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The only products I keep reaching for: my top 5 in each beauty category that never failed me 🥑
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items Ever feel overwhelmed by the endless rows of beauty products and don’t know where to start? I’ve got you. In this list, I’m breaking down my top 5 tried-and-true products from every major beauty category, from skincare must-haves and flawless foundat...
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Primer
Glow products
Skin tint
Color correcting
Foundation
Concealer
Primer
One of the best !! Hydrates my skin and the makeup looks flawless 😍 Keeps everything in place throughout the entire day ✨ A big recommendation !!
Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Gripping Primer - Sephora
My favorite version of this primer is the pink one which has niacinamide in it 😍 It doesn’t clog my pores and it has a slight blurring effect ✨✨✨ Recommend !!
e.l.f. Power Grip Face Primer
Love it !! It’s grippy and sticky but doesn’t feel heavy on the skin and doesn’t clog the pores😍 It’s also affordable 🫶🫶🫶
Maybelline - Grippy Serum Hydrating Grip Primer Makeup
Love all their primers !! They are blurring and the makeup goes great on top 😍 Definitely recommend to everyone ✨
The POREfessional Face Primer | Benefit Cosmetics
Actually smells like marshmallows and looks great under any foundation ✨✨✨ Definitely recommend this !! 🫶
NYX Professional Makeup - Face Primer | Ulta Beauty
Glow products
Love this product!! Works as bronzing or highlighting drops depending on which shade you get 🫶 Looks gorgeous on the skin and gives you that healthy glow ✨
L'Oréal True Match Lumi Glotion Natural Glow Bronzing Enhancer
I use this with moisturizer and it looks gorgeous on the skin 😍 I was scared at first it would look dirty, but it doesn’t, it blends easily and looks natural 🤩 A big recommendation !! ✨
Drop Of Sunshine Bronzing Drops - Essence | Ulta Beauty
Can be used as bronzing drops, bronzer or on your body 🤩 It blends easily and looks very natural on the skin ✨✨✨
Physicians Formula - Butter Glow Bronzing Serum - Sunkissed Glow
Great !! There is also a mini version so get that one if you want to test it first before buying 😍 Definitely recommend !!
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter | Sephora
A dupe for the CT flawless filter 🤩 Works the same for more than half the price ✨
Halo Glow Liquid Filter Complexion Booster | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Skin tint
Looks like skin and doesn’t feel heavy 😍 The coverage is great ( medium to high ) and it has a natural matte glowy finish 🫶 It’s also affordable so I recommend it !!
Maybelline Super Stay 24H Skin Tint + Vitamin C - Ulta Beauty
Feels like you have nothing on your face but it still gives you great coverage 🤩 It’s great for your skin since it has hyaluronic acid in it ✨
Super Boost Lightweight Moisturizing Skin Tint with Hyaluronic and ...
Amazing !! It’s affordable but does the job 😍 Looks very natural and glowy on the skin and doesn’t clog the pores✨ Definitely recommend !!
buttermelt glaze soft glow skin tint spf 30 - NYX Cosmetics
Gives your skin the perfect amount of coverage and that natural glow ✨ Can also be used as a bronzer if you have a darker shade or a highlighter 🫶
1.5 Light-Medium Instant Age Rewind Instant Perfector 4-In-1 Glow ...
Love this !! It has a medium coverage and a natural looking glow 🤩 Recommend !!
Hydrating Skin Tints: Foundations & More - Charlotte Tilbury
Color correcting
Love these color correctors 😍 I have been using the pink one for a few months now and it’s a life saver !! Immediately brightens my under eyes and makes the concealer crease way less ✨✨✨
Soft Rose Bright Eyes! Under Eye Stick - Essence - Ulta Beauty
A must have 😍 I mostly use the pink one for the under eyes but also sometimes the green one to cover any redness ✨✨✨
Butter Glow Corrector | Green - Physicians Formula
A must in my routine 😍 Covers the dark circles and perfectly and doesn’t crease or look dry 🫶🫶🫶
HUDA BEAUTY #FauxFilter Brightening Under Eye Color Corrector
This mini palette has everything you need inside ✨ Definitely recommend !! 🤩
Color Correcting - Makeup - Ulta Beauty
great !! full coverage and it works wonderfully 😍 There is a purple, green and a pink one…maybe a yellow I am not sure 😭 A big recommendation for these ✨✨✨
120 Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer ...
