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Makeup Faves from ex-beauty retail worker 🤍
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items Join me for all my faves an an ex-retail worker for Ulta and BareMinerals! These are all things in my current rotation or that I have loved throughout the years.
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Flawless Base - All Coverages!
You Make Me Blush
Bronze Baby
Wispies & Mascaras
Lippies
Brows
Flawless Base - All Coverages!
Covers enough of my redness, leaves my skin super hydrated, and doesn’t feel cakey or greasy!
Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 30
The best all day full coverage without being cakey!
Teint Idole Ultra Wear Breathable Coverage Foundation - Lancôme
If you want a hint more coverage than the BareMinerals tinted moisturizer this is your gal. The shade range is limited which is the only downfall for me. Otherwise it is gorgeous on and feels great.
Moisture Surge™ Sheertint Hydrator Broad Spectrum SPF 25
For my dry girls who want some shine - this is all you! Sheer/buildable coverage with a really pretty highlight effect that makes you look extra dewy.
Strobe Dewy Skin Tint Moisturizer
FULL COVERAGE on a budget for normal-oily gals. I love this during the summer to minimize my shine.
Fit Me® Matte + Poreless Foundation Makeup
This can have the most amazing coverage and finish IF you use the brush created for it. If you use any other brush it gives an uneven coverage or just a dusting. I prefer original for normal to oily but matte is great if you’re very oily!
bareMinerals ORIGINAL Loose Talc-Free Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15
THIS IS THE ONLY BRUSH FOR THE MINERAL FOUNDATION! Swirl, tap, and buffer - that's the best method for a flawless finish.
Beautiful Finish Brush - bareMinerals | Ulta Beauty
Since they've extended the shade range it now really is one of the best setting powders out there and more accessible to a wider audience! It doesn't make me creased or dry, but sets my makeup to last all day and look really pretty and smooth.
Translucent Translucent Loose Setting Powder - Laura Mercier | Ulta Beauty
The OG full coverage liquid foundation if you were watching YouTube in the early 2010's! Still amazing, still full coverage.
C3.5 Studio Fix Fluid SPF15 24HR Matte Foundation + Oil Control - MAC | Ulta Beauty
This foundation had me in a chokehold in 2016/2017. It is so pretty on and immediately medium coverage that you can build up.
Golden Beige Born This Way Undetectable Medium-To-Full Coverage Foundation - Too Faced | Ulta Beauty
You Make Me Blush
Once summer hits and you want to wear minimal makeup, this is what I reach for with a bit of tinted moisturizer then off I go.
Cheeky Coral Cheek Kiss Liquid Blush - Milani | Ulta Beauty
Will always go back to this blush. Pinky, peachy, shimmery, perfect.
Orgasm - 777 Blush - NARS | Ulta Beauty
Peachy blushes are my go to year round but especially in the spring and summer. This one is a little lighter which is great when my skin is more fair
That Peach Tho GEN NUDE Powder Blush - bareMinerals | Ulta Beauty
When I have a little extra color from the sun this is a great peach blush!
Peachy Keen GEN NUDE Powder Blush - bareMinerals | Ulta Beauty
If you have a deeper skin tone or look best with cool deeper blushes this is GORGEOUS!! I gravitate toward it more in the fall and make my looks monochromatic with a wine lip and eyeshadow.
You Had Me At Merlot GEN NUDE Powder Blush - bareMinerals | Ulta Beauty
glowy and peachy it almost makes you look a little sunkissed
That's Peachy Glow Play Cushiony Blush - MAC | Ulta Beauty
Bronze Baby
One of my favorite affordable powder bronzers. The cool tone isn't so cool or gray that you look chalky but also doesn't give you too much of an orange look.
Sun Kissed Silky Matte Bronzing Powder - Milani | Ulta Beauty
my favorite summertime bronzer - it's shimmery and warm, perfect when you've got some extra sun on your skin.
Sun Bunny Sun Bunny Natural Bronzer - Too Faced | Ulta Beauty
OG. Tried & True. Will never not love her
Original Hoola Matte Powder Bronzer - Benefit Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
I have used and abused this bronzer to the point the lid broke off. It will hit pan and I'll repurchase immediately!
