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My 15 Beauty Staples I Actually Use Daily for Oily, Dry, Fair to Morena Skin
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items These are not sponsored, just what I really use every day from my morning cleanse to my office touch-up. I have combo skin — oily T-zone, dry cheeks, and I break out if it's too thick. Everything here works on fair to deep, no white cast, no sting, n...
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Cleansers & Makeup Removers
Moisturizers & Skin Fixers
Makeup That Stays All Day
Lips & Tools
Cleansers & Makeup Removers
My first step every night. I have combo skin so I need something that removes waterproof without rubbing my eyes raw.
This is my every night cleanser after micellar. Milky lotion texture, not foaming. I use 2 pumps on damp skin, massage 30 seconds. When I tried it on dry skin it felt slimy. But on damp skin, my face feels soft after, not that tight squeaky feeling.
CeraVe Hydrating Face Wash with Hyaluronic Acid and Glycerin for Normal to Dry Skin - 16 fl oz
No scent, no rinse, no sting even with extensions. I soak a cotton round, press 10 seconds on closed eyes, then wipe down — not back and forth. One pad removes waterproof mascara. When I rubbed back and forth, my under eye turned red.
Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water Makeup Remover - 16.9 fl oz
Not the thick cotton balls that leave fibers. One round for micellar, one for toner. When I used cheap thin ones, I used 3 pads and there was still white left on my face. This one is lint-free and saves product.
Basic Cotton Rounds Nail Polish and Makeup Remover Pads - 300ct/3pk - up&up™
Moisturizers & Skin Fixers
These are my skin fixers when my cheeks turn red from over-exfoliating or when my lips crack. I use them on damp skin only.
Always in my pocket. No fragrance, no mint that stings my lips that react to flavored ones. Thick layer at night, thin layer in morning before lipstick. If thick in the morning, my lipstick slides.
CeraVe Healing Lip Repair Balm, Soothes & Smooths Lips, Protective Moisture Treatment for Dry and Chapped Lips,Daily Lip Barrier Care- 0.35 fl oz
Thick but it sinks in, not greasy like body butter. I use dime-size for my face, more for my elbows and knees. When I used pea-size for my whole body, it pilled. I use it face to feet.
CeraVe Moisturizing Face & Body Cream for Normal to Dry Skin - 16 fl oz
Watery, not oily. I use 3 drops on damp skin right after toner, before my cream. When I applied it on completely dry skin, it made me even drier. But on damp skin, my skin looks plump. No scent, no sting. Same as my old one, just this one is always i...
CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum With Vitamin B5 and Ceramides For Normal to Dry Skin– 1 fl oz
Lives in my first aid box but I use it for beauty. Not pure petroleum, it has glycerin so it's less greasy. Pea-size on my lips at night, tiny grain on my plucked brow beds, thin layer on my heels with socks. When I put it thick all over my oily face...
Aquaphor Healing Ointment Skin Protectant Advanced Therapy Moisturizer for Dry and Cracked Skin Unscented - 14oz
My rescue when my cheeks turn red. Thick white paste, not light cream. I put pea-size only on the red spot at night, not whole face or it looks greasy. In 2 nights my over-exfoliated cheeks calmed down.
La Roche Posay Cicaplast Balm Vitamin B5 Soothing Therapeutic Cream for Dry & Irritated Skin - Unscented - Travel Size - 1.35oz
Makeup That Stays All Day
This is what makes my makeup stay through 12-hour shift and humidity. No panda eyes, no white cast on my thick brows.
My primer before foundation. Clear gel with niacinamide, not silicone. I put 4 dots only — forehead, nose, chin, cheeks — then pat with fingers 30 seconds until tacky. If I rub it, it balls up into white bits. This is why my makeup stays through a wh...
e.l.f. Power Grip Primer - Clear 0.811 fl oz
My everyday mascara. The wand actually flexes so it reaches my straight lower lashes that other mascaras miss. I wiggle at the root, one coat for office. Two coats and it clumps. Even in humidity, it doesn't drop under my eyes.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Body Volume Mascara - 902 Blackest Black - 0.24 fl oz
Clear so it works on blonde to black brows with no orange tint. I brush up then press with the back of the spoolie for 30 seconds. If I put too much, it leaves white cast like hair gel. Holds my thick brows up all day.
NYX Professional Makeup Brow Glue Eyebrow Gel - Clear - 0.17oz
Pearly but no chunky glitter. I mix 1 pump into my matte foundation for dewy finish, or alone on my cheekbones as highlight. When I did 2 pumps alone on my T-zone, I looked greasy not glowy.
e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter Highlighter - 3.5 Medium - 1.06 fl oz
Super fine mist, not wet droplets. I close my eyes, spray in an X then a T, 8 inches away. Smells like alcohol for 5 seconds then gone. When I sprayed too close, it left white dots and melted my foundation.
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Up to 36HR Wear Setting Spray - 3.9 oz
Lips & Tools
My everyday lip combo for office — looks like my lips but better on fair to morena. Plus the cotton rounds that don't leave fibers.
Looks like gloss but it's oil. Sheer pink with brown, no glitter. One swipe and it's glassy on fair to deep. I use it alone or over my brown liner. If I press my lips a lot after, that's when it gets sticky.
NYX Professional Makeup Fat Oil Lip Drip Lip Gloss - Newsfeed - 0.16 fl oz
Always in my bag. Mauve-pink with brown undertone, not Barbie pink so it suits fair to deep. Not sticky, has a minty cool feeling. I wear it alone for office or on top of my brown liner. If I do 3 layers, it feathers outside my lip line.
e.l.f. Glow Reviver Lip Oil - Rose Envy - 0.25 fl oz