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Makeup Products I "Invest In" as a Teenage Girl
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items I love playing around with makeup, and love getting more bang for my buck too. From everyday looks to elevated glams, here are some tried and tested makeup / beauty products that I have truly made some good use out of! Links are available for your sh...
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Face / Base
Cheeks
Palettes
Eyes / Eyebrows
Lips
Face / Base
Prep the canvas!
I use this for everything from ballet recital looks to long days-nights out with the girls 🧖♀️
Prime Primer by Banila Co
This product has lasted me such a long time. I only use a little, and the coverage is enough to even out my complexion without appearing cakey.
Fit Me! Matte & Poreless Lightweight Foundation - Maybelline
I use the littelist bit to brighten up my under eyes and the high points of my face, and it works great! I use the shade 10 (Light) on top of my Fit Me Foundation shade 128 (Warm Nude).
Fit Me® Oil-Free Concealer Face Makeup - Maybelline
I use this to mattify and seal my makeup where needed---great for securing bold lips too with the help of a tissue.
Prime Primer Finish Powder 12g by Banila Co
Cream bronzer + contour sticks with a cool to warm range of tones available!
Shady Sunstick GRWM Cosmetics
As a girl with combination skin, I like using this powder foundation to mattify my T-zone. (Nose and forehead)! It works great as light coverage for those areas too, and as a finishing powder, for my under-eyes especially, after I complete my makeup ...
Maybelline New York Fit Me Matte+Poreless Normal to Oily Skin Powder Foundation
Cheeks
Bring back the color!
I love building on this product depending on my makeup mood, and mixing colors too. Doing so in tiny dots though---pigmented!
Cloud Paint Cheek Tint / Stain / Color from Glossier
I have “London," and I like using it to add a pinkish shimmer to my looks. It complements my blush when I apply it to my cheekbones, and it's fun to add to my inner corners too ✨💖✨💖✨
Glow Tint Multi-use Liquid Highlighter
The mix of pink hues and tones of the blush gives off the prettiest, blush glow!!
Physicians Formula Powder Palette® Mineral Glow Pearls Blush, Rose Pearl
I have this product in “Au Naturel” and it's a great brownish red to bring color and warmth to the face. The formula itself goes on very pigmented, but blends into the skin as it dries for a more natural look. Buildable and workable.
Off Duty Serum Blush by Happy Skin
Palettes
Major space to play around here!
This palette is packed with all the essential neutrals plus great green pigments to play around with too! And they are PIGMENTED. One of the first real makeup “investment” purchases I made.
18B Makin'Bank Artistry Palette by MORPHE
I believe this is a limited edition palette, but I find it so useful because of the elevated neutrals it offers! Warm shimmers for highlight and deep tones for smokey looks.
Make Magic Happen Eyeshadow Palette by Tarte
My first ever big-girl eyeshadow palette is one from Morphe, and I truly am so happy with it. I got “Makin' Bank” which I'm not sure is still available on their site. Regardless, I'm here to tell you that these palettes work great. Try and find one w...
Morphe Artistry Palettes (Eyeshadows)
Eyes / Eyebrows
Draw your heart out!
A light, neutral brown eyebrow pencil with a spoolie on its other end. Plus, works really well as a brown, cream eyeliner! 👁️🤎
Auto Eyebrow Pencil by Innisfree
Small, defined, and flexible tip for liquid eyeliner looks.
Liquid Eyeliner from Anastasia Beverly Hills
I received this as a gift from one of my friends, and it's grown to be one of my favorite mascaras---if not already my go-to atp! It's not waterproof which I feel makes it more gentle on my eyelashes, but it can also hold a curl really well which I a...
Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara Advanced Film
The skinny wand is great for adding a more natural volume to lashes and for applying product to the lower lashes too!
Innisfree Skinny Microcara Mascara in Black
My go-to long-lasting mascara that's great at lengthening and volumizing my lashes. Tried and tested to last through long days and nights.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara
I found this mascara in Japan, and I think it's so fun!! I have it in the red and purple colors. The red is really bright and pops even with my dark eyelashes; the purple is more subdued. Waterproof!
kiss Lasting Curl Mascara
Boy Brow! I don't like filling in my eyebrows all the time, and this product is great for adding volume to my brows while also maintaining a clean and minimalist look.
Boy Brow by Glossier
I love this product! The formula makes it glide on so easily when I do my liner. It's creamy and buildable. I have it in Matte Mulberry.
Endless Silky Eye Pen by Pixi by Petra
Lips
The finishing touch!
My friend actually suggested this product to me after I had asked for red lipstick recommendations, and I found what I was looking for in this shade of red. A deeper, slightly more muted tone, but one that still pops. I'm definitely happy with it---I...
GRWM Matte, Red Lipstick in shade "Main Character"
My current go-to lip gloss :) I have shade “Say My Name” which is the perfect nude tone with gold glimmer, and the “plumping” part adds a cooling effect when applied ✨🤎
Lip Injection Power Plumping Lip Gloss in shade "Say My Name" by Too Faced
A matte, mauve brown color in Glossier's soft touch lip crème formula.
G Suit by Glossier in shade "Lane"
A nude and moisturizing lippie for every day!
Chubby Stick™ Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in shade "Curviest Caramel" by Clinique
Another nude and moisturizing lippie for every day! This one comes off as a lighter, paler neutral on me.
Barely There Nourishing Lip Tint by Bath & Body Works
Still the perfect lip gloss for me. Non-sticky with a faint pinkish hue. I love how it feels and looks on my lips! 👄
Lip Gloss by Glossier
Gives off a light, neutral, mauve color on me which is nice to have for cooler-toned makeup looks.
Peptalk Lipstick Bullet Refill in shade "Doing Great" by The Body Shop
A warm, teracotta toned matte lippie!
Fluffmatte by Sunnies Face in "baked"
Fun, long-lasting lippies with a range of shades to choose from. I have this in the color “Keen” :)
Super Stay Vinyl Ink by Maybelline
I have this in shade "3 Ash Rose" and its a nice natural color leaning on a brown tone. Dries matte and deep.
Fuller Lips Hya-Serum Lip Tint | Velvet Satin by Be Organic
Small lip liner that glides on easily to prep the lips.
Crayon lèvres mini by SEPHORA COLLECTION
A non-sticky lip stain formula from Happy Skin that is glossy on swipe. Based on my experience, this stain does not budge!!! I've woken up from long nights wearing this product, after skincare and all, with lips still faintly pink. I love how the col...
Lip Jelly in "Cherry Cola" by Happy Skin
The lip treatment glides on like a gloss. With its thick applicator, my lippie fix is all set on nights out! I love “Cowgirl” as a rosy nude for my complexion, as I find other “nudes” are too pale/light on me.
Hydragloss Hydrating Lip Treatment in "Cowgirl" by Issy
Guys, I'm very much in love with this product. I'm big on lip hydration, and this lippie does that (+ SPF protection) all while giving your lips a rosy sheen. It comes in 3 colors, but my favorite is “Cherry Fizz” for its deep muted berry tone.
Fresh Lip Quench with SPF 25 PA++ in "Cherry Fizz" by BLK Cosmetics