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Beginner Makeup Guide • Skin Prep Step-by-Step • Easy, affordable, and heavily detailed for the girlies learning 💗
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items If you wanna learn about where toner, serum, primer, and setting spray all go, I made this guide to break it all down step by step 💗 Every section explains what the product does, the skin types it performs best on, how to use it, and beginner tips t...
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Cleanser • Cleanses and Removes Buildup
Toner • Hydrates and Preps the Skin
Serum • Targets Skin Concerns
Face Mist • Soothes & Refreshes Skin
Moisturizer • Locks in hydration
Tinted SPF • Protects Your Skin
Cleanser • Cleanses and Removes Buildup
A cleanser removes dirt, oil, makeup, and sunscreen from your skin, creating a clean base for the rest of your skincare routine.
This is one of my favorite cleansers for melting away makeup and oil that’s built up throughout the day. It leaves my skin feeling clean and soft instead of stripped, and I love how easily it rinses off without leaving a greasy film.
✨Beginner Tip •...
Anua Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
Live by thissss my skin has seen so much improvement since I started buying this. I’m on my third bottle. Affordable and a little goes a long way ! They have a good cleanser too I use before the face wash, and it’s great. Even my acne scars have fade...
Cleanser | Anua US
My skin always feels clean, soft, and hydrated afterward, and also removes makeup very nice ✨ it doesn’t feel dry or tight it’s very smoothing
Facial Cleansers & Face Wash - BYOMA
Toner • Hydrates and Preps the Skin
After cleansing, toner refreshes and hydrates your skin while creating the perfect base for serums and moisturizer. Toners replace moisture lost during cleansing and leave your skin feeling soft, refreshed, and ready for the rest of your routine.
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The milky formula feels incredibly nourishing without being heavy, and it gives my skin an instant healthy glow 🫧 I love using it after cleansing to prep my skin for the rest of my routine.
Best for dry and combination skin
Toner | Anua US
I really love this toner, it’s an instant hydration boost and leaves my skin feeling soft and smooth. It layers beautifully with the rest of my skincare and sits really well under makeup.
Best for dry, normal, and combination skin
TIRTIR Milk Skin Rice Toner - Deep Moisturizing
This is one of my favorite toners for bright, healthy looking skin. The milky formula feels hydrating while gently improving uneven texture and dullness
Best for normal, combination, and oily skin
Multi-Bright Milky Toner | Azelaic Acid Brightening Toner - Naturium
Serum • Targets Skin Concerns
A serum delivers concentrated ingredients deep into the skin to hydrate, brighten, smooth, or target specific concerns. Use after toner and before moisturizer.
✨Beginner tip • Serums are most effective when used on clean skin before your moisturizer...
This serum gives my skin such a fresh, healthy glow 🫧 it’s dewy and radiant, and contains niacinamide so it’s great for your skin !
Perfect if you have
• Dry or dehydrated skin
• Dull looking skin
• Normal or combination skin
• You love a glowy mak...
Holy Hydration! Thirst Burst Drops Brightening Serum | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Very underrated, this is one of my favorite affordable serums for giving my skin a healthy glow while keeping it hydrated. Brightens dull skin
Perfect if you have
• Uneven skin tone
• Dark spots or post-acne marks
• Oily or combination skin
• Sensit...
Brightening Serum - BYOMA
Face Mist • Soothes & Refreshes Skin
Face mists help refresh, calm, and hydrate your skin throughout the day. They’re great for reducing dryness, soothing irritation, and giving your skin a fresh, healthy looking glow before or after makeup.
✨Beginner tip • I personally love this befo...
This did wonders for healing my skin barrier and acne. I spray it right after the shower and right before bed. It’s cleared my skin and it comes in mini sizes !! Affordable 💰
SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray with Hypochlorous Acid
Moisturizer • Locks in hydration
Moisturizer helps lock in hydration, strengthen your skin barrier, and keep your skin soft and healthy. It also creates a smooth base for makeup and helps prevent your skin from feeling dry or tight.
✨Beginner Tip • Even if you have oily skin, don’t...
So hydrating and has a nice cooling sensation 🫧 thin consistency and very refreshing I’ve purchased twice
Holy Hydration! Hydrating Skincare for Dry Skin | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Amazing moisturizer for whenever my skin feels irritated, dry, or needs extra care. I especially love using it overnight when my skin needs a reset.
Cicaplast Balm B5+ | Soothing Therapeutic Balm for Dry Skin Irritations
It’s gentle, layers beautifully under makeup, and helps strengthen the skin barrier. I love that it doesn’t feel heavy and it keeps my skin fresh
Shop Face Moisturizers, Lotions & Creams | La Roche-Posay
Not to be dramatic but this moisturizer changed my life. I have very dry skin and this was a game changer. Kind of pricey but well worth it. It’s best used at night time ! Sleep in it 1 night and you’ll notice changes
Moisturizers - Peter Thomas Roth
Tinted SPF • Protects Your Skin
Tinted SPF protects your skin from harmful UV rays while providing lightweight coverage to help even out your skin tone.
✨Beginner Tip • Wear SPF every morning, even on cloudy days ! UV rays can contribute to premature aging, dark spots, and sun da...
LOVE this for summer ☀️ best selling full coverage bb cream on Amazon and it really is full coverage ! The best part is it’s totally build able with other products layered on top and it looks so airbrushed after powder. Just as good as your quality f...
