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Makeup Must Haves
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items Essential makeup products - whether you're newer to wearing makeup or an experienced artist, these products are great staples no matter where you are on your makeup journey.
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Everyday Essentials
Everyday Essentials
The bare-bones of what you need for a day to day makeup kit. Ones that you can trust and won't have to spend endless money trying to find ones that work.
No sun spots, wrinkles, or discoloration over here. This sunscreen layers on the water Cream moisturizer without pilling and doesn't cause the makeup applied on top to move or pill either. I do recommend applying this and then waiting 2-5 minutes to ...
Luxury Japanese Sunscreen & SPF Products | Tatcha
Not technically makeup, HOWEVER, before you can even apply makeup you need a good clean and MOISTURIZED base. This moisturizer is on auto ship for me every 8 months. It doesn't clog the pores, is a gel like consistency, and absorbs so easy.
The Water Cream Lightweight Pore-Refining Moisturizer | Tatcha
Prepping the skin for a beautiful, glow-y, natural look. Keeps the skin looking radiant and makeup lasting all day.
Saie Glow Super Gel
Tried and true for a reason! Build-able coverage, natural skin like finish, and no separation
The Iconic Luminous Silk Collection - Armani beauty
Creates natural flush and skin like finish. I personally use shade chilly and it looks exactly like my natural flushed color. I use this to create a base for my powder blush later.
Saie Dew Blush™ | Liquid Cheek Flush
Blends like a dream! Great to create the base layer of contour and add back in the structure to the face.
Face Trace Contour Stick in Biscuit by Westman Atelier
Natural flush, lasts all day, skin like finish…need I say more? Jokes aside, this is my holy grail blush. Doesn't pull warm (shade: blushbaby), doesn't separate, and doesn't disappear after an hour.
Skinfinish Colourstruck Blush| Powder Blush - MAC Cosmetics
Iconic for a reason and has stood the test of time. No patchiness, easy to blend, comes in varying shades depending on your skin depth. I loved it in 2016 and I love it now.
Hoola Matte Bronzer powder bronzer for face | Benefit Cosmetics
Once again, a reoccurring favorite. Doesn't look like glitter but rather a pearl type sheen. Blends naturally in due to pink undertone. Good on cheeks, inner corner of the eye, eyebrow bone, and top of the cupids bow.
Highlighter Makeup: Liquid & Powder Shimmer - Benefit Cosmetics
Blends with the blush to create a gradient affect. Brightens the under eyes but keeps a natural finish.
Morphe Wakeup Artist Under Eye Correcting Concealer - Ulta Beauty
The only makeup brushes I own and I'm not even kidding. I can do my entire makeup routine with just these six brushes. I don't have the space to keep a lot of stuff, bare bone necessities only!
Along for the Glide 6-Piece Travel Brush Set - Morphe
This product is phenomenal, gives that freshly kissed or bitten lip color. Very natural and seamless. I don't typically wear a lipstick, because I personally feel it doesn't fit my face but this type of product is my go to.
Almost Lipstick in Black Honey | Glossy Lip Balm
OG Backtalk is the perfect cool toned mauve, glides on like butter, and lasts all day 💋
24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Lip Liner - Lip Primer
Easiest eyeshadows to blend, colors you'll use in everyday use, what you need for a creating a basic makeup collection.
Eye Makeup, Eyeshadow Palettes & More | MAKEUP BY MARIO
This mascara has been a staple on my shelf since 2019. It doesn't dry out, doesn't transfer to the upper lid or the under eye. Doesn't clump, instead fans out the lashes.
Lash Sensational® Washable Mascara for Length - Maybelline
A staple eyeshadow brand, colors that are good for every day use, very easy to blend. A great staple eyeshadow palette!
Naked2 Basics Matte Neutral Eyeshadow Palette
Once of the most affordable lip masks, and it's never failed me! I love the rosey one, but any are a good option. Doesn't wear off fast and leaves my lips truly moisturized. I'll put it on after my skin care, right before I start my makeup to have my...
The Lip Therapy® Collection
MAC Paramount - an ICONIC shade from the 90's most notably known for being one of Rachel Green's lipstick shades on the hit sitcom “Friends”. I ADORE this shade, it's one of the few reds that fit my skin tone, it's almost a brick esq red, perfect for...
MAC M·A·Cximal Sleek Satin Lipstick - Ulta Beauty