Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!

PRO MUA Make-Up MUST HAVES : ✨DrugStore Edition ✨

Purple Star emoji 59 items
Take a look inside a Pro Makeup Artist’s Kit to see my MUST HAVE drugstore Makeup Products!
Sections
10
 
 
 
 
 
 

Skin Prep

My go to drugstore skin prep
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Pond’s moisturizer? Oh baby, she’s that girl. 💅🏽 Keeps the skin soft, smooth, and hydrated without feeling greasy. Creates the perfect base so foundation glides on like butter 🧈 and stays put all day. Classic, affordable, and always in my kit beca...
Facial Moisturizers
1
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Affordable dupe for the Charlotte Tillbery Water Cream ! Leaves the skin hydrated and plump. 🙃
Hydro Boost Water Gel & Oil-Free Face Moisturizer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
THIS leaves the skin sooo soft! Makes it so makeup glides on warm butter on toast😩! Great for a moisturizer AND primer! Very hydrating and EXTREMELY affordable 💰
NIVEA® Creme - Intensive Moisturizer For Body, Face & Hands
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for sensitive skin ! Really affordable and easily obtainable!
Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water Skin Care Products
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for cleansing the skin ! Great for all skin types 🙂‍↔️
100% Natural Witch Hazel Astringent
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Think the original but matte! Keeps your makeup LOCKED in and looking good all day!
Power Grip Matte Primer

Primers ✨

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Sooo beginner-friendly and affordable ! ✨ It dries down taccky so your makeup just sticks and smooths skin like a dream. Ideal for that “blur + grip” effect, and it works on everyone. A total must-have for flawless, long-lasting glam.😝
Face Glue Gripping Makeup Primer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
As a pro MUA, I love the e.l.f. Power Grip Primer because it truly locks in makeup without feeling heavy. It gives a tacky base that grips foundation flawlessly and works on every skin type I’ve used it on. Hydrating, long-wearing, and affordable thi...
Power Grip Primer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for my oily skin babes ! A STAPLE in my kit! Keeps skin matte and makeup locked in all day! 🤭
Angel Veil- Skin Perfecting Primer | NYX Professional Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for all skin types!
Poreless Putty Face Primer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Really hydrating! Best for dry skin
Bare With Me Hydrating Jelly Primer | NYX Professional Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for all skin types
Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

Eyebrows

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Super cheat, glides great on the brows and very pigmented.
Eyebrow Pencil
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Super affordable and pigmented
Ruby Kisses GoBrow Sharpenable Eyebrow Pencil
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
My NEW FAV! Super slim and makes the perfect brow strokes ! My go to pencil. Affordable, pigmented and ULTRA slim.
Super Slim Brow Pencil
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Can you say STUCK?! This keeps your brows in place without that cruncy hold! Great for feathered brows
Brow Lift - Clear Eyebrow Gel
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Ultra slim ! Very affordable! And its pigmented! Definitely worth the coin
Micro Brow Eyebrow Pencil | NYX Professional Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
A little watery but gets the gob done! Easy to work through the brows and really affordable!
Eyebrow Glue Instant Brow Styler | NYX Professional Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Comes in natural colors , a little bit on the waxy side. But it gets the job done
Brow Stylist Definer Mechanical Waterproof Eyebrow Pencil
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Another micro-tip fave. Glides on with ease, blends beautifully, and gives a clean, defined brow without tugging
Micro Brow Dual-Ended Pencil & Spoolie

Foundation

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Really Good Quality for a really good price!
e.l.f. Cosmetics
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
OG CULT FAV! Medium/Full Coverage. Great shade range and beginner friendly!
Fit Me® Matte + Poreless Foundation Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Really beginner friendly, med/full coverage.
Can't Stop Won't Stop Coverage Foundation | NYX Professional
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Light/medium coverage. Great for light beats and no makeup makeup looks
Halo Glow Liquid Filter Complexion Booster
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Medium/ full coverage! Great for contouring, foundation and highlighting ( concealer) All in one product!
Conceal + Perfect 2-In-1 Foundation and Concealer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Full Coverage, Great for All Day wear. Super affordable. Great for oily skin !
Super Stay Longwear Liquid Foundation 30Hr Wear
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for a skin like finish. Not too heavy. Buildable coverage
Revolution Skin Silk Radiant Satin Serum Foundation
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Beginner friendly, great shade range
Bare With Me Blur Tint Foundation | NYX Professional Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
FULL coverage! A little of this goes a LONG way. Wide shade range. Great formula really bendable.
Foundation

