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Makeup By Nikki La Rose

Makeup By Nikki La Rose

@makeupbynikkilarose

Hi everyone! My name is Nikki! I’m a professional, celebrity & Editorial Makeup artist of 16 years. I’m so happy to now be sharing my tried and true tips & techniques that I’ve learned throughout my career with you all! On my channel you’ll find educational videos on how to do your makeup, from a pro! I hope you’ll join me on this YouTube journey and subscribe! ❤️

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Blush

liquid blush · $25.00 · Rare Beauty, Ulta
These are the most professional pro level pro performing and pro pigmented liquid blushes that are available at Sephora.
You get a grip of product in these. These are so pigmented that you just need a small dot.▶ 2:01–2:11
Less is more. These pack a big punch.▶ 2:17–2:19
For professional makeup bars they're really ideal because they last so long in our kit and you're able to get so many uses out of them before you have to repurchase them.▶ 2:23–2:28
They're also very long wearing and they make again ideal layering blushes to put powder on top.▶ 2:32–2:37
These retail for $25. They also have little minis too which are great for travel.▶ 2:37–2:41
I love the full sizes. They last eternity.▶ 2:42–2:44
If you've never tried these as a liquid lipstick, just saying, you can get one more use out of them and they're really stunning on your lips as well.▶ 2:47–2:55
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
powder blush · matte · $45.00 · Sephora
The YSL Make Me Blush. These come in shimmers and they come in mattes.▶ 15:00
The shimmers are gorgeous. The mattes are stunning as well.▶ 15:06
I actually have the matte one on my skin right now, but I have some highlighters underneath and on top, so it's going to look more luminous than it would typically speaking.
To me, these are the best powder blushes overall that launched in 2025.
I think they're a perfect formula. I love the colors, buildability. I love the blend. I love the way they look on your skin. They don't look chalky. They don't look dry. They're just really flattering and beautiful on.
the ysl make me blush formula the matte ones in particular are my personal favorite
I think that they are so well done. They're perfectly pigmented. They build up easily. They layer really nicely. They blend out nicely. They're not patchy. They don't feel dry on your skin. They're just a perfect matte powder blush formula.
this one to me is the best one available currently at Sephora
Source: Top 3 Blushes of 2025 · Dec 2025
cream blush · natural · $48.00 · Westman Atelier, Sephora
One of the best, easiest, creamiest, most easy to blend out formulas on the market. Suitable for all skin types: young, mature, oily, dry, combo doesn't matter.▶ 26:33–26:38
It doesn't fade, it blends out perfectly, it doesn't rip up foundation underneath, and it's just a great solid formula. Beautiful shades to choose from and just really worth the investment in my opinion.▶ 26:45–26:50
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
blush · natural · $48.00 · Ulta, Hourglass Cosmetics
The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes, they're the best baked blushes to pick up.▶ 20:14–20:21
If you're willing to splurge, these are quite literally so luxe, but so worth it.▶ 20:21–20:26
They're $48 each, which again, I know is very pricey. You can definitely get a foundation for that amount of money, but these are absolutely worth it.▶ 20:28–20:32
The soft glow these give you, the way they blend, the way they build up, the way they could be used as a blush topper but they could be worn on their own, they're so versatile in that regard.▶ 20:35–20:40
They're good for all skin types, all skin ages. If you have texture, if you have super smooth skin, it doesn't matter what kind of skin type you have or what kind of skin age you have, you're going to love the Hourglass Ambient Baked Blushes.▶ 20:03–20:04
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
powder blush · natural · $36.00 · Sephora, ILIA Beauty, SEPHORA UK
They're one of the most blurring powder blushes I've ever tried in my 18 years of doing makeup.▶ 12:29–12:40
Not only are they actually blurring, it's not just marketing, they actually do blur your skin.▶ 12:40–12:45
Great if you want a powder blush that blurs texture, fine lines, larger pores, anything like that.▶ 12:45–12:51
These are also great for all skin types.▶ 12:51–12:53
I love that they launched some what I would call quote-unquote more boring shades. So like really soft mauves, really soft pale blush tones, really wearable everyday colors that are not too dramatic, not too overly pigmented, not too overly out there.▶ 12:55–13:05
If you ever want something that's just a really soft safe color to wear with any of your eyeshadow looks, any of your lip colors, then ILIA powder blushes has some really great safe shades to choose from.▶ 13:05–13:16
These retail for 36 dollars, they're new, they're noteworthy, and they absolutely earn a spot in this video because they're that good.▶ 13:16–13:25
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
powder blush · luminous · $25 · Rare Beauty, Sephora
These are so stunning but my god are they they pack a punch. These are not for the faint of heart.▶ 16:41–16:48
If you don't want high impact high glow, I have these on right now as a blush topper.▶ 16:41–16:52
You can also wear these alone. There'll be a beautiful, very, very ultra glowy powder formula.▶ 16:52–16:57
I think these work the best as blush toppers.▶ 16:58–17:00
Pair this on top of a cream formula, on top of a liquid formula, or even pair on top of a matte powder blush to give it some more zing and zang, and you're going to love it.▶ 17:03–17:07
These are just truly some of the most outstanding, highly, highly glowiest of glowy powder blushes at Sephora.▶ 17:07–17:17
The one thing I want to call it, if you do pick up one of these, is be careful with it, baby it, smooth talk it, wine and dine it because they break easy. They're pretty fragile.▶ 17:18–17:27
If you're throwing this into your makeup bag, you really run the risk of breaking it and damaging it.▶ 17:27–17:31
