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The Ultimate Sephora Makeup Must-Haves Beauty Essentials for a Flawless Look
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items Looking for the best makeup products at Sephora? This ultimate list features must-have beauty essentials across six key categories: primers, foundations, concealers, mascaras, setting sprays, and setting powders. Whether you’re a makeup beginner or a...
Sections
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1.Primers
2.Foundations
3.Concealers
4. Mascaras
5. Setting Sprays
6. Setting Powders
1.Primers
Primers are the secret to long-lasting makeup. They create a smooth base, minimize pores, control shine, and enhance the longevity of your foundation. Whether you’re looking for hydration, mattifying properties, or a pore-blurring effect, Sephora off...
A primer that quickly minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin.
The POREfessional Face Primer | Benefit Cosmetics
A weightless liquid primer that protects skin from pollutants and makeup while helping your look go on better and last longer.
The Liquid Silk Canvas Featherweight Protective Primer - Tatcha
A hydrating primer infused with coconut water to boost skin’s radiance and promote elasticity.
Hangover Replenishing Face Primer
An award-winning longwear gel makeup primer that grips makeup for up to 12 hours and hydrates with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide for a dewy finish.
Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Gripping Primer - Sephora
An award-winning nude eyeshadow primer that ensures vibrant, crease-free wear for up to 24 hours
Eyeshadow Primer Potion - Waterproof Eye Makeup - Urban Decay
This soft matte primer blurs pores and controls shine, providing a smooth canvas for foundation. It’s suitable for all skin types.
Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Face Primer - Fenty Beauty
This primer is designed specifically for oily skin. It mattifies, minimizes pores, and controls shine, all while giving your makeup lasting power.
Best for: Oily skin, long-lasting matte finish
Photo Finish Control Mattifying Primer with Salicylic Acid - Smashbox
A lightweight primer that helps create a smooth canvas while adding a natural radiance. It’s suitable for all skin types and provides a soft-focus finish.
Best for: Glowy finish, smooth canvas
Veil™ Mineral Primer - Hourglass Cosmetics
2.Foundations
A good foundation is the key to flawless-looking skin. From lightweight, dewy formulas to full-coverage matte finishes, Sephora has a wide selection of foundations that cater to all skin tones and preferences. Find the perfect match for your skin typ...
A medium-coverage, natural-finish foundation with a long-lasting formula that hydrates skin.
SEPHORA COLLECTION Best Skin Ever Liquid Foundation
A soft matte, long-wear foundation with buildable, medium to full coverage.
Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation - Fenty Beauty
A 16-hour foundation that stays turned on by the power of radiance with medium-to-full coverage.
Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation | NARS Cosmetics
A 24-hour, flawless foundation that stays looking fresh and natural through heat, humidity, and non-stop activity.
Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation | Estée Lauder
A full-coverage, luminous matte foundation that is fragrance-free, transfer-proof, and non-comedogenic.
#FauxFilter Luminous Matte Foundation - Huda Beauty
This foundation offers a natural matte finish with waterproof and long-wearing properties. It’s designed to provide medium coverage while controlling shine, making it suitable for oily skin.
HD SKIN Waterproof Natural Matte Foundation - Makeup Forever
Developed by Lady Gaga’s beauty line, this foundation provides medium coverage with a natural, radiant finish. It’s infused with fermented arnica to soothe the skin and is available in over 50 shades.
Medium Coverage Lightweight Liquid Foundation | Hauslabs.com
Known for its natural finish and long-lasting wear, this foundation provides medium to full coverage and is infused with coconut water to hydrate the skin.
Born This Way Flawless Coverage Natural Finish Foundation
3.Concealers
Concealers help brighten under-eyes, cover blemishes, and perfect your complexion. Whether you prefer a lightweight, natural finish or a full-coverage formula, Sephora’s range of concealers includes options for every skin concern, from dark circles t...
A weightless, waterproof, and full-coverage concealer with a natural finish.
Vanish™ Airbrush Concealer - Hourglass Cosmetics
A featherweight, full-coverage creamy concealer with 16-hour longwear skin-perfecting power.
Skin Full Cover Concealer | Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
A waterproof, fragrance-free, transfer-proof concealer with buildable medium to full coverage.
FauxFilter Luminous Matte Concealer - Huda Beauty
A hydrating, full-coverage, weightless, four-in-one concealer that conceals, contours, highlights, and retouches.
Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer - Too Faced
Renowned for its creamy texture and buildable coverage, this concealer effectively hides dark circles and blemishes without settling into fine lines. It provides a natural, radiant finish suitable for most skin types.
Radiant Creamy Concealer - NARS Cosmetics
This concealer provides a luminous finish, effectively covering dark circles and blemishes without settling into fine lines. It’s suitable for mature skin and those seeking a radiant look.
