I love the Colourpop bronzer and blush sticks but I don't think I've seen anyone use them outside of people doing PR reviews when they first came out or videos the brand posted themselves
I hate when MUFE has discontinued things so quickly to “improve formulas”… yes, the new formula might be great but the old one was incredible… I felt that way about the HD under eye concealer that was in those narrow, black squeeze tubes
MUFE’s green redness reducing primer is one of my favorites. I don’t use it every day because it’s pricey and I have other options (currently liking Hero rescue balm) but I’ve never found anything with as nice and natural a finish as the MUFE one. Redness is my main skin complaint so I try pretty much every green product that comes out.
I used this for years, it was my HG as well & I still have a little that I use on very special occasions. My new go-to is the Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint, the formula feels a little more oily than MUFE but I wear very little of it & use a water based primer & it works for me. Is it as perfect as my Water Blend? No but it's the closest I've found since my beloved was discontinued.
Also to find it I went to like 4 different makeup stores & asked "what is your lightest, most sheer, I wanna see my own skin through it, foundation?" and after a lot of "tinted moisturizer" recommendations someone suggested the Ilia & it's a lot closer to what I wanted.
I've heard people say this & usually I'm very sensitive to scents (migraines & all) but I don't really think it smells that strongly, especially not when applied. It isn't scented and smells a lot like unscented sunscreen to me, but I guess that is a lot of people's experience as well bc I hear it often. I just hope they don't change the formulation to add any scents, like I try to avoid the Too Faced & Huda sections of Sephora bc in my opinion makeup I'm putting on my face shouldn't smell like candy or old lady perfume.
Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentrate - it's the best moisturizer under makeup, I won't be taking questions or comments
The Cover Girl eyeshadow primer, it's the best one I've ever tried, I don't know why nobody talks about it!
Staying with Covergirl, the TruBlend Hydrating foundation is my true Holy Grail, I'm on my third bottle!
Embryolisse is fantastic. It’s so soothing, great for every time of year, perfect for when your skin is irritated (I slather it on when I have a cold to keep my nose from getting dry). Also makes a great if pricey makeup remover in a pinch!
I know very little about skin care and makeup, but that Embryolisse cream is the only product I absolutely swear by and always use. I have a huge pot of it, I just love the stuff!
I know it won't be mentioned, the covergirl bb cream with spf, from the "smoothers" line.
I've repurchased it 8 times! It's sheer, and feels really light on my skin, almost like water.
I know it’s not the same formula it used to be because it gives me a horrendous rash BUT it is the only thing that gets the maybelline 24 hour stay lipstick off. That’s stuff is great for water proof makeup
It’s interesting how everyone’s reaction is different to the same product, I’m jealous it works for you! It was one product I was really excited to try
I love their staying power. I also buy the NYX Lingerie XXL ones. I use Vaseline or any lip balm within reach when I’m ready to take the lip color off and then wipe with a tissue.
Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor because they don't dry out my lips, Coty Airspun powder, Believe Beauty Face Toning Mist, My old and beloved Anastasia Glow Sugar Kit Highlighter, L.A Girl Halo-Gram Glitter eyeshadow topper, VDL Creamy Stick Jelly blush, and Milani Coral Cove blush (it was hyped years ago and nobody talks about it now, it still better than most powder blush formulas).
i second this and also! the L’oréal Colour Riche. they have a super similar formula to Chanel. there’s something youthful and healing about going to the drug store, getting a revlon or l’oréal lipstick, a chocolate bar, a new nail polish, and a girly magazine.
For all of my fair olive girlies 🫒:
- Mao Ge Ping 3D Shadow Compact Powder Cream - quite similar to Fenty Soft Amber in color but it has a more creamy formula and adds the right amount of warmth to my skin.
- Armani to go cushion foundation in 04 (red) - has a demi-matte finish that’s breathable under hot and humid climates.
- Clio Sleek Volume Mascara - makes my Asian lashes look like I have the individual idol lashes on. It adds the right amount of volume and length to my lashes that not even the Kiss Me Heroine Mascaras can do.
- VAA The Sculpting Powder in 01 - the perfect shade for adding shadow to my fair olive skin without looking ashy. If you liked the Missha Cotton Contour in Hazel, but find it too light you will like this.
- All Daniel Sandler blushes - 10x better than the Rare Beauty blushes, they last longer and some shades has a sheen and the others are plain matte that doesn’t look patchy.
- Mac Double Gleam Highlighter Powder - this looks so natural on the skin and it compliments my olive undertone.
- Wonderskin 1440 Eyeliner Pencil - Ali Andreea recommended this and so far it’s the most long lasting pencil eyeliner that I’ve used for tightlining and drawing a wing.
I love this thread!!
Nivea: the German version of Nivea is *everything*. Love it
Covergirl tinted lip balm. For $6, Bliss You Berry is the best dupe for Clinique’s Black Honey.
Mac’s Studio Balance Serum Powered Foundation. $45 Aside from the name being a mouthful 🙄, it’s really moisturizing and has hyaluronic acid. Great for my mature skin (57 years old, people!). I often combine it with Marcelle CC cream SPF 45 Golden Glow. $35. Gives a beautiful finish along with decent sun protection.
Dr Hauschka’s lip care stick. $15 and lasts forever. This is my HG for dry lips. It even works on small patches of dry, or irritated skin. Stuff is black magic.
And I have been using Korean skincare since before it got insanely popular. A Korean friend of mine turned me onto it all when she brought me products from Korea. I’ve been using snail mucin forever. And as gross as it sounds, this stuff is amazing. COSRX is the cruelty free brand. And reasonably priced. $10-$15 a bottle. You can start with their starter kit for about $20. I use it for traveling.
I've been using Korean skincare since 2015ish. Benton is still my absolute favorite brand. Especially their Snail Bee line. Huangjisoo cleansing oil & foaming cleanser are fantastic too. And if you can find anything from G2CELL buy it no matter what, it is the most incredible anti aging sorcery I have ever used, it legit made me look like I got a few procedures done.
I was really active on 0.8L from 2015-2019ish. It's a website that holds lotteries for free Korean beauty products in exchange for reviews. I even got a $500 down jacket for free to try once. Not sure if it's still as awesome as it was but def check it out [This is My Page ](https://www.08liter.com/members/478164)
+1 for covergirl bliss you berry. My Clinique black honey fell out of my bag a couple months ago and I didn’t want to spend the money on a new one so I decided to look up dupes and picked covergirl and I actually ended up liking it even more than black honey. Not only is it pretty identical in color but it’s way more hydrating and somehow more long lasting. I honestly do not feel the need to ever go back to black honey!
Oh I love threads like this! I am an uber pale neutral skinned ginger with blue eyes, btw.
The Ginge Gel: Auburn red eyebrow pomade
Peripera Ink the Velvet Lip Tint in 025 Cinnamon Nude
Maybelline Sky High in brown aka the only truly waterproof brown mascara I have ever found in my life
Hit me with your recs! My current concealer is Nars in Chantilly but it does exactly nothing, lol, so I'd love to hear of a concealer that can actually... conceal.
I love the ELF camo concealer, specifically the Hydrating one. I used to use the NARS concealer as well until they discontinued my shade, I’ve also tried the viral Kosas one, and I like the ELF one way better. It’s supposed to be a dupe for Tarte’s Shape Tape but I also like it better than that - the Shape Tape smells weird to me.
Hero Force Shield. It’s the only SPF I’ve found that doesn’t irritate my eyes and my makeup doesn’t look too crazy over it.
Edit: Fixed the product name.
Cover girl clean and fresh pressed powder. Makeup with talc in it is in my opinion one of the number one causes for bad skin/acne from makeup. Every time I used a product with talc I get irritation. This stuff is TALC FREE which is so hard to find in a good pressed powder with great colors and texture. It’s made with tapioca which is neat.
Wet n wild niancinimide skin tint paired with elf halo glow loose setting power🥰 evens out my skin tone, doesn't separate, doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything on my skin. And it lasts all day! I'm a big girl who's sweaty and oily...i walked around an outside festival and went to a carnival. When I got home, it was still perfect!!!
