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Makeup Recs
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items I have always loved makeup, now I’m not a pro makeup artist. But…I have researched a lot of brands and applying techniques. I hope this list because one of your favorite.
Sections
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Lips
Foundation or Tint
Cheeks
Conceal 👁️
Eyes
Powder 💁🏽♀️
Lips
A great gloss, I love to pair it with my lipliners.
Merit Shade Slick Vegan Tinted Lip Oil
Lip tint is great when you don’t want to do gloss or lipstick.
LIP NECTAR Hydrating Lip Stain - VIOLETTE_FR
This brand is the most amazing lip liner, it blends, stays put and is perfect for a full lip.
Artist Color Pencil: Eye, Lip & Brow Pencil - MAKE UP FOR EVER
This lip balm stays put for hours. It’s my balm for the winter cold temps.
Clear Collagen Cushion Peptide Lip Balm - PEACH & LILY | Ulta Beauty
Foundation or Tint
This is amazing water tint, especially during the summer and if you sweat a lot.
I only use two pumps on the top of my hand, pop all the balls. And lay the mixed tint on my skin. I find it best to use your fingers or a foundation brush. I use my Ma...
DEEP PLUS LES BEIGES Water-Fresh Tint - CHANEL | Ulta Beauty
This water foundation is unique but worth the hype. I use this for more coverage but when I want a no makeup look.
Two pumps work, if you want to add more you can! I do not recommend Beaty blender on this product. Face brush or fingers is best. I s...
B50 LES BEIGES Water-Fresh Complexion Touch - CHANEL | Ulta Beauty
Medium and matte foundation, I use this foundation when I need more coverage. It wears very well, doesn’t do great if you use matte primer.
Teint Idole Ultra 24H Long Wear Matte Foundation - Lancôme
This is such an easy and portable foundation stick to use. I love it!
Merit Brush The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick
This foundation is a light foundation. I love the feel and the wear.
Ambient Soft Glow Foundation - Hourglass
This brand is lady Gaga’s, maybe that doesn’t mean anything for you. I stayed using this foundation for a year and loved it. I just got an itch to try a new foundation. This is light but buildable foundation.
Triclone Skin Tech Medium Coverage Foundation with Fermented Arnica - Haus Labs
This foundation is amazing, when it took off the price took off too. It’s a great light foundation.
Hy-Glam Foundation Hydrating & Blurring Luminous Longwear Serum Foundation - NATASHA DENONA
Cheeks
Warm pink and Dark Amber are my favorite must have blush colors. You get used to the wet texture, I apply it with a brush after making sure all the color beads are blended into my hand. A little goes a long way, just use a little. I use half of one p...
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I love this blush, I am able to use it for my lips too.
Merit Flush Cruelty-Free Blush Balm
This is my favorite contour stick, finding the right color is hard. This brand has a good amount to try.
Precision Sculpt Shaping Balm Contour Stick - Haus Labs
This contour bronze stick last so long, I love using my contour brush or my beauty blender.
No Limits Cream Bronzer Stick - LYS Beauty
This compact blush is amazing, pigmented and long lasting.
GetSet® Blur + Set Matte Powder Blush - Tower 28 Beauty
This bronze powder works great, blends well, and works well with a contour face brush.
Power Sculpt Velvet Talc-Free Powder Bronzer - Haus Labs
Very pigmented but only easy to blend with a blush brush or beauty blender if you want the blush to be more visible.
Fenty Beauty Rihanna Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush P19700127
Conceal 👁️
I love this concealer, a little is great. It’s great to use for contour, hides dark circles or skin marks. This is medium matte on your skin.
Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Full Coverage Concealer - Lancôme
This is silk in a bottle, it is very light but buildable.
Hourglass Brightening Vanish™ Airbrush Concealer
I can’t wait to buy this, I have only been able to sample it. And it was a medium feel on my skin.
Yummy Skin Lift & Flex Hydrating Concealer With Hyaluronic Acid & Caffeine - Danessa Myricks Beauty
I love to use this NARS pot for spots on my minor skin marks. It works well without foundation and skin routine. Or sits well under foundation.
NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer Pot
Eyes
This mascara did well with length, I have such short lashes. The wand is great to separate the lashes, no clumps.
Lash Idôle Lash-Lifting & Volumizing Mascara - Lancôme
This is my everyday mascara, it’s waterproof and adds so much length and volume.
HYPNÔSE DRAMA Instant Full Body Volume Waterproof Mascara - Lancôme
This is on my wishlist, I still have a palette so I can’t justify it until I’m finished with mine. 😆
Everyone needs a great neutral eyeshadow palette.
Mini Eye Sculpt Eyeshadow Palette - NATASHA DENONA
I love these everyday classic lashes, I find it easier to use separate lashes since I hate cutting the long lashes to fit my eyes.
Velour-Xtensions Self-Stick Lash Kit - Velour Lashes
I love this natural style long lash, I truly didn’t have to trim these.