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
liquid blush · natural · $34.00 · Sephora, cielecosmetics.com
You want to be a little bit more soft, a little bit more natural, and maybe a little bit more beginner friendly.▶ 3:00–3:07
You also have a bit more drier skin and you also want some additional sun protection because this bad boy has added SPF 50 in it.▶ 3:07–3:12
These come in a really great variety of shades, they also have some really great neutrals too.▶ 3:17–3:20
Bioti is probably one of my personal favorites because it's just a soft everyday wearable neutral blush.▶ 3:24–3:28
These are highly pigmented, they blend really easy into the skin, they're not patchy, they're pretty long wearing.▶ 3:28–3:34
If you want the utmost longevity out of the Ciele one then I would pair it with a powder blush on top just to lock it in and intensify it a bit more.▶ 3:34–3:43
If you want to be really soft and you're not caring about it lasting for 18 hours a day then wear on its own and it's really beautiful.▶ 3:43–3:49
The Ciele retails for $34 and is going to be the best option for more of a natural blush look.
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
blush · matte · $27 · Sephora, danessamyricksbeauty.com
Danessa Myricks does not offer anything that's not pro-performance and pro-level. This blush is no exception.▶ 6:11–6:23
These are pro-pigmented. Pro in term of like longevity, pro in terms of performance and how they blend onto the skin.▶ 6:23–6:29
Less is more with this one.▶ 6:29–6:30
I think this is most universally friendly for all skin types as well.▶ 6:33–6:36
It's also budget friendly too. Like $27 for an incredible cream blush is not bad.▶ 6:37–6:42
Danessa has some of the most beautiful shades. One of my favorites is It Girl. It's this hot pink right here.▶ 6:43–6:48
Rosé Latte is my other favorite. It's of a neutral earth tone so stunning on.▶ 6:48–6:56
She also makes some beautiful highlighters in the same formula they're outstanding.
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
cream blush · natural · $48.00 · Sephora, Westman Atelier
The Westman Atelier cream blushes are still one of my favorites and what I consider to be some of the goats of cream blushes.▶ 8:23–8:32
They're the most pricey so they're luxe but they're worth it.▶ 8:32–8:35
These are 48 and I know it's a lot.
I do feel like they'll last you a really long time. You do get a decent amount of product in these and you don't need a ton of product to just see the results and the color payoff.▶ 8:38–8:46
They're pigmented, they're long lasting, they're very easy to blend.▶ 8:46–8:50
To me these are really universally friendly. All skin types can wear this, all skin ages can wear it.▶ 8:51–8:57
Out of all the new cream blushes that have launched since this has come out, this still stands up to all the new ones, so that says a lot.▶ 8:57–9:05
Blushes come and go, there's new formulas kicking old ones off of their pedestal all the time, but this one has still remained very very impressive and still very worth checking out and still one of the best available at Sephora.▶ 9:05–9:17
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
blush · matte · $37 · Laura Mercier, Neiman Marcus
This is one of the first powder blushes I ever fell in love with and used.▶ 11:17–11:25
I still love these to this day especially the shade chai and fresco.▶ 11:21–11:29
If you've never used the classic and iconic bat powder blushes from Laura Mercier then you're really missing out.▶ 11:41–11:47
This is gonna be the most safe bet good for everyone easy to blend on not patchy beautiful beautiful classic shade to choose from type formula to pick up at Sephora.▶ 11:47–11:58
If you're in doubt if you want something that's just a no-fail option that's a powder blush the Laura Mercier's are absolutely the way to go.▶ 11:58–12:02
These retail for 37 and as I mentioned there's so many great shades one of my favorites is chai which I'm applying in this video and you just can't go wrong.▶ 12:02–12:11
They blend easy they wear beautifully they're pro performing they're just they check all the boxes.▶ 12:11–12:17
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
powder blush · $32.00 · Sephora, hauslabs.com
These are really great pro artist type formula because they're highly pigmented you don't need a lot of product.
They are quite pigmented out the gate so less is more.▶ 13:35–13:42
If you're just an everyday blush wearer, not a pro makeup artist, tap in gently, apply and layer it and build it up to the intensity that you want. Don't dip too heavily into the product because you'll pick up a lot of pigment and it might be a little too intense.▶ 13:39–13:50
Super pro performance, really beautiful shades to choose from, really bright, vibrant, gorgeous shades.▶ 13:54–13:58
They're not patchy. They're still very easy to blend, even though they are highly pigmented.▶ 13:59–14:07
They look really soft and silky on the skin and they last a really decent time even on their own.▶ 14:07–14:12
$32, they're pretty small and compact.▶ 14:12–14:14
They used to be a lot bigger. I'm okay with them being a little bit smaller and scaled down because they take up a heck of a lot less room in your makeup bag or your makeup kits.▶ 14:17–14:25
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
powder blush · satin · £43.00 · Sephora UK, MECCA
44 is one of my favorite pink glowy blushes.▶ 17:50–17:54
This is like Orgasm from NARS, but better and less glittery.
If you love that one back in the day, but now you're a little iffy about if it's going to look good on like more mature or textured skin, then 44 from Yves Saint Laurent is the way to go.▶ 17:58–18:08
If you love that shade from NARS, then you're absolutely going to love 44 from Yves Saint Laurent.▶ 18:08–18:12
These are still luxe, but worth it. They're $46, just like the matte version, but they are outstanding.▶ 18:12–18:17
They're not patchy. They blend easy. They look stunning on your skin.▶ 18:17–18:21
This is one of the most beautiful, luminous, glowy powder blushes at Sephora.▶ 17:40–17:42
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