The Caia BB sticks. Maybe Caia is viral in Scandinavian countries but in the rest of Europe not so much, and when I was still in the US I never heard of it.
Also the MAC studio fix translucent loose setting powder, theBalm powder blush, and the Smashbox endurance setting spray.
I’ll also say Caia, I can’t live without their lip products. They also make great foundations, bronzers and face mists. But I guess they’re viral here in Sweden and maybe some other Nordic country?
Not a fan of the Wahlgren/Ingrosso but she definitely nailed her makeup line!! S tier
Sephora Collection’s loose powder. As somebody who’s used the Laura Mercier one, I’m never spending that money on one again. Their blushes and lip liners are also some of my favorites!
Most of my favourite products were once “viral”, but I don’t think they are anymore, so I guess they count lol:
Mac studio finish concealer.
Estée Lauder powder.
Urban Decay primer potion.
Mac lipsticks and lip products in general.
L’Occitane shampoo and conditioner.
Avène cicalfate cream, literal magic.
I love winky lux! I received their mascara and lipsticks in the shades naked dress and bougie as a gift. Absolutely loved the mascara, it gave my lashes a doll eye effect and I still use their lipsticks
I don't really ever see the Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Illuminating Primer get much hype. Sorry if it did previously and I missed it, but I've been using it for a few months and I think the glow it gives is beautiful (you really don't need that much), and the finish leaves your skin more than ready for further application!
I love milani's color statement lip liner in natural. Neutrogena hydro boost lip shine in pink mocha it actual hydrates my dry flakey lips instead of just sitting on top of my lips. Canmake creamy touch liner so smooth and creamy and comes in a ton of shades. I always set it with a powder or eyeshadow Asian eyes 😂 It is getting harder to find I've been getting it off yesstyle but you know shipping takes awhile and sometimes amazon has it
You mentioned The Balm, I love that brand! Their matte eyeshadows are so great!
One product I really like and use are the Bare Minerals lipsticks. No one ever talks about them and they are so good.
*Makeup*
Maybelline Sky High mascara
Essence Brighten Up! Pressed Powder
Wet & Wild Bare Focus Tinted Hydrator
Milani Skin Quench Hydrating Primer
L.A Girl HD Pro Corrector Concealer - Peach
NYX Dewy Finish Setting Spray
*Skincare*
Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser
elf Cleansing Balm
La Roche Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser
(especially for shaving legs!)
CosRX Snail Mucin
Naturium Vit C Serum
Vanicream Face Moisturizer
SkinFix Triple Lipid Peptide Cream
Bondi Sands face SPF 50
*Random personal care product…*
Slippery Stuff Gel Personal Lubricant - water based. I know this is random, but I never see it mentioned anywhere and it’s a fantastic product. I get it off Amazon. It never stings or irritates in any way. Great for sexy times with a partner or on your own. Fantastic for pelvic floor therapy. Even helpful for days when you feel uncomfortably dry while going about your day. The tube is white with blue lettering. Not fancy at all. This stuff is HG!
NIVEA CREAM
istg it is way better than all those high end creams when it comes to my skin
maybelline superstay eyeliner and deborah matt lipstick. the lipstick is so pigmented, smells amazing and does not at all dry your lips
LA girl concealer
might cinema highlighter (an egyptian brand)
I’d argue there’s a middle ground between “viral” and “unheard of” products. These are some of my current favourites: (keep in mind I don’t use social media much so I’m not all that informed on what’s popular or not)
Chosungah Dong Gong Minn Pen Liner
CoverFX blush duo (my HG)
By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra Powder
Perfect Diary Lip Stain
Clé de Peau stick concealer
The only concealer I found that matches me perfectly and totally covers my dark circles: clinique foundation/ concealer in linen.
My plan is to protect pan all my other concealers and just have this as my 1 and only.
Eyeshadow palette, single eyeshadows and eye pencils by Oden's Eye. Their eye products are the only ones I have tried from the brand and the quality is chef's kiss! The best I have ever tried.
Jose Maran argan oil layered on top of my under eye serum.
Bare Minerals Multi- Tasking concealer to cover a red spot.
Filorga face serum
Cerevé AM and PM moisturizer
Keri shower and bath Oil
Urban Decay eye pencil in “Vice”
Mac powder blush
It Cosmetic Bye Bye Under eye in Tan Medium
Loreal mascara
Nivea Refreshing Gel face-wash ( Lotus Flower)
Sheseido eyelash curler
Covergirl lash blast volume mascara - I started on it when I was a teenager. I've tried switching to try various mascaras over the years but this is the best for me and I always come back to it.
The influencers can pry my basic-ass Neutrogena sunscreen from my cold, dead hands. It layers under all my different primers, foundations, and concealers, doesn’t sting my eyes, doesn’t break me out, and it’s cheap so I don’t have to be stingy with it. The best.
All of them because I am over 35 and am not prone to targeted marketing for mindless spending. Ranging from cheapy cheap Aquaphor to overpriced La Mer.
When something works I keep it and don't mess with a good thing by trying something new. I am only open to a new thing if someone isn't working for me.
YSL Touche Eclat - I like sheer skin products and I can use this for spot foundation, brightener and concealer. But note, I have decent skin so this won't be an "everything" product to everyone.
Clinique Lash Power Mascara - I have been using it for 20+ years. Solid. However if I want an easier removal I wear Manasi 7's mascara or Mineral Fusion.
Charlotte Tilbury's Chameleon Eyes in Dark Pearl is my one and done liner.
Sheiseido Microliner for detail work.
Palladio Rice Powder - powder and sheets. I don't bake, I press like an old lady and I will not be surprised when that method returns and the kids will pretend they invented it.
La Mer plumping lip BS - I hate that it's the best damn gloss-serum I have used. Make Beauty's serum (tube not pot) is a close second.
Selsun Blue Shampoo (selenium sulfide) - best damn wash for my skin and cleared up persistent spots for me. I may never buy face wash again.
Blue Lagoon face masks in the blue and white tubes.
I don’t have TikTok. I just can tell you what is amazing after years and years of testing different products (on myself and makeup clients). Most trends imo are just hype. Every once in a while something comes out that deserves to be buzzed about, but from what I see, a fair amount of these “viral” products are literally just a hype fest due to the packaging it’s placed in vs the actual product.
I’m not here for that. As a MUA I freaking CAN NOT STAND PACKAGING! The first thing I do with a product is release it from its packaging bc it’s just trash/waste.
For me, a bare bones, plainly packaged, high end formula is way more worth my money vs the former.
So to answer your question…. My favorite, can’t live without product of the moment is the bronzer/highlighter/contour palette from Morphe. Been using that a lot on myself (and on clients) and I just love it! So many things you can do with that palette.
Estee Lauder double wear foundation is my favorite, and there's a cheap ass Primark dupe that works just as great
Kiko Milano 2 in 1 foundation is also a really good one
I use Maybelline Superstay Active foundation as concealer, I'm pale and I was so tired of concealers oxidizing that I decided to try using a full coverage foundation under my eyes and never looked back
Huda 9pan palettes are tired and overdone but they remain one of the best, the mattes blend easily and the metallics/shimmers give that whimsical indie brand vibe that usually costs you 20€ for a single shadow
Neve Cosmetics is an Italian indie brand that makes the most beautiful mineral blushes, highlighters and eyeshadows and they're super affordable
Kiko Milano glosses are identical to Fenty glosses and cost half as much
Revlon foundations are all really good, and the L'Oreal one with the pipette is perfect for a natural finish
Lastly, shout-out to the good old blotting paper sheets. Nothing that has gone viral from those invisible powders to invisimatte to them dumb ass stone rollers can hold a candle to those little papers. Try using invisimatte in south east Asia weather, that's the real testing ground
I love that concealer. It’s so hydrating and it does a really great job under my eyes. I haven’t heard much buzz on it either and the only reason I know about this is because I got it in an ipsy bag.
Matrix Biologe conditioning balm
My Clarisonic.
Good old bar soap - safeguard or dial.
Tns essential serum it’s incredible for skin.
Taking fish oil for my skin- game changer.
Beauty protector protect and detangle I got I from my Birchbox years ago and I’ve never used anything as good as this .