Effortless - No Trim - Natural Lash Collection - Velour Lashes
Saie is really a great brand for healthier makeup and sensitive skin. I love their eyeshadows.
SuperSuede™ Baked Eyeshadow with 16hr Wear - Saie
This eye palette is great for more neutral color selection.
Eye Sculpt Texture & Tone Eyeshadow Palette - NATASHA DENONA
Do you love bold colors easy to blend colors. Plus it’s a Mexico brand.
MÍRAME Talc-Free Matte & Metallic Eyeshadow Palette - AORA México
I love this eye liner, I was even able to use it as a lip liner. They have a great red that I used for water line and eyelid. It blends well and works well with powder to add more dramatic look.
24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil - Urban Decay
I use this eyeliner in brown on my water line. It makes my eyes pop.
Tigers Prize Retractable Vivid Rich Mechanical Eyeliner Pencil - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty
Thus liquid liner stays put, I have to use an oil cleanser to remove it. It last through sweat and water. I noticed in hot temps over 100, crazy right! I had it sting my eye because my face makeup was melting from the unbearable heat.
Brown Epic Wear Long Lasting Liquid Eyeliner - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty
Powder 💁🏽♀️
This is the OG setting powder I have used for 19 years. I love how minimal is great, and how it last my 8 hour shift.
Translucent Loose Setting Powder - Laura Mercier
This eye powder was great to try, as medium skin tone I enjoyed using the pink powder. The jar is small, but it last a long time.
Secret Brightening Powder for Under Eyes - Laura Mercier
Primer
This is a great primer, but you also can use it to matte your face without foundation too.
Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder - Danessa Myricks Beauty
This primer is great for water foundations. It last long, and is great to use with every stage of prepping your face.
Hydro Grip Setting + Refreshing Spray - MILK MAKEUP
When I tell you that this primer is worth every penny, I use mine when I want perfection makeup.
Vanish Airbrush Primer Jumbo - Hourglass
This primer has been my favorite out of all the ones I have tried. It feels amazing, sticks well to the foundation.
Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Gripping Primer
Setting Spray
This mattifying setting spray, best to use after you spray press it into your skin.
Mini Yummy Skin Liquid Blurring Balm Mattifying Setting Spray - Danessa Myricks Beauty
I adore this setting spray, it really locks in my completed makeup. The sunscreen makes it better, respect your face for spf and longer lasting makeup. Love this during summer or outdoor events.
On 'Til Dawn Makeup Setting Spray with SPF 28 - ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr
This is my A+ setting powder, it feels amazing. Does not feel chalky or heavy. I use a powder puff for under eye and a small highlighter brush for the t-zone.
Veil™ Translucent Setting Powder - Hourglass
This is a great spray to use after a sweat session. It helps with your skin creating unwanted new friends to show up on your skin.
SOS Save.Our.Skin Daily Rescue Facial Spray - Tower 28 Beauty
Brows
I have very thin brows, but on the days I don’t want to do my eyebrows this comes in handy. I also use it at the end of completing my eyebrows to keep them in place.
Brow 1980 Volumizing Tinted Eyebrow Gel-Pomade - MERIT
This pomade last so long, a little goes a long way. I use this with any brow brush. I did buy their brush and it didn’t last long. I found an elf brush and morphe brush instead.
DIPBROW® Waterproof, Smudge Proof Brow Pomade - Anastasia Beverly Hills
I like this brow pencil to make hair marks, and use the pomade to fill in spaces that are sparse of hair.
ArchiBrow Microblade Hair-Like Eyebrow Detailing Pencil - Anastasia Beverly Hills
Brushes or applicators
You can always find a lower priced brush, I will say I love this brush. It blends well, and doesn’t absorb the product.
Vanish™ Foundation Brush - Hourglass
I am a fan of Mario and Hourglass brushes. They last for a long time and are easy to clean weekly.
MAKEUP BY MARIO F4 Dual-Ended Foundation and Face Brush
Hourglass has a contour brush for your contour and bronzer. If you prefer you can use this brush for that and blush.
No. 15 Blush Brush - Hourglass
I love this angled eyebrow brush, but you can always buy something similar. I’m not a fan of straight across, because the hairs do not make good hairs.
Brush 12 Precision Brow Brush for Pomades & Gels - Anastasia Beverly Hills
This brush sheet is great, it has a full face powder brush, blush brush, setting powder or concealer brush. I love they added a beauty blender, that’s great to soften the lines from the blush and bronzer to the foundation.
Everyday Essentials Makeup Brushes & Sponge Set - Real Techniques | Ulta Beauty
This brush set is good to use, all that’s missing is the contour and bronzer brush. A few more eyeshadow brushes for blending.
Best of Blends 8-Piece Face & Eye Brush Set - Morphe | Ulta Beauty
If you prefer a lower priced brush, this one works great for contour and bronzer.
M241 Angled Powder Bronzer Brush - Morphe | Ulta Beauty