If I Had to Start My Makeup Collection From Scratch... | An Ethereal Girl's Essentials
Milk Makeup$30.00- “It creates a really nice level of hydration on the skin”▶ 2:12
- “There's this slight tackiness that is on the skin after applying this”▶ 2:25
- “I find this one pretty friendly for all year round for summer when my skin gets a little bit more oily”▶ 3:17
- “I also use this as my eye prep for eyeshadow”▶ 3:25
- “She's definitely a number one for me”
- “This is going to give you that classic modern glow we all obsessed over around 2020 when it was all about looking dewy, but it also provides a little bit of coverage”▶ 3:56
- “It really does feel like it lives up to its name. Hollywood Flawless Filter”▶ 3:46
- “If I over apply this, if I apply this in my T-zone, I might be overdoing it and looking a little bit more greasy than glowy”▶ 4:58
Seamless Skin Foundationshade · 2.5- “This one's a pretty penny. I'm not a fan of the price point, but it is my most repurchased foundation”▶ 6:10
- “It's the first time I discovered there is some olive in my skin that I need to honor with complexion products to really get a match, especially in the winter”▶ 6:24
- “This is the foundation that I mix with everything”▶ 6:33
- “This is like a skin-like satin finish. It's buildable medium coverage, but you could build it up to full coverage because it's so skin-like”▶ 6:01
- “So, I think versatility is very important in foundation. So, that's why this one's my number one”▶ 7:46
Estée Lauder$52.00
NARS$36.00Soft Matte Complete Concealershade · Chantilly- “This is an iconic concealer for a reason. I find it can do many things at once”▶ 10:20
- “This shade in particular can brighten. It's really nice to prep the eyelids for makeup”▶ 10:22
- “I will always prep my eyes if I'm doing an eyeshadow look with concealer. It's a non-negotiable for me”▶ 10:41
- “It's really great for blemishes in particular, having more of a matte concealer”▶ 10:57
- “And this is in a lot of makeup artists' tool kits for a very good reason”▶ 11:40
NARS$36.00Radiant Creamy Concealershade · Vanilla or Chantilly- “This one can just spread really easily. It just has a beautifully blendable finish”▶ 11:59
- “I personally have never experienced this clinging to dry patches”▶ 12:03
- “It's just kind of that perfect blend of having a radiance to it while also covering very nicely, but then not being so emollient and dewy that you have to set it down like crazy”▶ 12:08
- “This is definitely my most repurchased ever concealer”▶ 12:33
Rare Beauty$28Warm Wishes Effortless Bronzer Stickshade · Bright Side- “This is lovely for my skin that is a warm undertone and has a little bit of olive in it because it tends to create that bronze look that isn't too orangey”▶ 13:10
- “It almost veers into contour almost because they call it a cool bronzer”▶ 13:25
- “It's a cream product, but it's not dewy. It almost has a soft matte finish like that soft matte concealer”▶ 13:40
- “So creamy, so blendable. This is my third or fourth of this one”▶ 13:59
- “I've tried a lot of bronzers in my day, but I keep coming back to this one. I will forever recommend it both for the formula and for the finish and for the color for my particular skin”▶ 14:05
Anastasia Beverly Hills$34.00Smooth Blur Contour Stickshade · Halftone- “I find this to be a pretty similar type of formula to the Rare Beauty Bright Side, a cream stick that is very blendable”▶ 14:25
- “What I love about this type of contour shade for my skin tone, which has a warm undertone, it tends to be a lot more natural, a lot more flattering, a lot easier to use than say a more gray cool tone contour”▶ 14:56
- “I'd say I would very much repurchase this, especially cuz I used up fawn, which was from the same brand, and this was very similar”▶ 15:36
Rose Inc$32Cream Blush Refillable Cheek & Lip Colorshade · Foxglove- “This is just a beautiful versatile shade that it's more like a I always call it a burnt apricot”▶ 16:12
- “It just very naturally blends with my skin tone, but it's not jarring in any way”▶ 16:47
- “I find this is one of those shades I can kind of build it up or sheer it out and get that coraly warmth without it feeling like I'm just putting orange all over my cheeks or something”▶ 17:04