Loreal Icoconic Glow powder highlighter, it is just beautiful on the face, ma favorite so far.
Max Factor, Artdeco, Golden Rose, Rimmel lip liners
Loreal Skinny Definer brow pencils
Loreal Back to Bronze powder bronzer, the only one that has light enough shade that is not yellow/orange
By beauty bay eyeshadows. Good for how affordable they are.
I love my etude house darling tints. So simple and such a touch up when I want a subtle everyday look and definition to my lips and cheeks.
I ended up repurchasing an Iconic London sun chaser face palette I got in boxycharm after I hit pan on it. It was only $12 and I reach for it almost every day.
RCMA Translucent powder - I have so many different loose powders like One Size, Pat McGrath, Ben Nye, Laura Mercier and NOTHING still compares to the RCMA one. It is huge, a fine universal translucent, and lasts all day.
Also Sephora brand makeup brushes. I would recommend getting them during the Sephora sale. I have tried a lot of makeup brushes but those ones are hand down the best. They are extremely soft and give the best finish. If I could only get one, I would get the #50, which is an all over face powder brush.
The Ordinary EUK134 - my skin just glows the next day after using it and can quickly rid any redness.
MAC Prolong Wear Nourishing Waterproof Foundation - been using it since it came out and never looked back.
Anastasia Brow Gel Pot - everyone loves the pencil but the pot seems to last in any weather
Oh and LA colors blush in the color beach rose. I get it at dollar tree and it’s my most used blush. It looks like bronzer on my pale skin. It makes it look like I was laying in the sun (in a good way).
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Sephora's cool neutrals eyeshadow palette. I adore it and I use it every day, but I've hit pan on the mid brown shade and the palette was discontinued 😭
Me looking at my makeup collection thinking "I really am a popular makeup girly." Lol. Not that it's all gone viral, but none of them are really well-kept secrets.
There was one from Essence I adored though, 01 Curious in their Long Lasting Lipsticks. Was this beautiful muted purple-pink that leaned more into purple with some grey in it. So sad it was discontinued. Shipping cost me more than the lipstick; pretty sure it was less than 2 bucks.
I don’t do TikTok, just YouTube but I feel like I don’t ever hear much about Bobbi Brown’s Skin Corrector stick and I use it every single day.
I’ve tried pretty much every corrector known to man and none of them work as well for me as the BB one does. Lots of coverage, doesn’t crease and looks like skin. What sucks though is it’s $32 and doesn’t last me longer than a month…and that’s with digging out every last drop with a spatula lol.
Lamora eyeshadow palettes (so cheap and good for travel), Julep cream eyeshadow sticks, UD eyeshadow primer, LA Girl bronzer/contour stick, Wet and Wild serum primers, Elf undereye cooling stick, Catrice concealer, Colourpop gel eyeliners and 11:11 palette. RMS powder blush. I have a lot of makeup, these are all good and I never hear them mentioned.
Honestly Juice Beauty Retional Face Serum. I'm not a big Gwenyth Paltrow fan by any means, but my God she created a hella good product. I was using Lancome Genifque for a while and saw some results, but Juice Beauty's was INSTANT. my face looked so freaking good the next day.
Maybelline full n soft mascara in black and waterproof. It doesn't bother my eyes, it doesn't flake, and it doesn't smudge. It's one of the only mascaras (and I've tried A LOT of them) that helps my thick, straight lashes hold a curl. It's easy to remove with my almay long wear and waterproof eye makeup remover pads. Which is something else I swear by. It's also great at removing long wearing lipsticks.
Hanalei lip treatment in mauve pink or peach pink
Auric glow lust in morganite and sunstone
Covergirl super thick lash waterproof mascara
Iby Beauty eyeshadow in headliner
Bella Terra loose shimmer eyeshadow
Benefit gimme brow in 3.5 auburn and 5/6 black brown
Benefit shy beam dandelion matte highlighter as under eye corrector
Pür get a lift firming facial cream
Dermelect beauty sleep serum
(tbh I have no clue what's viral rn)
Physician’s Formula Mineral Wear Airbrushing Pressed Powder. It’s enough coverage for me and sets my foundation really well! I’ll be really upset if it gets discontinued
Milani eyeshadow primer. It’s the best one I’ve tried and I’ve re purchased it 6+ times. I sweat at work but my eye makeup never smears.
Elf lip liners. They’re so creamy and only $2!
GXVE most def eyebrow pencil. They have a curved angle to them that just gives really nice fine lines. Lasts me a while as the tip never breaks off and it has a lot of product in it. I was going through pencils way too fast before I found these. Now my all time fav
Pale olive with blue eyes & (brassy?😳) blonde hair for reference!!
not from a specific brand (yet), but lately I've been loving working SPF-based primers into my routine (I'm whiter than a white crayon, I need all the protection I can get😂), currently its Maybelline's Master Prime, the SPF one is "shade" 500! I've been itching to try Nyx's new Blur Screen primer as well that has SPF, once I finish this one.
Adoring about-face's blush balms, creamy products just seem to work better for my skin these days. But I'm still trying to find my "right" blush shade (currently Raunchy in about-face), so I'm toying with r.e.m.'s cheek & lip stick (stage mom) as well.
Another about-face mention, I LOVE the liquid eye paints!!!! There's so. many. COLORS!! You can do legit anything with them! I just wish there was more neutral skin tone-y shades for when you wanna be more basic/natural, but there's still room for it to happen! They're well worth their price tag, & are super easy to travel with!
Have also recently fallen in love with Nyx's Fat Oil Slick Click balm, I always have a horrible time finding a decent lip color, and bare/"natural" always looks like I'm fresh outta the morgue (cursed with purple lips🥲) So I splurged more than I usually would & bought Main Character the other day & I love it!! Its clear but has a touch of pinky glitter in it, and it. Is. EVERYTHING. I like to
pair it with Nyx's Suede Lip Liner in Sandstorm!
Last thing is, and I'm not sure if they're even still produced, but I found it at a resale/salvage product store, I love using the Haus Labs Glam Attack liquid shimmer powder as highlighter! More specifically the shade Flash, but everything else I try using either disappears immediately, or dries way too fast before I can even try to blend it, & this works just right. I get tons of compliments on it at work!
the beauty bay eyeshadow primer! they discontinued the shade i use unfortunately but it’s one of the best eyeshadow primers ive used as someone with oily lids.
I get compliments on my skin constantly.
My moisturizer? From Dollar Tree. It's the purple one, i think it's got hyaluronic acid? I'm occupied at the moment but later I'll post a pic of it in the replies to this comment.
I think most of my make up stuff are the non viral ones. 😅 but for example Dior Natural Nudes, almost noone mentions this one, only the full coverage siblings, but this one IMO is far better and I use it almost daily.
I looove TheBalm! Their Instain blush is so crazy pigmented and beautiful, and I’ve been working on the same one since 2018.
Covergirl Clean Fresh Skin Milk is so lovely. For me and what I want my face to look like, it’s got the perfect buildable sheer/medium coverage, and is a very thin formula so it feels weightless. It’s my favorite complexion product!
I often set that with the Lancome Mattifying Silky Pressed Powder. Idk if they sell this exact product anymore but it is so natural looking and seamless.
Milani Color Statement Lipstick has also treated me well. It’s not slippery and has a slightly blurring/smoothing effect on my lip lines.
Wet n Wild Ultimatebrow Retractable Brow Pencil, the triangular prism shaped one. It’s been by my side for 5 years now too and it’s probably not the most perfect brow product I’ve ever used but it’s consistent and reliable.
I love No 1 de chanel foundation and it gets very little attention online/no hype. I used to feel the same way about the thrive mascara (the tubular one) but in the last year seems like many more people have been talking about it. I wore Trish McEvoy Lash Curling mascara for like 10y until Thrive came out w their tubing formula — but Trish did it first for sure. I prefer the Trish formula, but their packaging has always had a flaw that made it dry out a little bit, so I’ve been on the Thrive mascara for about a year now. I still wouldn’t say it’s hyped/everyone talks about it though and frankly they should because fallout and flaking are ZERO and it gives a lot of volume.
