Full Face of the #1 BEST MAKEUP of April 2026
L.A. Colors$6.00Truly Matte Foundationshade · Natural
L.A. Colors$5.50Ultimate Cover Concealershade · Vanilla
Essence$5.99Silky Blur Hydrating Longwear Concealershade · 150- “It is very hydrating. It has a good medium to full coverage”▶ 1:48
- “Out of the two, the one that I've been reaching for the most this month has been this Essence Silky Blur”▶ 2:03
- “I just feel like I keep coming back to the Essence one a little bit more than the LA Colors Ultimate Cover”▶ 2:13
- “It has really good coverage. It's a little bit like luminous and hydrating. So I really like this”▶ 2:39
Hard Candy$7.97Blur On Lock Setting Powdershade · Translucent Lavender- “I do really like these powders”▶ 2:56
- “This shade in light lavender or in translucent lavender is so good”▶ 3:11
- “If you're a little bit more lean, a little bit more fair like me and have trouble with a lot of like these pink tone powders, like if they're not brightening on you, try this one because this one is very brightening”▶ 3:17
- “I still love my L'Oreal Infallible Blurfection powder. I think that one might be slightly a little less detectable on the under eyes than this Hard Candy Blur Unlock”▶ 3:38
L.A. Colors$6.00Mineral Pressed Powdershade · Light Ivory- “I do love this in combination with their truly matte foundation. I just think that this combo creates such a beautiful just soft matte finish”▶ 4:07
- “This is on par with the L'Oreal True Match Super Blendable powder”▶ 4:19
- “Get this if you liked that old formula but don't like the new because this is so so similar to that”▶ 4:37
L.A. Colors$2.48Browie Wowie Skinny Brow Pencil with Spoolieshade · Dark Brown- “This is just as good as any other brow pencil that I have in my collection”▶ 5:26
- “I like this undertone that I have in dark brown. Like it's a good cool toned or like neutral undertoned brow product”▶ 5:50
- “I believe that this is probably the cheapest that you can get at like the drugstore”
- “Once I run out of all of my other brow pencils, I won't be like repurchasing the E.L.F. Ultimate Brow Pencil anymore or like the NYX Micro Brow. I mean, there's just no need when you can find really good brow pencils like this”▶ 5:32
L.A. Colors$3.97Browie Wowie Precision Smudge-Proof Retractable Eyebrow Pencilshade · Dark Brown- “I've also really been enjoying this”▶ 6:42
- “I would say I like this just as much as my uh Maybelline Build-A-Brow”▶ 6:48
- “The only downfall to this product that the Maybelline has it beat on is just the fact that the Maybelline has the brow gel where this is just the pen”▶ 6:52
- “If you don't care about that, this is just as good as that one, and it's definitely more affordable”
Make Me Browshade · 02 Browny Brows- “I just remembered why I really loved this brow, this tinted brow gel”▶ 7:50
- “I like the brush on it. It's just such a small skinny brush and it just does a good job of holding your brows in place but also adding a tint”▶ 7:56
- “I have been enjoying this more than my Maybelline Super Lock, the tinted brow glue”▶ 8:06
- “Probably once I run out of that Maybelline one, I don't know that I would repurchase it because I really like this one so much”▶ 8:16
Essence$5.99Cream Eyeshadowshade · 01 Rose- “This is beautiful. It works well by itself or with an eyeshadow primer”▶ 8:28
- “I've used this on its own and it does not budge. It does not crease or anything like that”▶ 8:33
- “If you're looking for a super affordable longwearing eyeshadow, like cream shadow, this is gorgeous”▶ 8:39
- “I think that Essence was trying to dupe like the Charlotte Tilbury cream shadows. And I've never used the Charlotte Tilbury ones, but I will say these Essence ones are so good. Creamy, longwearing, beautiful”▶ 10:31
- “This rose is such a beautiful color. It's a beautiful rose gold”
- “I like these better than like the L'Oreal shadow sticks. Like, I think that these Essence cream shadows last better than even those L'Oreal shadow sticks”▶ 10:43
- “With lasting power, these are on par to the Maybelline um Coloray, like their their tattoo cream shadows”▶ 10:56
- “I do think that the product this is more creamy than those Maybelline color tattoos. And so I think you just get like a better application with these Essence cream shadows”▶ 11:03
- “Another great thing about a cream shadow is the fact that you don't have to worry about fallout with a product like this, which is nice”▶ 11:34
- “Even with like a makeup remover wipe, like they kind of are a little bit hard to remove. Like you have to like scrub to get them off”▶ 11:47
Essence$5.99Cream Eyeshadowshade · 03 Oyster- “It's a beautiful bronzed bronzy color, like everyday kind of bronze, like warm bronze taupe”▶ 9:29
- “I loved the way that this looked on the eyes and it lasted just as good as the rose one”
- “With these cream shadows, you really don't need to use an eyeshadow primer to get them to last. Like, they last so well on their own”▶ 9:51
Essence$4.99Satin Blend Gel Eyelinershade · 03 Bronzed Shimmer- “I have been using this bronze shimmer almost every single day”▶ 12:02
- “I just think it's such a beautiful eyeliner, especially if you have brown eyes, to just put right up here at the upper lash line”▶ 12:11