cream blush · matte · $27 · Rare Beauty, Sephora
These are like an interesting hybrid between a cream blush but they dry down and they have this really awesome self-setting aspect to them.▶ 7:11–7:22
If you have larger pores on your cheeks or a lot of skin texture and you want to use a cream blush but you don't want that cream blush to magnify it and look too greasy on your skin then this is absolutely the one to check out.▶ 7:16–7:30
It's 27, it's not gonna break the bank, it's a really great price point.▶ 7:34–7:37
One of my favorite ones I picked up recently is the shade Spirited.▶ 7:38–7:46
They're long lasting, they layer incredibly well underneath, use a powder blush for extra longevity.
On their own they last a pretty decent time because they do self-set and they don't stay super juicy and dewy on your skin so therefore they're just going to have more longevity than a typical cream blush.▶ 7:47–7:57
These are gonna be best for oily skin because they have that self-setting like more of like a cream to powder dry down time.▶ 7:57–8:05
Dry skin don't be spooked, you could absolutely use this formula, it's gonna look beautiful on your skin, it's not gonna feel dry, it's not gonna look crackly, it's not gonna feel heavy, it's just gonna look and translate more as like a satin matte finish on you.▶ 8:05–8:13
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
liquid highlighter-blush · glossy · $42.00–$44.00 · Charlotte Tilbury, Sephora
It's $44. But when I tell you when you get the blend of this right, you'll want to wear this on your face every single day.▶ 5:03–5:08
If you apply this on top of freshly applied foundation or just makeup that not set with any powder yet then you are going to love this formula.▶ 5:17–5:29
This is the best glowy liquid blush at Sephora, hands down.▶ 5:36–5:40
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
blush · natural · $34.00 · MAC Cosmetics, Macy's
These are by far the most unique in the cream blush category in my opinion.▶ 9:40–9:45
There is soft whipped like mousse texture they're very bouncy and they look bouncy and juicy and plump on your skin.▶ 9:45–9:52
It's a really fun texture that just looks so flattering on your skin.▶ 9:52–9:59
This does to me have a very blurring quality to it too.▶ 10:00–10:03
If you want a filtered like look to your cream blush and you want something that's not going to emphasize texture or larger pores something it's going to wear a really long time even on its own without any powder on top of it the MAC Glow Play blushes are so unbelievably good they're fantastic.▶ 10:05–10:09
This formula also comes in some of my favorite neutral shades like True Harmony and Blush Please.▶ 10:14–10:25
If you don't love a blushy blush look you want something that's kind of like soft barely there like a whisper of color then the Glow Play blushes come in so many of those wearable like you're blushing but you're not blushing type shades.▶ 10:26–10:35
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
cream blush · natural · $25 · caliraybeauty.com
You have a lot of texture and you have larger pores and you have oily skin.▶ 3:58–4:02
You want the look of a blurring liquid blush then the only one to get is going to be the Caliray.▶ 4:03–4:13
The blurring blushes are phenomenal like these are fantastic blushes.▶ 4:13–4:15
These only retail for 25 bucks so they're right in line with the rare beauty price point which I think is great.▶ 4:17–4:21
My only complaint if I had to point one out is the stopper on this product is a little messy and it does get a little gunky so just a forewarning be careful when you're opening this up because it can get a little messy and it can leak sometimes.▶ 4:21–4:26
It really quite literally instantly filters my skin and gives me this flawless blurred look.▶ 4:30–4:40
Great if you have larger pores or texture on your cheeks and or if you have oily skin and you're afraid of liquids because you're afraid of that combination not working well with your oily skin don't be afraid of this liquid formula from Caliray because it's one of the best.▶ 4:41–4:51
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026
cream blush · demi-matte · $25.00 · Sephora, caliraybeauty.com
blush is going to be the blurry blush from cali ray pre-concealer i'm just going to pop this pretty high up it's the shade dope
let me show you a trick you're going after your cream bronzer and your cream blush or your liquid blush with your concealer and then you do a cleanup
Source: Quick makeup for early mornings · Mar 2026
powder blush · radiant · $34.00 · Sephora, cielecosmetics.com, Mhalaty
This is, of course, from Seal. All of Seal's products are infused with some form of SPF.
When was the last time you saw a powder blush that has SPF 45 in it?
Seal Flush and Protect, if you have not checked these out, they're an SPF 45 infused powder blush and they are outstanding.
Not only are they easy to work with, they're a great formula. They're also high performance.
These are very versatile cuz they're very buildable. You can either apply them to be very soft and very natural, or you could build them up to be very intense.
Source: Top 3 Blushes of 2025 · Dec 2025
powder blush · radiant · $43.00 · Charlotte Tilbury
The Charlotte Tilbury ones you can't beat.▶ 15:54–15:57
They are truly one of the safest ones you can get in terms of a glowy powder blush.▶ 16:00–16:05
Gives off the softest, glowiest finish. You can use them by themselves, you can use them as a blush topper on top of a matte formula or on top of a cream or a liquid.▶ 16:06–16:09
However you use them, I think they're one of the safest bets in terms of a glowy blush because they just look really soft, really effortless, and they're beautiful shades to choose from as well.▶ 16:09–16:19
They blend easy, they're not patchy.▶ 16:19–16:21
These do come with a higher price point so they're luxe but worth it. These are $43 each.
To me, they're one of the best formats at Sephora and they definitely are still worth checking out even though they've been around for so so long. They're still absolutely gorgeous.▶ 16:24–16:32
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026

