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items โหโฟหยฐThese must-have makeup essentials for every makeup bag from affordable drugstore gems to luxe high-end favorites is what every girl should at least own 1 of. I rec them all for keeping your look fresh and flawlessโหโฟหยฐ
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Moisturizers
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Primers
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Foundations & Skin Tints
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Concealers
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Powders
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Contours
Moisturizers
Moisturizers that are acne friendly, affordable and do the job
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The La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Moisturizer is a total go-to if youโre looking for lightweight, long-lasting hydration that wonโt irritate your skin. It starts repairing your skin barrier in just one hour and keeps your skin feeling soft, ...
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The Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Moisture Cream is a lightweight, whipped moisturizer that does way more than just hydrate it brightens and supports your skin barrier too. Itโs packed with cloudberry, CoQ10, and peptides, leaving your skin soft, glo...
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The CeraVe Moisturizing Cream is a rich but non-greasy hydrator that gives you 24-hour moisture while helping restore your skinโs natural barrier. I recommend it because itโs packed with ceramides and hyaluronic acid, making it perfect for dry to ver...
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The Cetaphil Gentle Clear Mattifying Acne Moisturizer is perfect if you have oily or acne-prone skin and want something lightweight that wonโt feel greasy. I recommend it because it contains 0.5% salicylic acid to help clear and prevent breakouts whi...
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The Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream is a budget-friendly anti-aging moisturizer that hydrates, firms, and smooths fine lines. With peptides, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid, it leaves skin looking plump and radiant without feeling heavy. Perfe...
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I recommend this one because itโs super gentle yet effective perfect for sensitive or irritated skin. It hydrates deeply with ceramides and hyaluronic acid while strengthening your skin barrier without any harsh ingredients or fragrance. Plus, itโs n...
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Primers
You don't want your foundation looking cakey now do you, so here are my top primer choices ranging from dewy finishes to matte & blurring
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The e.l.f. Power Grip Primer is a gel-based primer that I recommend because it really locks in your makeup for all-day wear while giving your skin a hydration boost thanks to hyaluronic acid. It goes on clear with a tacky finish that helps foundation...
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The NYX Face Glue Primer is a grippy, water-based primer that I recommend because it hydrates your skin with polyglutamic acid and keeps your makeup locked in place for up to 12 hours. It melts into your skin without any stickiness or white cast, lea...
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The Milk Hydro Grip Primer is a hydrating, gel-based primer that I recommend because it grips your makeup for up to 12 hours while giving your skin a fresh, dewy glow. Itโs packed with skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid, aloe, and blue agav...
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The Refy Glow & Sculpt Face Primer is a hydrating, serum-like primer that glides on with a cooling roller applicator to smooth, depuff, and prep the skin while giving it a natural glow. Infused with niacinamide and glycerin, it helps brighten, ca...
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The NYX Honey Dew Me Up Primer is a lightweight, gel-serum primer that hydrates the skin with honey extract, hyaluronic acid, and collagen while adding a soft, dewy glow thanks to its gold flecks. It goes on a little sticky at first, which helps grip...
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The Huda Beauty Easy Blur Primer is a lightweight, silicone-free gel that glides on smooth, blurs pores, and controls oil while giving your skin a soft, filtered look. It hydrates with ingredients like milky thistle and glycerin, making it perfect fo...
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Foundations & Skin Tints
For my full coverage glam baddies to my natural clean girlies
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The NYX Canโt Stop Wonโt Stop Foundation is a lightweight, full coverage formula that glides on smooth, dries down matte, and stays locked in for up to 24 hours without budging. It controls shine, evens out skin tone, and comes in a super inclusive s...
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The Maybelline SuperStay 24H Skin Tint is a lightweight, buildable tint that glides on like a dream and leaves your skin looking naturally radiant and fresh all day. Packed with vitamin C, it brightens your complexion while staying sweat- and humidit...ย This is also why its in my makeup bag at all times, it even survives school air.