Foundation
Love this foundation !! 🤩 One of the best, has an amazing coverage ( medium to full buildable coverage ) Doesn’t feel heavy on the skin and it’s hydrating ✨✨✨
triclone™ skin tech medium coverage foundation - Haus Labs
Love this one 🫶 Covers pretty much everything and looks flawless throughout the entire day ✨ Recommend !!
Foundation Makeup - Fenty Beauty
Covers literally everything and looks flawless on the skin 😍 It actually has a blurring effect which I love 🫶🫶🫶
Bare With Me Blur Tint Foundation | NYX Professional Makeup
Great !! This foundation can compete with high end, it’s full coverage but lightweight, luminous but also matte 🤩 Love it !! ✨
Maybelline - Foundation | Ulta Beauty
A gorgeous natural looking foundation that doesn’t dry your skin out or clog your pores !! The coverage is amazing 🤩 and it’s also very affordable ✨✨✨
N3 Neutral Light Medium True Match Super-Blendable Foundation ...
Concealer
An amazing full coverage concealer that doesn’t crease and looks flawless 🤩 A big recommendation for this one 🫶🫶🫶
Face Concealer | Tarte™ Cosmetics
Love this !! Covers everything and doesn’t look dry or cakey 😍 Recommend !! ✨
Light Bare With Me Hydrating Face & Body Concealer Serum - NYX ...
Amazing !! This one is definitely a favorite among all concealers 🤩 I will buy it again when I use this one up ✨✨✨
Triclone™ Skin Tech Hydrating + De-Puffing Concealer - Haus Labs
Love the new color correcting versions of these 🤩 These concealers cover everything and look flawless on the skin ✨
Maybelline - 095 Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment ...
Love both this one and the true match concealer !! The true match is more hydrating if you are looking for something like that 🫶 Definitely recommend ✨
L'Oréal - Concealer | Ulta Beauty
Setting powder
The absolute best on the market !! My skin is very oily and gets shiny quickly but this setting powder keeps it matte for the longest time 😍 Definitely recommend !! There are many shades so there is something for everyone 🤩
Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder - HUDA BEAUTY
A cheap setting powder than works great !! It’s blurring, brightening and mattifying 😍 I have had it for more than a year now and it’s nowhere near finished 🫶
Bababanana Brighten Up! Banana Powder - Essence - Ulta Beauty
Great for setting your complexion and it’s also good for your skin 😍 This translucent version is the best since it suits every skin tone 🫶🫶🫶
All Hours Hyper Finish 24H Multi-Use Natural Matte Powder - Sephora
Amazing !! The packaging is my favorite thing about the product obviously 🤩 It’s blurring and makes the skin look flawless ✨
Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Setting Powder - Fenty Beauty
Great shade range !! So blurring and gorgeous 😍 Will definitely buy again 🫶
Makeup by Mario's SurrealSkin Talc-Free Soft Blur Setting Powder
Blush
A favorite 😍 The packaging is the cutest and the product is amazing ( blends easily and the shades are gorgeous ✨ ) Definitely recommend this blush !! 🫶
Blush Cruelty-Free Cheek Makeup - Too Faced
Gorgeous blushes !! These blend like butter and the shades are very vibrant 🤩 The quality is great ✨✨✨
color fuse blush powder - Haus Labs
A favorite of mine !! 😍 You get 2 blushes and 2 highlighters for about 8$ 🫶 It’s great quality, and it blends effortlessly !! Will definitely buy this again ✨✨✨
I Heart Revolution Sweet Chilli Cream Blush & Highlight Quad
The light purple shade is perfect for fair skin tones 🫶 It blends effortlessly and looks beautiful on the skin 😍😍😍
Yves Saint Laurent Blush | Sephora
Love the texture !! 🤩 So soft and gorgeous !! I would play with this the entire day 🫶 Definitely recommend !!
