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Makeup Finds
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items My favorite makeup finds, from everyday essentials to full-glam favorites ✨ Discover foundations, concealers, blushes, bronzers, lip products, eye makeup, and more, from affordable drugstore gems to splurge-worthy favorites.
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The Best Foundations for Every Skin Type and Budget
Skin Tints & BB Creams
Concealer
Color Corrector
Powder
The Best Foundations for Every Skin Type and Budget
Foundation recommendations, here are some of the most loved and top-rated foundations, including options for different skin types, budgets, and finishes (matte, dewy, natural).
Drugstore Favorites: This is a budget-friendly foundation for normal to oily skin that delivers a natural matte finish, blurs pores beautifully, and is available in a wide shade range for under $10.
Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation
Drugstore Favorites: This foundation offers a natural finish suitable for all skin types with long-lasting, buildable medium-to-full coverage that feels lightweight throughout the day.
Infallible 32 Hour Lightweight Fresh Wear Foundation
Drugstore Favorites: This is perfect for normal to dry skin, offering a satin‑to‑dewy finish, SPF 30 protection and impressive coverage at a fraction of the cost of high-end alternatives.
Camo CC Cream SPF 30 - Color Correcting Cream
Mid-Range / Sephora Picks: This is ideal for normal to dry skin, giving a radiant, natural finish that looks glowy yet like real skin, perfect for a no-makeup-makeup look.
Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
Mid-Range / Sephora Picks: This offers breathable, buildable coverage for normal to dry skin and evens out tone without ever feeling heavy.
Liquid Touch Weightless Foundation
Mid-Range / Sephora Picks: This is a matte, full-coverage favorite for normal to oily skin, with an impressive shade range of over 50 tones designed for true inclusivity.
Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation
Luxury Splurge: This is a luxurious option for normal to dry skin that delivers a luminous, soft-focus finish beloved by makeup artists for its ability to blur imperfections while remaining lightweight.
Luminous Silk Perfect Natural Glow Foundation
Luxury Splurge: This is a matte, full-coverage formula made for oily or combination skin that lasts 12+ hours without budging, making it ideal for long days or events.
Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation
Luxury Splurge: This is a high-end, full-coverage foundation that delivers a natural matte finish with up to 24 hours of wear, offering a flawless look that resists transfer and shine while feeling surprisingly lightweight on the skin.
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Skin Tints & BB Creams
I love skin tints and BB creams for days when I want my skin to look more even and fresh without wearing a heavy foundation. I picked options with different finishes and coverage levels, from affordable everyday favorites to higher-end formulas, so t...
Drugstore: Sheer, hydrating coverage with SPF 30 for an easy everyday look.
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream
Drugstore: Perfect when you want lightweight coverage with a beautiful glow. I’d reach for this when I want my skin to look fresh and radiant without going full glam.
e.l.f. Halo Glow Skin Tint SPF 50 | No White Cast
Drugstore: A great pick when you love the lightweight look of a skin tint but still want your makeup to last. It gives natural-looking coverage without feeling heavy.
Maybelline Super Stay 24H Skin Tint + Vitamin C - Ulta Beauty
Mid-Range: A great everyday option when you want natural-looking coverage without a heavy base. I especially like this type of formula for a simple, fresh makeup routine.
Tower 28 SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen
Mid-Range: I’d reach for this when I want something hydrating and lightweight with a fresh, dewy finish. It’s especially nice for a simple “no-makeup makeup” look.
MILK Makeup Hydro Grip Skin Tint
Mid-Range: A classic for when you want hydration and a little bit of coverage in one step. It leaves skin looking healthy, fresh, and naturally glowy.
Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 30
Luxury: This is a beautiful choice when you want your base to feel more like skincare than traditional makeup. It gives a lightweight, dewy finish while evening out the complexion.
Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40
Luxury: I’d choose this for a soft, hydrated glow and a very lightweight feel. It gives that effortless “my skin just looks really good today” effect.
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Luxury: A great splurge if you want something silky and radiant while still keeping the coverage light. It gives skin a polished, healthy-looking finish.
Futurist SkinTint Serum Foundation
Concealer
Looking for your perfect concealer? I rounded up some of my favorites across different price ranges, from affordable drugstore gems to luxurious high-end formulas. Whether you want natural everyday coverage, brightening, hydration, or full coverage, ...
Drugstore: A classic for a reason! Lightweight, easy to blend, and great for brightening under-eyes while also covering blemishes. It's one of the strongest budget-friendly all-around picks
Instant Age Rewind® Eraser Multi-Use Concealer
Drugstore: Great if you want full coverage without spending much. The hydrating formula has a satin finish and works especially well for normal-to-dry skin.
