coverage while still looking like skin, smooths everything out & wears incredibly well without feeling heavy or cakey. There’s a reason...
Foundation: Hydrating & Matte Waterproof ...
Concealers🪄
High-end concealers that give me the coverage + finish I’m paying extra for.
Full coverage goddess. Use a little amount or it will settle into fine lines but you only need a little bit. It doesn’t dry out your under eye and gives you a flawless finish. We love her so much
Hourglass Brightening Vanish™ Airbrush Concealer
The best full coverage but light weight concealer!
Covers dark circles but doesn’t crease in my fine lines! The best for more coverage
HY‑Glam Concealer – Luminous Matte Full‑Coverage Wear
This is perfect if you’re young, mature, dry oily or combo! It’s absolutely amazing! Recommend setting it with my favorite powder! Better for more natural coverage
Triclone Skin Tech Hydrating + De-Puffing Concealer
If you have dry under eyes, THIS is so good 😭 It’s creamy, hydrating & gives beautiful coverage without looking heavy or settling into every little line. It blends out so easily and leaves my under eyes looking fresh, smooth & skin-like inst...
Swipe All-Over Hydrating Serum Concealer with 18-HR Wear
Bronzers☀️
Creams & powders that blend like a DREAM and give the prettiest bronze.
THIS is luxury cream bronzer done right 😍 It’s so creamy, blends effortlessly & melts into the skin instead of sitting on top of your makeup. It gives the prettiest natural, sun-kissed warmth and you can build it up without it ever looking patch...
Cream Bronzer
THIS is one of those products that makes bronzing basically foolproof 😭👏🏼 It melts into the skin, blends like an absolute DREAM & gives the most natural, effortless warmth without ever looking muddy or like bronzer is sitting on top of your ma...
MAKEUP BY MARIO Bronzer
If there’s ONE bronzer that just screams expensive, it’s this one 😭 It melts into the skin and gives the most natural, effortless sun-kissed warmth without ever looking heavy or muddy. It blends like a DREAM, leaves your skin looking healthy & r...
CHANEL LES BEIGES Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream ...
I just can’t live without her. It’s the most natural glow from within bronzer on the market. I promise worth every single penny. You must try this. It’s just perfection.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer
This is SUCH a beautiful powder bronzer 😍 It’s super finely milled, blends effortlessly & gives the smoothest, soft-focus bronzed look without ever getting patchy or muddy. You can build it up so easily and it still looks seamless on the skin. P...
Cheek Bronzer Makeup
Blush & Glow🌸✨
The blushes & highlighters that make my skin look SO good 😍 Beautiful formulas, gorgeous finishes & the kind of products that actually make the high-end price tag feel worth it. ✨
Worth every penny! I use it every day and it’s lasted over a year! Not even touched pan! Colors are so pigmented and it’s worth a cream and powder! My absolute fav!
PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo
This is my all time favorite go to blush.
When I want natural, radiant and easy. This is the one, it’s the easiest to blend out and just so natural looking. worth every single penny.
Rhode Pocket Blush Buildable Hydrating Cream Blush
Such a beautiful powder blush 😍 It’s silky, pigmented without being TOO much & blends into the skin so easily without looking dry or powdery. You can keep it soft or build it up for more color, and it gives that smooth, polished flush that lasts...
MAKEUP BY MARIO Blush
This is one of those blushes that makes your whole complexion look BETTER 😭 It gives the prettiest flush of color mixed with that signature Hourglass glow, so your cheeks look smooth, luminous & almost airbrushed without being glittery. It’s def...
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Collection
Best face powders💨
Powders that blur, smooth & make my entire base look better.
This is the best setting powder for all skin types and blurring so you look like a filter! I’m obsessed
Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder | ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr
My one and only pressed powder. I’ve used hundreds and this is just by far the best. The blur, the long wear, skin like finish, it’s just top tier. I do have a more affordable options but i promise this is worth every penny and last forever.
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Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder
I love this stuff! I use shade cupcake no matter if im self tanned or pale. It’s so good and blurring. My skin always looks flawless
Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder - HUDA BEAUTY
Eyes/Brows🤎
The mascaras, liners & brow products that actually earn their high-end price tag 👏🏼 The ones that perform, last & keep me coming back even when I KNOW there are cheaper options. 😂🤎
My go to brow pencil. Just the best there is. I promise
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz Ultra-Slim
Holy grail. Love this for when i do weddings or event makeup. I also use this almost daily!
MAKEUP BY MARIO Master Mattes® Eyeshadow Palette
Love this palette too! I keep these in my kit at all times!
Eyeshadow Palettes for Every Skin Tone - Patrick Ta Beauty
Such a goodie! I just love this palette so much! You can create so many looks with this.