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush
Bronzer
The best on the market !! It has a soft buttery texture that glides onto the skin super easily and blends effortlessly 🤩 A big big big recommendation ✨✨✨
Physicians Formula - Bronzer Butter Bronzer Murumuru Butter Bronzer
Love this 🤩🤩🤩 The shades are gorgeous and I love the formula ✨
Yves Saint Laurent: All Hours 24H Hyper Sunkissed Glow Bronzer
So buttery and gorgeous 😍 The shade range is great for a drugstore bronzer ✨✨✨
Bronzer Makeup for Face & Body - NYX Cosmetics
One of the best shade ranges I have ever seen !! The formula is very soft, buttery and easy to work with ✨✨✨
Talc Free Power Sculpt Velvet Bronzer | HausLabs.com
This is supposed to be a contour wand but the shades are quite warm so it’s more of a bronzer ✨ A dupe for Charlotte, if not better !! 🤩🤩🤩
Fair/Light Butter Glow Contour Wand - Physicians Formula
Contour
Wish they made the shades cooler but the product overall is great 🤩 It blends effortlessly and doesn’t look muddy ✨
Hollywood Contour Wand - Light-medium - Charlotte Tilbury
Super easy to use and blend so it’s beginner friendly ✨ You need 2-3 dots and the packaging is huge so it lasts a very long time 🫶🫶🫶
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Liquid Contour - Sephora
So creamy and easy to blend !! The packaging is extremely small but it actually lasts a long time 🫶🫶🫶
MILK MAKEUP Sculpt Cream Contour Stick - Sephora
Super easy to work with and blend !! the shades are actually cool toned so if you need a contour stick go for this one !! 🫶
SEPHORA COLLECTION Cream Contour Stick
A great cool toned shade for such little money 🤩 Definitely recommend ✨✨✨
Moon Dust Baby Got Bronze Bronzing Stick - Essence - Ulta Beauty
Highlighter
The best highlighter ever 😍 It’s very glittery and looks gorgeous on every skin tone ✨ Definitely recommend !!
Diamond Bomb All-Over Highlighter - Fenty Beauty
Amazing cream product !! 🤩🤩🤩 Looks very glowy and shimmery on the skin !! A big recommendation for this ✨
NYX Professional Makeup Jumbo Multi-Use Highlighter Stick
Amazing !! You get four shades in one palette and you can also use it for eyeshadow and on the body !! 🫶🫶🫶
Dior Backstage Glow Face Palette
There are two versions of these ( glowy and glassy ✨ ) Glassy is my favorite since it’s very shiny 🤩 Recommend !!
625 Glassy Sunset Amour Lumi Le Glass and Glow Highlighter Stick ...
Love that they made the shades inclusive so they fit fair and deep skin tones ! ✨ They look very shimmery on the skin 🫶
bio-radiant gel-powder highlighter - Haus Labs
Eyeshadow
A great mini eyeshadow palette 🤩 It has all the shades you need for either a natural or full glam look ✨ Recommend !!