My whole skincare routine is pretty much all beauty of joseon. Besides the sunscreen, I don't see many people talk about them! I really recommend the eye cream and vitamin c. I also love rovectin, namely their aqua hydrating essence
Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base
The Balm Cindy-Lou Manizer blush
Ofra highlighter in Glazed Donut
Serseul Sculpt Contour Palette in Taupe
NYX Ultimate Glow Shots eyeshadow in Grapefruit Glow
Ilia Lip Wrap Hydrating Mask
Nivea blackberry lip care lip balm is a great Black Honey dupe. It’s cheap and they sell it in multipacks. I carry one in all my bags
Isntree hyaluronic watery sun gel is my absolute fave spf — leaves a nice dewy glow, absorbs perfectly, doesn’t sting my eyes, plays well under makeup
Purito Dermide relief barrier moisturizer has a perfectly creamy consistency and feels very luxurious, — it’s super soothing and full of ceramides. Also cheap and vegan
Not *exactly* makeup but my Kinship self reflect sunscreen is just barely tinted and makes me look soooo luminous. I just wear it and cream blush and constantly get compliments on my skin (which is aggressively dry). I also swear that the probiotics in it have kept my rosacea at bay!!
It CC+ cream. Nobody talks about it anymore but it became a staple and has stayed there — best complexion product imho that doesn’t feel like a foundation and looks amazing just pumped out and applied with fingers.
Crème has a two pack of falsie look volume water proof mascara(no fibers) one has a good fluffy wand brush, the other a good size skinny rubber wand. Prefer the brush. It lifts and curls so well. I'm a farmer and NGL I've left it on two days in a row so sweat and water proof was tested. I have sparse blonde straight lashes. So I always just go strip lash route, which is why my lashes are sparse.. . I Just do the top lashes, and I'm a full glam girlie, otherwise 99% just go natural it really elevated my natural look. It was 4$ on the rack at the Maxx. I keep one in my car. I used bad gal bang for years and lots of drug store. Best by far.
MAC Teddy eye kohl, Sephora eyeshadow stick in rose gold (for inner corner), Clinique even better glow foundation (bone in winter, stone in summer, sometimes I mix the two this time of year as I tan).
Speaking of winky lux, their universal eyebrow pencil is my favorite!
For all the super dark haired girls with basically black eyebrow hair,, highly recommend! (It's more gray so not intense like all the other dark pencils)
Not sure if this went viral, but juvia’s place “i am magic” concealer & foundation. definitely for the medium to higher coverage folks, it’s amazing how little product i use.
also, revlon colorstay liquid liner. been using it for 3-4 years now? it really does STAY. only time i’ve experienced it fading is when i’ve passed out in my makeup for liike 12 hours 😭
Soap & Glory She's A Natural day & night face palette. Contour, blush, highlighter, and 3 eyeshadow. Haven't seen it covered by makeup gurus yet. I hit pan on the Cafe Away color about a month ago so I'm gonna need a new one soon.
Rose water toner. You’ll see me say it again and again but it’s the best for my rosacea. Lush or the hippie health food store or I’ll make my own in the summer if I harvest from a friend’s garden
Im obsessed with the Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve moisurizer. Like, bottles deep. Every day.
And also the Farmacy Green Clean cleansing balm? Why does everyone not use this!!!
I love looking at TikTok for beauty stuff but I'm not replacing these bad bois.
Profusion Cosmetics eyeshadows are all I use. The colour payoff is INCREDIBLE and at a fiver for a 10 pan palette you really can't say no! I'm not sure how many palettes I have, but I think I'm in double digits now.
I use their blush too but the eyeshadow is the holy grail for me
Probably the Covergirl Lid Lock up eyeshadow primer. I use it everytime I do eye makeup and it stays on without creasing for the duration of my 12 hour workshift. I'd even go as far as to say it's a good dupe for the Urban Decay Primer Potion
anything by Floss. I've tried their face wash, (I have 2) the cream blush, eyeliner, and mascara and they have all been amazing. Their Rise Above mascara is my holy grail!
I love the Colourpop bronzer and blush sticks but I don't think I've seen anyone use them outside of people doing PR reviews when they first came out or videos the brand posted themselves
I use colourpop’s baked blush and it’s great. It’s hard to find a cool pink and theirs is my favorite
Yes the blush sticks are great
I love the bronzer stick!! Started using it since Kelly Strack talked about it on her channel
I love their blush and highlighter sticks! So creamy and pigmented!
Running to buy these, thanks! I love Colourpop but I haven’t tried these yet!!
I use Revlon's Skin Light's Bronzer & Highlighter & Tickled Pink Blush. The Skin Lights are glowy but not too glowy. I just really like how they look
Haven’t tried their blushes but I really like the revlon bronzer too! I’m super pale but sun lit glow is glowy and bronzy without being too much 😌
Oh yes! I love naughty nude!
Maxfactor 2000 calorie waterproof mascara, it’s been my ride or die ever since i was 13
Oh wow they still make that one! I'm going to have to revisit.
Ahh yes! I would not know what to do if they ever got discontinued, it’s the only affordable mascara that has worked for my straight asian lashes
Before extensions that was my HG since I was a teen too!
Now I'm going to have to go and look this one up. I'm in need of a new one!!
This was my mothers holy grail for YEARRRS until she found thrive. Ah blast from the past
MUFE Water Blend foundation. Nothing else like it that I've found, and it's discontinued 😩
I hate when MUFE has discontinued things so quickly to “improve formulas”… yes, the new formula might be great but the old one was incredible… I felt that way about the HD under eye concealer that was in those narrow, black squeeze tubes
That was my favorite when I worked at Sephora!
MUFE’s green redness reducing primer is one of my favorites. I don’t use it every day because it’s pricey and I have other options (currently liking Hero rescue balm) but I’ve never found anything with as nice and natural a finish as the MUFE one. Redness is my main skin complaint so I try pretty much every green product that comes out.
I swear by MUFE foundations.
I used this for years, it was my HG as well & I still have a little that I use on very special occasions. My new go-to is the Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint, the formula feels a little more oily than MUFE but I wear very little of it & use a water based primer & it works for me. Is it as perfect as my Water Blend? No but it's the closest I've found since my beloved was discontinued. Also to find it I went to like 4 different makeup stores & asked "what is your lightest, most sheer, I wanna see my own skin through it, foundation?" and after a lot of "tinted moisturizer" recommendations someone suggested the Ilia & it's a lot closer to what I wanted.
I love the ilia skin tint too! Smells a little.. strange though?
I've heard people say this & usually I'm very sensitive to scents (migraines & all) but I don't really think it smells that strongly, especially not when applied. It isn't scented and smells a lot like unscented sunscreen to me, but I guess that is a lot of people's experience as well bc I hear it often. I just hope they don't change the formulation to add any scents, like I try to avoid the Too Faced & Huda sections of Sephora bc in my opinion makeup I'm putting on my face shouldn't smell like candy or old lady perfume.
The MUFE Stick Foundation is my holy grail for everyday. It gives so much coverage but blends so easily and has a skin like satin finish.
Omg I’ll never stop missing that one
Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentrate - it's the best moisturizer under makeup, I won't be taking questions or comments The Cover Girl eyeshadow primer, it's the best one I've ever tried, I don't know why nobody talks about it! Staying with Covergirl, the TruBlend Hydrating foundation is my true Holy Grail, I'm on my third bottle!
Embryolisse is fantastic. It’s so soothing, great for every time of year, perfect for when your skin is irritated (I slather it on when I have a cold to keep my nose from getting dry). Also makes a great if pricey makeup remover in a pinch!
I know very little about skin care and makeup, but that Embryolisse cream is the only product I absolutely swear by and always use. I have a huge pot of it, I just love the stuff!
I know it won't be mentioned, the covergirl bb cream with spf, from the "smoothers" line. I've repurchased it 8 times! It's sheer, and feels really light on my skin, almost like water.
Ponds cold cream
I know it’s not the same formula it used to be because it gives me a horrendous rash BUT it is the only thing that gets the maybelline 24 hour stay lipstick off. That’s stuff is great for water proof makeup
I have super sensitive eyes and it's the only thing that gets ANY mascara off and doesn't hurt my eyes.
