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I Finally Found Cream Products That Work on Every Part of My Face
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items My routine had 11 separate products for eyes, lips, cheeks, and dry patches. Eleven. I was spending 30 minutes blending different textures that fought each other on my skin. If your bathroom counter looks like a Tetris board of half-used tubes and yo...
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Multi-Use Cream Products That Replace Three Steps
Cream Blushes That Double as Lip Color
Eye Creams That Play Nice Under Makeup
Moisturizers That Work as Primer Too
Lip-and-Skin Balms for Dry Patches Everywhere
Multi-Use Cream Products That Replace Three Steps
I used to layer primer, then moisturizer, then a separate eye cream. My skin looked cakey by noon. These single products quietly replaced multiple steps and my face actually looks better with less.
Swap this in for your foundation-plus-moisturizer combo. I was skeptical because tinted moisturizers usually disappear on me by lunch, but this one stayed put through a full workday and a grocery run. Perfect if you hate the feeling of heavy foundati...
Saie Slip Tint Dewy Tinted Moisturizer
Keep one of these in your bag and skip packing separate blush, lip color, and eyeshadow. I used it on my cheeks, lids, and lips for a friend's outdoor wedding last June. Three hours of dancing and it was still there. Great for anyone who travels with...
ILIA Beauty Multi-Stick, A Fine Romance
Use this if you always forget sunscreen because it feels gross under makeup. This goes on like a light moisturizer and gives just enough tint that I skip foundation on weekends. Grabbed it before a beach trip and my skin stayed even-toned the whole w...
SunnyDays SPF30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation
Toss this on over any cream product and everything locks in without looking dry or powdery. I have combination skin that gets oily around my nose by 2pm. This kept things matte there while my cheeks still looked dewy. Works on every skin texture I've...
Kosas Cloud Set Baked Setting & Smoothing Powder Mini
Cream Blushes That Double as Lip Color
Buying separate lip and cheek products always felt redundant. I started using cream blushes on my lips out of laziness one morning and never went back.
Try the tiniest dot on your cheeks and then dab what's left on your lips. Seriously, the tiniest dot. I made the mistake of squeezing too much once and looked sunburned for a whole meeting. A little goes absurdly far, so one bottle lasts months. Stoc...
Vintage Helena Rubinstein Blush HR04 Elegant Rose | Rare Y2K Makeup, Made Spain
Grab this if you want a stick format you can throw in a pocket. The twist-up is foolproof for applying in a car mirror or bathroom with bad lighting. I keep the shade Quickie in my jacket and use it almost daily. For anyone who refuses to carry a ful...
Tallow Lip Cheek Tint | Organic Mineral Makeup Balm | Botanical Red Lipstick (Unscented)
Splurge on this one if your skin leans dry and every powder blush clings to flaky patches. The texture is somewhere between a balm and a cream. I wore it through a full Chicago winter and it never looked patchy. Blend it on your eyelids too for a mon...
Baby Cheeks Cream Blush Stick in Petal
Use the cream side on your lips and cheeks, then dust the powder side on top to set. I brought this to a wedding where I ugly-cried during the vows. The blush survived the tears. Ideal if you want longevity without reapplying every two hours.
Patrick TA Major Headlines Double-Take Creme & Powder
Eye Creams That Play Nice Under Makeup
Every eye cream I tried either pilled under concealer or made my eyelids so slippery that eyeshadow slid off by noon. These actually cooperate with the rest of my face.
Pair this with any concealer and it won't pill or separate. My under-eyes used to look creased and cakey by mid-afternoon no matter what I did. Two weeks of using this underneath and the texture smoothed out enough that I started skipping concealer s...
DRUNK ELEPHANT C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream
Warm a tiny amount between your ring fingers before patting it on. The formula melts into skin instead of sitting on top, which means makeup goes over it without sliding around. I started using it during allergy season when my eyes were puffy every s...
explicictcloset.TATCHA The Silk Peony Melting Eye Cream
Get this if you want something thick enough to feel like it's working but not so heavy that your concealer migrates. I've gone through four jars now. The tub lasts forever because you need barely any. Great for anyone whose under-eye area gets dry on...
Beli KIEHL'S Creamy Avocado Eye Treatment
Try this specifically if your under-eyes look dull or grayish. The slight yellow tint acts like a color corrector before you even put makeup on. I stopped using separate color corrector entirely after switching to this. Wish I'd found it before spend...
Ole Henriksen Eye Creme Banana Bright Terlengkap
Moisturizers That Work as Primer Too
Spending money on both a moisturizer and a primer felt like a scam once I realized the right moisturizer does both jobs. My makeup sits better now with one layer than it ever did with two.
Ditch your separate primer if your skin is normal to dry. This hydrates enough that I skip moisturizer in summer, and makeup grips onto it without a tacky primer layer. Applied it before a 14-hour travel day and my base still looked fresh when I land...
Authentic Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Primer Blurring.
Bring this into your morning routine and watch two steps collapse into one. Smells faintly like orange peel, which wakes me up more than my coffee some mornings. I've repurchased it three times. If your foundation usually separates around your nose b...
Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Eye Base
Snag the big tub. Seriously. I use this on my face, neck, hands, and the dry patches on my elbows. It works under makeup without being greasy and absorbs in about 30 seconds. A coworker with eczema tried it on my recommendation and texted me a thank-...
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Terlengkap
Use a thin layer as a moisturizer-primer hybrid instead of a thick mask layer. Most people only use this on planes, but it works daily under makeup and gives skin that dewy-but-not-oily finish. I started doing this when my skin was wrecked after a mo...
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Lip-and-Skin Balms for Dry Patches Everywhere
Winter used to wreck my lips, cuticles, and the corners of my nose simultaneously. Carrying three different products felt ridiculous, so I found balms that handle all of it.
Put this on before bed and wake up with lips that don't feel like sandpaper. But here's the thing nobody talks about: dab a tiny bit on dry patches around your nostrils too. During cold and flu season when my nose was raw from tissues, this saved me ...
Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Topper - Pumpkin
Toss one in every bag you own. The unscented version works on lips, cuticles, dry elbows, even flyaways in a pinch. I've used the birthday cake flavor on my lips before dates and the mango one on dry patches after long flights. For the person who wan...
Balm Dotcom
Wear this under lipstick if your lips crack and peel every time you apply color. I could never wear matte lipstick without it looking terrible within an hour. This goes underneath and suddenly matte formulas glide on and stay smooth. Grabbed it right...
The Kissu Lip Mask
Scoop a small amount and press it into any dry, angry patch on your face. The corners of my mouth used to crack painfully every December. I started applying this as a spot treatment at night on those areas and the cracking stopped within a few days. ...
Lala Retro Whipped Cream