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makeup essentials that you NEED in your makeup bag 💄
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i’m always in love with finding the best products (beauty store & drug store) that WORK and stay on throughout the day AND night
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primers
 
foundation/tint
 
brow gels/pomades
 
concealers
 
contours/bronzers
 
blushes

primers

if you have a cakey makeup base, add a hydrating primer to your base
 
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this one is good if you have heavy pores, and for dry skin (for me!!) i have oil skin during the summer and it gives cakey during the summer
Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Pore Minimizing Primer
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if you have dry skin, use this before your makeup, it’s such a game changer to prevent the cakey/built up look
1.01 oz Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer with Hyaluronic Acid + ...
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this is a good base for dry/oily skin. i mostly use it during the summer when i’m sweaty to make my powders/foundation stick more
Power Grip Primer | Sticky Gel + Hyaluronic Acid
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CALLING MY DRY SKIN BESTIES
e.l.f. Hydrating Face Primer Moisturizing Base
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this serum works okay for a prime base but actually works better as a moisturizer
Maybelline - Grippy Serum Hydrating Grip Primer Makeup
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foundation/tint

ranging from light, medium, full coverage and skin tints!
 
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this coverage IS CHEF’S KISS ENTIRELY
420 Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Liquid Foundation - Ulta Beauty
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you need this. trust me. this is one of my go to skin tints. it’s a light/medium coverage and it’s not heavy or cakey
KYLIE COSMETICS Skin Tint Blurring Elixir Foundation - Ulta Beauty
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i actually love this drugstore foundation. it’s super light weight and blendable. it’s one of my grabs often
Foundation
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a 7 in 1, skin tint, moisturizer, anti aging, color correction, AND MORE
BB & CC Creams - Makeup - 33 Products - Ulta Beauty
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brow gels/pomades

make those brows POP and FULLER
 
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i’ve used this for years, paired with an angled brow brush for the perfect sculpted brow
Dark Brown DIPBROW Waterproof, Smudge Proof Brow Pomade
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ another holy grail. this is the EASIEST application to throw on some brows and go about your day
Anastasia Beverly Hills - Soft Brown Volumizing Tinted Brow Gel
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ my favorite brow gel for brows that STAY! IN! PLACE!!!!
Rare Beauty Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting Eyebrow Gel
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another one i use/keep in my purse to brush my brows up to stay in place
Eyebrow Glue Instant Brow Styler | NYX Professional Makeup
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concealers

pimple & blemishes be GONE and brighten our faces up
 
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blemish, GONE. dark spot, GONE. under eyes, BRIGHT. can be a lil cakey if you overdo it
22N Light Neutral Shape Tape Concealer - Tarte - Ulta Beauty
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budget friendly concealer that works, this is my usual grab because it’s LIGHT
Hydrating Camo Concealer | Full Coverage
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i love anything NYX. this is my backup concealer
Wonder Snatch™ Concealer – Waterproof, Lightweight & Hydrating
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contours/bronzers

contours and bronzers for every shade and occasion
 
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ this is my absolute, favorite, BEST contour/bronzing stick i have ever purchased. creamy, blendable and lasts all day
maneater™ silk stick bronzer
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a budget friendly option that STILLLLL gives you that glow. elf is so slept on.
Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour
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rare beauty never misses, genuinely. it’s so bronzy AND SUN KISSED
Happy Sol Warm Wishes Effortless Bronzer Stick - Rare Beauty
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i love this for a little extra bronze on my forehead
Juvia's Place - Medium Bronzed Duo - Ulta Beauty
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blushes

i love a good pigmented blush….i have slight blush blindness
 
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ one little dot goes A LONGGGGGG way. it’s so pigmented and the color choices are beautiful
Happy Soft Pinch Liquid Blush - Rare Beauty
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this is so pigmented, so buildable and blendable. i use this to layer onto my rare
NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Buttermelt Powder Blush
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a crème and powder duo for those who love to build & blend
Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo
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highlighters

 
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talk about a GLOWWWWWWWWW. i absolutely adore this highlight
FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil
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a budget friendly glow that stays on, and shimmers so bright. this is my go to grab
Soft Pearl Era Halo Glow Silky Powder Highlighter - e.l.f. Cosmetics
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i LOVE!!!! this highlighter. comes in a bunch of colors and it’s buildable
Shimmer Buttermelt Powder Highlighter
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a little goes along way with this one, if you love liquid highlighters, this is for you
Rare Beauty - Enchant Positive Light Liquid Luminizer
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setting sprays/powders

that makeup needs to STAY! IN! PLACE!
 
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i’ve tried this one at walmart before, it does the job
Milani Make It Last Original - Natural Finish Setting Spray - Ulta Beauty
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the rave is HIGHHHH with this one, and i have to say, i know it’s expensive, but it feels expensive
Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder: 2 Medium
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the BEST setting spray i’ve personally used
Urban Decay All Nighter Waterproof Setting Spray
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this is a CONTINUOUS mist. i absolutely love this one
2.8 oz Continuous Setting Mist - Morphe - Ulta Beauty
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my GO TOOOOOO. i love me some wet n wild
Face Powders
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brush sets

we are NOT applying makeup with our fingers (i hope)
 
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these are the face brushes i use. i love morphe’s brushes
Morphe - Best of Blends 8-Piece Face & Eye Brush Set | Ulta Beauty
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the best makeup brush eye set from morphe!! their angled brow brush is undefeated
Morphe - Eye Want It All 7-Piece Eye Brush Set - Ulta Beauty
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the brush on the right? my GO TO blush brush
Classic Face Brush Set
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makeup removers

 
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i like this after a long day outside. it heavily removes oils & sunscreens
3.8 oz Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm Makeup Remover - Clinique
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my favorite makeup remover right now
Instant Cleansing Balm - Good Molecules | Ulta Beauty
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i use these when traveling, easily throw them in your purse or car
Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes - Ulta Beauty
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mascara

 
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the best for length, volume, and boldness. tubing mascara wipes RIGHT off with pressure. water won’t budge it
Tubing Mascara | Smudge-Proof Tartelette™ Tubing
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this is the best budget friendly mascara. i love this one SO much. i have a very sensitive eye to mascaras, unfortunately i can’t wear this one all day but i love it
Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara - Ulta Beauty
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this was my holy grail for the longest time ever. but again, i can’t wear most mascaras for long periods because they irritate my eyes
Too Faced Better Than Sex Volumizing & Lengthening Mascara
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this is my go to drug store grab
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara
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