Bronzer

bronzer · matte · $15.99 · Ulta, L'Oréal Paris USA, L'Oréal Paris Germany
This is the best powder bronzer at the drugstore hands down period. I will fight you on it. This is my opinion and I'm going to stick to it.▶ 23:21–23:27
It's a matte bronzer. These come in great shades. It's a matte bronzer and this is the best powder bronzer at the drugstore hands down period.▶ 23:17–23:23
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
bronzer · satin · $42.00 · VIEVE Beauty, Brown Thomas
A UK based brand that I absolutely have to shout out because their bronzers are phenomenal formulations.▶ 21:59–22:04
You get two and the price tag isn't even hefty on this one which is amazing so splurge on this one because the bang you get for your buck is unbeatable. Two pans, two different undertones all in one, gorgeous packaging and it's not going to break the bank.▶ 22:09–22:13
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025

Concealer

concealer · natural · $36.00 · NARS Cosmetics
This product is phenomenal in terms of layering, building up, and also for touch-ups. No matter how many times I build up or layer this product within reason, it does not end up looking heavy or cakey.▶ 11:21–11:27
It has a really beautiful creamy satin dry down finish to it that looks just so beautiful and skin-like under the eyes, in the T-Zone, wherever you're using this concealer.▶ 11:31–11:38
It's a phenomenal formula that's absolutely worth checking out. It's a cult classic for a reason and it's held up to all the new formulas on the market. In my opinion, it's just a solid, solid formula.
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
concealer · natural · $32.00 · natashadenona.com, Sephora UK
This is one of the best powerhouse concealers on the market. Full coverage so less is more. You don't have to overuse it, you don't have to glob on a ton of product to get a really beautiful flawless look to your under eyes with a lot of coverage. A few dots, blend it out, set it, you are good to go.▶ 10:34–10:38
Whether you have oily skin or dry skin, this has a perfect amount of moisture that looks flawless under your eyes. It never looks crackly, it never looks too cakey or creasy. It is just a solid formula that's absolutely worth the money.▶ 10:50–10:56
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
concealer · natural matte · $36.00 · Charlotte Tilbury
this is the charlotte tilbury airbrush blur concealer in shade four popping it here here here there swipe
then you do a baby blend where you just kind of tap the perimeter of the concealer and then you leave like the bulk of it to dry
The airbrush flawless concealer from Charlotte Tilbury.
I have the shade four.
A little dab brightening here and some lift.
Quick blend with the N19.
Source: Quick makeup for early mornings · Mar 2026
concealer · matte · $33 · Danessa Myricks Beauty, Sephora, Sephora UK
Fantastic solid formula really great option for all day wear doesn't move doesn't oxidize doesn't crease unless you don't set it.▶ 12:40–12:46
This one is however very longwearing needs minimal powder to lock it into place which is great and good for all skin type so well-rounded good choice all around there's not one person that can't use this formula.▶ 12:51–12:57
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
concealer · $20.00 - $39.00 · Hourglass Cosmetics
This will quite literally vanish any imperfections anything you're struggling with dark circles redness anything on your skin that you want to cover this is going to do it in a really flawless seamless way.▶ 12:06–12:13
Don't overdo it with this one under your eyes because it will turn cakey very quickly so less is more if you apply the perfect amount on top of hydrated not overly moisturized but hydrated under eyes and you set it into place this is going to be a favorite for a long time.▶ 12:19–12:24
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
concealer · natural · $24.00 · Sephora, Tower 28 Beauty
This has less of a dry down time than let's just say Natasha Denona High Glam Concealer or Maxine's Revenge French Face or any of the more hydrating moisturizing concealers like Tower 28.▶ 0:10–0:22
Those other more hydrating beautiful concealers that I love you just need to give them a little bit more time to dry down.▶ 0:38–0:47