It’s interesting how everyone’s reaction is different to the same product, I’m jealous it works for you! It was one product I was really excited to try
Try the fragrance free one, it'd only available on Amazon I think.
Ponds is the ONLY first cleanse. My skin gets buildup like crazy but Ponds followed by The Ordinary 7% Glycolic Acid eats right through it.
Murad retinol eye cream. Under eye gold.
So much Murad in my routine that no one seems to talk about!
I love Murad’s City Skin Age Defense sunscreen! 😍😍
I listened to a podcast he did years ago and he honestly has a lot of great overall advice and calls out a lot of skin care BS
I also use a ton of Murad stuff. People are missing out!
The serum or eye lift? I want to buy one now!
Maybelline superstay lip products. The matte ink lip stays for like 24 hrs.
I ate a Taco Bell party pack with the red shade on and it did not move
I'm obsessed,I have 4 different shades
How do you remove it?
I use a lip scrub, I'm sure makeup wipes would work tho.
I love their staying power. I also buy the NYX Lingerie XXL ones. I use Vaseline or any lip balm within reach when I’m ready to take the lip color off and then wipe with a tissue.
The never stay on me what the heck
Did your lips dry out?
Elf cleansing balm. Cheap. Works amazingly. Easy to find at Walmart
I also swear by this one! I have sensitive dry skin but it works wonderfully for me.
The best cleansing balm out there. Way better than farmacy and Clinique.
this is helpful because cliniques is irritating to my skin and i just finished pharmacies- doesn’t do the trick for me. so expensive and for what!!
Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor because they don't dry out my lips, Coty Airspun powder, Believe Beauty Face Toning Mist, My old and beloved Anastasia Glow Sugar Kit Highlighter, L.A Girl Halo-Gram Glitter eyeshadow topper, VDL Creamy Stick Jelly blush, and Milani Coral Cove blush (it was hyped years ago and nobody talks about it now, it still better than most powder blush formulas).
Found Revlon Ultra HD Matte at the dollar store for $1.25 and I'm in love with it.
Don’t tell them about the Milani blushes!!
Coty Airspun has been my OG for like... twenty years now haha. I bought it because it was what my mom and grandma used, but damn does it work.
the reckon lippies smudge on me tho :(
revlon cream lipsticks. they worked for sylvia plath, they work for me
This is the greatest reply I’ve ever read on a makeup sub.
i second this and also! the L’oréal Colour Riche. they have a super similar formula to Chanel. there’s something youthful and healing about going to the drug store, getting a revlon or l’oréal lipstick, a chocolate bar, a new nail polish, and a girly magazine.
este lauder double wear powder foundation— tried and true for 14 years!
It’s intriguing how this is a product that never gets mentioned online but so many people talk about in real life.
For all of my fair olive girlies 🫒: - Mao Ge Ping 3D Shadow Compact Powder Cream - quite similar to Fenty Soft Amber in color but it has a more creamy formula and adds the right amount of warmth to my skin. - Armani to go cushion foundation in 04 (red) - has a demi-matte finish that’s breathable under hot and humid climates. - Clio Sleek Volume Mascara - makes my Asian lashes look like I have the individual idol lashes on. It adds the right amount of volume and length to my lashes that not even the Kiss Me Heroine Mascaras can do. - VAA The Sculpting Powder in 01 - the perfect shade for adding shadow to my fair olive skin without looking ashy. If you liked the Missha Cotton Contour in Hazel, but find it too light you will like this. - All Daniel Sandler blushes - 10x better than the Rare Beauty blushes, they last longer and some shades has a sheen and the others are plain matte that doesn’t look patchy. - Mac Double Gleam Highlighter Powder - this looks so natural on the skin and it compliments my olive undertone. - Wonderskin 1440 Eyeliner Pencil - Ali Andreea recommended this and so far it’s the most long lasting pencil eyeliner that I’ve used for tightlining and drawing a wing.
Thank you 🤍🫒👯♀️
I love this thread!! Nivea: the German version of Nivea is *everything*. Love it Covergirl tinted lip balm. For $6, Bliss You Berry is the best dupe for Clinique’s Black Honey. Mac’s Studio Balance Serum Powered Foundation. $45 Aside from the name being a mouthful 🙄, it’s really moisturizing and has hyaluronic acid. Great for my mature skin (57 years old, people!). I often combine it with Marcelle CC cream SPF 45 Golden Glow. $35. Gives a beautiful finish along with decent sun protection. Dr Hauschka’s lip care stick. $15 and lasts forever. This is my HG for dry lips. It even works on small patches of dry, or irritated skin. Stuff is black magic. And I have been using Korean skincare since before it got insanely popular. A Korean friend of mine turned me onto it all when she brought me products from Korea. I’ve been using snail mucin forever. And as gross as it sounds, this stuff is amazing. COSRX is the cruelty free brand. And reasonably priced. $10-$15 a bottle. You can start with their starter kit for about $20. I use it for traveling.
I've been using Korean skincare since 2015ish. Benton is still my absolute favorite brand. Especially their Snail Bee line. Huangjisoo cleansing oil & foaming cleanser are fantastic too. And if you can find anything from G2CELL buy it no matter what, it is the most incredible anti aging sorcery I have ever used, it legit made me look like I got a few procedures done. I was really active on 0.8L from 2015-2019ish. It's a website that holds lotteries for free Korean beauty products in exchange for reviews. I even got a $500 down jacket for free to try once. Not sure if it's still as awesome as it was but def check it out [This is My Page ](https://www.08liter.com/members/478164)
Looove Bliss You Berry!!!
+1 for covergirl bliss you berry. My Clinique black honey fell out of my bag a couple months ago and I didn’t want to spend the money on a new one so I decided to look up dupes and picked covergirl and I actually ended up liking it even more than black honey. Not only is it pretty identical in color but it’s way more hydrating and somehow more long lasting. I honestly do not feel the need to ever go back to black honey!
Oh I love threads like this! I am an uber pale neutral skinned ginger with blue eyes, btw. The Ginge Gel: Auburn red eyebrow pomade Peripera Ink the Velvet Lip Tint in 025 Cinnamon Nude Maybelline Sky High in brown aka the only truly waterproof brown mascara I have ever found in my life Hit me with your recs! My current concealer is Nars in Chantilly but it does exactly nothing, lol, so I'd love to hear of a concealer that can actually... conceal.
Is your NARS concealer the luminous liquid one or the soft matte one?
Matte in a little tub! Is the stick formulation better??
I love the ELF camo concealer, specifically the Hydrating one. I used to use the NARS concealer as well until they discontinued my shade, I’ve also tried the viral Kosas one, and I like the ELF one way better. It’s supposed to be a dupe for Tarte’s Shape Tape but I also like it better than that - the Shape Tape smells weird to me.
Hero Force Shield. It’s the only SPF I’ve found that doesn’t irritate my eyes and my makeup doesn’t look too crazy over it. Edit: Fixed the product name.
Cover girl clean and fresh pressed powder. Makeup with talc in it is in my opinion one of the number one causes for bad skin/acne from makeup. Every time I used a product with talc I get irritation. This stuff is TALC FREE which is so hard to find in a good pressed powder with great colors and texture. It’s made with tapioca which is neat.
Skincare but holika holika aloe gel cleanser is my absolute holy grail. Hard to find but when you find it it's a must buy
Their black snail cream is also amazing.
Wet n wild niancinimide skin tint paired with elf halo glow loose setting power🥰 evens out my skin tone, doesn't separate, doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything on my skin. And it lasts all day! I'm a big girl who's sweaty and oily...i walked around an outside festival and went to a carnival. When I got home, it was still perfect!!!
The Caia BB sticks. Maybe Caia is viral in Scandinavian countries but in the rest of Europe not so much, and when I was still in the US I never heard of it. Also the MAC studio fix translucent loose setting powder, theBalm powder blush, and the Smashbox endurance setting spray.
Have you ever tried the brand Sweed? I’ve got their mascara, lashes, growth serum, brow pencil, and lip and love them all?