- “And lovely for formula, blendable, dewy, radiant. Definitely repurchase”▶ 17:20
KJH.Brand$24.00Soft Smudge Lip & Cheekshade · Soft Raisin- “This one's more of a soft matte finish, but this one leans a little bit more rosy brown”▶ 17:32
- “I love to use this as a transition blush”▶ 17:46
- “If I build it up, it does create this really beautiful terracotta rosy tone”▶ 18:02
- “This almost provides that matte finish that powder blushes will provide while having the blendability of a cream”▶ 18:17
Patrick Ta$40.00Major Headlines Double-Take Creme & Powder Blush Duoshade · She's That Girl- “I think a classic pink is just a classic thing to have in any makeup collection. And this is what this is to me”▶ 18:49
- “I find this pretty neutral, maybe leaning a little bit more warm”▶ 18:57
- “You can get a little bit more depth from the cream side and then a kind of lighter peach from this sha side”▶ 19:03
Rituel de Fille$39.00Multi-Use Creme Blushshade · Moth
Anastasia Beverly Hills$24.00Brow Powder Duoshade · Caramel- “And it's just so natural. It's just such a nice way to fill things in softly”▶ 21:27
- “You know, the ease of use is something you have to ask yourselves a lot with makeup. You know what products just make your life a lot easier? This is one of those”
Kosas$23.00
Benefit Cosmetics$28.00
- “Natasha Denona makes some of my favorite eyeshadow formulas. I find them blendable as equally as they are pigmented”▶ 23:25
- “I love that I can get different kinds of looks from this”▶ 23:39
- “These have that enough of that mutedness that they feel very natural, easy to contour with”▶ 24:08
- “Yeah, this is a great one for the formula, for the colors, the versatility of being able to create different tonalities of looks”▶ 24:29
Dasique$31.20Shadow Palette 24 Muted Nutsshade · 03 Nude Potion- “They are blendable. They're easy to use. Nothing's too scary”▶ 25:02
- “Thus far, never have I found that with any kind of Korean or Asian beauty brand. And just everything blends. It's just easy to use”▶ 25:12
- “It's great for beginners, great for when you're in a rush”▶ 25:22
- “And I love the size of this. Like, you could travel with this so easily. And it's very affordable, unlike Natasha Denona”▶ 26:29
- “Yes, this is new, but she's got to be in my top two”
Little Angel Embossed Highlightershade · Chanting Anthem- “It packs a punch, but it's also very very wearable. So you can go for a very soft highlight a little bit, but then you can build it up and really get a punch from it”▶ 28:21
- “And I do quite like silver highlights. Even though I'm warm, I like the way it really allows it to punch and pop off the skin”▶ 28:40
Rare Beauty$28Positive Light Silky Touch Highlightershade · Enlighten
Merit$32.00Day Glow Dewy Highlighting Balmshade · Cava- “This is when you want to get that more natural dewy kind of glow rather than like a punchy powder highlight cuz this is more creamy”▶ 29:16
- “This one goes nicely on top of makeup I find rather than as a prep product”▶ 29:29
- “I like that it's this soft gold rather than a really warm saturated gold. That kind of champagne gold can just look lovely on complexions and look very natural”▶ 29:41
- “There's something about that powder I always found I don't know how else to say it. Powders are kind of boring, but I found it beautiful. It creates a really beautiful soft matte finish”▶ 30:27
- “I believe they have a pale yellow, which is what I prefer to my skin rather than a white”▶ 30:36
- “I would opt for the one size for just the velvety finish it creates”▶ 30:57
- no stillHuda Beauty$29.00Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powdershade · Sugar Cookie
- “I really, really like this. I use it all the time”
- “I did try the pink one, but I don't like pink powders on my skin. It kind of looks weird”
Fenty Beauty$40.00- “I actually always have this in my bag because, you know, you're out and about, especially in the summer, you start to get a little greasy. I always just take the little cushion do, you know, just brighten things up, you know, take away the grease”▶ 31:23