More hydrating more moisturizing formulas could take up to a minute to two minutes to dry down to like 90 percent.▶ 1:57–2:05
Source: Concealer that lasts all day · Apr 2026

Contour

Eyeshadow

Foundation

foundation · natural · $45.00 · Dior
Dior makes some of the best formula foundations whether it's cream liquid glowy matte all day wear versus glowy whatever category you want with your foundation Dior is going to have you covered and quite literally they have some of the best options and best formulations that never disappoint me.▶ 1:38–1:46
Dior if there's one cosmetic brand that I could recommend to buy Foundation from for the rest of your life it would definitely without a doubt be from Dior.▶ 2:04–2:10
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
liquid foundation · natural · $69.00 · Sephora, Giorgio Armani Beauty
Armani luminous silk a cult classic for many great reasons and well deserving reasons the foundation lives up to all the hype and more it is long lasting glowy Second Skin like it always looks perfect no matter what your skin type is.▶ 2:18–2:25
It's one of those formulations that I always feel so confident putting on all my clients and also so confident recommending to you as a viewer whether you are mature young acne prone oily dry combination normal whatever it is if you have skin your skin is going to love the Armani limit.▶ 2:30–2:36
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
skin tint · radiant · $39 · danessamyricksbeauty.com, Beautylish
This one is serum based so it's going to feel incredibly hydrating on your skin, so absolutely a phenomenal formula if you have dry, more parched, dehydrated, or just very dry skin in general.
If you are a dry skin person out there, then you're going to love this one because it's going to feel like a drink of water on your skin all while giving you a nice light to medium buildable coverage.
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
skin tint · dewy · $49.00 · Hourglass Cosmetics, Sephora, SEPHORA UK
It is so lightweight, so beautiful on your skin, so breathable, but the bonus is this is actually very longwearing and looks incredible on your skin from morning until towards evening when you're taking off your makeup.▶ 8:08–8:15
If you are an oily skin person, you're going to have to touch up just a little bit throughout the day. That's just the nature of the game with skin tints because they are more moisturizing and more hydrating.▶ 8:21–8:23
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
foundation · natural · $52 · hauslabs.com, Sephora
It is a stunning, stunning foundation that just looks incredible on your skin.▶ 5:18–5:26
It's buildable.▶ 5:24–5:28
The coverage is phenomenal.▶ 5:26–5:30
Even on its own with one sheer coat, it's going to look gorgeous and flawless.▶ 5:26–5:32
Very longwearing, very skinloving, and just overall like a perfect formula.▶ 5:30–5:37
The only issue I have with the Haus Labs foundation is the undertones are mislabeled, therefore very misleading and could be very difficult to find your correct shade.▶ 5:37–5:40
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025
foundation · matte · $15.99 · Maybelline.com, Ulta Beauty
This is incredible.
If you want an incredible all day wear foundation that looks so soft, so gorgeous on your skin, it's not overly matte, it's not overly glowy, it's a perfect like soft satin to matte finish.▶ 6:04–6:11
They say it's lumi matte because it doesn't dry down to be a flat finish.▶ 6:20–6:24
It has a soft luminous finish to it while drying down.▶ 6:21–6:28
Great for oily skin.▶ 6:26–6:28
Even if you don't have oily skin, you're going to love this one.▶ 6:28–6:31
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025
skin tint · radiant · $22.00–$24.00 · Sephora
This is a very longwearing skin tint.▶ 8:54–8:57
It is super easy to blend into your skin.▶ 9:10–9:17
You build it up.
It looks very, very flawless.▶ 9:14–9:17
There's a pretty good shade range to choose from.▶ 9:17–9:21
It's super affordable.▶ 9:18–9:22
This really does wear an exceptionally long time for a skin tint.▶ 9:27–9:32
It's just overall a really easy to work with product.▶ 9:30–9:36
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

