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My Fiancee's Makeup Routine and the Products Actually Worth Buying
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items My fiancee's everyday makeup routine and the products actually worth buying. Foundation, concealer, mascara, blush, lipstick and setting picks from NARS, Charlotte Tilbury, Rare Beauty, Fenty and more, all tried and loved, from affordable drugstore f...
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Face and Complexion
Eyes and Brows
Cheeks and Lips
Face and Complexion
Foundation, concealer, setting powder and everyday complexion picks for a natural, flawless base. Full coverage to skin like finishes, plus a setting spray that keeps makeup on all day.
My fiancee went through a few concealers before this one stuck. It covers the dark circles under her eyes without settling into fine lines by lunch, and the shade range meant she actually found her match. She dabs a little on blemishes too and it sta...
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer for Dark Circles
This is the thing my fiancee reaches for when she wants to look put together but not full glam. A few drops mixed into her moisturizer gives her skin a soft glow without looking greasy. On lazy weekends she wears it alone instead of foundation.
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter Glow
She wanted the pricey glowy filter look without the price, and this drugstore one honestly holds its own. It blurs her pores and adds a soft radiance under or over foundation. For the money it is the one I keep restocking for her.
e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter for Radiant Skin
Her makeup used to slide off by afternoon until she started setting it with this. A light dusting keeps her foundation locked and cuts the shine on her T zone without that dry cakey finish. One jar lasts her the better part of a year.
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
On busy mornings my fiancee skips foundation and just uses this. It evens out her skin, covers redness, and has real sun protection built in so she is not layering ten things. The coverage builds up so it works for quick errands and longer days alike...
IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream Foundation SPF 50
The last step before she walks out the door. A few spritzes and her makeup actually looks the same at dinner as it did in the morning, through heat and a long day. It is the reason her foundation stops melting off by noon.
Urban Decay All Nighter Waterproof Setting Spray
Eyes and Brows
Eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner and brow products for defined, everyday eye makeup. Volumizing lash picks, waterproof liners and the brow pencil that shapes and fills.
The rose toned shades in this are the ones she actually reaches for, not the glittery stuff that sits untouched in other palettes. The shadows blend easily and last through a full day at work. It is the palette she packs first for any trip.
Urban Decay Naked3 Soft Pink Eyeshadow Palette
My fiancee has sparse spots in her brows and this fine pencil fills them in hair by hair so it never looks drawn on. The tiny tip makes it easy to be precise and the spoolie on the other end blends it out. She has repurchased this more than anything ...
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz Eyebrow Pencil
This is the one that gets her the lash compliments. It builds real volume and length without clumping into spider legs, and it holds a curl all day. She keeps a backup so she is never caught without it.
Too Faced Better Than Sex Volumizing Mascara
She wanted a liner that survives a long day and a few happy tears at a wedding, and this one does not budge. It glides on soft so it does not tug at her waterline, then sets and stays. The brown is her everyday and the black is for going out.
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Waterproof Eyeliner
When she wants a more natural fluttery look instead of full drama, this is her pick. It separates and defines each lash without weighing them down or flaking under her eyes by evening. Good for the days she is wearing lighter makeup.
Tarte Lights Camera Lashes 4 in 1 Mascara
Cheeks and Lips
Blush, lipstick and lip gloss for a fresh flush and the perfect everyday lip. Buildable liquid blush, a cult classic nude lipstick and non sticky glosses.
A little of this goes a long way, so I had to stop her using too much at first. One tiny dot on each cheek gives her a natural flushed look that lasts all day and does not fade like powder blush. One bottle has lasted months.
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
Pillow Talk is the shade she gets asked about the most. It is a your lips but better pink nude that suits her without any effort, and the formula is creamy instead of drying like most mattes. This is her go to for date nights.
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Matte Revolution Lipstick
She keeps one of these in every bag because it just makes her lips look healthier instantly. It is glossy without being sticky and smells faintly of sweet vanilla. She swipes it over lipstick or wears it alone on no makeup days.
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer
Proof that a good lip gloss does not need to cost a fortune. The colors are sheer and flattering, the formula is smooth not tacky, and at this price she can toss one in every bag and her car. Creme Brulee is the shade she reaches for most.
NYX Butter Gloss Non Sticky Lip Gloss