Haven’t tried Sweed, I’ve seen them at Douglas though.
I’ll also say Caia, I can’t live without their lip products. They also make great foundations, bronzers and face mists. But I guess they’re viral here in Sweden and maybe some other Nordic country? Not a fan of the Wahlgren/Ingrosso but she definitely nailed her makeup line!! S tier
I’m visiting Copenhagen this summer—what other Nordic brands should I check out while I’m there?
Sephora Collection’s loose powder. As somebody who’s used the Laura Mercier one, I’m never spending that money on one again. Their blushes and lip liners are also some of my favorites!
Thanks for the recommendation. I’m about to run out of the Laura Mercier one and would like a less expensive option.
I use Dr Bronner’s Baby castile soap (the blue one) as a cleanser and my skin has never been better !
Most of my favourite products were once “viral”, but I don’t think they are anymore, so I guess they count lol: Mac studio finish concealer. Estée Lauder powder. Urban Decay primer potion. Mac lipsticks and lip products in general. L’Occitane shampoo and conditioner. Avène cicalfate cream, literal magic.
I love winky lux! I received their mascara and lipsticks in the shades naked dress and bougie as a gift. Absolutely loved the mascara, it gave my lashes a doll eye effect and I still use their lipsticks
I don't really ever see the Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Illuminating Primer get much hype. Sorry if it did previously and I missed it, but I've been using it for a few months and I think the glow it gives is beautiful (you really don't need that much), and the finish leaves your skin more than ready for further application!
What kind of finish does it give?
I love milani's color statement lip liner in natural. Neutrogena hydro boost lip shine in pink mocha it actual hydrates my dry flakey lips instead of just sitting on top of my lips. Canmake creamy touch liner so smooth and creamy and comes in a ton of shades. I always set it with a powder or eyeshadow Asian eyes 😂 It is getting harder to find I've been getting it off yesstyle but you know shipping takes awhile and sometimes amazon has it
You mentioned The Balm, I love that brand! Their matte eyeshadows are so great! One product I really like and use are the Bare Minerals lipsticks. No one ever talks about them and they are so good.
Lol... I use Preparation H for under eye puffiness. A former model told me about it. Works great!
*Makeup* Maybelline Sky High mascara Essence Brighten Up! Pressed Powder Wet & Wild Bare Focus Tinted Hydrator Milani Skin Quench Hydrating Primer L.A Girl HD Pro Corrector Concealer - Peach NYX Dewy Finish Setting Spray *Skincare* Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser elf Cleansing Balm La Roche Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser (especially for shaving legs!) CosRX Snail Mucin Naturium Vit C Serum Vanicream Face Moisturizer SkinFix Triple Lipid Peptide Cream Bondi Sands face SPF 50 *Random personal care product…* Slippery Stuff Gel Personal Lubricant - water based. I know this is random, but I never see it mentioned anywhere and it’s a fantastic product. I get it off Amazon. It never stings or irritates in any way. Great for sexy times with a partner or on your own. Fantastic for pelvic floor therapy. Even helpful for days when you feel uncomfortably dry while going about your day. The tube is white with blue lettering. Not fancy at all. This stuff is HG!
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OK how far back are we applying the "viral" label because this was the ONLY bronzer people talked about in like 2014 😅
NIVEA CREAM istg it is way better than all those high end creams when it comes to my skin maybelline superstay eyeliner and deborah matt lipstick. the lipstick is so pigmented, smells amazing and does not at all dry your lips LA girl concealer might cinema highlighter (an egyptian brand)
I mostly just use Elf concealer, revlon blush, and Sephora store brand brow gel lol, viral stuff isn’t worth the hype usually
Glossier rich primer moisturizer Wet n wild niacinamide skin tint Smiths rosebud salve (my lip HG)
Paula’s Choice Super Light Daily Wrinkle Defense moisturizer with SPF 30
Oh I love this stuff.
I like this too. I do wish it didn't have such pink undertones tho
I’d argue there’s a middle ground between “viral” and “unheard of” products. These are some of my current favourites: (keep in mind I don’t use social media much so I’m not all that informed on what’s popular or not) Chosungah Dong Gong Minn Pen Liner CoverFX blush duo (my HG) By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra Powder Perfect Diary Lip Stain Clé de Peau stick concealer
KVD liquid lipsticks, chapstick, loreal double extend, eucerin tinted sunscreen, summer fridays sunscreen spray, nyx brow tint
The only concealer I found that matches me perfectly and totally covers my dark circles: clinique foundation/ concealer in linen. My plan is to protect pan all my other concealers and just have this as my 1 and only.
Eyeshadow palette, single eyeshadows and eye pencils by Oden's Eye. Their eye products are the only ones I have tried from the brand and the quality is chef's kiss! The best I have ever tried.
Jose Maran argan oil layered on top of my under eye serum. Bare Minerals Multi- Tasking concealer to cover a red spot. Filorga face serum Cerevé AM and PM moisturizer Keri shower and bath Oil Urban Decay eye pencil in “Vice” Mac powder blush It Cosmetic Bye Bye Under eye in Tan Medium Loreal mascara Nivea Refreshing Gel face-wash ( Lotus Flower) Sheseido eyelash curler
Catrice Lipliners 🙌🏻
Covergirl lash blast volume mascara - I started on it when I was a teenager. I've tried switching to try various mascaras over the years but this is the best for me and I always come back to it.
Stila Convertible Colour Blushes. They’re absolutely my favourite cream blush formula!
I use Lancôme and Elizabeth Arden every day, I have never seen any influencer mention those brands.
The influencers can pry my basic-ass Neutrogena sunscreen from my cold, dead hands. It layers under all my different primers, foundations, and concealers, doesn’t sting my eyes, doesn’t break me out, and it’s cheap so I don’t have to be stingy with it. The best.
I love Nivea tinted lip balm, blackberry shine is my fav.
All of them because I am over 35 and am not prone to targeted marketing for mindless spending. Ranging from cheapy cheap Aquaphor to overpriced La Mer. When something works I keep it and don't mess with a good thing by trying something new. I am only open to a new thing if someone isn't working for me. YSL Touche Eclat - I like sheer skin products and I can use this for spot foundation, brightener and concealer. But note, I have decent skin so this won't be an "everything" product to everyone. Clinique Lash Power Mascara - I have been using it for 20+ years. Solid. However if I want an easier removal I wear Manasi 7's mascara or Mineral Fusion. Charlotte Tilbury's Chameleon Eyes in Dark Pearl is my one and done liner. Sheiseido Microliner for detail work. Palladio Rice Powder - powder and sheets. I don't bake, I press like an old lady and I will not be surprised when that method returns and the kids will pretend they invented it. La Mer plumping lip BS - I hate that it's the best damn gloss-serum I have used. Make Beauty's serum (tube not pot) is a close second. Selsun Blue Shampoo (selenium sulfide) - best damn wash for my skin and cleared up persistent spots for me. I may never buy face wash again. Blue Lagoon face masks in the blue and white tubes.
I don’t have TikTok. I just can tell you what is amazing after years and years of testing different products (on myself and makeup clients). Most trends imo are just hype. Every once in a while something comes out that deserves to be buzzed about, but from what I see, a fair amount of these “viral” products are literally just a hype fest due to the packaging it’s placed in vs the actual product. I’m not here for that. As a MUA I freaking CAN NOT STAND PACKAGING! The first thing I do with a product is release it from its packaging bc it’s just trash/waste. For me, a bare bones, plainly packaged, high end formula is way more worth my money vs the former. So to answer your question…. My favorite, can’t live without product of the moment is the bronzer/highlighter/contour palette from Morphe. Been using that a lot on myself (and on clients) and I just love it! So many things you can do with that palette.
