I don’t splurge often, but these five earned it. Each one either lasts longer, performs better, or replaces two cheaper things I kept rebuying.
This is the one thing I refuse to downgrade. Every cheap concealer I’ve tried eventually creases under my eyes by lunch — this one just doesn’t move.
Radiant Creamy Concealer - NARS
Zero white flashback in photos, and it holds everything down for the entire day.
Translucent Loose Setting Powder - Laura Mercier
This one’s alcohol-free and actually hydrating, and it holds makeup for up to 16 hours without sinking into fine lines
Charlotte Tilbury Transfer-Proof Setting Spray
There are a HUNDRED dupes for this and I’ve tried a bunch and none of them wear the same sorryyyyy
Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick
The most expensive thing on this list and the one I’d defend the hardest. It blurs and smooths without ever reading as makeup… it just looks like skin, but the version of your skin you’d want. Save up for this one, don’t dupe it.
Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Liquid Foundation with 24 Hour Wear - Armani Beauty