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The e.l.f. Medium Coverage Foundation gives you a natural, skin-like finish with buildable coverage thatโs perfect for everyday wear. Itโs lightweight but still evens out your skin tone and hides imperfections without feeling heavy or cakey. I recomm...
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The Milani Conceal + Perfect Foundation is a total multitasker that gives you medium-to-full coverage with a natural matte finish that lasts all day. Its creamy, buildable formula hides redness, dark circles, and imperfections like a boss, so you don...
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The LโOreal Paris 24H Powder Foundation delivers flawless, full coverage with a lightweight feel that controls shine and keeps your skin looking fresh all day. It blends easily, sets your makeup without cakiness, and works great for oily or combo ski...
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The Wet n Wild Photo Focus Dewy Liquid Foundation gives you a fresh, glowing finish thatโs perfect if you want your skin to look naturally radiant without feeling heavy. Itโs buildable from light to medium coverage, blending seamlessly to blur out im...
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The Maybelline Lumi Matte Foundation gives you a perfect balance between a natural matte finish and a soft, radiant glow that lasts all day without feeling cakey or dry. I recommend it because it smooths out your skin tone, controls shine, and keeps ...
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The LโOreal Paris True Match Foundation is a total favorite if you want a natural, flawless finish that feels lightweight and breathable all day. It blends effortlessly to match a wide range of skin tones, evening out your complexion without feeling ...
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The Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation is that ultra-lightweight, buildable base that gives you a natural, skin-like finish while still evening everything out flawlessly. Itโs waterproof, sweat-resistant, and designed to stay put through liter...
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The HAUS LABS Triclone Medium Coverage Foundation is a clean, skincare-packed base that gives you that healthy, natural finish without feeling heavy. It offers buildable medium coverage that evens out your skin tone while still letting your skin brea...
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Concealers
Concealers that literally made my eye bags vanish, here are my holy grails
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The Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Concealer is that ride-or-die drugstore fave for a reason. Itโs super easy to blend, feels lightweight on the skin, and gives you bright, even coverage without caking up. The built-in sponge tip makes touch-up...
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The NYX Bare With Me Concealer Serum is a total game-changer if you want coverage and skincare in one. Itโs super hydrating, feels like a serum, but still gives buildable, medium coverage that melts into the skin without creasing or looking heavy. It...
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The Dior Backstage Face & Body Flash Perfector Concealer is a high-performance, creamy concealer that blends like a dream while delivering serious coverage. Itโs infused with caffeine to help depuff and brighten, making it perfect for tired under...
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The Hourglass Airbrush Concealer is that luxe, weightless formula that gives you serious coverage without ever looking cakey. It melts into the skin with a smooth, soft-matte finish that blurs imperfections, brightens dark circles, and holds up all d...
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The Tarte Shape Tape Full-Coverage Concealer is an absolute cult classic for a reason. It delivers intense coverage that brightens, smooths, and conceals like a pro think dark circles, blemishes, and any redness, gone in seconds. The formula is cream...
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The Kosas Revealer Concealer is like skincare and makeup had a baby in the best way. It gives you medium-to-full coverage with a creamy, radiant finish that brightens under-eyes, covers spots, and still looks like real skin. Packed with caffeine, pep...
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Powders
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The Huda Beauty Easy Bake Blurring Loose Baking & Setting Powder is that one powder that actually lives up to the hype. Itโs ultra-fine, silky, and melts into the skin to set makeup, blur texture, and give you that smooth, airbrushed finish witho...
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Contours
For my soft sculpt girlies to the full snatch baddies
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The NYX Dual-Ended Face Shaping Stick is a total game-changer for easy contouring and highlighting on the go, with two creamy sticks that blend effortlessly to define your features and add a natural glow. I recommend it because itโs super affordable,...
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and mess-free. I recommend it if you want natural definition without harsh lines it glides on smoothly, blends effortlessly, and gives your face that soft sculpted look in seconds. Plus, itโs perfect for on-the-go touch-ups and doesnโt feel heavy or ...
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The MILK MAKEUP Sculpt Stick is a creamy, seamless contour stick thatโs all about easy, natural-looking definition. It blends like a dream straight from the stick and has a skin-like finish that makes sculpting feel totally foolproof even for beginne...
