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items sometimes i really enjoy doing my makeup and getting ready. other times i have to go to work and don't want to put in the effort. here's a look into my makeup drawer and my recommendations on how to look and feel pretty with minimal product usage. th...
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morning skincare
makeup
night routine
necessary beauty tools
morning skincare
i absolutely despise this part of the skincare routine, as when i wake up and tiredly brush my teeth i cannot fathom doing my skincare. however; it is necessary. i've done some research on the least amount of products i can use to get all the benefit...
step 1: i use this in the morning to clean all the sleep off my face! i'm always surprised how much comes off that accumulated over night. i use cotton rounds, and spray this on the cotton round to wipe my face
SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover - Garnier | Ulta Beauty
step 2: i use this after i cleanse my face with the micellar water to remove the sleep, smooth my skin texture and even skin tone. i don't find it drying which is very nice
Unscented Alcohol-Free Witch Hazel Facial Toner - Thayers | Ulta Beauty
step 3: love love love this! i find it really moisturizing and it blends in really nicely too. it also has salicylic acid in it
12% Pure Vitamin C Anti-Aging Face Serum - La Roche-Posay | Ulta Beauty
step 3 optional edition: i use this on particularly harsh winter mornings to try and prep my face for the dryness it will face in the wind. this helps moisturize and helps get rid of redness on my face
Soothing & Barrier Support Serum for Sensitive Skin & Hydration - The Ordinary | Ulta Beauty
step 4: my favorite moisturizer! i like that it has a little bit of spf and it blends really well. i've been using this since my mom bought me my first bottle of it in high school
Olay Complete All Day Moisturizer SPF 15 4oz
makeup
when i wear makeup, these are my go-tos!! similarly to my skin care routines, i am all about the least amount of products being used. i like to play with color as well. i have listed the makeup in the order i put in on
step 1: i love this primer! i find it very smooth and easy to apply. i just apply it with my fingers
The POREfessional Pore Minimizing Primer - Benefit Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
step 1: this is another primer favorite! very moisturizing and keeps makeup on all day
Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide - MILK MAKEUP | Ulta Beauty
step 2: i've tried a few different eye primers, and i love this one! i apply it with my fingers, and it blends well on my eyelids. i find it doesn't feel sticky and it holds my eyeshadow all day! (and night)
Soft Ochre Pro Longwear Paint Pot Cream Eyeshadow - MAC | Ulta Beauty
step 3: i use a neutral color to set the mac paint pot eye primer. i apply it with a big flat brush to pack it on. i use it to cover the whole eye to make it all the same color
tartelette Amazonian Clay Matte Palette - Tarte | Ulta Beauty
step 4: i don't like foundation because i don't like how it makes my skin look cakey. this bb cream however has been my go-to since high school. i use it because it is moisturizing, lightweight, and adds a touch of color. i like my natural skin and e...
Light/Medium Dream Fresh BB Cream 8-In-1 Skin Perfector - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
step 5: i barely use concealer, and when i do i find this one does the job. good color pay off, lightweight, and blends in well with either a beauty blender or a concealer brush
True Match Radiant Serum Concealer - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
step 6: i use this to set my face makeup base. lightweight, blurs pores, and gets rid of oils
LIGHT Pore Eclipse Matte Translucent Talc-Free Setting Powder - MILK MAKEUP | Ulta Beauty
step 7: i've always enjoyed this bronzer! i've gone back to it since college, and enjoy the color. i think you can build it up as much or little as you want.
Laguna Bronzer Powder Talc-Free - NARS | Ulta Beauty
step 8 option 1: i love this blush! i use the color paaarty and find it buildable. i can wear it more natural or i can wear it heavier and it always looks good!
Paaarty Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush - Tarte | Ulta Beauty
step 8 option 2: this is a fun blush! i love the vibrant pop of color. i swipe it on my cheeks and blend it in with my blush brush, and then put a little on the tip of my nose using the leftovers on the brush. so fun!
af94 Playdate Multi Use Lip and Cheek Tint, Bite Back, Red
step 9 eyes: LOVE THESE!!! i mainly use them as eyeliners, and they stay all day! once they dry fully they don't budge at all! i use the colors freaked, scream of consciousness, it's blitz, dionysus, replicant, and smell b4 rain
Vertigo Flowers Matte Fluid Eye Paint - about-face | Ulta Beauty
step 9 eyes: these are also super fun to wear as eyeliner! since they are holographic they shift colors as you turn your head in the light. SUPER pretty! i always get compliments on it and like the other about-face eye paints, once they dry they stay...
Holographic Eye Paint - about-face | Ulta Beauty
step 9 eyes: obviously, i love these eye paints! i can't say enough good things about these! i only have this one in glitch, but i really want to try other colors. i use this one as an eyeliner as well, though because it is lighter in color and textu...
Glitch Fractal Glitter Eye Paint - about-face | Ulta Beauty
step 9 eyes: these make great eyeliners, or eye highlighters! i particularly like to use cottage cheese or yogurt as an inner eye and brow bone highlight. i also use: iced mocha, eggplant, blueberry pop, macaroon, and cupcake
Jumbo Eye Pencil All-In-One Eyeshadow Eyeliner Pencil - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty
step 9 eyes: these have great color payoff! they are super smooth and i apply it with either my finger tips for all over eye look or with a brush for liner or smoking out a look. i use: dream much, ripple, and ritz
Super Shock Shadow - ColourPop | Ulta Beauty
love all of these colors! the colourpop website definitely has more color options than ulta
Super Shock Crème-to-Powder Eyeshadow by ColourPop®
step 9 eyes: love these! good color payoff and they don't smudge either. i like to use juicy gossip as a eye highlight for a pop of color! i also like: hey bestie, honey bb, and quokka
Honey BB Shadow Stix - ColourPop | Ulta Beauty
colourpops website has more colors than ultas :)
Cream Eyeshadow Stick by ColourPop®
step 9 eyes: these eye shadows are SO pretty and so smooth!!! i use them with my finger tips for an all over eye look, or a brush for a more detailed color payoff. i use: wet pebble, pretty robot, and swamp goddess
Blushing Lizard Eyeshadow Singles - HALF MAGIC | Ulta Beauty
step 9 eyes: super creamy and beautiful colors! i love this palette. this was my first ever eye shadow palette that i got from my parents in high school, and i've rebought it ever since when i need a new one!!! a classic
tartelette In Bloom Amazonian Clay Palette - Tarte | Ulta Beauty
step 9 eyes: i use this when i travel! good eye palette colors to create a light minimal look or a fun look for nighttime, i find this palette very versatile
Naked2 Basics Matte Neutral Eyeshadow Palette - Urban Decay Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
step 10 eyebrows: this is a good dupe for the anastasia brow pencil for a drug store price
Micro Brow Pencil Eyebrow Pencil - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty
step 10 eyebrows: i love this eyebrow pencil! i find it lasts a very long time, and enhances my natural eyebrow instead of looking like im painting an eyebrow on. very natural and easy to use
Brow Wiz Precision Eyebrow Pencil - Anastasia Beverly Hills | Ulta Beauty
step 11 eyelashes: i love this mascara! it builds nicely and fans out my eyelashes nicely. it it similar to the lash paradise and the too faced better than sex mascara. it is super dark and doesn't smear! the cobalt blue is also very pretty!
Blackest Black Voluminous Original Washable Mascara - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
step 11 eyelashes: love this primer! i use it for special events especially when i want my eyelashes to stay in place and when i want to use mascara on my bottom lashes
Voluminous Lengthening Lash Primer - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty
step 12: i've used this since i first started doing makeup in highschool! i find it really helps my makeup stay on all day and i don't need to refresh it
All Nighter Waterproof Makeup Setting Spray - Urban Decay Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
step 13: i use a highlighter after i put on my setting spray as i saw somewhere it makes it pop even more!
PINK ICE Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil - FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna | Ulta Beauty
night routine
how i take off my makeup and do my skin care before bed!
step 1: i use this at night to clean my face! i use cotton rounds, and spray this on the cotton round to wipe my face. i use this SECOND if i use the makeup remover first if i wore makeup that day
SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover - Garnier | Ulta Beauty
makeup day step 1: i use this by the sink or in the shower to take off my makeup for the day. i find it is soft and does a good job melting off the makeup
Day Dissolve Cleansing Balm - Versed | Ulta Beauty
step 2: i use this after cleasening my face to moisturize and take even more junk off than the first step got. i use a cotton pad to wipe this on my face
Unscented Alcohol-Free Witch Hazel Facial Toner - Thayers | Ulta Beauty
step 3: i use this serum only at night, and put it all over my face. this serum uses a gentler form of retinol, so you won't overdo it - even on sensitive skin.
