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Affordable Makeup that preforms like it's high-end!
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Kiki Christakos
I love all things Makeup! Drugstore makeup is really giving the high end brands a run for their money! And the dupes that are out there are not playing! Elf, Maybelline, Loreal, NYX are just a few of my notable mentions, but there are so many more to...
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The Foundation!
 
Concealers
 
Face Powders
 
For The Eyes
 
My Lip Don't Lie!

The Foundation!

When in your forty's and have hyperpigmentation, and textured combination skin…you need a few tried and true foundations! So here are my favorites and yes, I do rotate them.

 
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Why does this look so good on my skin?!?!! Super light weight and lasts the longest, morning to night without getting patchy!
Super Stay 24-HR Glowy Skin Tint with Vitamin C
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A vegan foundation that rocks!
Foundation Category | Premium Vegan Liquid and Cream ...
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This is my day-to-day choice! I wear N3 and have an Olive/ Yellow undertone but light to medium is my color range depending on the season. Again, I'm 42 and the way this will just melt into my skin! I have very textured skin, oily-dry combination ski...
True Match Super-Blendable Foundation
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SPF skin tint, YES Please! Try it out… worth the hype and covers like a dream without feeling like you are wearing anything!
Halo Glow Skin Tint SPF 50
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Concealers

I need a creaseless, hydrating concealer that will actually cover since I do have some dark spots. Here are tippy top BEST finds that I will keep around always!

 
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All day every day the best drugstore concealer!
Instant Age Rewind® Eraser Multi-Use Concealer
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FAV! Full coverage but has that hydration!
Hydrating Camo Concealer
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Love it, this is my car concealer because sometimes I need to use it on the go and this can also be used all over! It's spectacular!
Wet n Wild MegaLast Incognito All-Day Full Coverage Concealer, Fair
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You will love this one! Great finish. coverage and doesn't settle in my lines! Works on a variety of skin types I feel like from doing my friends makeup.
Fit Me® Oil-Free Concealer Face Makeup
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Face Powders

As we age powders can look cakey and increase dryness…so challenge accepted! I found the best powders for dry combo skin, that will enhance smoothness without drying out your skin! Important to note, some are for setting, and some are for brightening...

 
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Great for touchups and brightening! A dupe that, dare I say is BETTER than the inspired product!
MCoBeauty Miracle Flawless Pressed Powder Light
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Attention Girls! THE Setting Powder I swear by! For setting your face, will leave you looking FLAWLESS! No cakey-ness, and viral on TikTok for a reason!
PUFF PUFF PASS SET & BAKE POWDER - 03 Translucent
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How can I count the ways I adore this drugstore pressed powder! Stays in my car makeup bag. I like the Translucent one for my Light-Medium complexion.
CVS Pharmacy
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I would consider this setting powder the closet dupe to the Huda Beauty Setting Powder. They both preform the same to me…and I do love the price tag on this one! I just prefer the Huda Beauty Powder because it is easier to get out of the container an...
Infallible Blur-Fection Longwear Loose Setting Powder
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For The Eyes

I have hooded eyes, and we all have different shaped eyes so learning what works best for YOUR specific Eyes is key! Also, I used to love to play with color and sparkles…but I have just had to accept that in getting older, less is more, especially fo...

 
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IYKYK. This is THE Eye Primer. Period,
Eye Base & Eyeshadow Primer
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Super awesome Mascara! Always use…probably the most day to day!
lash princess false lash effect mascara waterproof
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Have it, love it, works, and referred to many!
L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Original Lash
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Not going anywhere…this will STAY! You have been warned;)
1440 Longwear Eyeliner - WONDERSKIN
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Very good! I like a good pencil sometimes!
Tattoo Studio® Sharpenable Longwear Waterproof Gel Eyeliner Pencil
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My Lip Don't Lie!

The Lip combo is life! Even of that is all I have time to do, with some mascara of course;) What colors I like, may not be what you like…but I do think, in general that a good lip liner, lipstick and Lip gloss are a must! The color should be somethin...

 
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Obsession with this liner! It is spicy though! But I love how it makes my lips look and the glide on is immaculate!
Lifter Liner Lip Liner Makeup with Hyaluronic Acid
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If you want juicy lips, this is the gloss! Not sticky at all! The colors are beautiful! I remember one of my friends was wearing it in Nashville on a girls trip and we all were asking her to use it nonstop! and we all went out and bought our own when...
Lifter Gloss® Lip Gloss Makeup With Hyaluronic Acid
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We all should be using a Lip Mask, at night and even during the day sometimes! The scents they are so good and the smoothness this gives your pout is A+! Keep one by the Bed, in my car, and in my purse especially during the winter!
Lip Sleeping Mask Nourish & Hydrate
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Crazy good Dupe for the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow talk Lipstick! 12/10!
L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Les Nus Lipstick Nu Impertinent
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