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Primer
Concealer
Bronzer
Blush
Setting powder
Mascara
Primer
Supper grippy primer. Has your makeup staying on all day and night. Such an OG product and love the spatula wand applicator!
Honey Dew Me Up Face Primer | NYX Professional Makeup
Love love love… This will have your makeup staying on all day long. Makeup goes over it beautifully. Really great product when you need your face not to budge. Only $9!!!!
Face Glue Gripping Makeup Primer
One of the best long wear primers out there! Keeps makeup on all day and only costs $11. Totally lives up to the hype.
Power Grip Primer
Concealer
The best affordable concealer. Great coverage and applies beautifully! Always my go to. Looks like your skin but better.
Fit Me® Oil-Free Concealer Face Makeup
Beautiful dewy concealer, perfect for a glowy look. Medium coverage but buildable!
Bare With Me Concealer Serum | NYX Professional Makeup
Comparable to Tarte shape tape. Great full coverage concealer. This stuff covers everything and sits beautifully. 100% recommend if you want something like shape tape but for a better price.
Infallible Full Wear Concealer up to 24H Full Coverage
Bronzer
Extremely pigmented and long lasting! Great shade range as well! A little goes such a long way so this product will last you forever. Seriously love this stuff. Only $11!!
Buttermelt Bronzer: Long Wear Powder Bronzer
This stuff is amazing for $17! So affordable, blends like a dream, sits so well on the skin. Everything about this bronzer is perfect. Chefs kiss.
Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer
LOVEEEEE. These blend so good and are THE perfect product for no makeup days but you want to add some color to your skin. Such an amazing price for a great product. Only $10!
Halo Glow Liquid Contour Wand
Blush
Super pigmented and looks beautiful. My favorite blush on the market! They have a great color selection and these just always look so pretty and blend so well. Only $11!!
Buttermelt High-Pigment Blush | NYX Professional Makeup
So freaking pigmented!!! This stuff is the best for the best price. A tiny dot is all you need. Also has the greatest shade range for EVERY skin tone. $20 but due to its pigment this container will last foreverrr. Chefs kiss
Earth-Toned, Natural Cheek Liquid Blush
Setting powder
Favorite loose setting powder ever. So brightening and great price!!!! I love using this under my eyes, it’s the perfect brightening powder.
Jumbo Bake & Set Setting Powder - Brightening Pink
Loveeee this powder!!! It gives that beautiful “glow from within” look. Can also be used to brighten. Love this so bad!!
Halo Glow Loose Setting Powder
Mascara
Incredible mascara for $4.99!!!! Adds so much volume and formula is long wear.
DOUBLE TROUBLE MASCARA
Sooooo good! Really does curl and lift the lashes and the wand coats all lashes evenly. I have very straight lashes naturally but this mascara really does curl them. Especially when you use a lash curler prior to mascara.
Incredi-curl Volumizing and Curling Mascara
Lip products
Super soft and creamy lip liners! Colors are beautiful, pigmented, and long lasting.
Shop Long-Lasting Lip Liners & Lip Pencils
Absolutely love these! Great price and they are super long lasting. So many beautiful shades and super creamy but easy to work with.
Retractable Lip Liner Pencil | NYX Professional Makeup
Holy grail lip balm! Best i’ve tried for a great price. Most long lasting lip balm on the market. This stuff doesn’t need to constantly be re applied, it really lasts and a little goes a long way. Only $10!!
Lip Makeup - Phyto-Glow Lip Balm Collection
This stuff absolutely lives up to the hype. These lip stains are so worth it. Beautiful colors and the most long lasting. I will never stop re-purchasing this product. You’re missing out if you haven’t tried this!!!
Lip Liner STAY-N® - Peel-off Lip Liner Stain
Foundation
Discovered this a few years ago, game changer. It’s BEAUTIFUL on skin!!! Not drying looking and has truly impressive coverage and brightening to it. This product is SO worth it, especially when you just want something to even your skin out on a lazy ...
Camo Pressed Powder Foundation
I definitely think this stuff is worth the hype. Evens out your skin but definitely wouldn’t say it’s full coverage. Gives you a beautiful glow.
Halo Glow Liquid Filter Complexion Booster
Lip and Cheek Stains
Love this stuff, super affordable and more long lasting and pigmented then benetint. Love to use as a blush and stays all day!
Ulta Beauty
Another awesome stain. These are so affordable and a little goes a long way. Long lasting, great color payoff, hydrating. Just great for only $8!!
Sheer For It Blush Tint - Tinted Lip and Cheek Stain
Eyes/brows
A favorite for sure. Use this everyday and it never fails me. It’s not flakey and dries down well. Gives my brows the perfect sleek look that stays all day. Perfect for the days you don’t want to wear makeup but still look put together.
Eyebrow Glue Instant Brow Styler | NYX Professional Makeup
Run don’t walk!!!!! This eyeshadow palette is $15 and morphes formula is one of the best. This is worth every penny. Pretty much the only eyeshadow brand I buy.
Morphe ChromaPlus 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette
Highlighter
Everyone needs one of these. Best drugstore highlighter money can buy. And it’s cheap. Such a beautiful, buildable, and blinding highlighter.