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The Ultimate Sephora Guide | Makeup/Skincare Essentials
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items Your confidence is a direct reflection to the care, effort and esteem you give yourself. Use this list to revamp your Glow Kit and curate your new, evolved look!
Sections
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Skincare
Primer
Illumination/Glow
Foundation
Concealer
Powders + Setting Sprays
Skincare
Your skincare routine is the foundation for a seamless makeup application. Each product is listed according to its purpose and states which skin type is best suited.
Precleanse. An award-winning makeup remover that melts away stubborn makeup, SPF, dirt, and oil, leaving skin hydrated with zero residue.
Farmacy | Green Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm
Cleanse. Clean Beauty. A fragrance-free, gentle cleanser that effectively removes makeup, dirt, and grime, leaving skin soft and supple.
First Aid Beauty | Pure Skin Face Cleanser
Exfolitate. A gentle rice-based powder cleanser that exfoliates skin while visibly brightening, smoothing texture, and clearing clogged pores.
Dermalogica | Daily Microfoliant Refillable Exfoliator
Hydrate. A breakthrough, multi-use highlighting serum that hydrates and visibly reduces the look of hyperpigmentation for a dewy, reflective glow—without mica, glitter, or gray cast.
Glow Recipe | Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum
Boost. A high-performance, visibly brightening serum—concentrated with vitamin C, lactic acid, and hyaluronic acid—that hydrates, visibly firms, and reduces the look of fine lines.
Dermalogica | BioLumin-C Vitamin C Serum
Moisturize. Dry/Sensitized Skin. Clean Beauty. This award-winning moisturizer instantly relieves dry, distressed skin and eczema, plus strengthens skin barrier in 7 days for calm, comfortable skin.
First Aid Beauty | Ultra Repair® Cream Intense Hydration
Moisturize. Dry Skin. A rich, intensely nourishing moisturizer—fortified with shea butter and peptides—to soothe dry, dehydrated skin.
Dermalogica | Super Rich Repair Moisturizer
Moisturize. Combination/Normal/Dry. An ultra-hydrating ceramide moisturizer clinically proven to visibly plump, improve the look of fine lines and replenish dry, distressed skin.
Farmacy | Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturizer
Moisturize/Hydrate. Combination/Oily Skin. A lightweight, oil-free, prebiotic moisturizer that supports the skin‘s microbiome and provides effective hydration.
Dermalogica | Active Moist Moisturizer
Brightening eye cream. A bestselling fragrance-free eye cream, powered by gold-complexed vitamin C, that brightens, visibly diminishes dark circles and crow’s feet and improves concealer application and wear.
OLEHENRICKSEN | Banana Bright+ Vitamin C Brightening Eye Crème
Moisturize at Night. Normal, Dry, and Combination. An instantly absorbing face oil infused with advanced vitamin C (THD ascorbate), turmeric, and evening primrose oil, to brighten, hydrate, and leave skin glowing.
Sunday Riley C.E.O Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil
Treat. All Skin Types. A potent 14% AHA/BHA resurfacing serum that visibly smooths fine lines and wrinkles and clarifies pores immediately and over time.
Farmacy Honeymoon Glow AHA Resurfacing Night Serum
Exfoliate. A daily treatment pad with lactic and glycolic acids to safely and effectively exfoliate, tone, and brighten. Test product prior to use and work your way to daily.
First Aid Beauty | Facial Radiance Pads with Glycolic + Lactic Acids Refillable
Treat. Normal/Combination/Oily. A daily leave-on exfoliant with two percent salicylic acid to sweep away dead skin cells, unclog pores, and visibly smooth wrinkles—practically overnight.
Paula's Choice | Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
Nourish. A leave-on lip mask that delivers intense moisture and antioxidants while you sleep with Berry Fruit Complex™, Murumuru seed and Shea butter.
Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C
SPF is personal. Test the options at a good rate.
Supergoop | SPF Bestsellers Kit
Primer
Think of primer as a way to achieve what your skincare routine is designed to do over time. Primer supports the desired finish (airbrushed, poreless, matte).
Smooths, blurs and absorbs shine. A translucent skin-perfecting primer that smooths, absorbs shine, and adds a visibly blurred, airbrushed finish while extending makeup wear.
Hourglass | Vanish Airbrush Primer
Minimizes pores. A primer that quickly minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin
The POREfessional Pore Minimizing Primer
Mattifies, blurs. A weightless, water-based primer that visibly mattifies, refines pores, and blurs the skin with light-diffusion technology.
Shiseido | Synchro Skin Soft Blurring Primer
Illumination/Glow
For a hyperglow effect prior to foundation, apply the below products to the high points of your face.