Press Restart Gentle Retinol Serum - Versed | Ulta Beauty
step 4: eye cream! i find this soothing and moisturizing, which makes it perfect for my night time skincare routine
Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream Repair Moisturizer for Dry Skin - La Roche-Posay | Ulta Beauty
step 5: night time moisturizer because there is no spf in it. this is also fragrance free and super gentle on my face. i find it very moisturizing and not oily! perfect for bed time
Slam Dunk Moisturizer 1.7 oz Slam Dunk Hydrating Moisturizer - Bubble | Ulta Beauty
step 6: love to put on as i go to bed, and i wake up moisturized! i find it doesn’t stick to my pillows, sheets, or cpap machine :) win win!
Lip Sleeping Mask Nourish & Hydrate
necessary beauty tools
use these to wipe my face with micellar water, toner, exfoliant, and to take my nail polish off
Premium Round Cotton Pads - ULTA Beauty Collection | Ulta Beauty
i keep this in my purse for on the go touch ups! i find the roller aspect easier to use than using a compact
Oil-Absorbing Volcanic Stone Roller - Revlon | Ulta Beauty
i use these when i wash my face because i can't stand the feeling of water dripping down my wrists!
Microfiber Wrist Bands for Washing Face
this pack is my favorite! i like how it comes with the different types of tweezers
Pink Perfection Petite Tweeze Set - TWEEZERMAN - Sephora
i use this to moisturize the dry spots on my face, like behind my ears and around the nostrils. it is also great to put on lips when they are super chaped. lastly, i use this around my nostrils at night as a barrier between my skin and cpap machine s...
Healing Ointment Tube - Aquaphor | Ulta Beauty
i use these instead of the beauty blender bc i find it just as good quality, and cheaper to replace, especially with traveling
Miracle Complexion Makeup Sponge Duo - Real Techniques | Ulta Beauty
this is super helpful to clean my makeup brushes!! all the textures help clean every brush
Handheld Textured Makeup Brush Cleansing Palette - Real Techniques | Ulta Beauty
when i want more precise coverage and placement of my concealer, i will use this brush. i use this most often around my nostrils and nose creases as my cpap will make my nostrils red and it isnt always cute haha
Expert Liquid and Cream Concealer Makeup Brush - Real Techniques | Ulta Beauty
i love this brush so much i actually have two! i use one for setting powder and one for my highlighter
Makeup Setting Powder Brush - Real Techniques | Ulta Beauty
this is a good pack of eye brushes! i like to have options, and this is a good pack to have to diversify your collection
Eye-Conic Essentials Makeup Brush Set - Real Techniques | Ulta Beauty
i use this with the real techniques brush cleaning pad to clean my makeup brushes! it does a good job
Clean Queen Liquid Brush & Sponge Cleaner - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
i use this for eye shadows or eye paints to put on as eyeliner
Small Angled Brush - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
i use this to add color to the outer v of my eye to smoke out colors or add definition
Smudge 'N Smoke Eyeliner Brush - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
these are great! especially for deep pimples that seem to never leave. they also are great for body pimples since they are super sticky. i normally use them when i go to sleep and wakeup and peel them off to reveal all the gunk and a healing pimple! ...
36 ct Mighty Patch Original Acne Pimple Patches - Hero Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
my husband LOVES the peel off masks, so I got him these for christmas. we do facemasks together and if it doesn't peel off, he isn't as excited about it. he especially likes the charcoal one because it also pulls gunk out. it doesn't pull out as much...
Astro Kitten Peel-Off Masks and Headband Set - I Dew Care | Ulta Beauty
i use this brush as a bronzer brush instead! i like the angle to help get my forehead and cheekbones, and it always looks flawless!
Airbrush Soft Focus Blush Brush #113 - IT Brushes For ULTA | Ulta Beauty
i use this for blush! i like how it concentrates the blush exactly where i want it and not all over my cheek. i also use this to brush a bit of blush on the tip of my nose
Airbrush Cream Blush Brush #111 - IT Brushes For ULTA | Ulta Beauty
this is a great crease brush! it blends super well
Airbrush Blending Crease Brush #105 - IT Brushes For ULTA | Ulta Beauty
great brush to pack on an eye shadow color! i use this when i put my base color on after my eye primer
M302 Medium Paddle Packer Eyeshadow Brush - Morphe | Ulta Beauty
this small packer eyeshadow brush is perfect for packing on a glitter or shimmery eye shadow! i'll spray it with setting spray, and then dip it in the glittery color and swipe it or pat it on my eye with the brush
M301 Small Paddle Packer Eyeshadow Brush - Morphe | Ulta Beauty
another good blending brush! you can't have too many of these!
M332 Medium Rounded Blender Eyeshadow Brush - Morphe | Ulta Beauty