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The e.l.f. Halo Glow Contour Wand is a total gem if youโre into that lifted, sculpted look without the heavy feel. Itโs lightweight, super blendable, and comes with a cushion-tip applicator that makes placement a breeze literally swipe, blend, and go...
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Bronzers
Bronzers that will actually give you that golden skin with no patches
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The Benefit Hoola Matte Bronzer gives you a natural, sun-kissed glow without any shimmer and blends super easily for perfect contouring or warming up your face. I totally recommend it because itโs buildable, works on all skin tones with its range of ...
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The NYX Buttermelt Bronzer is a creamy, buttery bronzer that melts seamlessly into the skin for a natural, sun-kissed finish. I recommend it because it blends like a dream, never patchy or cakey, and gives you that lit-from-within warmth without bein...
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The NARS Bronzing Powder is an absolute classic for a reason it gives that sun-kissed warmth without looking muddy or orange. The finely milled formula blends like a dream and adds the perfect amount of dimension and glow to the skin, whether youโre ...
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The Too Faced Bronzer is that go-to bronzer that gives you warmth, glow, and just the right amount of sculpt without ever looking patchy or overdone. The formula is buttery-smooth, super blendable, and smells like chocolate (yes, really), which just ...
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Blushes
Blushes for my natural & blush blindness girls
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The Rare Beauty Liquid Blush gives you a soft, natural flush that blends like a dream and lasts all day without feeling heavy. I recommend it because itโs lightweight, super pigmented, and makes your skin look effortlessly glowing, plus the shades wo...
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The Pixi Glow Blush is a soft, radiant blush that gives your cheeks that healthy, lit-from-within flush without going overboard. It blends like a dream and has just the right amount of glow to brighten up your face without emphasizing texture. The fo...
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The Rhode Pocket Blush is a sleek, travel-friendly blush thatโs perfect for adding a quick pop of color on the go. Its smooth, blendable formula gives you a natural, fresh flush thatโs buildable without looking cakey or heavy. I recommend it because ...
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The Saie Liquid Cheek Flush is a lightweight, buildable cream blush that gives your cheeks a natural, dewy flush that lasts all day. Packed with skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid, it not only adds a fresh pop of color but also keeps your s...
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Highlighters
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The Saie Highlighter gives you that lit-from-within glow thatโs easy to build and blends like a dream for a natural, radiant finish. I recommend it because itโs lightweight, super shiny without being glittery, and perfect for adding that effortless g...
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The Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter is perfect for a natural, radiant glow that doesnโt look over the top. Its lightweight, talc-free formula glides on smoothly and lasts all day without settling into fine lines. Packed with skin-f...
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Mascaras
Mascaras that will keep those lashes looking long & luscious all day
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The Maybelline Sky High Mascara instantly lifts and lengthens your lashes for that dramatic, wide-eyed look that feels lightweight and never clumpy. I recommend it because I own it myself, itโs buildable, smudge-proof, and gives you major volume and ...
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Setting Sprays
These settings sprays don't joke when it comes to keep your makeup locked in all day
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The Charlotte Tilbury Setting Spray locks in your makeup with a refreshing mist that keeps your look flawless and fresh all day without feeling heavy or sticky. I recommend it because it not only prolongs the wear of your makeup but also gives your s...
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The L'Orรฉal 3-Second Setting Mist is a total game-changer if you want a quick, lightweight way to lock in your makeup without feeling sticky or heavy. It refreshes your look and helps your makeup last all day with just a few spritzes. I already own i...
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The Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray is a total must-have if you want your makeup to stay flawless all day and night without melting or fading. Itโs super lightweight, dries fast, and locks everything in place with a natural finish that doesnโt ...
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The ONE/SIZE On โTil Dawn Setting Spray is an absolute game-changer if youโre all about makeup that stays put from morning till night without looking cakey or feeling heavy. Itโs super lightweight and dries down quickly, giving your skin a natural, s...
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