Nars concealer and I love the fenty tinted moisturizer

Hi luv, I suggest experimenting with various samples of skincare products first. One of the biggest factors why you don’t feel as good with your makeup is probably because you aren’t prepping your skin as well as you should. Trust me, skincare makes a world of a difference when you do makeup. Everybody’s skin reacts differently to different brands though no matter the price point so try to get your hands on free samples or experiment with smaller containers first. As for actual makeup products, I really recommend exploring drugstore options first to see what you like and once you get a better idea of what makeup style feels most wearable for you, that’s when you can slowly start upgrading your stuff. I personally love products from Clinique ( i love their lippies), Nyx, Rare Beauty (their blushes!!), and Dior. The Lash Princess Mascara is a recent fave too!

Better than sex mascara

I am 36F with sensitive skin. For daily makeup I like a little coverage but just want to look natural and glowy. Here’s my quick routine and the products I use.

Charlotte tilbury flawless filter as my foundation Bobbi brown corrector stick for concealer Bobbi brown pot rouge for lips and cheeks Chanel creme bronzer Charlotte tilbury beauty wand light for highlighter and will put some on my eyelids too Anastasia brow definer Caliray mascara

I also make sure to moisturize and use spf daily.

For dry skin I really like the first aid beauty face lotion as a primer, it’s really hydrating.

First aid beauty moisturizer Tarte hydrating tinted moisturizer all over Koke concealer Hula bronzer Tart tubing mascara

dior forever concealer, saie dewy blush or Tower28 for cream blush

loreal true match foundation

essence I love volume mascara

Nivea lip balm in cherry or any benetint dupe

Avon lip oil

I have very dry skin and this is what I use depending on the season: Primer: Elf Poreless Putty, NYX Hydra Touch, or for when I’m really dry but still want to glow like a light bulb, Valentino’s V-Lighter Sigma color corrector Haus Labs Foundation or Sephora brand Perfection Mist Airbrush Foundation Maybelline Fit Me Loose Powder Blush: Sigma (cream or powder, both are great), Hourglass, or Odyn’s Eye Mascara: Rare Beauty or the green Essence Lash Princess

I never wear foundation. Is this a must-have? Why do you guys use it?

Primer: big pores- tarte putty or benefit porefessional Concealer; Natasha Denona Foundation: nars, Prada, or for fuller coverage Estée Lauder double wear Powder: Givenchy loose or kosas pressed. Essence banana powder for drugstore Blush: too many! Essence baked for drugstore, rare beauty, charlotte tilbury, or nars are my favorite but really blush is blush Bronzer: benefit Contour: nyx wonderstix Highlighter: so many!! Brows: nyx Shadow: Natasha Denona palettes Eyeliner: L’Oréal felt tip Mascara: tower 28 or CoverGirl Lips: senegence for long wear

Here are some of my favorite affordable products. ELF putty primer or power grip primer are the best, also their putty blush and bronzers are pretty good too. Their halo glow contour and halo glow liquid filter for under your foundation are good. Wet n wild highlights are my favorite and last forever. My go to blush, contour, and bronzer are sheglam right now, they are amazing and cheap you can get them online. I’m loving sheglam, their products are pigmented and really affordable! Honest mascara, essence princess lash, bye bye panda eye are my go to drugstore mascaras. For foundation and concealer I use farmasi and love it!

Milani make it last setting spray. For Brushes Real technique or morphe, as well as some ELF ones. I love Morphe eyeshadow palettes they are pigmented and easy to blend and have so many different ones!

Have fun shopping and rebuilding your makeup collection!!

I have dry skin too!

Biggest game changer was getting a moisturizer that penetrated and lasted under makeup. I love tatcha. Bobbi brown face base is also a good skin prep in alternative to Tatcha.

This year I took a deep dive in trying to find quality products that work for me so similar to you I started over. I took a splurge though as I just wanted to find something that actually worked and not keep searching.

1. Chanel Les Beige Complexion touch. (I got my lightest/darkest) I just mix accordingly to seasons. It works very well for my dry skin.

2. Hourglass concealer. I get the minis and that’s plenty as it’s extremely pigmented. It has very brightening element to it and it works perfectly hitting all the spots you would want to conceal. Having a good skin base is important as this dries fast.

3. Hourglass blushes or ambient pallete. Chefs kiss. Best blushes and luminous finish. 10/10.

4. Chanel Les Beige bronzer (yes it’s expensive but the glow and color is just unmatched. The amount in there will last you two lifetimes.

I keep an alternate mini Milk Bronzer stick and it blends perfectly well too.

5. Charollete tilbury setting spray. Yes I have fallen into the cult but seriously for us dry skin people this just melts and glows and does everything you would want and it has a solid lasting power. I tried various other sprays thinking CTB was overrated but finally took a dive and yeah. It’s amazing.

L’Oreal Infallible Foundation and pressed powder

Essence Princess Mascara

Laura Mercier blush

TooFaced Lady Bold lipstick

Coty Airspun Loose Powder

Elf Hydrogrip Primer

My faves are

Loreal perfect match foundation or serum

Catrice glam doll tubing mascara

Rare beauty blush

Maybelline contour stick