- “And then I love that it also provides a little bit of coverage”▶ 31:41
- “I would very much repurchase this”
- “I think um having a powder foundation that provides some coverage is a useful tool to have, especially if you're oily, if you have oily skin”▶ 32:20
KJH.Brand$24.00Precision Sculpture Styloshade · Etch- “This has fast become my favorite lip liner shade”▶ 33:08
- “I like hers better because it's a little warmer, a little bit more natural than the more cool contoury Endless Cacao”▶ 33:25
- “I find it goes with so many, yet it has enough coolness in it that it provides a contour effect. So, it's great for overlining”▶ 33:45
- “It's really creamy, really easy to use”▶ 33:55
Rare Beauty$18Kind Words Matte Lip Linershade · Wise- “This one has a little bit more depth to it because I think it can be nice to have a lip liner that you can get, you know, more of a dramatic effect from rather than more of a soft contour effect”▶ 34:26
- “This one also is a very waterresistant style of formula. Uh so you can get a lot of longevity from it, but you can equally still shear it out”▶ 34:35
- “I love using this one with say a lip tint and then I kind of add mystery and depth and then put a gloss on top. That's like a go-to formula for me”▶ 34:47
Lisa Eldridge$47.00True Velvet Lip Colourshade · Velvet Jazz- “I wore this on my wedding. It's a go-to red for me”▶ 35:44
- “I love that it has depth to it. It's named after like 1930s jazz, velvet jazz, because it's got that bit of brown and earthiness to it”▶ 35:48
- “If you did want to shear it out, you can make it a little bit more pink if you wanted to”▶ 35:57
- “I feel like I got to have that one”▶ 36:08
Revlon$10.99Super Lustrous Lipstickshade · Rose Velvet- “This is one of those very versatile shades. Depending on what colors I wear it with, it can kind of look a little bit more brown, sometimes a little bit more peachy pink almost”▶ 36:15
- “It has a little bit more mutedness to it. So, it's can be just great for kind of a base shade for any look”▶ 36:32
- “I can also equally flush it out with a little bit more of a darker lip line and kind of make it a little bit more romantic”▶ 36:46
Tower 28 Beauty$20.00ShineOn Plumping Lip Jellyshade · Sesame
LYS Beauty$20.00Speak Love Lip-Plumping Glossy Lip Balmshade · Honey- “It's more one of those classic peachy tones that I always come back to time and time again”▶ 38:18
- “I always do end up coming back to this kind of toasty peachy shade”▶ 38:30
- “And these are the kinds of colors that just really lift my appearance if I want one of those days to look very fresh and alive”▶ 38:40
Juicy Lasting Tintshade · Mulled Peach- “I like that this has that little bit more depth than toastiness”▶ 38:58
- “It's got that peach, that warmth, that kind of classic type of makeup shade that's nice to have in one's collection, but it's just got that little bit more sophistication to it”▶ 39:17
- “I guess that little bit more depth and mutedness that brings it into a new territory of wearability, of kind of ease of use rather than being more of a statement color”▶ 39:25
- “And I love that it is also a stain and a gloss. Two in one”▶ 39:38
Benefit Cosmetics$28.00Benetint Liquid Lip + Cheek Blush Stainshade · Original
Thrive Causemetics$15.98Liquid Lash Extensions Mascarashade · Crystal- “But this formula has so many benefits. One is that you can build it up so easily. You can get volume as much as you can get length”▶ 40:53
- “It's a tubing mascara, so it doesn't smudge. Like if you started crying, your mascara is not going to become raccoon eyed”▶ 41:05
- “I never experienced raccoon eye once with this because of the tubing nature of it”▶ 41:13
- “So, it's really easy to put on, to take off. Lasts all day, doesn't smudge. What more could you want in a mascara?”▶ 41:34
- “I would be fine if you said you can only use this mascara for the rest of your life”▶ 41:56
- “And it also lasts quite a long time. So, that's a plus”▶ 42:01
The Black Orb Enigmatic Kohl Eyelinershade · Abyss
Urban Decay$23.0024/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencilshade · Beige Flag
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