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Pen ‘n Paper (My Makeup Essentials)
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items I treat my makeup like a journal. Here’s the pen and paper! From high end to indie makeup, here’s what I use to get my makeup together. Work or going out, rain or shine, here are my essentials!
Sections
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Primers
Brows
Foundations
Concealers
Bronzers
B L U S H☺️ (my favorite)
Primers
Another beautiful blurring primer! However, the true specialty is how well it reduces the appearance of pores. Lays those bad boys downnnn. Also love the spoon for when I feel icky about repeatedly dipping my fingers in products😅
Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Smoothing Primer
Definitely true to its name. Grips my makeup to my face. My favorite way to use it is to actually mix it with my lumi matte foundation! 3 pumps of the primer to 3 pumps of the foundation. Gives me my all time favorite base🥰
Grippy Serum 24-Hour Hydrating Gripping Primer
Great for blurring & oil control! As someone with combo oily skin, I love using the universal balm in my t-zone area to reduce unwanted shine.
Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder
Brows
Not gonna lie, I’m not a big brow girl😅 However, it’s exactly why I love this. Very beginner/minimal-effort friendly. After brushing my brows out, I use this to slick my brows up before shaping with my brow brush. Keeps them slick & in place for...
The Brow Glue Crazy Lift Brow Lamination Gel
Foundations
As a combo oily girlie, I’m well aware of the need to control my oils and minimize looking “greasy”. However, full matte just isn’t my everyday style. I’ll always love a skin like finish with a little bit of radiance. This foundation gives me the bes...
Super Stay Up to 30HR Lumi Matte Foundation
THEE foundation if you’re aiming for a more full glam, important event look. Matte finish without the caking & creasing. Lowkey self-setting. Dries down pretty quick. Saves me some time and product when it comes to powder. Best suited for oily sk...
Estée Lauder Double-Wear Foundation
Concealers
If you’re looking for an affordable replacement concealer after some… recent events, this is the one! Honestly, Morphe has been on a roll with their rebrand. While it is a lightweight formula with a more radiant finish (which normally benefits normal...
Wakeup Artist Under Eye Correcting Concealer
Love how versatile this concealer is! Comes with two sides of the same shade. The one with a lipstick like shape is great for spot concealing while the other side is actual liquid concealer. With a more lightweight finish, this is perfect for those l...
Glide & Hide Blurring Concealer
Bronzers
Got this during the Ulta 21 days of beauty sale and I haven’t put it down since. Very pigmented bronzer stick to add some dimension back to your face. I use this more for underpainting but it also helps to use if you’re left with a foundation shade t...
Chocolate Soleil Melting Bronzing & Sculpting Stick
Quick, easy, and affordable bronzer stick to add a little warmth to the face. Small packaging but definitely long lasting. Love going back in with this before I start setting my face. Easily blends with the rest of my complexion products. Perfect if ...
Sudden Heat Creamy Bronzer Stick
To every cream product, you need a powder! This is the one that makes bronzing one of my favorite parts in my routine. Pigmented enough to bring back the colors of the creams & I love that it comes with a second shade just in case one of them doe...
Bronzed Duo Bronzer
B L U S H☺️ (my favorite)
Down with the concept of “blush blindness”! That is not a thing. These are the best for my blush lovers. Even better, these are highlighter infused, leaving you with a beautiful pink (or orange, or red, or…well, you get my drift😅) glow! Long lasting...
Blushed Liquid BlushLighter
If you’re looking to get your powders and creams in one, this is the blush for you! Not only is this versatile but it’s also convenient. Comes with a powder & liquid blush along with a highlighter! Not as pigmented as Juvia’s place so for those l...
Cheek Thrills Multi-Finish Face Trio
With a palette like this, you’ll never have to buy another blush again. Twelve (yes, TWELVE) different shades and tones of blush. Very MUA friendly! It also contains an unconventional yellow blush shade. Like come on, how often do you encounter a yel...
BLURSH PRESS'D BOOKS
Powders
This is a filter in a compact! Definitely gives the airbrushed finish it speaks of in the name. A little goes a long way. I like to use this shade to brighten my cheek area & to wipe off my bake!
Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder: 2 Medium
I know talc-free is a little controversial at the moment but trust, this powder is that girl. Just as blurring as any talc powder! While it is branded as a finishing powder, I actually love to use it to bake😅 I have both cookie dough and cotton cand...
I AM MAGIC SILKY FINISHING POWDER (TALC FREE)
Can’t make this list without including *the* powder. Beginner friendly, gets the job done. I use Shade 332 (Golden Caramel) to set the areas around my t-zone & 100 (Translucent) to blur out my blush.
Fit Me® Matte + Poreless Powder Foundation Makeup
The loose powder I reach for the most! I use the shade ultra peach as it’s best suited for my neutral undertone. Finely milled and it only takes a little to get that blurred finish!
Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder | ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr
*Referring to the original formula, have yet to try the new one*
The icing on the cake to my face! This is the final powder I go in with to bring everything together. A little more pigmented than my other pressed powders so I prefer to do a fluffin...
6. MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation
Setting Sprays
Now I know everyone raves about the fixing spray but this is just as great! Face feeling too matte? Overdid it with the powder? The solution is this spray. I love to use this before and after I set my face with my final powder. This melts my powders ...
Powder Melt Glass Setting Spray
Another good spray to set your makeup into place. I use this throughout my entire routine especially when I’m applying my concealers. Dries down pretty quick which is good if you need to blend in a hurry. There’s also dewy, matte, and sunscreen formu...
Make It Last Original - Natural Finish Setting Spray
A new face on the scene that’s already becoming a staple in my routine. It truly is the blurring balm in liquid form. Some people have stopped using powder all together thanks to this spray! My favorite way to use this spray is after I’ve applied all...
Yummy Skin Liquid Blurring Balm Setting Spray
As an Ulta BA I reach for this a lot more than its alleged high end counterpart because ✨discount✨. However, it truly is a close comparison! I use this spray at the very end of my routine to lock in my face for the day. Doesn’t leave my face looking ...
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Setting Spray
Eyeliners🖊️✨
Bold, black liner. One of the easiest liners I’ve used on my eyes. Usually gives me a thinner line but it’s possible to make it thicker with a few more layers! Doesn’t smudge and stays on for the entire day.
EGYPTIAN PEN EYELINER - NOIR
My favorite beauty supply store find! Love using these in my waterline. The white shade is so fun. Makes my eyes pop as you can see💁🏽♀️
Stay Ever Eye & Lip Gel Liner
Very fun choice if you’re looking to get creative! Major duochrome vibes. Love adding the shade Metaverse to my blue and purple makeup looks!
Afrogalactic Glitter Liner
Eyeshadow👀
Great if you’re looking to start playing with some more colors in your makeup! The whole rainbow is in this palette. Pigmented, vibrant, and so easy to blend. Many of my current makeup looks would not be possible without this palette. In fact, this b...
Bright Matte 42 Colour Palette
When I tell y’all no one loves these palettes more than I do… the cherry on top of my eyelids. The concept of shimmer doesn’t get any better than this. These give a nice reflective finish that shifts between two colors (duochromes). Very beginner fri...
Magical Guardian
Pretty cool-toned palette. Great for any smoky eye or “icy girl” looks. Has the most pigmented white eyeshadow I’ve ever seen. I like to use the white as a base for any sparkle I end up using. Speaking of, the shimmers in this palette really pop. I l...
Cloud 9 Eyeshadow Palette
My favorite primer to use before placing my eyeshadow. Before I started using this, I’d use concealer and set it with some sort of powder. This eliminates all that extra work. This sets on its own and leaves you with a nice foundation to build your e...
Solo Artist Priming Cream Eyeshadow
Fun introduction to shimmer without too much blending and planning. Beginner friendly and an easy way to add some “va va voom” to an eyeshadow look. I use these as more of a topper when I want to add even more glitter to my face. Occasionally will ev...
HOW MANY CARATS?! Shadowstix Diamonds Diamond Veil Eyeshadow ...
✨Highlighters✨
Love me a versatile glob of glitter! This can be used on your eyes, face, and body. It has a wet-like feel to it that makes it easy to glide on. Don’t fret though, it won’t disturb anything else you have on under it. This is another staple for my hal...
GLITTERPUCK
Another multi-purpose highlighter! While not as pigmented as Half-Magic, it’s still great if you wanna add a touch of glimmer to your face. My favorite shades are How Many Carats & Trophy Wife (which I’d consider to be the most pigmented out of t...
Diamond Bomb All-Over Highlighter
Was not aware of NARS’ highlight game! Another buildable highlighter to bring some shine to your face. I got the shade Electra in my gratis bag! Beautiful gold finish. Love to put this on the bridge of my nose🥰
Light Reflecting™ Luminizing Powder
Lippies🫦💄
9 times out of 10 I will find a way to make one of these work in my makeup looks. As someone that’s not the biggest fan of lipstick, these give me all the color that I need in my lip combos without doing that annoying peeling thing at the end of the ...
Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer
A lipstick I can make an exception for! Again, Morphe is killing it with their rebrand. These are very creamy and pigmented also leaving a tint as time passes. Another lip product that doesn’t leave my lips peeling! Currently obsessed with the shade ...
Lip Filter Hydroplump Soft Matte Lipstick
Compliments the lipsticks very nicely. Creamy consistency which makes it pretty easily to line & blend on your lips! An affordable alternative to some of MAC’s lipliners (ex. Trendsetter➡️ Chesnut). My favorite shade is Nightcap which I pair with...
Lip Liners
Not only great for eyes but lips too! Will always pick this up from the beauty supply store. The power is in the pigment of this liner! My favorite shade is midnight black. Easiest way for me to achieve a true dark lip.
Stay Ever Eye & Lip Gel Liner
Experimental & unconventional in the best way! Similar to the eyeshadows, this gloss is duochrome and shifts between two colors. In the pictures I’m wearing the shade celestial. Bold addition to creative looks!
Multichrome Lipgloss