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Summer makeup staples
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items I like a very natural makeup look and I have main areas that I like to focus on. Covering up post acne marks coming from a skin picker, oil control, and long lasting.
Sections
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Base routine
Brows
Favorite contour/bronzers
Best blushes
Best pressed powder/loose powder
Setting sprays
Base routine
Usually apply this in my T zone area. Especially when I want my makeup to stay longer I will use a primer on top of my skin care. Does everything it says it does and my main priority is oil control and smoothing out pores.
Vanish Airbrush Primer
Love using this to add some glow and it’s lightweight. I hate buying new foundations since they are expensive so for summer I blend some of this to thin out my foundation and darken it as I tan throughout the summer.
Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Dewy Multipurpose Illuminator
Definitely a full coverage foundation and buildable. I prefer to use a small about usually to cover up any dark spots from previous breakouts.
2N2 Buff Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation - Estée Lauder | Ulta Beauty
This foundation is amazing. Blends into the skin so beautifully and last.
Luminous Silk Perfect Natural Glow Foundation
Out of all the concealers I’ve tried I always stick or go back to this one. I usually have creases under my eyes but never see an issue with this concealer. It does a great job at covering my breakouts at every stage pre and post breakout. Great shad...
Radiant Creamy Concealer with Hydrating Medium Coverage
Brows
This is the only eyebrow pencil I use. It’s waterproof and very thin which I like to use on my brows. I use the darkest shade since I have dark brown black hair.
Precisely, My Brow Pencil
I use this product to set my brows in place for the day. It’s very inexpensive love NYC for that. I have very stubborn Asian eyebrows and this product is one of the first to really set my brows where I want them because usually they have a kind of th...
Eyebrow Glue Instant Brow Styler | NYX Professional Makeup
Favorite contour/bronzers
I used to use one my Anastasia but it got discontinued so I decided to try this one my two faced. It’s super creamy and blend-able which I love.
Chocolate Soleil Melting Bronzing & Sculpting Stick
Love layering this one on top of the two faced just to further blend out my contour. Even on its own just to add some color to my face.
Saie Dew Bronze | Soft-Focus Effortless Liquid Bronzer
Love love love this powder bronzer to seal in my cream bronzers. Very blend-able and buildable and I love the smell.
Bronzer - Cruelty-Free Makeup
Best blushes
These liquid blushes are amazing. Can be sheer to pigmented. Favorite shade is encourage for everyday use.
Soft Pinch Liquid Blush | Long-Lasting Dewy & Matte Blushes
Along with the rare beauty this is another favorite liquid blush to use or layer with.
Saie Dew Blush™ | Liquid Cheek Flush
Love this duo because it comes with a cream and powder version of the blush which is super convenient. The pigmentation is great and is long lasting with a great shade range.
Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo
Love these blushes. The packaging is gorgeous I love using it. Not the most pigmented but it’s very buildable.
Rosy Glow: the iconic Dior blush with pH-activated color | DIOR US
Best pressed powder/loose powder
This was the first loose powder I ever used and used it for years. It’s a great loose powder and the packaging was convenient.
Translucent Loose Setting Powder
Loved this pressed powder for under my eyes and T-zone area to help combat my oiliness and before using a loose powder
Charlotte Tilbury Powder
Best loose powder I’ve ever used. It’s so fine and really blurs the pores. It sets everything seamlessly. The only complaint I have is the packaging.
EASY BAKE LOOSE POWDER Banana Bread
Setting sprays
My all time favorite setting spray. Have been using it since high school. Melts my makeup together and sets it all in place.
All Nighter Waterproof Makeup Setting Spray
I love this setting spray. Definitely expensive for a setting spray so I only use it for special occasions. But the scent and how it melts my makeup together is flawless. My makeup definitely stays in place longer when using this throughout layering ...
Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray
This setting spray I use when I really want to glue my makeup down. It’s hairspray for your face but for certain occasions that’s the goal.
On 'Til Dawn Setting Spray | ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr