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Drugstore Makeup Must-Haves 💄
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items If you want to look great on a budget, these are my favorite tried and true products that are similar quality to high-end products and have worked for me for years
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Lip Products
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Eyes and Brows
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Foundations and Concealers
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Bronzers and Blushes
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Other
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Finishers
Lip Products
Glosses, stains, and liners
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This stain can be worn as a gloss on its own or wiped off as a stain. Super pigmented and long-lasting, my fav shade is mauve n moist.
Lip IV Hydrating Gloss Stain | NYX
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This is my go-to everyday gloss that comes in so many shades. It's non-sticky and doesn't clump.
NYX Butter Lip Gloss
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This dries down and stays ALL day, I ate multiple meals and it didn’t budge and it comes with a great top coat to add shine.
Outlast All-Day Lip Color with Topcoat
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This liner is a must for creamy, blendable formulas and lasts all day if you let it set for 5 minutes.
Maybelline Lifter Lip Liner
Eyes and Brows
Mascaras, eyeliners, eyeshadows
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This mascara is incredibly waterproof and long-lasting, not clumpy and the applicator makes it glide on so smoothly.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Waterproof Mascara Black
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This is the ONLY liner I've ever used that doesn't smudge, especially on inner corners, it dries down and stays all day + the felt tip application gives a smooth line.
Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner
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This is a great non-waterproof mascara option. It's non-clumpy and makes eyelashes look so full.
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Panorama Mascara
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if you don't want/need lots of colors, this is super affordable and has a great formula.
Gilded Mini Eyeshadow Palettes - Milani
Foundations and Concealers
focused on longwear and no patchiness
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This product is formulated with hyaluronic acid to prevent dryness/flaking. The packaging is messy but it spreads on the face and sits so nicely. It's not super heavy either and is available in tons of shades.
True Match Hyaluronic Tinted Serum - L'Oréal Paris
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This concealer is a classic that has a great applicator, works so well, has lots of shades, and sets well with a powder on top.
Fit Me® Oil-Free Concealer Face Makeup - Maybelline
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This concealer is great for preventing dry under eyes. There are tons of shades and it spreads nicely and evenly
Bare With Me Concealer Serum | NYX
Bronzers and Blushes
best formulas and pigment, best value for your money
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This blush looks and feels so high-end. It's beautiful, pigmented, and shimmery.
Baked Blush - Milani
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This cream bronzer is so pigmented, you only need a little so it lasts forever. It sits super beautifully on the face because it's so creamy.
Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer - Milani Cosmetics
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This formula is pigmented so you don't need a lot and it doesn't clump or cake. The deep pink colors are my favorites.
Cheek Kiss Cream Blush - Milani Cosmetics
Other
other tools/products that I love!
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This is a great tool for flyaways and shaping without leaving your hair sticky or crusty. It also smells so good and is easy to use on-the-go.
Cactus Fruit 3-in-1 Styling Cream + Taming Wand
Finishers
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The powder is great value because there's so much more product than in most drugstore powders. It doesn't cause flashback and doesn't feel heavy on the face.
Fit Me® Loose Finishing Powder- Maybelline