Sephora Sale Recommendations • what's *ACTUALLY* worth buying
Bobbi Brown$35.00Color Correctorshade · Bisque- “This Bobbi Brown color corrector is just perfect”▶ 1:40
- “The colors are not average color correctors color like orange, peach, very light colors”▶ 1:31
- “This bisque color is just perfect in between peach and pink and the color looks more neutralized compared to other color correctors on the market”▶ 1:24
- “It looks so natural even if you don't put any concealer or foundation on after wearing this”▶ 1:34
- “This color will be fail free unless you have very severe dark under eye dark circles”▶ 1:52
- “All of the models I work with light medium or medium skin look good with this color”▶ 2:00
- “I highly recommend this if you haven't found the perfect color corrector for your under eye dark circles”▶ 2:12
- “It's really worth the money”▶ 2:17
m.ph by Mary Phillips$64.00Underpainting Face Highlight & Contour Paletteshade · Medium- “These shade range are just perfect for my skin”▶ 2:44
- “This concealer shade is just perfect for my light medium with neutral olive skin”▶ 2:54
- “This four shade is just perfect neutral contour slash bronzer color that looks really good on my face and also to contour my lips”▶ 2:58
- “It goes really smoothly and creamier than other like this type of palette out there”▶ 3:09
- “It just looks very natural with the light to medium coverage that perfect for everyday makeup look”▶ 3:22
- “I have dry skin, so I love using this type of cream products”▶ 3:25
- “If you have oily skin, you might find this products a little bit too hydrating or a little bit too oily for your skin, but for me, it's just perfect concealer or contour palette”▶ 3:29
Summer Fridays$42.00Sheer Skin Tint with Hyaluronic Acid + Squalaneshade · Shade 4- “It's great for people with light medium with neutral undertones”▶ 3:51
- “As someone who has a bit of olive skin, I found that it might look a little bit cooler or a little bit orange on olive skin, but since it's a sheer coverage skin tint, I found that the shade match doesn't have to be like perfect perfect”▶ 3:56
- “The consistency, coverage, finish, everything is just perfect for my liking”▶ 4:16
- “It's very lightweight, sheer and leaves a little bit of sheen glow, but not that crazy glow”▶ 4:21
- “I think this is perfect definition of skin tint”▶ 4:25
- “This one is just perfect skin tints for everyday makeup look”▶ 4:39
- “It goes really beautifully on my dry skin”
- “I recommend this product”▶ 4:52
m.ph by Mary Phillips$49.00Le Skin Weightless Serum Foundationshade · Light 80 O- “Even though this is a foundation, I would say this is more in between skin tint and foundation type of consistency and look”▶ 5:50
- “It has very runny consistency, it's almost like a serum, so it has a lot of hydrating ingredients in the formula, so it feels very hydrating”▶ 6:03
- “Once you blend it out, it looks very glowy”▶ 6:10
- “This is my recent obsession”▶ 6:25
- “The shade match is just perfect for my skin”
- “This shade is just perfect for my light medium with neutral olive skin and it's not too warm, it's not too olive, so it goes really seamlessly on my skin”
- “I haven't found this type of shade from light coverage foundation, so I'm so happy that I found the perfect one”▶ 6:15
- “If you have similar skin tone with mine and if you love this type of natural looking glowy foundation, it's worth the money”▶ 5:41
- “If you have dry skin, I would say this is just perfect foundation for everyday makeup look”
Armani Beauty$69.00- “They recently reformulated this foundation and expanded the shade range, so they have much more options for olive skin, which I'm so happy about”▶ 7:11
- “I found that this shade 5.3 is perfect for my light medium with neutral olive skin”▶ 7:17
- “This is perfect definition of combination average glow foundation”▶ 7:25
- “It has more coverage than this MP each foundation, but it still has that glowy finish and looks pretty natural if you apply a really thin layer”▶ 7:30
- “If you haven't found your perfect shade and if you have olive skin, I think this is truly worth the money because I haven't found any perfect olive foundation at drugstore”▶ 7:44
- “If I have to choose one product category from complexion product to splurge on, it has to be foundation”▶ 7:56
- “I never thought I would use or like this type of cream foundation because I used to think that cream foundation gives a so heavy coverage and it looks cakey, but this Dior foundation is totally opposite”▶ 8:15
- “As soon as you blend it, you will see that lies so beautifully, seamlessly”▶ 8:26