Eye Shadow— Eyeshadow Palettes & Eye Makeup - YSL Beauty
Very creamy and easy to use !! I hate doing eyeshadow since I am extremely bad at it, but this makes it very easy ✨ A big recommendation 🤩🤩🤩
Twinkly Rose Le Shadow Stick - L'Oréal - Ulta Beauty
Natasha Denona has the best eyeshadow palettes ever !! 😍😍😍 Definitely recommend them ✨ Great for beginners and professional makeup artists 🫶
Eyeshadow Palettes: Vibrant & Unique Shades | Natasha Denona
Gorgeous 😍😍😍 These are the shiniest and the most glittery eyeshadows I have ever seen ✨ Can also be used as a highlighter if you want to 🫶
Disco Crush Eye + Face Sparkle | Glitter Shadow + Highlighter
So vibrant but very easy to work with and blend it ✨✨✨ The packaging is small so it fits in every makeup bag, but it lasts a very long time 🫶
Affordable Vibrant Eyeshadow | NYX Professional Makeup
Mascara
A great lengthening mascara 😍 Works amazing for my short lashes !! There are also colorful versions ( pink, burgundy, blue, green, glitter ) so there is something for everyone ✨
Blackest Black Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara - Maybelline
Another great drugstore mascara !! No need to spend much money on high end mascaras when this perfection exists 😍
L'Oréal Voluminous Panorama Washable Mascara - Ulta Beauty
You have this one, and the blue one ( the waterproof version ) both are amazing and very volumizing so get whichever one you want 🫶🫶🫶
Mascara - Cruelty-Free | Better Than Sex & Damn Girl! - Too Faced
I usually have a very hard time taking the mascara off, this one is perfect because it slides right off without any effort 😍 There is a brown, black version and a primer ✨
tarte tartelette™ tubing mascara - Sephora
For only 5$ this mascara is awesome !! 🤩🤩🤩 It’s way better than most high end mascaras that are double the price…get this one don’t even hesitate 🫶
Essence - Mascara | Ulta Beauty
Eyeliner
Love these new colorful glitter versions 🤩 Definitely recommend to everyone if you are looking for something like this ✨✨✨
Epic Ink Waterproof Liquid Liner | NYX Professional Makeup
Very easy to use !! It’s super precise and easy to clean if you mess up 🫶 The price is great so I definitely recommend it !! ✨
Essence - Eyeliner | Ulta Beauty
Another great one !! Recommend !! 😍😍😍
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner
The best eyeliner ever !!! It’s fully pigmented, very precise and easy to use ( beginner friendly ) There are many shades ✨✨✨
Epic Ink Waterproof Liquid Liner | NYX Professional Makeup
Love it !! Haus Labs has fire products, you can’t go wrong with any of them 😍😍😍
Eye - Eyeliner & More - Vegan Cosmetics | Haus Labs by Lady Gaga
Brows
The best from the drugstore 🤩 Keeps every brow hair in place and doesn’t flake which I loveeeee 🫶 Recommend this !!
Super Lock Clear Brow Glue - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
Love this !! So precise and easy to use 🤩A big recommendation for this ✨✨✨
Medium Brown Build-A-Brow 2-In-1 Brow Pen and Sealing Gel | Ulta ...
You have a clear version and a colored one 😍 I prefer the clear, and later filling in my brows with their brow marker !! ✨
NYX Professional Makeup The Brow Glue Laminating Setting Gel
Very affordable and useful !! doesn’t look messy you just have to be careful with it 🫶
Essence Make Me Brow Eyebrow Gel Mascara - Ulta Beauty
Amazing for the price !! It’s very strong and keeps everything in place without flaking 🫶🫶🫶
Essence - Eyebrows | Ulta Beauty
Lip liner
Creamy but very long lasting on the lips !! 😍😍😍 The shades are gorgeous and very inclusive ✨ Definitely recommend !!
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Lip Liner | Sephora
Dupe for fenty lip liners !! They have the exact same creamy texture, matte finish and a long lasting formula 🤩 Definitely recommend ✨✨✨
Line Leader Lifter Liner Lip Liner with Hyaluronic Acid - Maybelline
very creamy but long lasting on the lips !! 😍 The price is reasonable so I recommend it to everyone 🫶🫶🫶
Lip liner Makeup - NYX Cosmetics
amazing !! there is also a cream version that stops the lipstick or gloss from flowing out of the lip line 🫶 These are in fact plumping and look gorgeous on everyone ✨✨✨
Duck Plump Plumping Lip Liner | NYX Professional Makeup
Creamy, easy to work with and blend !! 😍 It’s long lasting on the lips too ✨✨✨
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Kind Words Lip Liner - Sephora
Lip oil
One of the best…it’s very hydrating and glossy on the lips 🤩🤩🤩 Recommend to everyone !!
Fenty Treatz Hydrating + Strengthening Lip Oil
My favorite !! A friend got this for me when she was abroad, and I love it 😍 It’s been my go to ever since, very hydrating and looks gorgeous over any lip liner ✨
Glow Reviver Tinted Lip Oil | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Already fell in love with these new loreal lip oils 😍 They are very shiny and give your lips a fuller look ✨✨✨
L'Oréal - Lip Oil | Ulta Beauty
A gorgeous packaging and a wonderful product !! Hydrates my lips nicely and gives them the most beautiful shine ✨ Definitely recommend these !! 🤩🤩🤩
Rouge Volupté Shine Lipstick Balm - Yves Saint Laurent - Sephora
love these !! the shade range is amazing and the formula is very hydrating without being sticky or heavy ✨✨✨
Chillin Like a Villian Fat Oil Lip Drip Vegan Lip Oil | Ulta Beauty
Lip gloss
One of the best lip glosses on the market 🤩 They are very shiny, glittery and glossy ✨ Definitely recommend these !!
Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer - Fenty Beauty
Love that these are not only shiny and glittery but also hydrating for the lips !! They don’t dry out my lips ✨
Amber Lifter Gloss with Hyaluronic Acid - Maybelline - Ulta Beauty
These make your lips plump and gorgeous 🤩🤩🤩 There is a normal and s glitter version ✨ Definitely recommend !!
High-Shine Lip Glosses and Lip Plumping Gloss - NYX Cosmetics
The most beautiful packaging ever !! 🤩🤩🤩 The gloss itself is just like any other so if you are on a budget try finding some cheaper alternatives ( essence, catrice, nyx and more… ) ✨
Gloss and plumpers - Lips - Makeup - Dior
love these lip glosses !!! They have so much glitter inside they look unreal on the lips 😍😍😍 Plus, they are very affordable so I recommend them to everyone ✨
Makeup Revolution Shimmer Bomb Lip Gloss
Lipstick
A gorgeous shiny lipstick that doesn’t smudge 🫶 It’s a little too sticky for my liking but it’s a great product 🤩🤩🤩
Maybelline - Lipstick | Ulta Beauty
Love the unique packaging 😍 These have a beautiful cream formula that dries down matte and doesn’t smudge ✨ Definitely recommend these to everyone !!
Lip Makeup, Lipstick + Lip Paint | Fenty Beauty
These have a gorgeous satin creamy formula 🤩 They don’t look dry on the lips and they are very long lasting so you won’t have to reapply constantly ✨✨✨
Lipsticks | Natural, Satin & Matte Formulas | Cruelty-Free - Too Faced
Love that they made some unusual shades 😍 Definitely recommend these !! 🫶
Vegan and Cruelty-Free Lipstick | NYX Professional Makeup
Love these !! they have a unique scent and the formula is great !! Definitely recommend !!! 😍😍😍
Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Lip Soufflé Matte Cream Lipstick
Setting spray
I use this as skin prep and as a setting spray !! Keeps my skin soft and hydrated 😍 A big recommendation !!✨✨✨
Hydro Grip Setting + Refreshing Spray - MILK MAKEUP - Sephora
Probably the best drugstore setting spray !! Keeps everything intact throughout the entire day and it doesn’t look cakey ✨✨✨
Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist Spray - L'Oréal - Ulta Beauty
Pure perfection !! One of the best setting sprays ever 😍 Definitely recommend !! ✨
MAC Prep + Prime Fix+ Primer and Setting Spray - Ulta Beauty
I thought that this setting spray would make my face white but it didn’t 😍 Keeps everything in place and doesn’t flake !!
NYX Professional Makeup - The Face Glue Gripping Setting Spray
One of the best on the market !! Keeps everything intact and looking flawless 😍 A big recommendation 🫶🫶🫶
Charlotte Tilbury Transfer-Proof Setting Spray - Sephora