As a makeup lover with combo, oily, textured, and acne-prone skin — here are my affordable favorites! 💄✨
The best drugstore foundation I swear by — dare I say, it competes with high-end foundations! 💁🏽♀️✨
Foundation Makeup: Serum & Liquid Formulas
My favorite bronzer — smooth, blendable, and never leaves your face looking patchy or muddy ☀️✨
Buttermelt Bronzer: Long Wear Powder Bronzer
A great setting powder that locks in your makeup flawlessly, feels light on the skin, and leaves your complexion looking smooth and flawless ✨💨
Infallible Blur-Fection Longwear Loose Setting Powder - L'Oréal Paris
A great setting powder that locks in your makeup flawlessly, feels light on the skin, and leaves your complexion looking smooth and flawless ✨💨
Photo Focus Loose Setting Powder | Translucent
This blush goes on super smooth, blends beautifully, and is packed with pigment 💕✨
Blush Makeup For All Faces | NYX Professional Makeup
An affordable, easily accessible grippy primer that truly holds onto your makeup, sits beautifully underneath, and keeps your skin hydrated all day 💧✨
e.l.f. Power Grip Primer, 0.811 fl oz
An affordable concealer that’s creamy, full-coverage, and blends out effortlessly 🤍✨
e.l.f. Hydrating Camo Concealer, Light Sand
A daily lip oil that leaves your lips hydrated, glossy, and shiny — without that sticky lip gloss feeling 💋✨
e.l.f. Glow Reviver Lip Oil, Pink Quartz, 0.25 fl. oz.
An affordable contour that rivals high-end brands — from the packaging to the smooth, seamless application 🤎✨
e.l.f. Halo Glow Contour Beauty Wand, Light/Medium, 0.33 fl oz
A grippy primer that’s just as good as the high-end ones — but with niacinamide, which helps smooth texture, minimize pores, and brighten the skin while keeping makeup locked in all day 💧✨
e.l.f. Power Grip Primer + 4% Niacinamide, 0.8 fl oz
The e.l.f. blush has such a great formula — it goes on smoothly, has beautiful pigment, and adds a subtle, highlighter-like glow to the cheeks.
e.l.f. Halo Glow Blush Beauty Wand, Pink-Me-Up, 0.33 fl oz
NYX Brow Glue is perfect for locking in and maintaining thick, coarse, bushy brows — keeps every hair in place all day 🪄🤎
Nyx Professional Makeup Brow Glue, Extreme Hold Eyebrow Gel, Clear, 0.17 oz
NYX Brow Glue is perfect for locking in and maintaining thick, coarse, bushy brows — keeps every hair in place all day 🪄🤎
NYX Professional Makeup The Brow Glue Crazy Lift, Shaping Flake-Proof Eyebrow Gel, 24 Hour Hold, Clear, 0.23 fl oz
The NYX eyebrow pencil is amazing — honestly, anything from NYX for brows is always a solid choice!
NYX Professional Makeup Micro Vegan Eyebrow Pencil, Brunette, 0.003 oz
A classic concealer — I’m always obsessed with this type of applicator tip. The formula is amazing and delivers high coverage every time.
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Instant Eraser Multi Use Concealer, 120, 0.2 fl oz
L’Oréal makeup is always at the top of my list — an absolute must-have! It delivers high-end quality at affordable prices and is so easy to find anywhere.
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Full Wear Liquid Concealer, Waterproof Up To 24H Full Coverage, 0.33 fl oz
The prettiest shades and finishes — the perfect blushes for that “I didn’t try too hard, but I still look put together” look.
Milani Baked Blush, Dolce Pink
This blush is super pigmented and worth every penny — a little goes a long way!
L'Oréal Paris Infallible Blush, Soft Matte Finish, Up to 24H, Confident Pink, 0.31 oz
When I don’t feel like wearing lash extensions, this mascara gives me the dark, thick, dramatic lashes I need.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Washable Mascara, Blackest Black
My OG mascara — I’ve been using it for over a decade! It makes my lashes look thick and full, and I absolutely love the formula.
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Original Washable Bold Eye Mascara, Black
When I don’t feel like wearing lash extensions, this mascara gives me the dark, thick, dramatic lashes I need.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Waterproof Mascara Makeup, Brownish Black, 0.2 fl oz
I love the ONE/SIZE setting spray, but this one works just as well — and at a much more affordable price point!
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3- Second Setting Mist with Microfine, up to 36H Wear, Clear, 1.76 fl oz
A setting spray that locks my makeup in place all day — I’ve repurchased it again and again because it never disappoints.
Milani Make It Last Jumbo XL Setting Spray, Prime + Hydrate + Set, Natural Finish, 6 fl oz
I love the ONE/SIZE setting spray, but this one works just as well — and at a much more affordable price point!
Revolution Super Fix Misting Spray
Locks my makeup in all day — I love the formula! It’s a perfect addition to my setting spray collection.
NYX Professional Makeup The Face Glue Transfer Resistant Makeup Setting Spray, 2 fl oz