Highlighter

Lipstick

Moisturizer

Primer

priming serum · dewy · $34.00 · Sephora, Danessa Myricks Beauty
This is so hydrating that I really can't wear it for my skin.▶ 1:55–1:58
This is something I keep in my professional kit because I bought it for myself and I just can't use it for me.▶ 1:56–2:01
What this does is give you that instant hydration and plumped up juicy skin.▶ 2:01–2:06
It also comes in various tints.▶ 2:06–2:09
What you're left with is pure hydration lightweight feeling.▶ 2:08–2:13
It soaks into your skin, absorbs really quickly and you're left with just deeply hydrated skin that makeup will sit beautifully on top of.▶ 2:11–2:17
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025
primer · satin · Smashbox.com
This is more going to be a smoothing, pore refining, quite literally HD, like photo finish, get your skin photo ready type primer.▶ 2:35–2:44
This is a killer primer.▶ 2:49–2:53
This is the best mattifying primer that you can get on the market.▶ 3:00–3:05
This is so lightweight.
I use it just in the T-zone or all over depending on how oily the client is that I'm working with.▶ 3:35–3:39
This is good for special occasions.▶ 51:18–51:21
It could dry out your skin over time.
When you need to be super duper matte, this is the way to go.
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025
moisturizer & primer · natural · $25–$113 · bobbibrowncosmetics.com, bobbibrown.co.uk
It's a great product.
The Bobbi Brown vitamin enriched face base is moisturizing.▶ 1:24–1:29
It's not hydrating.▶ 1:26–1:32
It's a thick thick cream.▶ 1:29–1:33
You have to really melt it down before you apply to your skin.▶ 1:35–1:38
The feeling of it and the effect that you get is moisturization, not hydration.▶ 1:38–1:43
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025
illuminating primer · dewy · $29.00 · Sephora, Amazon, Saie
This is a phenomenal product.▶ 4:02–4:05
I want to call out the first time I ever used this product maybe the first two times I ever used this product, I was really underwhelmed and it peeled really bad.▶ 4:04–4:08
It was really due to what I was putting underneath this product and not really do so much to the formula itself.▶ 4:12–4:14
Since then, I've learned the right way to use this product and the right combination of skin prep to use underneath.▶ 4:16–4:19
Now, it is a staple in my pro kit and I love it under makeup.▶ 4:21–4:25
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

Setting Powder

loose setting powder · matte · $60.00 · Huda Beauty, Sephora UK
This powder is still good for dry skin as well, however it's not my top top pick for dry skin, but what this does do is leave you with such an airbrushed flawless finish to your skin that looks incredible on camera and pictures, in person, in your real everyday day-to-day life.▶ 15:55–16:00
This powder is one of my absolute top recommendations. I love this powder so so much and I rely on it so heavy.▶ 16:27–16:31
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
setting powder · natural · $38.00 · MAKEUP BY MARIO, SEPHORA UK
This is a safe bet powder that works for all skin types and all skin ages.▶ 2:22–2:32
It's the shade Fair Pink that I like to use.▶ 2:32–2:34
Take a small, thin veil of powder and you want to press this very gently on just a really thin, thin, thin, thin, light layer.▶ 2:42–2:47
You're just drying down this area so there's no tackiness. It's dry to the touch.▶ 2:51–2:54
Source: Concealer that lasts all day · Apr 2026

