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Makeup Essentials
45 items
By
Alexis Bleak
Do I really ever know what I'm doing? No, but I think makeup is fun and these are my tried and true favorites!
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Sections
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Eyeshadow
Lips
Blush
Eyebrows
Sunscreen
Concealer
Eyeshadow
Ok but why are these kind of so amazing?
Eyeshadow Palettes - Pigmented & Cruelty Free
I LOVE COLOUR POP
Eyeshadow Palettes
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Hands down one of my favorite eyeshadow brands ever
Artistry Palettes
Kind of amazing glitters not going to lie
wet n wild Color Icon Glitter Single | Cruelty Free
Sort of the best small pallet stories ever
Artistry Palettes
Huda is so pigmented and buttery and beautiful
Eyeshadow Palettes - Makeup
I love the white shadow for my inner corners!
Eyeshadows | Sephora
I use the silver/white one for my inner corners and it is MWAH
Single Eyeshadows
Lips
Dior DUPE, So glossy, So minty, SO good
Glow Reviver Tinted Lip Oil
She does NOT come off
SuperStay Matte Ink Lip Color - Maybelline
Feel like the most luxurious put together woman EVER
Lipsticks - Dior Addict, Rouge Dior, Diorific
I have owned this since middle school and it's hands down the BEST
Everlasting Liquid Lipstick
You can't go wrong with the quality and price of Morphe
Lipstick | Morphe US
Blush
Um YES who needs to spend $20 on a blush when you can spend $7??
Camo Liquid Blush
SO good and cheap and pigmented
The Blush - Essence
I am in LOVE with this blush as a topper after liquid blush!
Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush
So easy to apply, so creamy, and so good
Hydrating Blush Stix - ColourPop
Eyebrows
SO cheap, why spend more?
Instant Lift Brow Pencil
LOVE the precision
Micro Brow Dual-Ended Pencil & Spoolie - Almond - Morphe
Great shade range for filling in larger areas
Shop Eyebrow at Morphe
Grabbed this in high school and never looked back
Brow Gel
Sunscreen
I love the way this feels and wears!
Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40
Doesn't leave a white cast, super good consistency, and not too oily!
Invisible Shield
SUPER good with light coloring!
Tinted Face Sunscreen
Kind of super amazing
Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40
Concealer
I know… basic but it's SO good!
Shape Tape™ Full-Coverage Concealer
Doesn't crease, and makes you feel so bougie
Dior Backstage Concealer
I honestly love this stuff, it's so cheap but works so well. My undereyes are SUPER bright!
Photo Focus Concealer
Used it, tried and true, so good
Fit Me Concealer - Maybelline
Foundation
So good, so glowy, enough said
Halo Glow Liquid Filter
Not cakey, light, but good coverage!
Hyaluronic Tinted Moisturizer
I know this gets a bad rep, but I don't hate it!
Photo Focus Foundation MATTE
Moisturizer
I love the consistency of this stuff!
Glossier Priming Moisturizer
GREAT two in one!
Daily Facial Moisturizer SPF 50
Setting powder
Tried and TRUE
Translucent Loose Setting Powder
Sets great and is tinted so it doesn't leave a white cast
Camo Powder Foundation
Primer
Pores = gone
Poreless Putty Face Primer
I LOVE THIS!!! It primes AND moisturize!
Glossier Priming Moisturizer
Love love LOVE
Power Grip Primer | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Eyeliner
I love this stuff, super affordable and easy to use.
Breakup Proof Skinny Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
Honestly KVD slays EVERY TIME
KVD Beauty Tattoo Liner
Mascara
Honestly, it was raved about on TikTok for a REASON
Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara - Essence
I LOVE the volume
Vegan KUSH Mascara for High Volume Lashes
One of my STAPLES for a reason, it's so good
Voluminous Lash Paradise Waterproof Mascara - L'Oréal
Love this in water proof and it doesn't dry out my lashes
Volum' Express The Mega Plush Mascara