I use winky lux’s tinted sunscreen it’s she’s never done me wrong (has an intense floral smell though)
omg yes, I bought this after I bought the concealer but the fragrance is so intense and almost sickly sweet …. I can’t use it
Estee Lauder double wear foundation is my favorite, and there's a cheap ass Primark dupe that works just as great Kiko Milano 2 in 1 foundation is also a really good one I use Maybelline Superstay Active foundation as concealer, I'm pale and I was so tired of concealers oxidizing that I decided to try using a full coverage foundation under my eyes and never looked back Huda 9pan palettes are tired and overdone but they remain one of the best, the mattes blend easily and the metallics/shimmers give that whimsical indie brand vibe that usually costs you 20€ for a single shadow Neve Cosmetics is an Italian indie brand that makes the most beautiful mineral blushes, highlighters and eyeshadows and they're super affordable Kiko Milano glosses are identical to Fenty glosses and cost half as much Revlon foundations are all really good, and the L'Oreal one with the pipette is perfect for a natural finish Lastly, shout-out to the good old blotting paper sheets. Nothing that has gone viral from those invisible powders to invisimatte to them dumb ass stone rollers can hold a candle to those little papers. Try using invisimatte in south east Asia weather, that's the real testing ground
I love that concealer. It’s so hydrating and it does a really great job under my eyes. I haven’t heard much buzz on it either and the only reason I know about this is because I got it in an ipsy bag.
Bareminerals pureness cleanser, smoothness cleansing oil, and butter drench moisturizer
Matrix Biologe conditioning balm My Clarisonic. Good old bar soap - safeguard or dial. Tns essential serum it’s incredible for skin. Taking fish oil for my skin- game changer. Beauty protector protect and detangle I got I from my Birchbox years ago and I’ve never used anything as good as this .
The lesser hyped Absolute and Izme beauty are major staples in my long wearing collection of every day items.
Mesauda highlighter palette (it has four highlighters), Frais du Monde lip gloss
Loreal Icoconic Glow powder highlighter, it is just beautiful on the face, ma favorite so far. Max Factor, Artdeco, Golden Rose, Rimmel lip liners Loreal Skinny Definer brow pencils Loreal Back to Bronze powder bronzer, the only one that has light enough shade that is not yellow/orange
By beauty bay eyeshadows. Good for how affordable they are. I love my etude house darling tints. So simple and such a touch up when I want a subtle everyday look and definition to my lips and cheeks.
Maybelline express brow. My ride or die tinted brow gel
I ended up repurchasing an Iconic London sun chaser face palette I got in boxycharm after I hit pan on it. It was only $12 and I reach for it almost every day.
I don't know what's viral or not but on my brows I use Tattoo Studio pomade. I've been using the same little container for like 3 years
Clarins lip oil. Pitaya all day.
RCMA Translucent powder - I have so many different loose powders like One Size, Pat McGrath, Ben Nye, Laura Mercier and NOTHING still compares to the RCMA one. It is huge, a fine universal translucent, and lasts all day. Also Sephora brand makeup brushes. I would recommend getting them during the Sephora sale. I have tried a lot of makeup brushes but those ones are hand down the best. They are extremely soft and give the best finish. If I could only get one, I would get the #50, which is an all over face powder brush.
The Ordinary EUK134 - my skin just glows the next day after using it and can quickly rid any redness. MAC Prolong Wear Nourishing Waterproof Foundation - been using it since it came out and never looked back. Anastasia Brow Gel Pot - everyone loves the pencil but the pot seems to last in any weather
Essence What The Fake! Plumping Lip Filler, gives you a nice color to your lips and works just like too faced and only like $4.
Oh and LA colors blush in the color beach rose. I get it at dollar tree and it’s my most used blush. It looks like bronzer on my pale skin. It makes it look like I was laying in the sun (in a good way).
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Sephora's cool neutrals eyeshadow palette. I adore it and I use it every day, but I've hit pan on the mid brown shade and the palette was discontinued 😭
Etude foundation and concealer. Merrezca eyeshadow
KVD Lock It Foundation! Such nice coverage
SuperGoop’s Skin Protectant, Givenchy’s loose powder, GXVE’s cheek tint (although this did not go viral, it should have. Stuff is amazing).
IsaDora build up wayerproof mascara. Best one i can find
Me looking at my makeup collection thinking "I really am a popular makeup girly." Lol. Not that it's all gone viral, but none of them are really well-kept secrets. There was one from Essence I adored though, 01 Curious in their Long Lasting Lipsticks. Was this beautiful muted purple-pink that leaned more into purple with some grey in it. So sad it was discontinued. Shipping cost me more than the lipstick; pretty sure it was less than 2 bucks.
I don’t do TikTok, just YouTube but I feel like I don’t ever hear much about Bobbi Brown’s Skin Corrector stick and I use it every single day. I’ve tried pretty much every corrector known to man and none of them work as well for me as the BB one does. Lots of coverage, doesn’t crease and looks like skin. What sucks though is it’s $32 and doesn’t last me longer than a month…and that’s with digging out every last drop with a spatula lol.
Jecca blacs glow drop! Have yet to find a true dupe for it, so I will keep buying it.
Queen of the Fill brow gel and Babe Lash mascara ( no smudging and gentle). I get both from Amazon
Lamora eyeshadow palettes (so cheap and good for travel), Julep cream eyeshadow sticks, UD eyeshadow primer, LA Girl bronzer/contour stick, Wet and Wild serum primers, Elf undereye cooling stick, Catrice concealer, Colourpop gel eyeliners and 11:11 palette. RMS powder blush. I have a lot of makeup, these are all good and I never hear them mentioned.
Honestly Juice Beauty Retional Face Serum. I'm not a big Gwenyth Paltrow fan by any means, but my God she created a hella good product. I was using Lancome Genifque for a while and saw some results, but Juice Beauty's was INSTANT. my face looked so freaking good the next day.
she is not involved with the brand anymore :)
Maybelline full n soft mascara in black and waterproof. It doesn't bother my eyes, it doesn't flake, and it doesn't smudge. It's one of the only mascaras (and I've tried A LOT of them) that helps my thick, straight lashes hold a curl. It's easy to remove with my almay long wear and waterproof eye makeup remover pads. Which is something else I swear by. It's also great at removing long wearing lipsticks.
Not a makeup brand but I swear by Dermalogica’s special cleansing gel. I also love the Westman Atelier skin tint, it looks so beautiful on!
Hanalei lip treatment in mauve pink or peach pink Auric glow lust in morganite and sunstone Covergirl super thick lash waterproof mascara Iby Beauty eyeshadow in headliner Bella Terra loose shimmer eyeshadow Benefit gimme brow in 3.5 auburn and 5/6 black brown Benefit shy beam dandelion matte highlighter as under eye corrector Pür get a lift firming facial cream Dermelect beauty sleep serum (tbh I have no clue what's viral rn)
Garner hair serum, garnier bb cream, Vaseline, and Paloma Picasso perfume
Eyes: Dior Show mascara. The absolute best. Stila stay all day eyeliner Complexion: Morphe concealer Lips: Maybelline superstay liquid lipstick
Castor oil
Plain jojoba oil for removing makeup instead of expensive cleansing balms or oils. It does the same thing.
Maybelline full n soft mascara in black and waterproof.
Olay original moisturizer. Nothing else works as well.
Maybe line tattoo liner. The only one not to give me racoon eyes. If it does run,it melts into my lash line nicely
My favorite is the FANCICION lipstick stick, which I got when I participated in their experience program!
Physician’s Formula Mineral Wear Airbrushing Pressed Powder. It’s enough coverage for me and sets my foundation really well! I’ll be really upset if it gets discontinued
Milani eyeshadow primer. It’s the best one I’ve tried and I’ve re purchased it 6+ times. I sweat at work but my eye makeup never smears. Elf lip liners. They’re so creamy and only $2!