- “It feels so lightweight on your skin. You don't feel anything on your face”▶ 8:30
- “The finish is pretty matte or a little bit satin”▶ 8:34
- “I feel like this will work really well for more combination, a little bit oily side of skin type”▶ 8:37
- “Shade match is also perfect”▶ 8:44
- “It's just stick type, so you can just put a little dots or draw little lines on your face and just blend very quickly, so it's really convenient to use when I'm in a rush”▶ 8:54
Givenchy$59.00Prisme Libre Blurring & Color-Correcting Matte Pressed Powdershade · 01 Mousseline Pastel- “As soon as I tried this, I actually saw the difference”▶ 9:36
- “These four colors are perfect to brighten your look and color correcting any discoloration on your skin”▶ 9:55
- “It is a pressed powder, so it's really convenient to use. You don't get that messy with the powder everywhere”▶ 10:17
- “It just get that blurry look instantly as soon as you apply it and it looks very natural and doesn't feel dry at all”▶ 10:24
- “It feels so lightweight”▶ 10:29
- “I've been using this powder almost every day whenever I do my makeup”
- “Highly highly recommend this powder”▶ 10:35
- “If you want to splurge on powder, I think this is actually worth the money”▶ 10:38
MAKEUP BY MARIO$56.00- “I think this is by far the perfect neutral eyeshadow palette that you can go for everyday makeup look or a little bit of smoky eye or full glam look”▶ 11:09
- “I tried other like neutral type of eyeshadow palette, but nothing beats this Makeup by Mario palette”▶ 11:19
- “It worth the money and I've been using this more than 2 years now”▶ 11:23
- “If you get this palette, you can use this at least for 2 or 3 years”▶ 11:35
- “These color range are perfect bit actually neutral type of brown color that looks so natural on my skin”▶ 11:44
- “If you haven't found the perfect eyeshadow palette and if you have neutral or olive skin, this palette is just perfect”▶ 11:12
Haus Labs$34Color Fuse Longwear Hydrating Glassy Lip + Cheek Blush Balm Stickshade · Glassy Ginger and Glassy Hibiscus- “Both colors are perfect if you have neutral or neutral olive skin”
- “The finish is very glowy and very natural looking type of blush and it's not that highly pigmented, so it shows up really naturally”▶ 13:42
- “If you haven't found this type of neutral pink or a little slightly mauve color, I highly recommend these two colors from Haus Labs”▶ 13:30
Rhode$26Pocket Blush Buildable Hydrating Cream Blushshade · Piggy, Tan Line, and Sleepy Girl- “I tried all the blushes from Rhode and I found these three shades are actually my favorite”▶ 14:01
- “Piggy is like neutral, slightly cool tone, light pink color”▶ 14:08
- “It looks very vibrant, very fresh pink color that never turns orange on my skin”▶ 14:10
- “Tan Line is more like neutral pink color that actually leans slightly warm tone, but still looks pretty not too warm”▶ 14:21
- “Sleepy Girl is the only mauve color from the brands, but it has more like red in it, so it turns into more reddish blush on my skin, but still looks pretty cool and never turns orange on my skin”▶ 14:33
- “It's more pigmented than Haus Labs, so you have to be careful when you apply that blush, otherwise the color is going to look too intense”▶ 14:44
- “I love the Rhode blush not because they're creamy or glowy, but more because of the shade range”
- “I feel like these three colors are so beautiful and actually worth to invest at least one color from their blushes”
Westman Atelier$48.00Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stickshade · Garçonne- “When I swatched it on the back of my hands, you can see it looks very dark, more like mauve, muted purple base shade. But once I blended it, it turns into more fresh pink color”▶ 15:11
- “When I applied it on my cheeks, it turns into very beautiful pink color, not that purple color”▶ 15:23
- “This type of purple base muted colors turns into more pink on my skin”▶ 15:35
- “This type of color is something I never find from drugstore brands”▶ 15:39
- “It's actually worth the money to invest or splurge on this very unique color”▶ 15:44
- “Compared to the Rhode and Haus Labs blushes, I found that this has more matte and satin finish. So, it lasts longer and it doesn't look too glowy”▶ 15:48
Saie$26.00Dew Blush Liquid Cream Blushshade · Lady- “I talked a lot about this product for the last couple years. I featured this so many times on my channel because it looks so beautiful”▶ 16:12
- “I never found this type of dewy liquid blush from other drugstore brands”▶ 16:19
