The ultimate survivors: products so essential I’d snatch them in a fire, no questions asked.
You always need a good base, which is why SAIE Primer is absolutely a product I’d grab in a fire. Lightweight, smoothing, and perfect for a flawless finish, it keeps my makeup fresh all day—and has survived every clean-out attempt.
Saie Glowy Super Gel | All-Over Luminizer
There's a reason it's called the “Great Skin Moisturizer”. If I'm looking for a little extra hydration, the Merit Primer is a go-to grab for me. It creates a silky, radiant base that keeps makeup fresh and has earned a permanent spot in my routine.
Great Skin Moisturizer
The Patrick Ta Major Skin Hydra-Luxe Foundation isn’t just beautiful—it’s indispensable. I’d rescue it in a fire just for its glowing, long-lasting finish.
Major Skin Hydra-Luxe Luminous Skin Perfecting ...
This concealer is impossible to part with. Smooth, buildable coverage that hides imperfections and brightens under eyes instantly.
Hydrating & Mattifying Concealers
Huda Setting Powder is a product I can’t live without. Ultra-smooth and blurring, it sets makeup flawlessly and keeps skin looking soft and airbrushed all day.
Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder
Anastasia Contour Stick is the real deal. Creamy, blendable, and designed for true contouring without the warmth of a bronzer.
Rhode Pocket Blush is a must-have I’d snatch in a fire. Lightweight, pigmented, and easy to blend, it’s essential for a fresh, radiant flush. Even better? It's perfect to take on the go!
Rhode Pocket Blush
Armani Luminous Silk Liquid Highlighter is my go-to highlighter. Soft, luminous, and perfect for a natural finish.
Luminous Silk Acqua Highlighter - Armani Beauty
My glam safety blanket. The shades are buttery, blend like a dream, and work for literally any look — soft daytime, full glam, or “I only had five minutes.” If I could only keep one eyeshadow palette forever, it would be this one.
Dior Backstage Eye Palette
The only eyeliner that survives everything — sweat, tears, long days, bad weather, you name it. It glides on ridiculously smooth, stays put on the waterline, and refuses to smudge. My ride-or-die for defined eyes that don’t budge.
24/7 Waterproof Waterline Eyeliner Pencil
Tartelette Tubing Mascara is my ride-or-die for lashes—I’d totally grab it in a fire. Builds volume and length without smudging, and the tubing formula makes removal a breeze, so it always survives every clean-out.
Tartelette™ Tubing Mascara
Ride-or-die brow product. Keeps everything in place, adds the perfect tint, and makes me feel human even on no-makeup days. Definitely worth saving from the flames.
Brow 1980 Volumizing Mousse
When they said On Til Dawn, they meant it! I 100% can't live without this product. Lightweight and long lasting, it locks in my makeup all day long. It was and always will survive every clean-out attempt!
On 'Til Dawn Setting Spray | ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr
This little tube does everything. The color? Effortlessly flushed perfection. The texture? Lightweight, dewy, never sticky. This is an absolute staple in my lip combo — which is exactly why it’s making it out of the fire with me.
Sheer For It Tinted Lip Stain - Plums Up
Cheap, reliable, and always hits. The e.l.f. lip liner glides on like a dream and somehow makes every lipstick look better. It’s one of those products you don’t realize you can’t live without until you’re imagining losing it in a fire.
Cream Glide Lip Liner - Cocoa
Glossy, juicy, and way better than the price tag suggests. It gives that glassy lip look without the stickiness — and somehow always finds its way into my bag (and my backup bag). If the fire’s coming, I’m grabbing this one on instinct.