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beginner’s makeup cheat sheet
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items So you want to learn make-up but don’t know where to start? Here’s a compiled list of MUST haves for your makeup routine’
First start with brushes! This is the cornerstone of doing makeup, important to achieve the correct texture and appearance. Love these set of brushes as you can use them for everything you would need!
SEPHORA COLLECTION The Total Brush Set
For a more smooth makeup, get this sponge set! Now you might just opt to buy brushes, but if you want to achieve a more spotless/smooth look, then this is perfect. It’s good for blending concealer in the undereyes and also to blend your blush well. T...
SEPHORA COLLECTION Pillow Dream Makeup Sponge Set
This primer is really good! Unlike other primers, this has added hyaluronic acid which is good for the skin. This is perfect if you do not have hyaluronic acid in your skin care and would want to incorporate it in your routine. Anyway this primer wou...
Mini Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer - MILK MAKEUP | Sephora
Next step: get a foundation of your shade. I personally love this brand, and it’s long lasting with waterproof property and full coverage! If you prefer, may opt to buy skin tint instead but I find foundation to be best to begin with.
Airbrush Flawless Blurring & Matte Full Coverage Foundation - Charlotte Tilbury | Sephora
Personally use this concealer and I can attest that it has good coverage! You might want to get it in your shade or a shade lighter to achieve a bright undereye look.
Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer ...
Next is a bronzer for a more toned look! It makes your face look more dimensional, and looks great on pictures. I love Makeup by Mario products and this one is no different. You can get it in full size or in mini!
SoftSculpt® Cream Contour & Bronzer Shaping Stick
Best believe this is the best highlighter I have ever tried! It gives a natural glow so much better than other products. You can clearly see how much it brightens your face. It looks great on pictures too!
Rare Beauty Highlighter
Or if you don’t want a stick, you can get this all in one bronzer, highlighter, and blush! It’s more affordable than individual sticks, and it’s more convenient as you can carry them anywhere all at once.
Colorful Face Bronzer, Blush & Highlighter Palette
Next would be a lip liner. Depending on the shade of lippie you want, it’s best to have a lip liner to make it straightly and smoothly applied. This lip liner lasts long and actually has hydrating effect, which is good especially if you don’t really ...
Lip Line Enhancing Hydrating Longwear Lip Liner Pencil
Next is a lippie! Now as a beginner, it’s important that you choose your signature shade. It can be somewhat like your lip color or a darker shade. It can be matte or it can be glossy—entirely your choice! Personally a fan of this one, as it comes in...
Explicit Refillable Satin Lipstick - NARS
Another Makeup by Mario product. I’m quite in love with this palette, as it has shades for a natural look, but also glittery ones if you want a more glamorized look. It’s also well pigmented!
MAKEUP BY MARIO Ethereal Eyes™ Eyeshadow Palette
For eyeliners, I love liquid liners and I heard this is a good one. It lasts long, is waterproof, and has a thin tip so you can apply more precisely. Eyeliners may usually take time to get good at but anything can be achieved with practice!
V-Liner Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner - Valentino | Sephora
Next is a good old eyelash curler! You would need one to apply before putting on mascara to make your lashes more visible. I heard this one to be a good one!
Eyelash Curler - Shiseido | Sephora
If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that you can’t go wrong with Rare Beauty. And surely not with their mascara! You can buy this set for great value, and you can have a mascara for the brows and for the lashes! It feels light, natural, and it is...
Lash & Brow Essentials Duo Makeup Gift Set - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez | Sephora
After all that, time to put on some setting spray to make sure it all lasts! This product is quite popular among makeup artists and celebrities, and for good reason. It allows the makeup to stay on for a whole day, and prevents makeup transfer.
Charlotte Tilbury Transfer-Proof Setting Spray | Sephora
And when the day is over, time to take that makeup off! I recommend getting a cleansing balm like this, as it really takes off all that makeup, unlike micellar waters tend to do. You would find that you would find that it can remove almost everything...
Mini Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm Makeup Remover