- “I found that they all turn into matte, a little bit chalky. And sometimes they have like that shimmery glitter. It doesn't look like the same as the look that I get from this Saie Dew Blush”▶ 16:21
- “My favorite shade is this Lady. It's more muted pink, slightly mauve color that looks so great on my neutral olive skin”▶ 16:32
- “The pigment looks pretty intense at first, but once you blend it out, it turns into more natural blush color”
- “It looks so pretty and I love this type of sheer glowy type of look”▶ 16:50
Rare Beauty$24.00Soft Pinch Liquid Blushshade · Spirited, Faith, and Believe- “This liquid blush is known for very high pigmented, very strong color payoff”▶ 16:57
- “Rare Beauty has the most unique color ranges from the blush. Especially these two purple base color. These are so rare to find on the market because most brands release more like a pink base color”▶ 17:02
- “This is more vibrant purple shade. And once you blend it, you can see this turns into very cool tone purple lavender type of color”▶ 17:20
- “This type of color will look so great on cool or olive skin”▶ 17:31
- “I sometimes reach out for this very vibrant purple color to instantly get that brighten blush look”▶ 17:36
- “This is more like a berry color that looks very intense purple with a bit of red color in it. But once you blend it out, you will see it turns into more muted purple color”▶ 16:44
- “On my skin, it doesn't look that scary if I put a really tiny bit on my cheeks”
- “I found that these two shades are very unique and actually hard to find on the market”
- “This is more mauve type of color. It looks pretty dark at first, but once you blend it out, it turns into more neutral mauve color”▶ 16:44
- “If you have olive skin, you will love this shade and it's something that I never find from other brands”
- “Highly highly recommend this Believe color or the other two purple base shades. They're so unique and worth the investment”▶ 18:43
- “You can actually mix it with other pink base color to get more like cool tone base color”
MAKE UP FOR EVER$24.00Artist Color Pencilshade · Extreme / 506 Endless Cacao- “This one specific shade is very unique and you can only find from this brand at Sephora”▶ 19:41
- “This shade is more like cool tone brown color that you can't really find from other drugstore brand, and I never seen this type of color from other Sephora brands as well”▶ 19:54
- “This is very unique cool tone lip liner that's so rare to find”▶ 20:03
- “I found that most of brown lip liner or brown base lip liners are warm tone base, so sometimes they look super warm or too super orange on my lips, but I found it this creates most natural looking shadow or contour my lips”▶ 20:08
- “This is like multi-purpose pencil, so you can actually use this as a eyeliner or eyeshadow as well”▶ 20:23
- “Even if you put it as a eyeliner, it looks also very unique and very pretty, and looks pretty chic compared to other brown base eyeliner”▶ 20:31
- “I think this shade Endless Cacao and this specific liner is just perfect multi-purpose pencil”
Kosas$24.00Wet Stick Moisturizing Shiny Sheer Lipstick with Ceramidesshade · 100 Degrees- “This is perfect neutral, a little bit warm side of pink color that looks super natural on my lips”▶ 21:15
- “This type of lipstick is so hard to find from drugstore and even from other brands at Sephora, because most of brands nowadays release only lip gloss, but if it's some lipstick, most of them are very matte finish”▶ 21:22
- “It's really hard to find this type of creamy, sheer, hydrating lipsticks on the market, but I think this Kosas is the one”
- “My lips feel so comfortable and it's not too shiny, and it doesn't give that full full coverage, so it's just perfect for everyday makeup look”▶ 21:52
Summer Fridays$26.00Dream Lip Oilshade · Soft Mauve- “The shade is just so unique soft mauve shade as a name says, and it's so hard to find this type of mauve color”▶ 22:11
- “Even for the lips, when I try pink base color, they're all warm, so it's so hard to find a color that mauve or a little bit cool tone pink color to pair with this type of purple blush color”▶ 22:17
- “I found this shade is just perfect to pair with this type of muted mauve color”▶ 22:11
- “The lip gloss is so beautiful”
- “It has more coverage than the average color lip gloss out there, and it feels more sticky, I would say, but the gloss and the hydration lasts way longer than the other lip gloss out there”▶ 22:37
- “I chose this Summer Fridays lip gloss in this specific shade. I think it's actually worth the money”
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