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Makeup Must-Haves: From a Girl Obsessed Since 12 years old
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items Decades of makeup love condensed into one list! My tried-and-true favorites that deliver flawless looks, effortless glam, and all the products I can’t live without.
Sections
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Foundations
Skin tints
Concealers
Lip liners
Blushes
Highlighter
Foundations
The best of the best! These foundations offer excellent coverage without a dry finish, and the added skincare benefits make them perfect for any skin type—flawless, healthy-looking skin every time.
triclone™ skin tech medium coverage foundation
100% worth the hype! I absolutely love this foundation—its finish is flawless, radiant, and simply divine. Very hydrating, definitely a winter foundation!
Luminous Silk Foundation - Perfect Coverage - Armani Beauty
Skin tints
The top drugstore skin tint foundation! Suitable for all ages and skin types, it provides excellent coverage while keeping skin hydrated. Even my mom can’t get enough of it!
True Match Plumping and Hydrating Tinted Serum - Very Light
Super lightweight with excellent coverage and a wide range of shades to suit every skin tone—perfect for a natural, flawless finish.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint
A more full-coverage version of the Eaze Drop Skin Tint—thicker, longer-lasting, and perfect for when you want your makeup to stay flawless all day.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Eaze Drop Stick Blur + Smooth Tint Stick Foundation
Concealers
My go-to all-time favourite for everyday use! Super lightweight, it won’t settle into fine lines, keeps under eyes hydrated, and delivers flawless, buildable coverage every time.
Swipe Hydrating Serum Concealer
My go-to when doing a full face of makeup! Offers incredible coverage, blends effortlessly, and feels light—not heavy—on the skin.
Vanish™ Airbrush Concealer
One of the best hydrating concealers on the market! Perfect for both natural and full-face looks, with a buildable formula enriched with skincare ingredients for happy, nourished under eyes.
Triclone Skin Tech Hydrating + De-Puffing Concealer
Lip liners
The smoothest, most long-lasting lip liner I’ve tried! Love every shade—they glide on effortlessly and stay put all day.
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil Longwear Lip Liner
Not a lip liner, but I’m obsessed with this formula! Applies smoothly, giving lips a plump, voluminous look with a creative, fun twist.
peptide lip shape lift
One of my go-to lip liners! Comes in a convenient, twist-up packaging—sharpening included. Long-lasting, easy to apply, and incredibly soft on the lips.
Huda Beauty – Lip Contour 2.0 Automatic Matte Lip Pencil
Blushes
The only blush I will ever recommend. Yes it’s THAT GOOD!
pocket blush
This is my every day work blush, if I’m not wearing the rhode pocket blush.
Monochromatic Multi Stick Makeup
The only powder blush I own! Love this
Color Fuse Blush Powder
I know it’s discontinued but I had to add it here! I use it as a transitional shade of blush and highlighter. Absolutely gorgeous
Becca Rose Gold Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Review & Swatches
Highlighter
The only highlighter I own. I hope it comes back!!!!
Anastasia Amrezy Highlighter Review & Swatches
Setting powders
Classic, but does the job!
Translucent Loose Setting Powder - Laura Mercier
Ultimate pore blurring powder! Love this specially to set my face with a powder puff
Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder - HUDA BEAUTY
This had to go on my list. It’s like Laura Mercier and huda setting powders had a baby!
Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder | ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr
The best powder for retouching on the go
Makeup Powder
Setting spray
The only setting spray I would recommend
AIRBRUSH FLAWLESS SETTING SPRAY Original 100 ml
Máscaras (for Asian stubborn straight lashes)
When I tell you this is the ONLY mascara that actually lasts — even when I go into the pool or ocean! It’s that good. Super long-lasting, completely smudge-proof, and truly waterproof.
Kiss me Isehan Heroine Mascara
Love this one — definitely in my top 2 waterproof mascaras! Super affordable, long-lasting, and gives you the perfect balance of length and volume.
The Falsies Lash Lift® Washable Mascara Eye Makeup
This has gained its popularity for a reason — the best safe choice! It gives amazing volume and lasts all day, even if you’re using the regular version, not the waterproof one!
Volum Express the colossal mascara
The best lengthening mascara I’ve ever tried — I’ve repurchased it multiple times! I love layering it with a volumizing mascara for that fuller, lifted look.
Benefit Cosmetics Roller Lash Curling & Lifting Mascara
My go-to ever since I discovered tubing mascaras! I use it every day — it holds the curl perfectly without needing a waterproof formula (and it’s so much easier to remove!).
tartelette™ tubing mascara
Eyebrows
The best drugstore eyebrow pencil I’ve been repurchasing and recommending over and over. Their range of colours actually matches my hair colour without leaving that red undertone
Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil
The best long lasting thin eyebrow pencil I’ve ever used. Repurchased multiple times in the color 3.5 which is the closest match I could get to have snatched brows
Percisely my Brow Pencil
Hard to use at first, but when you get the hang of it, it’s so worth it! Super strong hold for the perfect laminated look
Brow Sculpt 8.5ml | Clear Brow Gel
Love love loooove this, it’s as good as the refy but on a budget. It gives you more time to shape your brow before drying up so quickly
Brow Laminating Gel - Clear-Drying Brow Gel
Love this
Benefit Cosmetics 24-HR Brow Setter Clear Brow Gel with Lamination Effect
My everyday eyebrow gel, fast and easy to use yet super long lasting and can achieve a laminated look!
Infallible 24H Brow Lamination, Transparent Gel