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Beauty Products I Actually Swear By
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Kristen Wilburn
I’ve tried way too many beauty products so you don’t have to. These are the makeup, skincare, hair and beauty finds I genuinely love, actually use and would spend my own money on again. I’m slowly swapping some of my staples for cleaner, lower-tox op...
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All About That Base
 
Read my Lips 💄
 
Cheeky
 
Eyes Up Here 👀
 
Glow For It ✨
 
Blend With Benefits

All About That Base

 
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Non-toxic Haus Labs Dupe and that lasts all day without separating.
Revealer Skin-Improving Foundation SPF 25
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Shade- 1.0 BH Doesn’t immediately settle into every line under my eyes
Swipe All-Over Hydrating Serum Concealer with 18-HR Wear - Tower 28 Beauty
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Shade- Light Sets everything without making me look dry and powdery. A forever repurchase for me.
Always an Optimist Soft Radiance Setting Powder - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez
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Read my Lips 💄

 
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Shade- 234Wherever Walnut The ‘I didn’t try very hard but somehow look put together’ lip. Always in my bag.
MAKE UP FOR EVER Lip Pencil
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Shade- Love Potion One of my favorite non-toxic swaps so far that still gives me the plump without all the ingredients I’m trying to avoid.
Lip Pulse Glassy Lip Plumper Gloss - Kosas
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Cheeky

 
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Shade- She’s Flushed The cream + powder combo is elite. The blush actually lasts and gives the prettiest dimension.
Major Beauty Headlines - Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush - PATRICK TA
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Shade- She’s Seductive The cream + powder combo is elite. The blush actually lasts and gives the prettiest dimension.
Major Beauty Headlines - Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush - PATRICK TA
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Shade- Terracotta The prettiest warm flush and SO easy to blend.
Flush Balm
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Eyes Up Here 👀

 
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Shade- Reddish Blonde Finally a brow shade that actually works for red hair and fair skin without looking too dark or too warm.
Brow Powder Duo - Anastasia Beverly Hills
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Shade- Troubadour The easiest way to make it look like I actually tried with my eye makeup
GoGo Cooling Shimmer Stick® 8H Eyeshadow - Tower 28 Beauty
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Keeps my brows where I put them without making them feel glued to my face
Jumbo Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting and Laminating Eyebrow Gel - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez
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Glow For It ✨

 
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Shade: Swim Gives the perfect ‘I’ve seen the sun recently’ color.
Dew Bronze™ Soft-Focus Sculpting Liquid Bronzer - Saie
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Shade- Escape Blends like a dream and gives the prettiest natural warmth without going muddy or orange. Love to add this to my eyes for a quick makeup look.
The Sun Show Moisturizing Baked Bronzer - Kosas
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Shade- Exhilarate Gives the prettiest glow without being too glittery
Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez
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Blend With Benefits

 
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Soft, bouncy and doesn’t absorb half my foundation. We love a sponge that knows its job and half the price of “the beauty blender”
Flawless Complexion Angled Sponge - SEPHORA COLLECTION
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I reach for this constantly. Blends everything out without me having to work for it.
The Powder Blush Brush - Saie
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Start to Finish

 
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I’ve tried to find a cleaner swap but nothing compares 😭 This makes my makeup stay ALL day.
e.l.f. Power Grip Primer - Clear 0.811 fl oz
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Another one I haven’t been able to find a cleaner swap for because nothing else makes my makeup last like this does.
e.l.f. Stay All Night Micro-Fine Setting Mist - Light Green - 2.7 fl oz
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