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Makeup Worth the $$$
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items Let's be honest, it's kind of annoying to fall in love with a product that is expensive. Explore this list at your own discretion. You have been warned! The title says it all. These are all products that are 100% worth the high end price tag. Go swat...
Sections
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Primer
Complexion
Blush
Bronzer
Lip Liner
Lip Stick
Primer
A primer/moisturizer hybrid that doesn't end up slicking and sliding off
This primer is so expensive, but it definitely is one of the best primers I've ever tried. I guess they know they have something special. I will say, though, that you only need a small amount! You definitely won't go through this primer like your ave...
BOBBI BROWN Vitamin Enriched Face Base+ Moisturizer & Primer with Vitamin C + Hyaluronic Acid Mini
Complexion
Complexion is where I am the MOST picky
Finally a skin-like finish with light to medium coverage skin tint that truly suits olive skin! This is perfect for the days I need to give my skin a break. It truly feels like skincare, but not heavy or greasy like if I would layer skincare and foun...
Chanel LES BEIGES Water-Fresh Complexion Touch
A complexion product beloved for a reason. It really applies as thin as it can get for something with this much coverage. It applies smoothly and instantly blends to look like skin.
Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Foundation
For when you want makeup to look like skin, but want buildable coverage and a satin finish. Despite the name this foundation is not dewy or glowy. It settles down and leaves a very realistic skin-like finish that is satiny (more matte than it is glow...
NARS Sheer Glow Foundation
A super easy-reach foundation stick. Unfortunately when I was using this, it triggered my fungal acne, but if you're an on-the-go person with relatively low fungal acne sensitivity you will love this! Coverage is high, but can be thinned out. It look...
Dior Forever Skin Perfect Multi-Use Hydrating Foundation Stick
Blush
The most elite blushes
An ultra velvety, flattering blush with the most magical formula! A powder blush is hard to stand out in today's makeup world. This is my all-time fav. The shimmer and pearl in it is so fine and not too much. The shades provide a noticable flush on t...
YSL Make Me Blush Powder
I only like 1 other cream blush in the entire world. That should tell you all you need to know about this cream blush. Cream blush is a tricky consistency for acne-prone, sensitive skin folks. Try this mini size in your fav color (mine is Coquette) t...
Westman Atelier Mini Petite Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick
Freaky shade names aside, NARS blushes are a lovely formula that packs a punch. My cool pink blush shade “Thrill” still looks brand new from four years ago. It's also extremely flattering on olive tone skin if you're looking for a true cool pink blus...
NARS Powder Blush
Ethereal flush! I'd categorize this as a liquid blush. There was a wedding makeup artist my friend absolutely loved and kept referring back to as she was recreating her makeup looks. For her birthday, I decided to DM the makeup artist to get her secr...
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand Pinkgasm
Bronzer
Bronzer needs to be 1. not too warm, 2. blend like butter
A bronzer I'd buy over and over again if the packaging didn't leak! Despite this, I still want to mention it here because I have yet to find a replacement. If you can store this upright in your makeup storage, this is one of the best bronzers ever. I...
Saie Dew Bronze Soft-Focus Sculpting Liquid Bronzer
I was wondering why I was in love with this formula as I swatched in the store and realized it's because of the shea butter & hyaluronic acid combo along with the super fine buttery feel. Seriously, go into Sephora or Gucci beauty to try this bro...
Gucci Powder Bronzer
The undertones of the Haus Labs bronzers are exquisite. Just perfect! I would recommend this bronzer for people with deeper skin tones. These shades are infinitely more flattering than Saie or Gucci on darker skin and truly shows how beautiful darker...
Haus Labs Power Sculpt Velvet Talc-Free Powder Bronzer
Lip Liner
If I could just use one lip liner for the rest of my life…
The most comfortable, flattering lip pencils in timeless shades. I love “Soar” down! Would not trade it for any other lip liner.
MAC Lip Pencil
Lip Stick
The lipstick royalty
MAC is lipstick royalty. Noone has been able to dethrone them. The color payoff, comfort of wear, and the expert-level formulation of multiple finishes. I have two favorite formulas from them. Their Macximal Silky Mattes are buttery smooth, have a ve...
M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick
MAC Lustreglass lipstick is my absolute top pick from MAC. If I were to recommend you to try anything from MAC it would be their lip liners + a lustreglass lipstick combo! It's the most comfortable and flattering combo. My fav shade is “Thanks, it's ...
MAC Lustreglass Lipstick | Thanks It's MAC!
Lip Gloss
shiny, juicy, glossy and COMFY
Using this lip gloss and going back to my existing pile to project pan with is… a humbling experience to say the least. This gloss is pillowy, ultra-smoothing, and so comfortable to wear! I never get the inner dead-skin butthole effect with this glos...
Chanel ROUGE COCO HYDRA GLOSS
Any shade from this Chantecaille line is stunning! The lips sparkle and shine and twinkle like little lights in a darker, night setting. I absolutely love it. They are not sticky and are very hydrating. Consistency-wise they are thicker than the Chan...
Chantecaille Brilliant Lip Gloss
One of the first full lipstick/gloss I completely panned from this year. I love both the shimmer and non-shimmer versions, but this color is next on my to-get list! These gloss bomb stix are super high-shine, comfy feel, and
FENTY BEAUTY FU$Y Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shimmer Gloss Stick
Powder
real-life filters for your skin
A real-life filter that makes skin look like it's glowing from within. There's magic in this powder! It got me going from an Hourglass skeptic to their biggest fan. When you dust this on at the end of your makeup, you'll understand what I mean when I...
Hourglass Ambient™ Lighting Finishing Powder
Acne? Hyperpigmentation? Texture? You will want to try this powder foundation! As someone with dark, purple-tone hyperpigmentation I cannot live without this powder foundation. I use it as a coverage-lock. After my base is complete, sometimes after t...
NATASHA DENONA HY-GLAM Powder Foundation
Setting Spray
I'm all about comfort more than makeup lock.
For a light-weight feel but locked in makeup with a sheer veil. Everytime I am in ulta I use this setting spray for fun to see how long my makeup goes and it looks just as how it did in the store until I go to bed.
Charlotte Tilbury Mini Airbrush Flawless Hydrating & Waterproof Setting Spray
A dewier setting spray than the Charlotte Tilbury, but definitely the most comfortable setting spray I've ever used. We have come such a long way in setting spray, I don't ever want to subject myself to a crunchy, scrunched skin feeling just in the n...
Saie CitySet™ Lightweight Hydrating Setting Spray with 16-Hour Wear
Eyeshadow
I am someone who looks dead without eyeshadow. Never on the anti-eyeshadow trend over here. Even if I don't have on mascara or eyeliner, I will always have on eyeshadow.
An incredibly artistic palette. I still have yet to see an eyeshadow palette like this! Natasha Denona eyeshadow palettes have very unique color stories and her eyeshadows are so blendable and packed with pigment. If you crave for the entire value ra...
NATASHA DENONA Xenon Eyeshadow Palette
Again, you get the FULL value range with Natasha Denona palettes. There simply isn't another brand that consistently offers this much dynamic range and versatility in a single palette. I see one palette and infinite possibilities! For eyeshadow palet...
NATASHA DENONA Eye Sculpt Texture & Tone Eyeshadow Palette - Soft
A super light-weight eyeshadow that feels like nothing and yet brings a natural color and light shift. Japanese makeup excels at finely scattered glitters that is hard to see on camera, but SO pretty in real life! If you ever get a chance to swatch t...
Decorté Glow Gem Skin Shadow Dewy 11G Milk Azuki Eye