- “I just like how this has like a bronze like shimmery look to the liner. So, it is kind of unique in that way”▶ 12:35
- “It's very creamy and once I get it on the eyelids, it also stays on all day long”▶ 13:26
- “The only downfall to this product, which could be like a deal breaker for some people, is that it broke off in here”
- “Maybe I just got like a faulty liner”
L.A. Colors$2.00Beauty in Bloom Eyeshadow Quadshade · Enchanting- “I absolutely love this little quad. It is so pretty”▶ 14:16
- “The shadows in here are so pigmented”
- “This is cool toned and you get some really you can get like a really beautiful like smoky cool toned like purpley lavender mauvey. It's just so pretty like a look with this”
- “I think this is unique and I mean it was only 125. So, if you like those colors and you happen to stumble across this at your Dollar Tree and you're just curious about it, it is a really good palette and this is another favorite this month”▶ 14:53
Morphe$19Cheek Thrills Bronze & Tone Duoshade · Capri Cabanna- “This one is beautiful if you're fair and if a lot of bronzers tend to just seem too intense for your skin undertone um and if they seem too orange like I think this is such a good one”▶ 15:28
- “I love how it's got the cream and the powder just because if you use these in combination, it does help it to last longer and you can kind of like contour a little bit with like the cream before you go in with the powder”▶ 16:04
- “I do really like these bronzers from Morphe”▶ 16:16
Essence$5.99Soft Touch Butter Bronzershade · 20 golden buttercream- “This is like a cream to powder bronzer and have really been enjoying this as well”▶ 17:10
- “This is definitely more warm toned than the Morphe one, but it just blends out so so beautifully on the skin. It doesn't look patchy or anything”▶ 16:50
- “I don't have any other bronzer formula like this in my collection with this being like a cream to powder. And it was really affordable, too”▶ 17:10
- “This bronzer was only $5.99 at Ulta”▶ 17:27
- “I just can't get over how beautiful this is for being as affordable as it is”▶ 17:42
- “I just feel like it melts into the skin beautifully and like I said, it just it blends super easy. It doesn't look patchy. It's such a beautiful color, especially for summer”
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Morphe$19Cheek Thrills Multi-Finish Face Trioshade · Poolside Spritz- “I just think this is such a fun color for summer and it kind of gives you like that sunburnt look”▶ 19:13
- “I love kind of the same reason like the bronzer, how you've got like the cream and the powder. You know, you've got the option that you could use one or the other or you could use them together. And when you use them together, it really does help to lock the blush on and keep it lasting all day”▶ 19:55
Morphe$19.00Cheek Thrills Multi-Finish Face Trioshade · Honeymoon Sweet- “This one is such a gorgeous like if you just want more of a blush that goes with a lot of makeup looks, this is that blush for me”
- “It's just like a muted plum or like a darkened mauve. I just think or toasted mauve. I think that's how I've described it before, but it's so pretty”▶ 19:44
- “I just think that these are so pretty”
- “I prefer these over those just because I like the shades on these. These are really bright and fun”▶ 20:55
- “With these being so bright and intense, you can apply them really bright and intense or you can just apply them lightly and get more of like a lighter shade that's still bright”▶ 20:58
BECCA$23.00Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlightershade · Champagne Pop- “I absolutely love their highlights. Like they just have some of the best highlights on the market”▶ 23:30
- “Such a classic”
- “I think this is such a beautiful highlight, especially for summer. It pairs with so many like coral type of blushes. It kind of gives you like that golden hour glow, which I just I really love”▶ 23:55
- “You can never go wrong with a Becca highlight”▶ 24:17
Essence$4.99- “This creates such great volume and length. I just really like this mascara”▶ 27:06
- “It's like duping the Too Faced Better Than Sex or like the L'Oreal Lash Paradise, like any of those ones that kind of have a natural bristle brush that's hourglass shaped”▶ 27:13
- “I find that the formula on this to be very comparable to the mascaras that it's actually duping”▶ 27:23
- “It just gives me like a lot of volume and length. Like, I love love love that”▶ 27:33
Morphe$15.00- “These are amazing and I highly highly recommend these”▶ 28:07
- “They are a glossy balm that lasts on your lips. Like you put it on, wait like a couple of minutes and it locks on to your lips”▶ 28:15
- “The formula is so unique and I have not found another formula quite like this. Like it's very new to the market”
- “If you're really into a longwear lip balm, I think you would love those”▶ 28:40
Revlon$10.99Super Lustrous Lipstickshade · 130 Rose Velvet- no still
- no stillL'Oreal Paris$7.97Colour Riche Original Satin Lipstickshade · 444 Tropical Coral
- “This has been my most worn lip combo of the month of April. So, I just absolutely love this combo”
- “That was my favorite last month and I still absolutely love that setting spray”▶ 24:58
Urban Decay$34.00
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