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Working Girl Makeup Must Haves!
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items Over my years of working overtime in a steamy hot bakery and staring at my computer screen answering inquiries, I have been on the hunt for makeup that looks fresh all day, is easy to apply, and is long lasting so I don’t need to reapply (no time for...
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Makeup 💋
Skin prep 🙏🏻
Skin Treatments
Makeup 💋
Makeup that looks flawless & stays put!
When I know I’ll have a long day and I’ll be recording content for my Instagram or I have an event, I use the Glow Recipe Blur Drops as a primer before my foundation and I my skin does not get shiny all day, but remains just as glowy as I started my ...
Strawberry BHA Pore-Smooth Blur Drops
Working long hot hours in the bakery have really put this foundation to the test! KVD good apple foundation is my #1 makeup must have (I've been using it for years 🙌🏻)! It stays put even on the steamiest baking days. It's a liquid that is light in ...
Good Apple Serum Foundation - KVD Beauty
This concealer from NARS is easily my favorite for dark under eye circles and blemishes! This one takes the cake because it covers well, but blends and never looks dry or caked on, even with multiple layers. You need very little to get full coverage!
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer with Medium Coverage
I’m obsessed with Nars talc free powder blush! I use the shade “Dolce Vita” (matte dusty rose). This applies really evenly with any powder brush and the color lasts all day long! Bonus: obviously, it’s talc free! I avoid talc as much as possible in p...
NARS Talc-Free Powder Blush
The Fenty Beauty contour stick in “Amber” is my absolute favorite makeup upgrade in my kit. The stick form makes it easy to contour my whole face (forehead, cheeks, nose, and jaw) in less than two minutes. I lightly buff it out with my makeup sponge ...
Match Stix Matte Contour Skinstick
When my skin is feeling dry or I want a quick fresh dewy look for my long delivery days, I love this cream blush stick from Westman Atelier! It’s packed with jojoba oil to keep my skin plump even with the ac blasting in my car on cake deliveries—I us...
Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick
If you’re not into the blur drops at the top of this list, you can use this talc free powder from Laura Mercier to set your makeup! I only use powder when I am attending events where camera flashes are a given, but this one has such a natural finish ...
Ultra-Blur Talc-Free Translucent Loose Setting Powder
For you busy gals like me, dark circles tend to come with hustle. I add a tiny dab of this right on the blue-ish tones under my eyes and then cover with my regular concealer to help me look well-rested even when I’m not.
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Multi-Use Dark Circles Concealer Medium to Full Coverage - 95 Cool Ivory - 0.2 fl oz
Skin prep 🙏🏻
I know you’re busy! But starting and ending the day with a simple skincare routine will give your makeup a perfect canvas and make application quicker so you can, idk, maybe drink your morning latte sitting down?
For my combination skin, this is my favorite daily morning and evening cleanser. It’s affordable, foams up, but doesn’t completely strip my skin. Lather and massage into your face for 30 seconds. Rinse with room temp to cool water and call it cleanse...
Differin Daily Oil Free Hydrating Cleanser
I’ve tried a lot of different peptides and antioxidants and honestly, the pycnogenol from The Ordinary is my fave by far. For one, I love that I can feel it work. I use two drops every morning and pat them all over my freshly washed and dried face. I...
Pycnogenol 5% | The Ordinary
I fell in love with this moisturizer a few years ago and I can’t stay away from it! It’s moisturizing without being oily, so it absorbs quickly and sits well under makeup. I also love that I can see it brightening my skin tone and dark marks (thank y...
10+10 Daily Moisturizer - iNNBEAUTY PROJECT
I have this on an other list, but I apply Clinique All About Eyes eye cream twice per day and have noticed a huge difference in my dark circles and under eye wrinkles. Overall this has helped me wear way less concealer, but what I do put on looks muc...
CLINIQUE Eye Creams & Treatments | Sephora
I use the tinted version of La Roche Posay’s SPF. It blends incredibly well with well and my skin actually looks so much better after wearing it. I use it religiously, like an SPF serum. I have the un-tinted version in my car for hand and neck protec...
Anthelios Mineral Tinted Sunscreen for Face SPF 40-50
Skin Treatments
The absolutely least irritating, totally necessary anti-aging product I’ve added to my nightly rotation for smooth and bright skin that my makeup can apply flawlessly over! Retinal requires less conversion by your body than retinol, so it produces le...
A-Game 20 - Geek & Gorgeous US
I’ve been using this microdermabrasion facial from Mad Hippie for a few weeks and I’m impressed! Due to cost, I switched to this from another and this one gives my skin just as nice of exfoliation as much more expensive microdermabrasion products! It...
Mad Hippie - Microdermabrasion Facial | Ulta Beauty
When I’m busy and stressed my skin gets oily and breakout prone 🥲 but this clay powder mixed with some apple cider vinegar is my favorite me-time reset facemask to absorb excess oil and clear my stressed out pores. I love to apply it right after a b...
Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay 1 lb