MISSHA OFFICIAL BB CREAM | K BEAUTY
This skin tint is definitely worth trying. It feels incredibly lightweight, smooths out my pores, and gives me a soft blurred finish without looking heavy or cakey. I highly reccomend
Eaze Drop Lightweight Blurring Skin Tint — 12 - Fenty Beauty
I love this skin tint for days when I want my skin to look naturally even without wearing a full face of foundation. It feels lightweight and helps blur the look of pores
Fresh Kbeauty Lab Mattfying Skin Tint ingredients (Explained)
Primer • Creates a Smooth Makeup Base
Primer is applied after skincare and before makeup to create a smoother canvas for foundation. It can help blur the look of pores, control excess oil or add hydration, and improve the wear of your makeup throughout the day.
✨Beginner Tip • Primer is...
This primer is a repeat purchase of mine. My makeup actually lasts and it feels great on my skin 🫧 loveee her
Hydro Grip Hydrating Face Primer - Milk Makeup
This is one of my favorite primers when I want my makeup to stay put all day. My makeup lasts for hoursss, the foundation grips to it perfectly
The Face Glue Gripping Primer - NYX Cosmetics
Love an OG primer. This primer gives my skin a hydrated, fresh looking base that’s perfect for everyday makeup. Lightweight and non-greasy.
Best for dry, normal, and combination skin
Power Grip Primer - e.l.f. Cosmetics
Foundation/Skin Tint
This is one of my favorite drugstore foundations because it looks like real skin while still giving great coverage ✨ Lightweight and buildable
True Match Super-Blendable Foundation | L'Oréal Paris
I love that it wears comfortably for hours and doesn’t feel thick or cakey. If you want a foundation that lasts through long days without feeling heavy, this is one to reach for.
Best for normal, combination, and oily skin
Infallible 32 Hour Lightweight Fresh Wear Longwear Foundation
This is the skin tint I grab when I want my skin to look fresh and put together without wearing a full face of foundation. It has nice coverage and is underrated.
Best for dry, normal, and combination skin
Super Stay 24-HR Glowy Skin Tint with Vitamin C - Maybelline
Eyeshadow
Such a beautiful, pigmented, and mesmerizing palette. She’s so much prettier in person😭 a mix of sparkly and matte, it’s so much fun for the summer ☀️ the colors blend perfectly
Fade Into Hue | 30-Pan Rainbow Eyeshadow Palette | ColourPop
Eyeliner
this is one of the easiest eyeliners to learn with. The brush tip is fine enough to make tiny lines, but you can also build it up if you want a bolder wing. It stays put throughout the day and the black is actually black.
Eyeliners: Liquid & Pencil Liners | NYX Professional Makeup
I am such an eyeliner girlie and I love this one , it doesn’t crease on your eyelids and it’s actually black. Affordable, bold, and easy tip for a perfect sharp wing 🪽
Stay All Day ® Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner - Stila Cosmetics
Mascara
Affordable, and the flexible wand grabs even tiny lashes, helping separate and lift them without feeling heavy. It gives a soft, fluttery look that’s easy to wear every day.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara
I reach for this when I want my lashes to actually look full. It gives way more volume and really opens up your eyes. If you’re someone whose lashes disappear once you put makeup on, this one makes a noticeable difference without needing falsies.
Voluminous Panorama Washable Mascara | L'Oréal Paris
The skinny brush gets every little lash, so you don’t end up with that clumpy spider leg look. It’s one of those mascaras that makes people ask if you’re wearing lash extensions.
L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara, Separating
Setting Spray • Locks Makeup In Place
Setting spray is the final step in your routine. It helps your makeup last longer, reduces that powdery look, and blends all your makeup together so it looks more like real skin instead of layers of product. Some formulas focus on extra longevity, wh...
This feels lightweight, dries quickly, and helps lock everything in place. It doesn’t leave my skin feeling sticky or tight and it’s great for all skin types
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Setting Spray
If you hate when your makeup looks powdery, this is the setting spray to get. It melts all of your makeup together so everything looks more natural instead of sitting on top of your skin.
✨Beginner tip • This can be used before makeup to prep your s...
Make It Last Original - Natural Finish Setting Spray - Milani Cosmetics
Kind of pricey but the BEST setting spray 🥹 your makeup will last all day and it perfectly melts powders together. Highlyyy recommend
Best for dry, normal, and combination skin
Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray - Charlotte Tilbury
Lips 💋
This has been one of my go to lip balms for keeping my lips protected. Non sticky, Loveee
Banana Boat Ultra Sport Lip Balm - SPF 50 - 0.15 oz/2ct ... - Target
Under $10 !💰 holy grail for dry lips and always in my bag. Chapped lips don’t stand a chance 💋
Aquaphor Lip Repair Stick Moisturizing Balm 2 Pack
Bestttt sparkly lip gloss. Affordable and just so pigmented for a gloss ! If you love sparkles this is for you because they really did it with this one 🫶🏼
Lip Glosses: clear, glittered, sparkly | KIKO
Under $6 !💰 Gives the prettiest shine with a touch of sparkle without feeling gritty or sticky on the lips. I love wearing it on its own for a glossy look or layering it over lipstick to make any lip combo stand out 💋
NYX Butter Gloss Bling Lip Gloss - She Got Money