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Everyday Makeup Essentials - Just the Basics are Enough
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items You don't need a ton of makeup to look and feel your best! Especially for an every day look! This list is based on some of my most used products that I love using on the daily.
Sections
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Primer
Skin Tint
Blush
Bronzer
Setting Powder
Lip Products
Primer
A great primer to blur your pores! Really helps your makeup last and go on smoothly.
Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Smoothing Primer
If you want a flawless base - this is it! Really blurs your pores and gives you the perfect base to apply makeup!
Easy Blur Silicone-Free Smoothing & Pore-Minimizing Primer
If you want your makeup to stay on for more than a few hours, this is a great option! And it's affordable!
Power Grip Primer
Skin Tint
Such a great skin Tint for everyday! Doesn't feel like you're wearing anything, but still gives good coverage.
Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Skin Tint
Absolutely love this skin tint! It blends out like a dream and wears beautifully throughout the day! Can't recommend it enough!
KYLIE COSMETICS - 1N Skin Tint Blurring Elixir Foundation
Such a great everyday skin tint - gives you good coverage (is also buildable) while leaving your skin with a slight glow. Also love the price point!
Halo Glow Skin Tint SPF 50
The best option if you want to very sheer, natural coverage. Definitely evens out your skin, but doesn't add too much coverage. Let's your skin shine through.
Sheer Skin Tint With Hyaluronic Acid + Squalane
Love the coverage of this skin tint. Doesn't feel like you're wearing anything on your skin and has good buildable coverage. I still feel like my skin is able to breathe while wearing this.
Super Boost Skin Tint - Tinted Moisturizer MAKE UP FOR EVER
One of my top skin tint of all times. It blends out so nicely, gives great coverage, doesn't feel greasy on the skin, AND has SPF. My everyday go-to when I'm in a rush and can't spend a lot of time on my makeup.
tint & PROTECT medium coverage serum foundation with SPF 50+
A sheer skin tint that is perfect for a minimal coverage kind of day. Still gives a beautiful healthy looking glow to your skin.
Veil™ Hydrating Skin Tint Foundation
Another top favorite! It's light-weight, buildable, and melts into your skin without it looking cakey. Use this if you want more coverage. Can also be sheered out if mixed with a moisturizer and applied to the face.
220 Super Stay 24H Skin Tint + Vitamin C - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
Blush
Obsessed with this formula and shade. Glides like butter and stays on for a long time.
pocket blush - sleepy girl
Another shade I love for everyday! Can be made more intense by layering on more.
Ulta Beauty
Love these blushes - they are super pigmented so be careful when applying for everyday makeup. Using a light hand it can be used everyday and lasts a long time.
Buttermelt High-Pigment Blush | NYX Professional Makeup
Love these blushes! Gives a sheer glow with slight, buildable pigment. Perfect for when you want a slight blush from within look.
Baked Blush
Love the creaminess in these formulas. Blends into your skin so well!
Cheek Kiss Cream Blush
Great for a slight bit of color and dewiness on the cheek. Blends really nicely!
Revolution Superdewy Liquid Blush Burst
Such an amazing formula with clean ingredients! It's easy to use and blends super fast. Great when in a rush.
Cheeks
Super easy to use and love the pigment. Not too intense but you can build it up if needed. Great for everyday.
BeachPlease Tinted Balm for Lips + Cheeks
One of my go to blushes! Love the formula, how long it lasts, and how easy it is to use. The colors are gorgeous and can be used for every day or a night out!
Saie Dew Blush™ | Liquid Cheek Flush
Love this paired with their gel blush! Adds a little glow too! They are pigmented so use a light hand if you're going for a more natural look.
SuperSuede™ Baked Powder Blush
Bronzer
Such a great product to add warmth to your face without it being super intense. Great for beginners too
SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer® - MAKEUP BY MARIO | Sephora
A great bronzer! Easy to use and super creamy! You can build up your bronze to how you like it!
No Limits Cream Bronzer Stick - LYS Beauty | Sephora
Love the formula! Easy to use and great for every day since it is pretty sheer compared to other bronzers. That said, it can be built up to the intensity you like.
Dew Bronze Soft-Focus Sculpting Liquid Bronzer - Saie | Sephora
Setting Powder
A fan fav for a reason! Sets your makeup and places you may want to prevent oil from leaking through. Also blurs your skin and gives you a more matte look.
Easy Bake Blurring Loose Baking & Setting Powder
Great light-weight setting powder. Not too intense, but sets makeup in place. Doesn't feel like anything is on the face.
Slip Tint™ Undetectable Baked Setting Powder
One of my favorites for a long time. Tried and true - it sets your makeup and gives you the perfect blur without being too mattifying.
Airbrush Flawless Finish Refillable Blurring & Setting Powder
The best drugstore setting powder! It blurs, brightens, and sets your makeup!
Brightening Light Pink Infallible Blur-Fection Longwear Loose Setting Powder - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
Lip Products
Great for an every day lip tint. Doesn't budge and lasts for hours.
Plums Up Sheer For It Blush Lip + Cheek Tint - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
Love all the peptide lip treatments by Rhode. Leaves my lips feeling nourished and hydrated. Also looks super glossy on the lips without it feeling sticky.
Peptide Lip Tint Nourishing Glaze
Such an underrated product. I use it as a lip gloss, but it also leaves the most amazing stain so I don't have to worry about re-applying anything to my lips for hours! It also feels great on the lips - not sticky at all.
Lassi Lips Staining Long-Lasting Moisturizing Lip Oil - Kulfi | Sephora
Concealer
The best concealer. Doesn't cake around the eyes and feels light. Brightens the under eyes and gives good coverage. Great for covering blemishes as well.
Hy-Glam Brightening & Hydrating Medium to Full Coverage Crease Proof Serum Concealer - NATASHA DENON
Serum concealer so it is super light. Doesn't feel like you're wearing anything under your eyes. Great for a natural look.
Swipe All-Over Hydrating Serum Concealer
Love the formula of this. Super creamy and light. Helps cover up darkness under the eyes.
Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer with Caffeine and Hyaluronic Acid
My favorite concealer. Helps brighten my eyes without any creasing and provides SPF protection. Really love the way this feels under the eyes.
conceal & PROTECT SPF 50+ spot concealer for dark spots
Love the creaminess of this. I use this more as a complexion stick or to cover any blemishes.
The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Foundation and Concealer Stick
My go to for any pimples, blemishes, dark spots. Instantly covers it up.
Soft Matte Complete Full Coverage Longwear Concealer with Hyaluronic Acid
Setting Spray
Great setting spray for a dewy, glowy look. Adds glow back in if you feel too matte or just want more of a glow. Keeps makeup on pretty well!
Prep-Set-Glow Hydrating Glowy Setting Spray
Powerful setting spray! Will make your makeup last for hours!
Powder Melt Glass Setting Spray
Great setting spray that locks in your makeup. Doesn't make your face too dewy or too matte.
SurrealSkin® 16HR Soft Setting Spray