If you’re in your 30s and want affordable, great quality skincare and makeup products but you have somewhat sensitive skin like me, this list is for you! Let’s ball on a budget! These are my staples and I make sure I never run out! You will look good...
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Skincare
Bodycare
Makeup
Fragrance
Nailcare
Skincare
The best affordable skincare
My fav facial moisturizer
Dieux Moisturizer
These are reusable eye masks! I use daily so I look less like a tired raccoon.
Forever Eye Mask | The Original Reusable Silicone Gel Eye Pads
My go-to eye gel for my under eyes. Best used with their reusable eye mask!
Auracle Eye Serum | Hydrating & Plumping Eye Gel
If you’re new to retinol, this one is my fav! I use 2x weekly. It’s super gentle and feels good on the skin!
Naturium’s Retinol Complex Serum
My favorite exfoliating mask! Gentle and leaves my skin feeling so soft and smooth!
Deep Dive AHA + PHA Exfoliating Mask
My friend introduced me to this cleanser after she came back from Korea and it’s been my favorite ever since!
Hyaluron Vita Oil to Foam Korean Face Wash
My favorite toner that leaves my skin feeling calm
I'm from Rice Toner for Sensitive Skin Toner
An all-rounder. I use it for everything!
Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner
Another staple and all-rounder! A must-have if you have dry skin!
Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 (with Ceramides)
She’s expensive! What I’ve been using to grow what little eyebrows I have! I *think* I see progress. 😂
BROWBOND® Building Serum
My go-to Korean brightening vitamin c serum that’s been helping even out the skin! Love it!
APLB - Ferulic Acid Vitamin C Ampoule Serum
Best Korean sunscreen right now. Super lightweight!
ROUND LAB Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen
Bodycare
Now if we’re talking body…
Honestly a god-send for the discoloration due to thigh chafing! A thick thigh girl’s must have!
Clear and Even Tone Body Cleansing Bar
My absolute favorite body wash! A staple for my everything shower! I always feel so clean after I use this!
Glycolic Acid Body Wash For Exfoliating
An everyday staple in the shower routine! Affordable and little goes a long way!
Super hydrating. The best shower oil on the market for the price and size!
Atoderm Shower Oil
My fav retinol body cream! It’s large, affordable and last forever! I use it before bed!
Retinol Body Cream
She’s expensive! I know! But it’s my fav product to use for my KP! I use after a hydrating lotion just before bed! It also has retinol!
Even Tone Smoothing Body Treatment
Smells like a latte! So good, add it to some shea butter for the softest most moisturized skin!
Booty Drops Firming Oil
Makeup
Easily one of my new fav lip liners for us deep skin tone girlies! It’s what I use when I’m on the go! My shade is Move!
Rhode’s Peptide Lip Shape Liner
This is my everyday, light-weight skin tint. I’m a no-makeup makeup girl! My shade is 9.5!
Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder
This is a hydrating primer for my girls with dry skin. I use with the blurring balm for a natural skin daily look
Yummy Skin Glow Serum
For when you want your foundation to double as skincare. The best neutral tone, medium-weight foundation on the market for when you need a bit more coverage! My shade is 530
triclone™ skin tech medium coverage foundation
It’s viral for a reason! One of my favorite everyday lip products! My signature color is Boba Bounce!
Le Chouchou Viral 3-in-1 Lip Treatment | Award-Winning Balm | EADEM
This will always eat! Makes your lips so glossy and juicy! My fav color is Cocoa Creme
Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment
It’s viral. You know it and love it. My makeup doesn’t transfer. It’s the best spray on the market for the price!
Charlotte Tilbury Transfer-Proof Setting Spray | Sephora
My on-the-go concealer. It’s buildable, no fuss and easy to carry for a quick touch up! My shade is Cacao
Merit Brush The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick | Sephora
A mandatory liner to the lineup for us two-tone lip girls. I reach for this to shape and sculpt my lips for any lip combo! She’s a staple and lasts a good while. I make sure to NEVER run out of this!
Lil Cheat Contour Duo Lip Liner
This really has become my signature lip when I need a nice matte, bubblegum pink lip! She’s pigmented so not too much now! My go-to color is Classic in matte finish! I also have L’avenue in the satin finish.
Merit’s Signature Lightweight Lipstick
A favorite for when I want a nice pink, quick gloss to throw on to complete the look for the most kissable lips! My fav color is Moi!
Keep It Full Glossy Plumping Balm
My holy grail concealer for when I want a bit more coverage for highlighting but still is lightweight! It’s absolutely gorgeous! My shades are 19 and 20
Slip Tint Radiant All-Over Concealer
My signature liquid blush! My favorite colors are Grateful and Lucky!
My everyday no-makeup makeup blush! She’s my go to for when I want to be out the door! My signature color is Rose Latte
Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush
I would be remiss not to add a powder blush here. If you want longer lasting color pay off, I usually layer a liquid and powder blush! Both are here on this list! My favorite color is Paradise Venus!
Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Divine Powder Blush
My go to contour when my face is looking a little flat and too easy to draw! My shade is Ebony
Match Stix Contour Skinstick — Amber
Fragrance
My favorite scented products from oils, creams and parfums
She’s a tad expensive but definitely worth it! I went to Crete this year and discovered this gem! Olive Blossom is my fav scent and I’m slowly trying the other scents!
Pure Greek Olive Body Care Body Cream | Olive Blossom
This is my fav summer scent! If you like this! For the fall, Ode to Dullness is my go-to!
Lust For Sun Eau de Parfum - Juliette Has a Gun | Sephora
Quickly has risen to the top of all the aluminum-free deodorant that I’ve tried. This and their all day solid deodorant are good. You will have to re-apply tho!
AHA Deodorant Gel
A great vanilla scented perfume oil when you want to dial up and maximize the vanilla scent on any of your other products! Smells good and isn’t over-bearing! A great accent!
SAFA Vanillé Organic Oil for Face & Body
If you want a new scent for fall and you’re a fan of Amber scents, this is for you. I adore this scent!
Amber & Pear Perfume Oil
A dark and sexy scent! This is fall in a bottle. Think dark academia.
BLOOD SPIDER ORCHIDS
Nailcare
My favorite cuticle treatment to keep my nails in tip top shape!
Nail & Cuticle Conditioner Serum
Been using this for years, super gentle on the nails!
Glass Nail File
Basic, sheer glossy nail polish for a natural look! My go-to after a manicure.