SPF

mineral sunscreen · $40.00 · Ulta Beauty
These come in a really great variety of shades.▶ 0:53–1:00
They have a lot of really great neutrals as well.▶ 1:02–1:04
Biotti is probably one of my personal favorites because it's just a soft everyday wearable neutral blush.▶ 1:05–1:10
These are highly pigmented, they blend really easy into the skin, they're not patchy, they're pretty long wearing.▶ 1:10–1:15
If you want the utmost longevity out of the CL one, I would pair it with a powder blush on top just to lock it in and intensify it a bit more.▶ 1:15–1:22
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LIP

Lip Balm

Lip Gloss

lip gloss · glossy · $12.99 · Ulta Beauty, Maybelline
These have hyaluronic acid in them.▶ 31:58–32:01
They have a ton of different shades.▶ 32:00–32:02
There's even a clear one.▶ 32:01–32:03
They're fantastic.▶ 32:04–32:08
They're not sticky.▶ 32:08–32:11
They're very hydrating on your lips.▶ 32:08–32:13
You just can't go wrong with these.▶ 32:03–32:06
They're a drugstore staple in my life.▶ 31:54–31:58
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

Lip Liner

lip pencil · matte · $26.00 · makeupbymario.com, Sephora, Sephora UK
These are some of the best lip liners I've ever used.▶ 37:27–37:31
I have tons in my Pro Kit.▶ 37:29–37:33
I've bought them for my friends.▶ 37:31–37:34
The shades are unbelievable.▶ 37:34–37:39
The shades are gorgeous and wearable.▶ 37:39–37:42
They're creamy.▶ 37:42–37:46
They glide on.▶ 37:45–37:48
They're smooth.
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

Lip Stain

lip oil · glossy · $24.00 · Sephora, Kulfi Beauty, Space NK
It's a lip staining oil.
It goes on and you can blot it off to be left with a nice visible stain on your lips or leave it on to stain throughout the day.▶ 35:23–35:26
It looks beautiful on your lips.▶ 35:30–35:33
It feels amazing.▶ 35:31–35:35
It's not one of those lip stains that leaves dry lips after wearing off.▶ 35:33–35:37
It leaves you with nourished lips.▶ 35:37–35:42
It's one of the best lip stains on the market that I've tried in a long time.▶ 35:42–35:45
If you have dry lips or dehydrated lips, this is the one to get.▶ 35:45–35:50
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

Lip Treatment

Lipstick

EYES

Brow Product

tinted brow gel · natural · $28.00 · Anastasia Beverly Hills, Sephora, Sephora UK
I have these in my professional kit.▶ 50:50–50:54
I think they're a really nice formula.▶ 50:54–50:59
I don't grab them.▶ 50:57–51:01
The wand is really hard to use.▶ 51:00–51:02
The wand is a little difficult.
It's a little too small.▶ 51:01–51:04
The formulation itself is fine.▶ 51:06–51:07
I don't think it's showstopping.▶ 51:08–51:10
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025
brow and edge gel · natural · $9.99 · Sally Beauty, got2b.com, got2b.co.uk
I've used the actual gel itself for a ton of years in my Pro Kit to laminate brows and to lay them down and also to lay down flyaways and things like that.▶ 51:51–51:58
It's great for that.▶ 51:58–52:01
They put the same formulation into this product and it just wasn't the same.▶ 52:01–52:07
This one's way too flaky.▶ 52:05–52:09
This one leaves a very visible white film in your brows.▶ 52:07–52:13
I would not have chose this one.▶ 52:12–52:15
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

Eyeliner

eyeliner pencil · $23.00 · Sephora, Ulta, Urban Decay
These are the best colorful eye pencils on the market.▶ 48:46–48:50
They come in the most coolest, unique, fun, interesting shades.▶ 48:49–48:55
I've used these for a ton of years, both professionally and on myself.▶ 48:53–49:00
These are one of the best eyeliners if not the best eyeliner formulation that money could buy you.▶ 49:00–49:06
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

Eyeshadow

eye crayon · glitter · $26.00 · halfmagicbeauty.com, Sephora UK
These are freaking amazing.▶ 56:06–56:10
These are the most beautiful products on the market.▶ 56:09–56:13
If you want a high intensity sparkly, fun color eyeshadow stick, this is the one to get.▶ 56:13–56:20
They stay on so well.▶ 56:23–56:27
They blend on really creamy, but once they're dried down, they're locked into place.▶ 56:27–56:32
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025
eyeshadow palette · matte · $49.00 · Sephora, hungvanngobeauty.com, bronzeom.com
These are phenomenal.
I have three of them.▶ 55:09–55:11
The formulations are perfect.▶ 55:15–55:18
There's different finishes in there.▶ 55:17–55:20
They're very unique.▶ 55:18–55:20
They're very easy to blend on, build up.▶ 55:20–55:23
These are really high performance, really buildable, really blendable.▶ 55:22–55:26
The color stories are gorgeous.▶ 55:24–55:27
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