Giorgio Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Concealer - Jasmin
4. Mascaras
Mascara is a must-have for enhancing your eyes. Whether you want length, volume, curl, or a waterproof formula, Sephora carries top-rated mascaras to make your lashes stand out. From natural to bold and dramatic looks, find the perfect mascara to com...
A lengthening mascara that curls, volumizes, lifts, and separates lashes for an “out-to-here” look.
They're Real! Lengthening Mascara - Benefit Cosmetics
A volumizing mascara with an hourglass-shaped brush that separates, coats, and curls each lash.
Better Than Sex Volumizing Mascara - Too Faced
A volumizing mascara that delivers up to 12x more volume with up to 24-hour wear.
Lancome Mascara Monsieur Big - Jasmin
A best-selling vegan mascara that lengthens, curls, volumizes, and conditions.
Lights, Camera, Lashes™ 4-In-1 24-Hour Mascara | Tarte™ Cosmetics
A mascara that delivers spectacular volume and curl.
Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Refillable Mascara: Volume & Curl | DIOR
This clean mascara delivers both length and volume without clumping. Its dual-sided brush allows for precise application, ensuring each lash is coated for a natural, fluttery look. Formulated with nourishing ingredients, it’s suitable for sensitive e...
Limitless Lash Mascara - Best Clean Lengthening ... - ILIA Beauty
Offering intense volume, this mascara features a gravity-defying formula that lifts and separates lashes.
BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara - Benefit Cosmetics
This mascara offers customizable volume and length, allowing you to build your desired lash look. Its dual-sided brush ensures even application from root to tip. Formulated to be smudge-resistant for lasting wear.
Caution™ Extreme Lash Mascara - Hourglass Cosmetics
5. Setting Sprays
Lock in your makeup with a setting spray that keeps your look fresh all day. Whether you’re aiming for a matte, dewy, or natural finish, setting sprays help control oil, prevent makeup from fading, and keep everything in place for hours.
A weightless setting spray that keeps makeup looking just-applied for up to 16 hours.
All Nighter Waterproof Makeup Setting Spray - Urban Decay
A setting mist that delivers even, controlled application.
Morphe, Original Continuous Setting Mist
A lightweight water mist that gently soothes and refreshes skin and finishes makeup.
Fix+ | Makeup Setting Spray | MAC Cosmetics - Official Site
A setting spray that blends products together as it sets makeup with a dewy, radiant finish.
Dewy Set Setting Spray - Anastasia Beverly Hills
This setting spray provides a dewy finish while ensuring makeup stays in place for up to 12 hours. Infused with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, it hydrates and nourishes the skin. Suitable for all skin types, it creates a smooth base for makeup appl...
Hydro Grip Dewy Makeup Setting Spray
Renowned for its ability to lock makeup in place for up to 16 hours, this setting spray offers a matte finish and is resistant to heat, humidity, and transfer. It contains ingredients that help minimize the appearance of pores and create a flawless l...
Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray - Charlotte Tilbury
Designed to keep makeup fresh for up to 16 hours, this setting spray offers a matte finish and is waterproof. It contains green tea extract to tighten pores and witch hazel to absorb oil, making it suitable for oily and combination skin types.
On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray - Sephora
6. Setting Powders
A great setting powder ensures your makeup stays flawless and shine-free throughout the day. Whether you prefer a loose or pressed formula, translucent or tinted, setting powders help blur imperfections, reduce oil, and set foundation for long-lastin...
Renowned for its lightweight, finely milled formula, this setting powder provides a translucent finish that sets makeup without adding weight or texture. It effectively absorbs excess oil and reduces shine, making it a favorite among beauty enthusias...
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
This setting powder comes in multiple shades to complement various skin tones. It blurs the appearance of pores and fine lines, providing a soft matte finish that enhances makeup wear without flashback in photos.
Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Setting Powder - Fenty Beauty
Known for its light-reflecting particles, this luxurious powder creates a soft-focus effect, blurring imperfections and providing a radiant finish. It’s suitable for all skin types and is free from parabens and gluten.
Veil™ Translucent Setting Powder - Hourglass Cosmetics
This finely milled pressed powder delivers a matte finish that minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines. It’s formulated with hydrating ingredients, ensuring a smooth application without dryness.
Airbrush Flawless Finish - 2 Medium - Makeup Finishing Powder
Designed to bake and set makeup, this powder provides a flawless matte finish that controls shine without feeling heavy. It’s available in various shades to suit different skin tones.
Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder - HUDA BEAUTY
This color-correcting loose powder combines four shades to blur imperfections and set makeup with a radiant finish. It provides a natural glow while controlling shine throughout the day.
Prisme Libre Loose Powder - Givenchy - Sephora
Formulated with skin-loving ingredients like niacinamide and green tea, this pressed powder offers buildable coverage and a natural matte finish. It’s available in multiple shades to suit various skin tones.
Triple Fix Translucent Pressed Setting Powder - LYS Beauty