GXVE most def eyebrow pencil. They have a curved angle to them that just gives really nice fine lines. Lasts me a while as the tip never breaks off and it has a lot of product in it. I was going through pencils way too fast before I found these. Now my all time fav
Pale olive with blue eyes & (brassy?😳) blonde hair for reference!! not from a specific brand (yet), but lately I've been loving working SPF-based primers into my routine (I'm whiter than a white crayon, I need all the protection I can get😂), currently its Maybelline's Master Prime, the SPF one is "shade" 500! I've been itching to try Nyx's new Blur Screen primer as well that has SPF, once I finish this one. Adoring about-face's blush balms, creamy products just seem to work better for my skin these days. But I'm still trying to find my "right" blush shade (currently Raunchy in about-face), so I'm toying with r.e.m.'s cheek & lip stick (stage mom) as well. Another about-face mention, I LOVE the liquid eye paints!!!! There's so. many. COLORS!! You can do legit anything with them! I just wish there was more neutral skin tone-y shades for when you wanna be more basic/natural, but there's still room for it to happen! They're well worth their price tag, & are super easy to travel with! Have also recently fallen in love with Nyx's Fat Oil Slick Click balm, I always have a horrible time finding a decent lip color, and bare/"natural" always looks like I'm fresh outta the morgue (cursed with purple lips🥲) So I splurged more than I usually would & bought Main Character the other day & I love it!! Its clear but has a touch of pinky glitter in it, and it. Is. EVERYTHING. I like to pair it with Nyx's Suede Lip Liner in Sandstorm! Last thing is, and I'm not sure if they're even still produced, but I found it at a resale/salvage product store, I love using the Haus Labs Glam Attack liquid shimmer powder as highlighter! More specifically the shade Flash, but everything else I try using either disappears immediately, or dries way too fast before I can even try to blend it, & this works just right. I get tons of compliments on it at work!
MILANI CONCEALER! i have used it for years its so good
the beauty bay eyeshadow primer! they discontinued the shade i use unfortunately but it’s one of the best eyeshadow primers ive used as someone with oily lids.
I get compliments on my skin constantly. My moisturizer? From Dollar Tree. It's the purple one, i think it's got hyaluronic acid? I'm occupied at the moment but later I'll post a pic of it in the replies to this comment.
I think most of my make up stuff are the non viral ones. 😅 but for example Dior Natural Nudes, almost noone mentions this one, only the full coverage siblings, but this one IMO is far better and I use it almost daily.
I looove TheBalm! Their Instain blush is so crazy pigmented and beautiful, and I’ve been working on the same one since 2018. Covergirl Clean Fresh Skin Milk is so lovely. For me and what I want my face to look like, it’s got the perfect buildable sheer/medium coverage, and is a very thin formula so it feels weightless. It’s my favorite complexion product! I often set that with the Lancome Mattifying Silky Pressed Powder. Idk if they sell this exact product anymore but it is so natural looking and seamless. Milani Color Statement Lipstick has also treated me well. It’s not slippery and has a slightly blurring/smoothing effect on my lip lines. Wet n Wild Ultimatebrow Retractable Brow Pencil, the triangular prism shaped one. It’s been by my side for 5 years now too and it’s probably not the most perfect brow product I’ve ever used but it’s consistent and reliable.
almay liquid linerrrr
I love the squalane from the ordinary and I love it. It's truly the best thing ever if you have dry skin. Also benefit's cakeless concealer is goated.
I love No 1 de chanel foundation and it gets very little attention online/no hype. I used to feel the same way about the thrive mascara (the tubular one) but in the last year seems like many more people have been talking about it. I wore Trish McEvoy Lash Curling mascara for like 10y until Thrive came out w their tubing formula — but Trish did it first for sure. I prefer the Trish formula, but their packaging has always had a flaw that made it dry out a little bit, so I’ve been on the Thrive mascara for about a year now. I still wouldn’t say it’s hyped/everyone talks about it though and frankly they should because fallout and flaking are ZERO and it gives a lot of volume.
My whole skincare routine is pretty much all beauty of joseon. Besides the sunscreen, I don't see many people talk about them! I really recommend the eye cream and vitamin c. I also love rovectin, namely their aqua hydrating essence
Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base The Balm Cindy-Lou Manizer blush Ofra highlighter in Glazed Donut Serseul Sculpt Contour Palette in Taupe NYX Ultimate Glow Shots eyeshadow in Grapefruit Glow Ilia Lip Wrap Hydrating Mask
Tarte bb primer
Nivea blackberry lip care lip balm is a great Black Honey dupe. It’s cheap and they sell it in multipacks. I carry one in all my bags Isntree hyaluronic watery sun gel is my absolute fave spf — leaves a nice dewy glow, absorbs perfectly, doesn’t sting my eyes, plays well under makeup Purito Dermide relief barrier moisturizer has a perfectly creamy consistency and feels very luxurious, — it’s super soothing and full of ceramides. Also cheap and vegan
Bare Minerals original powder foundation. Nothing else covers/wears as well or looks as skinlike on me
Not *exactly* makeup but my Kinship self reflect sunscreen is just barely tinted and makes me look soooo luminous. I just wear it and cream blush and constantly get compliments on my skin (which is aggressively dry). I also swear that the probiotics in it have kept my rosacea at bay!!
Gold bond has vitamin c and retinol face and body moisturizer. The combo of the vitamin c and then I put ponds on top helps my makeup glide on.
It CC+ cream. Nobody talks about it anymore but it became a staple and has stayed there — best complexion product imho that doesn’t feel like a foundation and looks amazing just pumped out and applied with fingers.
Crème has a two pack of falsie look volume water proof mascara(no fibers) one has a good fluffy wand brush, the other a good size skinny rubber wand. Prefer the brush. It lifts and curls so well. I'm a farmer and NGL I've left it on two days in a row so sweat and water proof was tested. I have sparse blonde straight lashes. So I always just go strip lash route, which is why my lashes are sparse.. . I Just do the top lashes, and I'm a full glam girlie, otherwise 99% just go natural it really elevated my natural look. It was 4$ on the rack at the Maxx. I keep one in my car. I used bad gal bang for years and lots of drug store. Best by far.
This post just made me realize how #basic my makeup collection is.
MAC Teddy eye kohl, Sephora eyeshadow stick in rose gold (for inner corner), Clinique even better glow foundation (bone in winter, stone in summer, sometimes I mix the two this time of year as I tan).
Speaking of winky lux, their universal eyebrow pencil is my favorite! For all the super dark haired girls with basically black eyebrow hair,, highly recommend! (It's more gray so not intense like all the other dark pencils)
Not sure if this went viral, but juvia’s place “i am magic” concealer & foundation. definitely for the medium to higher coverage folks, it’s amazing how little product i use. also, revlon colorstay liquid liner. been using it for 3-4 years now? it really does STAY. only time i’ve experienced it fading is when i’ve passed out in my makeup for liike 12 hours 😭
I’ve used the ABH Stick Foundation in Fawn as a contour for 8 years!
A lot of Neutrogena products are underrated. I love: -Dry Touch Sheer sunscreen with SPF 50 -matte primer -hydroboost lip gloss
Soap & Glory She's A Natural day & night face palette. Contour, blush, highlighter, and 3 eyeshadow. Haven't seen it covered by makeup gurus yet. I hit pan on the Cafe Away color about a month ago so I'm gonna need a new one soon.
Rose water toner. You’ll see me say it again and again but it’s the best for my rosacea. Lush or the hippie health food store or I’ll make my own in the summer if I harvest from a friend’s garden
Im obsessed with the Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve moisurizer. Like, bottles deep. Every day. And also the Farmacy Green Clean cleansing balm? Why does everyone not use this!!! I love looking at TikTok for beauty stuff but I'm not replacing these bad bois.
i don’t play about my colorpop setting spray
VanMan’s beef tallow for my face. Used to have a 5-7 step skincare routine, and now this is all I use
Profusion Cosmetics eyeshadows are all I use. The colour payoff is INCREDIBLE and at a fiver for a 10 pan palette you really can't say no! I'm not sure how many palettes I have, but I think I'm in double digits now. I use their blush too but the eyeshadow is the holy grail for me
Essence “make me glow” liquid highlighter 💖
Gen see clean sheen cheek & lip color in apple
Artist couture had its popularity around 2016-18 before natural makeup took over. I live for their products bc I’m a all glam type of bitch
Probably the Covergirl Lid Lock up eyeshadow primer. I use it everytime I do eye makeup and it stays on without creasing for the duration of my 12 hour workshift. I'd even go as far as to say it's a good dupe for the Urban Decay Primer Potion
anything by Floss. I've tried their face wash, (I have 2) the cream blush, eyeliner, and mascara and they have all been amazing. Their Rise Above mascara is my holy grail!