False Lashes

false lashes · $4.99 each · Ardell Shop
These are so much better.▶ 59:20–59:23
Thin band that disappears.
It doesn't look heavy and chunky.▶ 59:22–59:25
It's not going to weigh down the appearance of your eyes.▶ 59:24–59:27
House of Lashes has always had really thick bands that just don't agree with most people.▶ 59:25–59:30
If you want something that's going to be natural and soft and actually comfortable on your eyes, these should have won that category.▶ 59:30–59:33
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

Mascara

mascara · £33.00 · SEPHORA UK, YSL Beauty
YSL mascara, this is the lash latex
This one gives you a lot of separation, a lot of length.
It feels like a tubing effect mascara.
It's the new YSL lash latex, but I got to tell her, I think she's wrong.
It just builds so quick.
lash latex from ysl okay i need a hustle now
Source: Grwm in Austin · Mar 2026
mascara · $24.00 · Persona Cosmetics, Ulta Beauty
This is so good.
The brown is amazing.
The black you can tell I wear this a ton.▶ 46:42–46:47
This formula is probably the best tubing mascara that I've tried in years and years.▶ 46:44–46:49
Longwearing, doesn't flake, doesn't smudge.▶ 46:51–46:55
Builds incredible volume, incredible length, and great thickness.▶ 46:53–46:58
It gives you everything you want in a tubing mascara.▶ 46:57–47:00
It's really easy to remove.▶ 46:58–47:00
Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me · Oct 2025

TOOLS

Blush

powder blush · radiant · $29 · Kosas.com, Sephora UK, Naturisimo
I love these. Not only are they affordable, it's not just about affordability.▶ 18:53–19:03
I think these are the most beginner friendly baked formula at Sephora.▶ 19:05–19:09
Very soft, very buildable. They're not high intensity all at once.▶ 19:11–19:13
Even if you get your brush and you just dig in there and you go to town, even if you pick up a lot of product when you go to apply, it's still gonna look really soft and really beautiful.▶ 19:13–19:17
It's hard to mess this one up even if you are like just starting out with blush.▶ 19:22–19:26
This is the one I recommend because I think it is the most foolproof formula and the most foolproof finish at Sephora.▶ 19:26–19:32
Great for beginners, great for teens, great for anyone.▶ 19:32–19:36
These also look great on dry skin. They look great on oily skin. They're going to be the most universally flattering baked blush.▶ 19:38–19:39
Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora · Apr 2026

Concealer

concealer · matte · $36.00 · Charlotte Tilbury, Sephora, Ulta
This has less of a dry down time than let's just say Natasha Denona High Glam Concealer or Maxine's Revenge French Face or any of the more hydrating moisturizing concealers like Tower 28.▶ 0:10–0:22
This one is by nature going to be very long-lasting because of the thickness and the texture and the way it dries down.▶ 0:28–0:38
I pick it up on the brush and I just draw it on and this gives me a nice thin application.
It needs to be thin because it's going to dry down better, it's going to stick to your skin better, you'll be able to lock it down into place better and as you're wearing this long wear makeup it's not gonna feel heavy.▶ 1:13–1:30
With this one we're actually going to probably wait only like 30 seconds before we end up blending it out.▶ 2:00–2:09
Source: Concealer that lasts all day · Apr 2026

Lip Balm

Lip Gloss

Setting Powder

OTHER

Setting Spray

setting spray · natural · $39.00 · Charlotte Tilbury
It's one of my absolute favorite favorite formulas, a new favorite that I highly recommend is the Airbrush Flawless setting spray from Charlotte Tilbury.▶ 33:44–33:48
Delivering a soft amount of hydration without disrupting your makeup, great for all skin types even though it is more hydrating, it's great for oily skin and it is going to lock your makeup into place and increase the wear time 1,000%. Absolutely pick this one up, you will not be disappointed.▶ 34:06–34:10
Source: Luxury vs drugstore: where to spend your money · Mar 2025
setting spray · $38.00 · MAC Cosmetics, Sephora UK
To set my makeup I traveled with the fix plus stay over setting spray for mac the small one test spray
This makeup has to last a really long time so more is more the setting spray
mac fix plus stay over setting spray test spray this one usually leaks a little bit on me oh okay my skin's still wet from the setting spray
My travel size MAC Fix Plus stayover test spray.
Source: Grwm in Austin · Mar 2026