Spilling Tea Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer - Milani | Ulta Beauty
Wispies & Mascaras
Easiest lash glue to use. Wait til it's a little tacky then pop it on and you're good for the whole day/night/however long you need.
Duo Brush-On Adhesive With Vitamins - Ardell | Ulta Beauty
super light and give enough drama/definition without feeling weighed down
Wispies False Eyelash Multipack - Ardell | Ulta Beauty
these give me doll eyes and I loooooove them
Naked False Lashes Multipack #425 - Ardell | Ulta Beauty
volume, definition, and no clumps - i'm obsessed.
Lashtopia Mega Volume Mineral-Based Mascara - bareMinerals | Ulta Beauty
this was a holy grail back in the day to add extra volume
Black 805 Lash Blast Volume Mascara - CoverGirl | Ulta Beauty
2015/16 Lauren lived by these spikey lashes, but tbh they're still iconic.
Iconic Full Volume Faux Mink False Eyelashes - House of Lashes | Ulta Beauty
If I wasn't wearing the iconic lashes I had these on. I love that they are longer in the center to give the eye a rounder shape!
Boudoir Lite Natural Volume Faux Mink Fibers False Eyelashes - House of Lashes | Ulta Beauty
The best dupe for Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara!!
Blackest Black Voluminous Lash Paradise Volume Mascara - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
So pretty on. It gives separation, lift, and a little extra length.
Glossy Black Lash Idôle Lash-Lifting Volumizing Mascara - Lancôme | Ulta Beauty
I got this in gratis and it truly did make a HUGE difference! I have naturally short lashes. This extended them and made them look so much bigger than normal.
0.18 oz Cils Booster XL Vitamin-Infused Lash Thickening Mascara Primer - Lancôme | Ulta Beauty
Lippies
The perfect shade for every skin tone! It’s slightly sheer and moisturizing. Mix it with a deep lip liner for a bolder look or a pinky nude to go a bit lighter. THE BEST
Almost Lipstick in Black Honey | Glossy Lip Balm
These are scattered all around my life: car, purse, bedroom, jeans pocket, everywhere. They’re the best lip balm and safe for my daughter to use too.
Aquaphor® Lip Care Products
THE BEST LIP TINTS! Bare nude & raspberry are my favorites. Bare pink is pretty if you like a bright color, it just goes a bit too bright on me.
Bobbi Brown Extra Lip Tint Sheer Oil-Infused Tinted Lip Balm
I will happily get one of each. It’s the first lip oil I reach for every day.
Fat Oil Lip Drip Lip Gloss| NYX Professional Makeup
underappreciated - dolly is the best shade in shimmer or creme.
Dolly Full-On Plumping Lip Polish - Buxom | Ulta Beauty
perfect bright pink gloss
Clair Full-On Plumping Lip Polish - Buxom | Ulta Beauty
my favorite lip liner. creamy and not dry!
Dangerous Dolly Power Line Plumping Lip Liner - Buxom | Ulta Beauty
pinky brown liner will not move once you apply!
Soar Lip Liner Pencil - MAC | Ulta Beauty
a little more mauve toned pinky brown - perfect for layering colors in fall!
Whirl Lip Liner Pencil - MAC | Ulta Beauty
Brows
dupe for the benefit brow wiz! Works just as nicely at a much better price point.
Taupe Micro Brow Pencil Eyebrow Pencil - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty
great for brows on the go! throw some gel on and brush it out to blend then you're done.
Ash Blond Zero to Brow Longwear Eyebrow Gel - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty
I like the texture of a pomade because it works similarly to a wax to keep brow hairs in place while also giving enough pigment. The side of this jar has a spot to scrape off excess product which is my favorite part!
POWmade Waterproof Brow Pomade - Benefit Cosmetics | Sephora
Eyeshadows/Primers
Used this for a glittery smokey shadow look during Halloween and it was perfect! It was sticky to hold the glitter shadow from falling out everywhere and didn't transfer to my brow bone
Long Lasting Glitter Primer - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty