Hey, guys! So today's post is a High-end makeup starters kit. It doesn't matter if you're a teenager or mother, this kit will work for almost everyone. I tried to pick products that will work on all skin types. Dry, oily, light, dark.
If there's a product that doesn't work for one skin type, then another will make up for it (dewy foundation, mattifying powder). I hope you find this post helpful! If you have any questions about a product listed below or a substitute(drugstore or highend), just ask!
Primer
Create a perfect canvas for foundation application with this silky, lightweight blend of vitamins A & E, grape seed extract and green tea. Worn alone or under foundation, Smashbox's best-selling, oil-free primer helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores for flawless skin with a velvety-smooth finish.
Heard of the Smashbox primer before? There's a reason for that! The Photoready primer will even out you skin and create the perfect base for your foundation. Try out the travel size first to see if you like it. The full size can be pricey!
Foundation
Clinically proven tone-correcting mineral foundation and brightening serum in one. Created with exceptional purity in mind, this ultra-thin, skin-perfecting fluid provides seamless adjustable coverage, a natural finish and the look and feel of beautiful skin while delivering a noticeably brighter, more youthful appearance. Made with the bare minimum ingredients and formulated without oil, silicone, parabens or fragrance. It's like nothing you've ever felt before.
It's good for dry skin(hence, it's called a serum), but some oily poeple love it as well. Just be sure to use a setting powder(included in this post). The company claims you need their brush to use it but use whatever you have and you should be fine. It's a buildable coverage foundation that comes in 20 different shades.
Setting Powder
Get optimum results with Dermablend Setting Powder. Excess facial oils and creme are absorbed to better hide acne, scars, and blemishes.
I need to pick this up myself! I once got a sample and couldn't believe how good it works. The finish is silky soft and slightly matte/natural. There's plenty of product included, it should last you for a long time. I'm surprised it's not more expensive!
Concealer
A lightweight fluid concealer that provides medium to full coverage with a comfortable, natural matte finish. Colour-true formula lasts up to 15 hours. Helps conceal and correct the look of under-eye circles, and discolorations. Comes in a clear glass vial with a matte black pump.
The Pro Longwear concealer is fantastic for concealing under eye bags and breakouts. It can also be multi purposed as an eye primer. There's no reason why you shouldn't pick it up, it's only $20!
Bronzer and Highlighter
Life's a beach with this gorgeous, golden bronzing trio for everyday healthy-looking radiance and a fresh, sun-kissed glow. Three universally flattering shades combine to give your skin natural-looking, multidimensional warmth. Whether you want to turn on the tan or add a sheer wash of California color, you'll be simply sunning year-round.
I don't personally own this palette but I have seen it in stores and it's beautiful. The powders are smooth and pigmented. The Ulta reviews are great(click the link to see for yourself). Pick it up and let me know what you think! It's a great bronzing kit for medium or light skin tones.
Blush
A long-wearing, supremely soft blush infused with Amazonian clay harvested from the banks of the Amazon River and naturally baked by the sun. This 12-hour blush universally benefits all skin types for a fade-free, flawless finish in shades ranging from soft to vivid and matte to shimmer to suit a wide variety of skin tones.
Powered by Amazonian clay minimizes oil in and around pores to balance skin and keep product in place while also hydrating the skin naturally to restore moisture, reducing the appearance of dry, flaky skin.
All of the blushes are formulated without parabens, mineral oil, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfates, gluten. Their smooth and pigmented. The long-wearing claim is also very true. You'll love them to pieces!
Eyeshadow and Eye Primer
Go PRO with the LORAC PRO Palette! Created by celebrity makeup artist Carol Shaw, this PRO artistry palette is packed with 8 shimmer and 8 matte eye shadows in all the shades you need to create the hottest looks straight from the Red Carpet. LORAC's velvety-smooth shadows are infused with soothing botanicals and are ultra-pigmented to perform wet or dry so you can shade, shadow, line and define your eyes, just like a PRO. PRO Palette contains 16 Eye Shadows and a Mini Behind The Scenes Eye Primer for stay-true color that lasts, a PRO must-have!
I absolutely love this palette. I use it almost everyday and I take it with me everytime I go somewhere. The pro has to be the best makeup purchase I have ever made. It has everything anyone would need in it. Highlighting shades, crease colors, darker colors for depth and their are two finishes for every step, you can choose matte or shimmer. If you're not willing to bite the bullet, their is a smaller option called the Pocket Pro, it's only $15-16.
Eyeliner
Finally, a waterproof liquid liner that glides on with ease, won't smudge or run, and stays in place until you say when! The thin marker-like tip is easy to use even for the least experienced, and delivers a defined thin line to a dramatic bold line with precision.
Goes on smoothly without skipping, smudging, or pulling, and lasts all day! It doesn't matter if you want a thin line to just add a hint of definition or a killer wing. You'll love this liner. Plus, it's extremely black!
Mascara
One coat of the carbon black, collagen-fueled formula and lashes are full, defined and stretched to unbelievable lengths. Two coats and lashes are even more luscious, curled and dramatic. Three coats and achieve the most intense black, oversized, multidimensional lashes possible! A mascara so amazing...it's Better Than Sex!
A TaylorPiebeauty award winning mascara that will never leave you unsatisfied. Well, unless you don't like thickening/lengthening mascaras.
Lipstick
Get the staying power of a stain, the intense color of a liquid lipstick and the shine of a gloss with Melted. With Melted, Too Faced has created a revolutionary way to keep lipstick liquified so it doesn't lose its intensity, pigment or shine, while keeping a comfortable, flexible and cushiony wear. Plus, Melted comes with a precision tip applicator to allow for a clean, effortless application each time.
Too Faced has done it again! Another amazing, must have product, that everyone should try. The colors are insanely beautiful and pigmented. They smell delicious. What's to hate? Maybe the price tag but their honestly worth it. They don't cling to dry patches or dry your lips out. The moisture stays where it should all day long, along with the rich pigmention you put on in the morning.
Lipgloss
Embark on a total thrill glide with Marvelous Moxie Lip Gloss. Luscious, vibrant color loaded into a refreshing formula that slips on satiny-smooth for sheer-to-medium coverage with glistening shine. Lips look fuller and more voluptuous. Naturally derived shea, avocado and murumuru butters help to deeply hydrate and smooth lips while an infusion of minerals revitalizes lips for a healthy-looking pout. All the while, an encapsulated vitamin A, C and E complex helps to deliver antioxidant defense, so you're ready for anything - and everything.
The Marvelous Moxie lipglosses are great for those who want a sheer wash of color on the lips or an added shine over a lipstick. Theirs no overpowering scent or stickiness. The staying powder isn't bad for a gloss and the price isn't outrageous.
What was your first makeup product?
Are you going to purchase any of the items mentioned?
Already own some?
Let me know in the comments below!
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