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Clean Girl Makeup Must-Haves: Glowy, Effortless, Minimal
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If you love that natural, fresh, “I just woke up like this” glow, this list is for you. The clean girl makeup look is all about dewy skin, fluffy brows, glossy lips, and effortless radiance. These are the products I use to create that minimal, polish...
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Skin Prep Essentials 🧴
 
Light Coverage & Radiant Skin 🪞
 
Cream Blush & Bronzer 🌸
 
Fluffy Brows 👁️
 
Glossy Lips & Hydration 💋
 
Tools That Keep It Clean 🧼

Skin Prep Essentials 🧴

Great makeup starts with hydrated, glowy skin. These skin-prepping products give you the perfect canvas — think hydrating primers, lightweight moisturizers, and glow-boosting serums.
 
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Affordable, sticky gel primer that keeps makeup in place
Power Grip Primer
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Makeup artist favorite — moisturizer + primer in one
Embryolisse Laboratories Lait-Creme Concentre, Multi-Function Nourishing Moisturizer
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Glowy, hydrating serum that doubles as a primer
Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum
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Light Coverage & Radiant Skin 🪞

Clean girl skin = light, breathable, radiant. These products even out your complexion while still letting your natural beauty shine through.
 
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Dewy, light coverage with mineral SPF
Slip Tint – Lightweight Tinted Moisturizer with Mineral Zinc SPF 35 and Hyaluronic Acid
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Super sheer coverage for even, real-skin glow
Perfecting Skin Tint for Dewy Sheer Coverage
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Affordable dupe for Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter
Halo Glow Liquid Filter
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Cream Blush & Bronzer 🌸

Cream formulas are a clean girl staple — they melt into the skin and give that “blushing from within” look.
 
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Creamy, warm bronzer that melts into skin
Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Bronzer
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Viral for a reason — highly pigmented, blendable
Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
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Dewy, sheer blush in a chic stick form
Flush Balm Cream Blush
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Fluffy Brows 👁️

 
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Laminated brow look in a pot
Brow Freeze® Gel
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Clear gel that locks brows all day
24-HR Brow Setter Clear Brow Gel with Lamination Effect
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Tinted brow gel with fibers for volume — under $10
Wow Brow Gel
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Glossy Lips & Hydration 💋

Glossy, balmy lips complete the clean girl look. Think barely-there color and high shine.
 
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Luxe, hydrating gloss-balm hybrid
Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine
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Affordable, juicy, tinted lip oil
NYX Professional Makeup Fat Oil Lip Drip Hydrating Lip Gloss
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Hailey Bieber’s go-to for plump, dewy lips
Rhode Peptide Lip Tint
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Tools That Keep It Clean 🧼

A clean, dewy look needs tools that blend product seamlessly — these are my faves for natural application.
 
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Seamless blending, perfect for cream makeup
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge, Makeup Sponge for Liquids & Creams
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Budget-friendly, fluffy brush for cream products
e.l.f Ultimate Blending Brush
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The OG for flawless, natural blending
ORIGINAL Beautyblender® Makeup Sponge
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