Copy and pasted straight from Monday’s post because #lazy
Y’all know I am always trying new products so I know what’s good and what to recommend and because I have a makeup addiction.
I decided to put together two beauty guides for the end of the year, affordable and high end, to highlight my favorite products in each category. These are the products I would recommend if asked.
I wanted to put them all in once place so you and I can both reference them easily. I thought long and hard spent a lot of time thinking about each category and product. I sure hope I didn’t miss anything, but if I did, let me know in the comments.
These beauty guides will be your ultimate tool kit.
You can see the affordable guide here and now onto the high end products!
PRIMER
—Blur: Tarte Timeless Smoothing
—Mattify (Oily skin): Murad Oil Control Mattifier
—General (Normal skin): Becca First Light Priming Filter
—Hydrate (Dry skin): Too Faced Hangover Rx.
FOUNDATION
—Full Coverage: Estee Lauder Double Wear
—Medium/Buildable: Too Faced Born This Way
—Sheer: Benefit Hello Happy
CORRECTOR
—Bobbi Brown Corrector
CONCEALER
—Tarte Shape Tape
UNDER EYE BRIGHTENING POWDER
—Laura Mercier Secret Brightening
SETTING POWDER
—Laura Mercier Translucent Powder
BRONZER
—Bare Minerals Invisible Bronze
BLUSH
—Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush
LIQUID HIGHLIGHTER
—Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Liquid
CREAM CONTOUR
—Anastasia Beverly Hills Foundation Stick in Fawn
CONTOUR POWDER
—Kat Von D Shade + Light Single in Sombre
POWDER HIGHLIGHTER
—Ofra Pillow Talk
BROW PENCIL
—Anastasia Beverly Hill Brow Wiz
BROW GEL
—Anastasia Clear Brow Gel
SINGLE SHADOWS
—Anastasia Beverly Hills
EYE SHADOW PRIMER
—Smashbox Photo Finish 24 Hour
PALETTE
—Urban Decay Naked2
CREAM SHADOW
—MAC Paint Pot
LASH PRIMER
—Lancome Cils Booster
MASCARA
—Lancome Monsieur Big
GEL LINER
—MAC Fluidline
PENCIL LINER
—Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On
LIQUID LINER
—Stila Stay All Day
SHINE
—MAC Satin
SHEER
—Urban Decay Vice Sheer
MATTE
—MAC Matte
LIQUID LIPSTICK
—Anastasia Beverly Hills
GLOSS
—Buxom Full-On Lip Polish
LINER
—Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On
SET
—MAC Fix+
EXTEND
—Urban Decay All Nighter
I really don’t have any high end brush and tool recommendations. I love the Original beautyblender, but I don’t use high end brushes. I have one brush from Sigma and I like it, but it’s not any better than any of my drugstore recommendations. So save some money on your tools and reference my recommendations from Monday!
I didn’t want to list each individual brush or sponge so I’m grouping by brand. I have tried multiple brushes from each of these lines and I have been impressed with the quality, performance, and how well they hold up after washing.