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Drugstore Makeup MUST HAVES
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Amaia
affordable products that i absolutely LOVE!! i’ve been doing makeup for years and these are some of the BEST products you can find on the market. I’d say they’re very comparable to high end products.
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primer + settting spray
foundation + concealer
powder
blush, bronzer, and contour
highlighter
eyes
primer + settting spray
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Stay All Night Mist - Makeup Setting Spray | e.l.f. Cosmetics
this is like hairspray for your makeup and it’s a dupe for the one size setting spray
Infallible 3-Second Micro Fine Setting Mist | L'Oréal Paris
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Poreless Putty Face Primer | e.l.f. Cosmetics
my favorite gripping primer, feels hydrating and helps my makeup last
e.l.f. Power Grip Face Primer
foundation + concealer
if you still haven’t tried this you need to!! this is one of the foundations i reach for the most. it has great coverage and lasts me all day!
Infallible 32 Hour Fresh Wear Foundation - L'Oreal Paris
might be my favorite drugstore concealer!! great coverage and not drying, doesn’t crease
Hydrating Camo Concealer | e.l.f. Cosmetics
perfect if you want something light coverage and glowy, can also be used under foundation too!!
Halo Glow Liquid Filter Complexion Booster | e.l.f. Cosmetics
perfect matte, full coverage concealer
16-Hour Camo Full Coverage Concealer | e.l.f. Cosmetics
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Soft Glam Foundation - Medium Coverage - e.l.f. Cosmetics
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Light Bare With Me Hydrating Face & Body Concealer Serum - NYX ...
my new favorite foundation!! great coverage, been reaching for this a lot
Maybelline Super Stay 24H Skin Tint + Vitamin C - Ulta Beauty
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Maybelline - 095 Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment ...
powder
the BEST powder at the drugstore, and tbh one of the best on the market
Dark Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder - Maybelline - Ulta Beauty
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Photo Focus Loose Setting Powder - Wet n Wild
love this powder! its brightening and sets my makeup so well!!
105 Fair Ivory Fit Me Matte + Poreless Powder - Maybelline
so blurring, might be better than the charlotte tilbury tbh
Miracle Flawless Pressed Powder - Translucent - MCoBeauty
blush, bronzer, and contour
love this blush, especially shades luminoso and dolce pink, and it has a sheen
Baked Blush - Luminoso - Milani Cosmetics
EXTREMELY pigmented, a little goes a long way, very similar to the rare beauty blush at a better price!
Camo Liquid Blush | e.l.f. Cosmetics
perfect cream bronzer, blends beautifully
Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer - Milani Cosmetics
love this product, they have cool tones for contour and warm tones for bronzer, and it’s pale girl friendly!
Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour | e.l.f. Cosmetics
recent find and i’ve been obsessed with these lately!
Lumi Le Liquid Blush Glowy & Dewy Blush | L'Oréal Paris
so beautiful and so pigmented, i love the shade confident pink
Infallible Up to 24H Fresh Wear Soft Matte Blush - L'Oreal Paris
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Infallible Up to 24H Fresh Wear Soft Matte Bronzer - L'Oreal Paris
perfect matte bronzer and if you’re fair + cool toned it won’t leave you looking orange!!
Silky Matte Bronzing Powder - Milani Cosmetics
highlighter
been using this for years and it’s honestly my all time favorite highlighter!!
MegaGlo™ Highlighting Powder – wet n wild Beauty
so good and so underrated!! i don’t know why people don’t talk about this one more
More than Glow Highlighter - Catrice Cosmetics
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NYX Professional Makeup - Bright & Butta Buttermelt Highlight
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Super Shock Highlighter
eyes
these color icon eyeshadow palettes are great for the price point, i can’t complain
Palettes – wet n wild Beauty
perfect if you like a quick and simple eye look!
Bite Size Mini Eyeshadow Palette - Travel Size - e.l.f. Cosmetics
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Ultimate Color Shadow Palette Warm Neutrals - NYX ... - Ulta Beauty
you won’t another quality liquid liner at a better price! this one is amazing and lasts all day
Brush Tip Eyeliner - Expert Liquid Liner - e.l.f. Cosmetics
if you want a felt tip liner that lasts all day and has a matte finish, this is the one for you!!
Breakup Proof Collection – wet n wild Beauty
lippies
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Line Leader Lifter Liner Lip Liner with Hyaluronic Acid - Maybelline
love these!! i think they’re similar to the fenty gloss bomb and there’s so many gorgeous shades
Amber Lifter Gloss with Hyaluronic Acid - Maybelline - Ulta Beauty
dior lip oil dupe, tastes minty
Glow Reviver Tinted Lip Oil | e.l.f. Cosmetics
no need to spend a fortune on lip liners when elf has some for only $2
Lip Liners and Lip Pencils | e.l.f. Cosmetics
LOVE this lip oil!! it’s not sticky and it’s so beautiful on the lips
Chillin Like a Villian Fat Oil Lip Drip Vegan Lip Oil | Ulta Beauty
trate maracuja dupe
DM Me Fat Oil Slick Click Vegan Lip Balm - NYX Professional Makeup
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Super Lustrous Glass Shine Balm - Revlon
brows
100% better than the anastasia brow freeze, doesn’t pill or flake, and holds my brows all day!!
Brow Lift - Clear Eyebrow Gel | e.l.f. Cosmetics
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NYX Professional Makeup The Brow Glue Laminating Setting Gel
this brow pencil is so good, especially for the price!! definitely gets the job done
Best Eyebrow Pencil - Instant Lift Brow Pencil | e.l.f. Cosmetics
benefit gimme brow dupe
Browny Brows 02 Make Me Brow Eyebrow Gel Mascara - Essence
great quality brow pencil, i’d say it’s comparable to the anastasia brow wiz
Taupe Micro Brow Pencil Vegan Eyebrow Pencil - NYX ... - Ulta Beauty
for the dipbrow pomade girlies
Eyebrow Pomade: Stay Put® Brow Color - Milani Cosmetics
mascara
love this mascara and it comes off so easily with water!!
Highly Rated Lash Extensions Mascara - Milani Cosmetics
dupe for the too faced better than sex
Voluminous Lash Paradise Washable Mascara - L'Oréal Paris
will make your lashes LONG
L'Oréal - Blackest Black Telescopic Original Washable Mascara
great mascara!!
Essence - Black Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara
