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Daily makeup essentials - everything in my makeup bag👛

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Gillian Russelle

As a daily makeup wearer, I’ve tried so many products that either break me out or don’t last. If you’re struggling to find products that work, I’ve compiled a list of all of my go-to daily makeup products that don’t cause acne, last through the day, ...

Sections

Skin tint

Concealer

Contour/Bronzer

Blush

Powder

Eyebrows

Skin tint

I used to be a foundation girl, but switched to skin tints for their skin-like finish and perfect base. These are my favourite skin tints I’ve tried that add some coverage while also looking like glowy skin.

I hate to say it, but for me, this skin tint is worth the money. It looks like your skin but better, and offers some coverage while still looking natural. It’s the perfect base without looking heavy. I am always impressed by this.

Hourglass Veil Hydrating Skin Tint

The glow is real with this product. Has a skin-like finish but still offers some coverage, and makes you glow like no other. The glow isn’t over the top as if you slathered highlighter on, but it’s very natural and makes the skin look amazing.

Charlotte Tilbury - Hollywood Flawless Filter

Such a great dupe for the Charlotte Tilbury one. Offers coverage, doesn’t look heavy or cakey, and gives a lovely skin-like glow. Love this as an affordable option!

e.l.f. Cosmetics - Halo Glow Liquid Filter

Concealer

Concealer is so difficult to get right and there’s so many out there, it can feel overwhelming. Here are my favs that aren’t cakey, easily blend, and don’t crease like crazy!

My daily concealer that never fails me! It somehow gives really great coverage without looking cakey. It’s very hydrating and doesn’t cling to dry patches, and the finish isn’t greasy or heavy but natural and seamless. My favourite concealer!

Tower 28 Swipe Hydrating Serum Concealer

I used to use this concealer daily for years, and still use it on and off. Super creamy, hydrating, and covers blemishes or dark spots super easily. Very easy to blend and never looks too much on the skin! It’s high coverage yet still looks natural.

NARS - Radiant Creamy Concealer

Contour/Bronzer

I’m very pale so finding the right shade of contour and bronzer is super important or else I look orange. These are some of my daily contour sticks and bronzers that aren’t orange and make you look perfectly bronzed.

I’ve never had a contour stick blend so easily and seamlessly as this one does! Biscuit is the perfect contour shade for my pale skin and isn’t orange at all. Takes barely any effort to blend, is never patchy, and adds the perfect amount of warmth an...

Face Trace Contour Stick - Westman Atelier

This is a new favourite of mine that doesn’t break the bank! Is the perfect contour shade where it’s not too warm and is perfect for defining the face. Super easy to blend and doesn’t make you look orange or muddy. Such a great option and application...

Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour - e.l.f. Cosmetics

Love this bronzer! I’ve been through multiples of this and it never fails me. Isn’t overly orange for a bronzer but still adds the perfect amount of warmth to the face, especially for my pale skin. Makes me look bronzed but not too much and can be bu...

Too Faced - Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer

Blush

Blush can make or break a makeup look, and there’s tons of shades out there, but these ones are on rotation for me. They blend easily, give a glow, and are the perfect shades to add colour to the face!

Just like their contour, these blushes are amazing! Very pigmented so you don’t need a lot, and blends out super easily without ruining the rest of your makeup. My favourites are Pinky Promise for a nice pink shade or Berry Well for the perfect mauve...

Pinky Promise Camo Liquid Blush - e.l.f. Cosmetics

NARS blushes are some of the prettiest blushes ever, imo. My go-to shade is Torrid, which is the perfect pinky coral shade with slight shimmer. Adds such pretty colour to the face and gives a subtle glow with the shimmer. Looks amazing on anyone and ...

NARS - Torrid Blush

I use this blush daily and it never fails me. Adds subtle colour that is buildable and if you want a glow - this is the blush for you. The shimmer makes your cheeks glow like no other and yet somehow still looks natural.

Milani Dolce Pink Baked Blush - Radiant Powder Blush

It really does plump the skin! This blush is so easy to blend, isn’t patchy and gives such a plump and radient look to the skin. Isn’t heavy at all and is super buildable depending on how much you prefer. It’s hydrating but not greasy!

MAKEUP BY MARIO - Soft Pop Plumping Cream Blush Veil

Powder

I go back and forth between a pressed powder and loose powder, but the most important thing with powder for me is that it won’t look heavy and sets everything in place. These are some of my favourites that don’t make you look cakey, don’t crease like...

This powder is magic, I swear. I’ve never had a powder blur the skin like this powder does. Makes my under eyes and skin look so smooth and never looks cakey! It’s hyped up for a reason and I will always love this powder. Locks everything in place an...

Charlotte Tilbury - Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder

This drugstore powder performs better than most high end powders. Makes the skin look smooth and not dry, and sets makeup in place so it barely moves. It’s definitely blurring and leaves a lovely skin-like finish.

Maybelline - Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder

If you prefer a more hydrated and glowy look, this powder is perfect. It sets makeup in place but isn’t drying and still lets some hydration peak through. It gives a slight glow to the skin and is never heavy!

e.l.f. Cosmetics - Halo Glow Setting Powder

Eyebrows

Another crucial step in a makeup routine that can feel overwhelming with all of the products out there. I prefer using a fine tip pencil with a brow gel to lock it in. Here are my daily brow products that don’t get crusty or look too much. Perfect fo...

My daily eyebrow pencil that never fails. Has a very small tip which makes it super easy to be precise. It’s creamy and easily blends but also doesn’t smudge! This pencil makes my brows stay all day and you can go heavy or light with this pencil depe...

Retractable Brow Pencil Waterproof - SEPHORA COLLECTION

Another eyebrow pencil I love with a super fine tip! Super easy to blend, stays on all day, and the small tip makes it easy to be precise if needed. My brows always look bomb when I use this!

Anastasia Beverly Hills - Medium Brown Brow Wiz Precision Eyebrow Pencil

This product is so perfect for those that prefer more natural looking brows! It’s tinted and so whenever I go for a more natural look, this is all I use on my brows! Adds colour, has amazing staying power and locks my brows in place all day. Looks su...

NYX - Thick it Stick it! Thickening Brow Gel Mascara

If you want your brows to stay in place all day, this product will do just that! Whenever I use this product, my brows do not move an inch all day. Adds slight colour as an added bonus and dries down perfectly so it doesn’t look crusty or flakey. Bro...

NYX - The Brow Glue Laminating Setting Gel

Eyeliner

Totally optional but I always do a small winged liner, either with powder and a brush or with an eyeliner pencil. For daily wear I always go with dark brown as it’s nice and soft, but will occasionally use black if I want more of a pop!

If I want more of a pop of black, I’ll use this powder as my eyeliner. Pigmented so you don’t need a lot, and can also be built up if you want more. Very easy to blend and always gives me a perfect wing!

MAC - Carbon Matte Eyeshadow

I love using a brown liner for a more natural or subtle look while still highlighting the eyes. Brown liner is perfect if you don’t want something too dark on the eyes but still want your eyes to stand out!

MAC - Espresso Matte Eyeshadow

This liner is so creamy yet somehow lasts me all day. So easy to apply and can be blended out if wanted, but stays in place for hours. Such a good drugstore option and is one I use daily! Really easy to use.

NYX - Deepest Brown Epic Wear Liner Stick Long Lasting Eyeliner Pencil

Eyelash Curler

With very straight downturned lashes, I’ve always struggled finding a curler that allowed my lashes to be curled all day. These are my two favourite eyelash curlers I’ve tried, that really curl my lashes and it holds!

I never understood the hype until I tried the lash curler myself.. I don’t know what sort of witchcraft this curler has but for my straight downturned lashes, this eyelash curler is a godsend. This curler allows my lashes to curl majorly but also hol...

Shiseido Eyelash Curler

Tweezerman is such a great brand for eyelash curlers. They never fail me and my straight lashes. It really curls my lashes and the curl stays in place all day! It’s been my go-to for years and I recommend it to everyone, for good reason!

Tweezerman Eyelash Curler

Mascara

It’s so hard to find a good mascara when you have straight lashes! I have used and still use both of these and they hold a curl all day!

If your lashes struggle to hold a curl and you don’t want to use waterproof mascara, try tubing mascara! This is a tubing mascara and I’ve used it for years with no issues. It isn’t flakey and it makes my lashes hold a curl all day! That’s impressive...

E.l.f cosmetics - Lash XTNDR Mascara

I love e.l.f mascaras! This mascara easily separates and defines my lashes so it isn’t clumpy, and is never flakey or smudges. I find my lashes always look more curled and separated when I use this mascara. And the most important part - it holds a cu...

E.l.f Cosmetics - Lash 'N Roll Curling & Lifting Mascara

Highlighter

I only really usually put it in small amounts on my nose and inner corners and cheeks (sometimes), so I prefer ones that look not too glittery and but still give some glow!

Love this highlighter. The glow this gives is unreal! It’s a super fine powder/highlighter so it’s not overly glittery or chunky, and blends into the skin seamlessly. It gives such a glow, and looks amazing on the inner corners of the eye for a pop o...

Rare Beauty - Positive Light Silky Touch Powder Highlighter

This was one of the first highlighters I fell in love with and used for years. Very fine highlighter and I love how it comes with two different shades/highlighters so you can choose how much you want to glow. Looks amazing and I’ve gotten so many com...

FENTY BEAUTY - Lightening Dust/Fire Crystal Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter

If you’re a more natural girl, this is perfect for you! It’s a balm and when applied it looks so natural. Makes you look hydrated and glowy but as if it’s your own skin. Adds the perfect amount of dewiness to the face and is perfect if you like your ...

Merit - Day Glow Highlighting Balm

Setting spray

I love their primer so it’s no surprise I love this setting spray! Brings back so much hydration and dewiness to the skin, and leaves makeup looking much more skin-like. Adds some glow to the skin without being too much and really locks everything in...

e.l.f Cosmetics - Power Grip Dewy Setting Spray

I love continuous mist setting sprays, and this is my favourite at the moment. Super fast to use since it’s continuous, adds some hydration back into the skin without looking greasy, and makes my makeup last for hours!

Morphe - Continuous Setting Mist