E.L.F Hydrating Camo Concealer
Drugstore: My pick for a more natural, skin-like everyday look. It provides medium coverage and hydration and is especially nice when you don't want your concealer to look heavy.
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Mid-Range: A cult favorite that gives medium-to-buildable coverage with a radiant, natural finish. Great for both under-eyes and blemishes and one of the most versatile choices on this list.
Radiant Creamy Concealer
Mid-Range: A creamy, skincare-focused option with medium coverage and a fresh, hydrated finish. A particularly good choice if you prefer your concealer to look like skin rather than makeup.
Kosas Revealer Concealer
Mid-Range: A lighter, radiant take on the famous Shape Tape family. It gives medium coverage with a bright, natural-looking finish and is great for an everyday makeup look.
Tarte Shape Tape Radiant Concealer
Luxury: If you want full coverage + hydration + long wear, this is one of my top luxury recommendations. Dior describes it as a 24-hour hydrating, transfer-resistant full-coverage concealer, and it can be used for under-eyes, redness, dark spots, and...
Dior Forever Skin Correct - Concealer and Corrector
Luxury: A beautiful choice if you want that soft, natural, expensive-looking skin. It has medium-to-buildable coverage and a naturally radiant finish, with a lightweight feel.
Luminous Silk Hydrating & Brightening Concealer
Luxury: For a radiant, hydrated, skin-like finish, this is a gorgeous luxury option. It offers medium buildable coverage, 24-hour hydration and wear, and comes in 24 shades across neutral, cool, and warm undertones.
Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Concealer
Color Corrector
Color correctors help neutralize discoloration before concealer or foundation. Here are some great options for redness, dark circles, and dark spots at every price point.
Drugstore: Lightweight and easy to blend, with shades for redness, dark spots, and under-eyes.
E.L.F Camo Color Corrector Concealer
Drugstore: A creamy stick that corrects redness, dark circles, and discoloration.
NYX Professional Makeup Pro Fix Stick Color Correcting Concealers
Drugstore: An affordable classic with multiple shades for correcting different discoloration.
L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD Concealer
Mid-Range: Creamy and radiant, designed for dark circles, dark spots, and hyperpigmentation.
Radiant Creamy Color Corrector - Concealer
Mid-Range: Lightweight, brightening, and long-wearing with a natural finish.
HUDA BEAUTY #FAUXFILTER Color Corrector
Mid-Range: A creamy multi-stick that corrects and brightens while adding hydration.
Live Tinted Huestick All-Over Color Corrector
Luxury: A buttery corrector that brightens and helps conceal under-eye darkness.
Magic Vanish - Fair - Color Corrector
Luxury: A radiant formula that corrects discoloration while keeping skin hydrated.
Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Color Corrector
Luxury: A luxurious full-coverage corrector with a soft-matte, second-skin finish.
ULTRA LE TEINT LE CORRECTEUR
Powder
I love a good powder when I want my makeup to last longer, control shine, or give my skin that smooth, filtered look. I put together affordable and high-end options with different finishes, so whether you want a soft matte look or something more natu...
Drugstore: Such a good everyday powder if you want to control shine and make pores look softer. It’s especially nice for normal to oily skin.
Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Powder
Drugstore: I’d reach for this when I want to set my makeup without completely taking away the glow. It gives a soft, blurred finish instead of looking flat.
Halo Glow Loose Setting Powder
Drugstore: Perfect when you want your makeup to stay put while giving your face a more snatched, smooth appearance. It’s also great for brightening under the eyes.
Wonder Snatch™ Loose Setting Powder
Mid-Range: I’d choose this when I want my powder to look almost invisible on the skin. It sets makeup while keeping the complexion looking natural and fresh.
Light Reflecting™ Setting Powder - Loose
Mid-Range: A great choice for anyone who loves a more perfected, matte makeup look. It’s especially good when you want your makeup to stay in place for a long day.
Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder
Mid-Range: I love this type of powder for a polished, blurred look without making your skin look overly powdered. It’s especially nice for combination skin.
SurrealSkin® Soft Blur Setting Powder
Luxury: This is perfect for touch-ups or when you want that smooth, airbrushed effect. It makes the skin look polished without feeling heavy.
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder
Luxury: Such a beautiful option when you want a lightweight powder that blurs without making your skin look dry. The finish is soft and natural.
Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder
Luxury: A great splurge when you want your powder to set and blur your makeup while still keeping the complexion looking polished and refined.
DIOR Forever Nude Matte and Radiant Pressed Powder