MAKEUP BY MARIO Ethereal Eyes™ Eyeshadow Palette
I’ve tried cheaper brow gels, but I ALWAYS come back to this one 😭👏🏼 The hold is SO good — it keeps every hair exactly where I put it without flaking or leaving weird residue. My brows stay lifted, polished & in place ALL day. One of those bor...
0.26 oz Clear Brow Gel Flexible Medium-Hold Eyebrow ...
is makes my lashes look SO full, fanned out & fluffy 😍 It gives me volume AND definition without turning my lashes into one big clump 😂 The brush grabs and separates everything while giving that lifted, wide-eye effect, and it wears so well thr...
0.3 oz Fan Fest Fanning and Volumizing Mascara - Benefit ...
Lippies💋
Lip liners, lipsticks, glosses & treatments that have earned their spot in my bag.
My go to lip liners. Honestly the best. I get the small sizes and have had them over 2 years. Just high quality and long lasting and do creamy and rich. I’m obsessed
Lip Liner Pencils: Waterproof & Long-lasting
An oldie but a goodie. Ride or die. I just can’t say enough good things. Always a must have in my collection.
Lip Pencil - MAC Cosmetics
My absolute ride or die. Like i am hooked on these. They just make my lips look incredible. Please try this. Top tier product. Holy grail. 100000/10
maracuja juicy lip plump
Another rhode product I genuinely can’t live without 😭💋 I use this EVERY single night. It leaves my lips feeling insanely soft, smooth & hydrated, and I swear they look fuller and more plump when I’m consistent with it. I’ve tried plenty of lip...
Peptide Lip Boost Plumping Lip Mask - rhode
Love this lip liner! It’s an OG for me. Worth the money!
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip ...
If you love a perfect everyday nude-brown lip, Wherever Walnut is THAT GIRL 😭👏🏼 It’s creamy enough to glide on effortlessly but has enough grip to define the lips and actually stay put. The shade goes with basically every nude lip combo & I re...
Artist Color Pencil: The Viral Eye & Lip Liner MAKE UP ...
THIS is the kind of gloss that makes your lips look instantly fuller & JUICY 😭 It’s super glossy, smooths the look of my lips & gives that gorgeous plumped-up effect that makes any lip combo look better. It feels luxe, looks expensive & ...
Major Volume Plumping Gloss
Pillow Talk is iconic for a reason 😭 It’s the prettiest everyday pinky-nude that makes your lips look polished without feeling like you’re trying too hard. The formula is smooth, comfortable & gives that soft matte finish without making my lips ...
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Mini Lipstick & Lip Liner Set
Setting sprays🔒
The finishing products that melt everything together & keep my makeup looking GOOD.
If you don’t want your makeup to move at all; use this!!! Or get the L’Oréal as a dupe!!!
On 'Til Dawn Setting Spray | ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr
Love this paired with the one size! This helps the makeup turn into skin vs looking like makeup and is long lasting but for extra setting I use one size too!
Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray
An OG that I’ll ALWAYS keep around 😭👏🏼 This melts all my makeup together and instantly takes away that dry, powdery look so everything looks more seamless and skin-like. I love it between makeup layers AND as the finishing touch — it just makes my...
Mac Prep and Prime Fix Plus Mini Spray
Tools🖌️
The makeup tools I’ve tried to dupe… and still ended up buying the expensive one. 😂
Im not joking when I say this is the only brush i use for any of my liquid and creams. It is just perfection.
(Keep in mind i have thousands of brushes)
You don’t need 50 brushes. Get you a couple high quality brushes and you’re set.
F4 Dual-Ended Foundation and Face Brush - MAKEUP BY ...
Love her for bronzer and blush. Boom done. Sooooo good!
MAKEUP BY MARIO F2 Dual-Ended Powder Brush
I’ve tried SO many cheaper sponges and I still come back to the original Beautyblender 😂 It gets so soft and bouncy when damp, blends everything out seamlessly & gives my foundation and concealer the prettiest skin-like finish without soaking up...
Beautyblender
Lashes 👁️
These give the PRETTIEST lifted, flirty eye 😍 I love a half lash because you get that extra length & drama on the outer corner without the heaviness of a full strip. They’re easy to apply, super comfortable & give that effortless cat-eye eff...
House of Lashes The Muse False Eyelashes
The best wedding lash!
Lilly Lashes The Wedding Lash 3D Mink Strip Lash
When I want GLAM, Lilly Lashes are THAT girl 😭👏🏼 They’re fluffy, dramatic & give that full, luxe lash look without looking cheap or plasticky. They instantly take a makeup look to the next level, and I love that you can reuse them multiple tim...
Lilly Lashes