Water-based. A multipurpose luminizer that hydrates and brightens. Wear it on the face or body for a fresh dewy look, as a spot highlighter, or mix with your skincare or foundation for a glowy finish.
Saie | Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Dewy Highlighter
Moisturizing. A sheer, lightweight highlighter made for daytime wear that visibly illuminates your skin for a dewy glow with zero sparkle.
Merit Day Glow Dewy Highlighting Balm
Vitamin-infused. A clean skin enhancer that instantly activates a lit-up glow. Use this pearly liquid layered under foundation, as a targeted highlighter, mixed with foundation or skincare.
Glow I.V. Vitamin-Infused Skin Illuminating Enhancer
Multi-purpose. A palette featuring three shades of Ambient Lighting Powder, the high-tech, soft-focus finishing powder that recreates the most exquisitely flattering types of light.
Ambient® Lighting Palette
Compact. The micron-size, color-correcting particles refract light and create transparent coverage, filtering out harsh light and refining the appearance of the skin.
Hourglass Ambient® Lighting Finishing Powder
Foundation
Think of foundation as a way to even your tone. Coverage varies based on need.
Beautiful Skin. A weightless liquid foundation that delivers buildable medium coverage with a light-diffusing effect for up to 16 hours.
Hourglass | Ambient Soft Glow Foundation
Matte, but not flat. A new generation, Dior foundation with 24H transfer-proof wear. With skincare ingredients, this matte formula visibly improves skin over time.
Dior | Forever Matte Foundation SPF 15
Radiant Finish. A Dior foundation with 24h wear, radiant medium-to-full coverage and hydration. With 86% skincare ingredients to visibly improve skin over time.
Dior | Forever Skin Glow Foundation SPF 15
Radiant Finish. An advanced makeup-skincare-hybrid foundation with a natural finish that quickly blurs and smooths while visibly improving skin’s clarity over time.
NARS | Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
Minimalist. A buildable, lightweight complexion stick that can be used as a foundation or a concealer for easy, natural-looking coverage on the go.
Merit The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Foundation and Concealer Stick
Waterproof. A foundation for the face and body in a wide range of shades with a natural finish and medium, buildable coverage that's waterproof and sweat-resistant.
Dior | BACKSTAGE Face & Body Foundation
Minimalist. A clean, high-performance cream foundation and concealer stick packed with nourishing ingredients for a second-skin, natural finish.
Westman Atelier Vital Skin Foundation Stick
Longwear and skin-like. An up to 24-hour transfer-resistant, healthy-looking glow serum foundation with buildable medium coverage and SPF 27, plus hyaluronic and mandelic acids to hydrate and smooth skin for a natural-looking glow finish.
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care & Glow Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid
Concealer
Concealer brightens + adds more coverage where needed.
Blurs + Brightens. A full-coverage, weightless, and waterproof concealer with microspherical powders that blurs and brightens for up to 16 hours of skin perfection.
Hourglass Vanish™ Airbrush Concealer
Medium-Full Coverage. A hydrating, lightweight, full-coverage concealer that brightens the look of dark circles and covers imperfections without creasing or caking.
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Full Coverage Concealer
Skin-like spot concealing. A caffeine-infused, radiant concealer that delivers waterproof and crease-proof full coverage with an innovative makeup brush applicator for precision.
Dior | Backstage Concealer
Full Coverage. A transfer-proof concealer that delivers up to 24 hours of wear and hydration, visibly corrects blemishes, and reduces the look of undereye circles.
Dior Forever Skin Correct Full-Coverage Concealer
Powders + Setting Sprays
Set your makeup for a poreless effect with powder. Add the skin-like feel while increasing longevity with setting sprays.
Mattify, blur + illuminate. An ultra finely milled setting powder that resists caking and is designed to mattify, blur, & illuminate the complexion for a perfected makeup result.
Givenchy | Prisme Libre Loose Setting and Finishing Powder
Skin-like, but mattifies. An ultra-refined, talc-free loose powder that is designed to give skin a naturally flawless finish.
Hourglass | Veil™ Translucent Setting Powder - Talc Free
Soft-matte finish. A finely-milled blurring powder for all day wear, 24-hour shine control, and a soft matte finish. Available in four shades for all skin tones.
One Size | Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder
Matte finish. A lightweight, easy-to-apply, loose powder that blends effortlessly to set makeup for up to 16 hours of wear and 24 hour shine control.
Laura Mercier | Translucent Loose Setting Powder
Airbrushed effect. An ultra-fine setting powder that blurs imperfections and visibly reduces shine. Rose Wax and Almond Oil: Help to nourish, soften, and moisturize the skin.