Concealers

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
I love the e.l.f. Hydrating Camo Concealer because it gives full coverage without caking or creasing. It blends like a dream, wears all day, and works on all skin types. Affordable, effective, and a total staple in my kit.
Face Concealer & Color Corrector Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Pocket Friendly FULL Coverage Concealer
Conceal + Perfect Longwear Liquid Concealer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Long lasting formula, great shade range really bendable.
Infallible Full Wear Concealer up to 24H Full Coverage
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
OG cult favorite. Great coverage
Instant Age Rewind® Eraser Multi-Use Concealer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for beginners, great blendabilty , multi use.
I Am Magic Concealer for Dark to Light Skin
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Matte, high-coverage, and quick-drying. Stays put and doesn’t budge—great for oily skin or all-day wear. Think shape, sculpt, and stay.
Concealer
placeholder

Bronzer/Contour 👩🏽‍🦲

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great multi-use palette! Very pigmented, beginner friendly and really affordable!
Black Radiance
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great shade range! Buildable coverage, and blends like a DREAM !!
Facial Bronzer Collection
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Pigmented , with a beautiful shade range ! Perfect for beginners
Bronzed Duo Bronzer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for bronzing and setting your whole face! Leaves a velvety finish to the skin !
Pressed Powder – Black Radiance Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for bronzing. Nice formula with buildable coverage!
True Complexion™ Soft Focus Finishing Powder – Creamy Bronze Finish
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Pigmented and buttery smooth. Glides on like butter.
Buttermelt Bronzer: Long Wear Powder Bronzer
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for bronzing and or contouring! Great shade range and EVEN BETTER formula!
TRUE COLOR® Skin Perfecting Stick Foundation SPF 15
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Highly pigmented ,easy to blend formula.
Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
beginner friendly ! Has contour bronzer and highlighting shades in ONE pallete! buildable coverage and is also great for beginner MUAs !
Powder Contour Palette

Blush ☺️

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Pigmented and affordable, great for beginners!
Fit Me® Blush Face Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Long lasting, Pigmented, Affordable, just all around a MUST for my kit. 🤗
Blush Palette | Powder Blush
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Pairs well with the powder blush! Very pigmented! And worth every coin!
Earth-Toned, Natural Cheek Liquid Blush
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
SUPER affordable! Pigment and has an amazing shade range
Camo Liquid Blush
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Can you say butta!! So smooth so velvety so vibrant! Pairs well with the butter melt bronzer !
Buttermelt High-Pigment Blush | NYX Professional Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Pairs perfectly with the elf liquid blush. Has a great shade variety !
Compact Powder Blush Palette with Vitamin E

Setting Powder💨

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Great for the price!
Setting Powder | Loose, Pressed, Translucent Face Powder

Setting Sprays 💦

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
One of my go to settings sprays ! Melts the powders and sets makeup in place!
Makeup Revolution Superfix Misting Setting Spray
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Charlotte Tilbury DUPE ! This spray is amazing! I love it for prep and to melt the makeup! Leaves the skin hydrated!
Make It Last Original - Natural Finish Setting Spray
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
one size dupe ! Keeps makeup in tact, real fine mist. easy to travel with!
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Setting Spray
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
fine mist, and does a good job at prolonging your makeup wear !great to keep in your bag
The Vegan Face Glue Setting Spray | NYX Professional Makeup
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
IYKYK ! melts makeup like a dream! Leaves skin looking like skin!! one of my personal favs>
Continuous Setting Mist
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
The ultimate multitasking mist! Perfect for prepping the skin before/during makeup and melting powders down after application for a seamless, skin-like finish. Lightweight, hydrating, and ideal for that flawless, long-lasting beat.
Continuous Prep & Set Mist+

Lips

 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Super affordable! Great formula with high shine !
Lip Gloss – NICKA K NEW YORK
 
LooksByNuk profile picture
Super SMOOTH!!!!! Glides on like BUTTER!!! Pigmented and yes its affordable 💁🏽‍♀️
KISS NEW YORK Professional Long-Lasting Lip Liner