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Beauty Advisor at Ulta - recommendations and best sellers
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items Combination/Oily skin, struggled with acne and scarring. Loves natural/clean-girl makeup! Sharing some of my favorite products as well as the products that get purchased most often at Ulta.
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Drugstore Makeup
Prestige Makeup
Hair
Fragrance
Miscellaneous
Skincare
Skincare
Pricey, but definitely works! As a beauty advisor at ulta, I recommend this to anyone who is struggling with dryness on their face. One of my favorite things about this product is that it doesn't feel too heavy on the face and dries down relatively f...
Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator
THE BEST FOR ACNE!!! This was recommended to me by my dermatologist when I was having really bad fungal acne on my forehead and within just a few weeks, it had cleared up completely. It is SO effective, which means it dries your face like nothing els...
Differin Acne Treatment Gel for Sensitive Skin, 15g
Great for acne and blemishes! Only has three ingredients which is nice too because I have sensitive skin. Also - love that tower 28 is a cruelty free brand!
SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray with Hypochlorous Acid
BEST PRODUCT AT ULTA! Great for all skintypes. You can see and feel a VISIBLE difference after just one use. This product does a fantastic job cleaning and gently exfoliating the skin. After using this for about a week, my rosacea and fungal acne cal...
Daily Microfoliant Exfoliator Smooths & Brightens Skin
I received this as free product from my job at ulta and I tried it for the first time about two weeks ago…MY SKIN IS SO BOUNCY AND SMOOTH. I believe this has truly changed my skin for the better. The firmness around my lips and on my cheeks is amazin...
Brightening 10% azelaic acid face mask
This seemed like propoganda to me, but I actually really like this product. It is gentle on the skin, but does a great job cleaning the oil from your pores. Pair with a good moisturizer at night as it can be a little drying.
Zero Pore Pads
Pricey, but for good reason. There is nothing else in the beauty world like it. My nose is instantly matte after using it. I use this once a week and have noticed my makeup lays on smoother in my t-zone and nose area.
Rare Earth Purifying & Pore-Minimizing Clay Mask - Kiehl's
Very popular with customers who have dull/acne scar skin. This moisturizer rebuilds the epidermis and fades scars. A little goes a long way.
Reparierender Balsam: CICAPLAST Baume B5+ | La Roche Posay
Cleared my acne scars and lessened hyperpigmentation within the first two weeks of using this. I work as a beauty advisor at Ulta and this is the best affordable discoloration serum. It works just as well as the Peter Thomas Roth one but it is about ...
Good Molecules Discoloration Correcting Serum
Great for dry skin. I prefer this one to the Thayers one. Use once a day (nightime) to avoid buildup in the pores
Hydrating Milky Toner
BEST night time moisturizer for acne prone skin. This clears acne scars like nothing I've used before and moisturizes the skin without clogging it. I am on my fourth tube, I love this so much.
Dr.Althea 345 Relief Cream | Daily Moisturizer
Drugstore Makeup
Dupes/Items that work and won't break the bank
The lengthens your lashes and stays on all day without smudging. I have medium length, stubborn, ASIAN lashes and this works SO GOOD. I get tons of compliments and this mascara ACTUALLY HOLDS A CURL!!!
L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Waterproof Mascara
LOVE! So nice when you don't want to have do a full lip combo, and the best part is that it actually stays! Leave it on for about 10-15 mins and then peel it off to reveal perfectly colored lips
Lip Liner STAY-N® - Peel-off Lip Liner Stain
BEST lightweight drugstore concealer for oily skin. Buidable and is one of the only afforable concealers that doesn't settle in wrinkles and pores. I recommend to everyone!
Bare With Me Concealer Serum | NYX Professional Makeup
NYX liners are a great dupe for MAC lip liners, glide on well and have the best shade range. Super cheap too
NYX Professional MakeUp Slim Lip Pencil 820 Espresso online ...
Halsey's brand, very hydrating and doesn't crease. Only $22 and I think this performs just as well as the Tower28 one. Wonderful shade range. This is probably my 1st or 2nd fav concealer
The Illusionist
Typically used to keep down babyhairs and smooth edges, but I use it for my eyebrows and it works amazing. Also less than $10 and it doesn't flake or pickup my foundation.
Glued 4 Brows & Edges 2in1 Styling Gel
The best affordable eyebrow pencil, comparable to Benefit Precisely My Brow. Decent shade range, easy to use, one of mine and my coworkers favs. This one is slightly better than the NYX one in terms of longevity.
Morphe Eyebrow pencil
Probably the best affordable pressed powder/powder foundation. Very popular at Ulta, I have never personally tried because I prefer loose powder, but I've never heard anything bad about this product.
Fit Me® Matte + Poreless Powder Foundation Makeup
Amazing at blurring and mattefying the oily parts of your face. SUPER cheap for a loose powder. Love this and like it just as much as my Laura Mercier one.
Photo Focus Loose Setting Powder | Translucent
I'm sure you've seen this on tik tok. It def one of the best affordable primers. Keeps your makeup on all day. I really like this and the elf powergrip.
Maybelline New York, The Grippy Serum Makeup Primer, up-to 24H ...
Why are we paying $40 for the Patrick Ta blush duo when you could pay $20 for the exact. same. thing. Juvias Place has some of the best pigmented blushed (and eyeshadows) on the market. They sit so beautifully on the face and do not leave it feeling ...
Earth-Toned, Natural Cheek Blushed Duos - Juvia's Place
Prestige Makeup
Pricier, but worth it!
One of my fav tinted moisturizers. For all skin types and has spf! Lightweight and has a skin-like finish.
HUEGUARD® Skin Tint SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen ...
Top 3 skintints on the market. Acne safe, light-medium coverage, wears all day. I have never heard a bad thing about this product.
KYLIE COSMETICS Skin Tint Blurring Elixir Foundation
I wanted to dislike this because it's kind of expensive, but this is the most smooth bronzer I've ever used. It blends into the skin beautifully!
Warm Wishes Effortless Bronzer Stick
Nothing will ever compare to MAC lip procuts. If someone stole my Plum lipliner from MAC I would genuinely cry. So creamy and doesn't look streaky!
MAC Lip Pencil | Whirl, Nightmoth, Cork, Chestnut & Spice Lip Liners
Better than Huda Beauty. Tbh this powder was a one hit wonder from Laura Mercier, but for good reason because EVERYONE loves this. There is no other powder that sets as smooth as this one. You can't go wrong with it. Best loose powder on the market.
Translucent Loose Setting Powder
If you want the largest lips in town, use this! Yes, I did tear up and almost cry when I tried this the first time, but it actually works. The too-faced one is advertised to plump but all it does is tingle a little. The Polite Society one is SUPER pl...
B.I.G. Mouth Lip Plumping Hydrating Oil Gloss
Hair
This is one of my favorite household items I use to feel fancy and look good. Sleep is important yes, but so is the WAY you sleep. This kitsch satin pillowcase lets me wake up in the morning with frizz free hair and it has helped my acne clear up. Al...
Shop Pillowcases | KITSCH Hair & Beauty Essentials with Free Shipping ...
I have dyed cherry red hair and this is my holy grail. It is around $30 but a bottle lasts forever. Nothing makes my hair so smooth and so easy to blow dry. I recommend this to all customers with dyed hair!
Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Spray
I have so many hair oils (this one, olaplex, moroccan oil), and prefer this one over the others because it is lightweight and doesn't leave a weird film on my head (olaplex is a bit too greasy and moroccan oil is too heavy).
Verb Ghost Oil
One of my fav products to keep the frizz away, comparable to the WOW dreamcoat spray. Also seals split ends!
smooth super skinny serum - Paul Mitchell
My hair feels so clean when I use this. It truly looks as good as the girls who get full scalp treatments done in Korea (yk which videos I'm talking about). Only complaint is that it has an odd minty smell. But the benefits significantly outweigh the...
Scalp Vitality
Tried this and immediately fell in love. My hair felt so smooth after using it. Best seller at Ulta.
nourishing hair mask for dry hair : soulfood
Fragrance
Very popular item at Ulta. Has a mellow vanilla scent. Great for layering!
Vanilla Musk Perfume Oil Roll-On
One of the best selling women's fragrances at my Ulta. Very sweet and floraly but not overwhelming. Also doesn't smell like a grandma.
Dior Addict Purple Glow: gourmet fragrance - iris and raspberry notes
Smells good on everyone. Perfect mix of vanilla and flowers. Best seller at Ulta.
La Vie est Belle Eau De Parfum | Women's Perfume | Lancôme UK
Miscellaneous
I own at least 10 of these and I would totally buy 10 more. This is the best lip balm on the market. Better than Summer Fridays and actually leaves a LASTING hydration. Aside from the moisture it gives your lips, there are also so many shades and fla...
Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment
Seems unecessary and silly, but I tried this for the first time and I looked BEAUTIFUL. Leaves a gorgeous glow and also has sun protection. My insta pics ATEEE
Sun Shield Body Glow Sunscreen SPF 50 - Kopari Beauty
This serum deodorant has a light scent, but the main kicker is how much it has improved my armpits. I have significantly less ingrown hairs and it has lightened that area a TON. I use this every night after I shower and then in the morning I put on n...
Shop All Deodorant - Saltair
I use the gold one and it is AWESOME for my stubborn, straight, asian lashes. I have this one and the sheseido one and I use this one more tbh. The curler pads are also a little more durable than the sheseido ones.
Eyelash Curlers
I wanted to dislike this because it's literally $68…but unfortunately there is nothing else on the market that works this well. I have also tried babelash, but found this one does the same thing just faster. I saw results within 2 weeks!
GrandeLASH-MD Lash Enhancing Serum - Serum pour cils - Sephora