Charlotte Tilbury | Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder
Radiant finish, yet matte. A hydrating, alcohol- and oil-free spray that weightlessly sets makeup for up to 16 hours without melting, fading, or settling into fine lines.
Charlotte Tilbury | Transfer-Proof Setting Spray
Party all night. An award-winning lightweight vegan setting and finishing spray that keeps makeup fresh, smudge-proof, and transfer resistant for up to 16 hours.
Urban Decay | All Nighter Waterproof Makeup Setting Spray
Budgeproof makeup. A waterproof setting spray that gives skin an all-day matte finish.
One/Size | On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray
Blush, Contour and Bronzer
Creams are best for a skin-like finish and powders give an airbrushed effect. Use both for durability.
A foundation used for skin-like dimension. Long-wearing, concentrated coverage in a custom, triangular component for fast and easy full coverage on-the-go.
Hourglass | Vanish™ Seamless Finish Foundation Stick
Chic and compact. A clean, creamy contour stick with a blendable, natural satin finish that sculpts and defines cheekbones in an instant.
Westman Atelier | Face Trace Contour Stick | Clean Makeup
Second-skin. A cutting-edge, clean bronzing gel powder that blurs and defines with a natural-looking finish.
Haus Labs | Power Sculpt Velvet Bronzer with Fermented Arnica
Natural Matte. An oversized natural matte bronzer in a refillable compact, infused with hyaluronic acid for a skin-perfecting bronzed filter for the face and body.
Charlotte Tilbury | Airbrush Matte Bronzer
Sunkissed, radiant bronze. An illuminating bronzer with Photoluminescent Technology, featuring bronze pigments that deliver a natural-looking glow while flaunting depth and dimension.
Hourglass | Ambient® Lighting Bronzer
Different Finish Options. Award-winning pressed powder blush delivers a weightless, natural rush of color to the cheeks – available in matte, satin, and shimmer finishes.
NARS | Blush
Fool-proof. A flexible balm that deposits a creamy, transparent veil of color to let your skin show through.
Merit | Flush Balm Cream Blush
Clean, baby fresh color for cheeks and lips. Multipurpose, hydrating finish that complements all skin tones.
Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick
Pigmented. A weightless, long-lasting liquid blush that blends and builds beautifully for a soft, healthy flush. Available in matte and dewy finishes.
Rare Beauty | Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
Radiant Finish. A groundbreaking hybrid that combines the customized lighting effects of Ambient Lighting Powder or Strobe Powder with a spectrum of breathtakingly modern hues.
Hourglass | Ambient Lighting Blush Collection
Eye Makeup
Daily wear worth the splurge.
One and done shadow. A 12-hour long-wearing, creamy eyeshadow stick that glides onto lids and blends easily for versatile and effortlessly alluring looks.
Laura Mercier | Caviar Stick Eye Shadow
One and done shadow. A long-lasting, do-it-all, easy eyeshadow with a budge-proof formula that stays put for up to eight hours—just swipe and go.
Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow Stick
Neutral palette. An everyday palette that creates super-dramatic smokey eyes as well as a variety of natural and extreme glam looks.
Natasha Denona | Glam Eyeshadow Palette
Chic and Compact. Recs: Nude Dress, Soft Cashmere, New Look. The eyeshadows are set in a high-end case, delicately crafted like a jewelry box. The shadows are enriched with aloe vera and pine oil to smooth and soften the lids while delivering rich, r...
Dior | 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette
Warm + Cool palette. Each shade is fully-pigmented and easy to blend. The palette is luxuriously packaged, with a large mirror and double-ended brush.
Anastasia Beverly Hills | Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette
Pigmented and Vibrant. One swipe, blend and you're done! A long-wearing, non-sticky liquid eyeshadow in neutral and vibrant shades.
Sephora Collection Charged Up Liquid Eyeshadow
Longwear shadow. A lightweight primer that creates a seamless canvas that keeps cream and powder eye color looking brilliant, fresh, and just-applied all day.
NARS | Pro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base
Supports brow health. A clean, tinted mousse-gel for airy, feathery brows, boosted by hair care actives that condition and support full brow health.
Kosas | Air Brow Tinted Clean Volumizing Eyebrow Gel
The custom tiny, tapered brush provides an easy, mess-proof application, and makes it easy to tame, tint, and volumize the look of your brows. The buildable formula is also water resistant and long wearing.
Benefit | Gimme Brow+ Tinted Volumizing Eyebrow Gel
A bestselling brow pencil to transform shapeless, undefined brows with a few strokes—now available in 12 shades to flatter every hair color.
Benefit | Precisely, My Brow Pencil Waterproof Eyebrow Definer
This pencil is idea for places where your arches may be bare or over-tweezed, and the smudge-proof formula stays put day for fresh, natural-looking brows.
Anastasia | Brow Wiz® Ultra-Slim Precision Brow Pencil
Oh, the drama! This volumizing mascara creates dramatic lashes in just one coat without clumping or flaking.
Lancome | HYPNÔSE DRAMA Instant Full Body Volume Mascara
Lips
Fabulous for discovering a new signature lippie.
Signature. A sheer lipstick with a satin finish and the benefits of a lip balm—without the heaviness of a traditional lipstick.
Merit | Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick
Ease of use. A cult-favorite, matte lip pencil that delivers the impact of a matte lipstick with the convenience of a pencil.
NARS | Velvet Matte Lipstick Pencil
Longwearing. An innovative, weightless, matte liquid lip pigment with ultra-flexible, lasting wear.
NARS | Powermatte Lip Pigment
Practical shades. A cult-favorite, ultra-blendable pencil that can be used on lips, brows, eyes and face to create endless looks from natural to bold.
Makeup Forever | Artist Color Pencil Brow, Eye & Lip Liner
Longwearing. This full-pigment lip liner delivers precise shaping, contouring and payoff. Glide on its creamy (never shiny or slippery) formula for a velvet-matte finish or wear all over for long-lasting, velvety-matte lips.
Anastasia Beverly Hills | Lip Liner
Budgeproof. A lip liner collection with an extensive array of creamy, long-lasting, and waterproof formulas to customize lip looks.
Makeup Forever | Aqua Lip Waterproof Lipliner Pencil
A shiny lip gloss—with the comfortable feel of a balm—that delivers up to 24 hours of moisture.
Laura Mercier Lip Glacé | Moisturizing Lip Gloss
Shine without gloss. A slick tint of color infused with rosehip oil and shea butter for healthy-looking lips all day long.
Merit Beauty | Shade Slick Classics Tinted Lip Oil
Tools/Brushes
An investment for seamless blending. A cruelty-free brush featuring unique vegan fiber technology and custom bristles for effortless blending and even application.
Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation Brush
Apply like an Artist. A uniquely tapered brush for a fingertip-like application that moves with the curves of your face for a seamless foundation application.
Sephora Collection PRO Foundation Brush #47
Buff into skin. The spade-like brush head allows for precise application and blending, making it the perfect tool for blush, contour, and powder application. Slightly dense, the soft bristles are perfect for cream blush.
Sephora Collection PRO Blush Brush #99
Blush + Bronzer. A unique tapered brush head that is designed to easily apply powder into skin to set and finish any look.
Sephora Collection PRO Powder Brush #50
Concealer. A uniquely tapered brush that is designed to mimic fingertip application for smooth and natural coverage.
Sephora Collection PRO Concealer Brush #71
A soft, wide-tapered, densely packed eyeshadow brush ideal for all-over shadow application.
Sephora Collection PRO Shadow Brush #10
An ultra-thin, angled liner brush with a firm, tapered point for precise and polished lining of the eyes.
Sephora Collection | Eye Liner Brush #22
Multi-use. A soft, medium-tapered eyeshadow brush ideal for targeted shadow placement on lid.
Sephora Collection | PRO Shadow Brush #14
An award-winning eyelash curler with an edge-free design that prevents pinching for an eye-opening, glamorous curl.
Shiseido | Eyelash Curler
Supple and luxurious. The BEST cotton pads out there. Worth the price.
Shiseido | Facial Cotton
Holiday Gift Options!
Splurge on yourself or a loved one!
Perfect for sensitive skin types, but all can use. Ideal to kick start a new routine.
First Aid Beauty Hydration Wonderland – Full Face Routine Holiday Gift Set
Glass skin! Want to minimize fine lines and wrinkles? Hydrate your skin.
Glow Receipe | Dewy Skin Goals Kit
Say no to chapped lips and HELLO to suppleness.
Laneige | Midnight Minis Set
8 Full Sized Products. Glow Recipe is the brand to try when you love glass skin.
Glow Recipe | Best of Glow Wishlist Kit
The perfect blush for a natural flush. Multiple colors for variety.
Merit Beauty | Mini Flush Balm Cream Blush Set
The perfect option for always having lip balm in your purse!
Summer Fridays | The Mini Lip Butter Balm Set
For the bold and feminine woman. An at home size and one perfect for travel.
Valentino | Donna Born in Roma Eau de Parfum Perfume Set
An explorative journey for the warm floral lover.
Valentino | Mini Donna Born in Roma Coffret Perfume Set
For the person comfortable with taking charge in a feminine way.
YSL | Libre Eau de Parfum Perfume Set
Warm and spicy. For the chic,sassy and sophisticated.
Kilian Paris | Icon Set - Angels Share