We get SO many questions about makeup (more on our go-to products here), so we thought we would do a save vs. splurge on some great makeup products that you can save you some money!
We haven’t shared an updated makeup routine in forever, so we are back today sharing our go-to makeup products that we use on a daily basis! We shared some of these in our original makeup must-have post here.
To be honest, we both don’t wear a ton of makeup day-to-day, but we do have products that we have been using for years. We like a more neutral, every day look. If we are wanting to do a little more, we will add some eyeshadow and a brighter lip.
FOUNDATION AND CONCEALER:
As far as foundation, we switch between liquid and powder foundations. It all depends on how much coverage you are looking for. For light coverage (going to the gym, or a more bare-faced look, we like this Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer. It gives you a natural, dewy look and it has SPF in it.
For more of a coverage, we like NARS All Day Weightless Liquid Foundation. It gives you full, natural-looking coverage, without feeling too heavy! We love how smooth it goes on.
We honestly use this bareMinerals Original Foundation most days. We have been using it for years, and honestly just love how light it is, and how it doesn’t rub off on your clothes, etc. The only thing about it is that it is not super high coverage. It is also great for traveling because it isn’t heavy and wont leak everywhere.
A good bronzer, blush, and highlighter are super important. Without them, you look pale and washed out! Our favorite bronzer is Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzing Powder in “Aruba” . This one gives you a shimmering, sun-kissed glow, without being too “glittery”.
As far as blush, we have two favorites: Bobbi Brown Blush in “Desert Rose”and NARS Blush in “Orgasm” . We have been using both of these forever, and love the shades of both of these. They are super flattering on any skin tone, and they really last all day.
We started using Charlotte Tilbury ‘Filmstar Bronze & Glow’ Face Sculpt & Highlight only recently, but have become obsessed! The bronzer gives you definition, and the highlighter illuminates your cheekbones, nose, eyes, and cupid’s bow. You just apply the bronzer to the areas of your ace you want to slim and define (cheekbones, temples, jawline, sides and tip of your nose), and then use the highlighter for areas you want to illuminate such as the top of your cheekbones and down the center of your nose, brow bone, etc.
We have tried a ton of mascaras, but this one leaves your lashes long and defined, without being too clumpy.
Having defined brows that are shaped and filled-in is key! We love this eyebrow pencil for filling in and shaping!
LIPS:
For every day lip color, we love this Clinique ‘Chubby Stick’ Moisturizing Lip Color Balm. What we love about it is that it is super moisturizing, and doesn’t leave your lips feeling all dry. It gives you sheer to moderate coverage, depending on how many layers you apply. Our favorite shades are “Pudgy Peony” and “Super Strawberry”
As we mentioned, we don’t wear a ton of eye makeup, but if we do, we love this eyeshadow palette and this MAC Eyeshadow Palette. It has so many good shades for any skin tone! This Urban Decay Naked Palette is also a great one!
As far as eyeliner, this Clinque Quickliner is one of our favorites because it is super silky and glides on so well, and it stays on all day. You also never have to sharpen it, which we love!
OTHER PRODUCTS:
This Best of Sigma Beauty Brush Kit brush set is a great set that we use all of the time. It has a really good variety of brushes!
We use this This Sigma Express Brush Cleaning Mat is awesome for cleaning brushes. We are so bad about cleaning them, but this makes it so much easier!
These gifts go out to all the makeup + beauty queens out there! I think that describes almost every girl, but there are some of those people that you know are literally OBSESSED with trying the latest glosses and hair tools!
We are Drybar addicts and swear by their dry shampoo! We would take a gift card any day to get a blowout, and if you’re a girl, you know how much of a pain it is to wash your hair!
We love this perfume! The smell is amazing and it lasts all day long!
This Bobbi Brown makeup set is a great gift, and we lover her stuff! It is natural looking, but also gives great coverage!
We haven’t done a makeup post before, so I thought it would be a good post to share with you all because we have gotten a few questions on our favorite makeup products! Honestly, we both don’t wear a ton of makeup for every day, but we definitely have our favorites!
We have been using Bobbi Brown products for the longest time and LOVE all of her stuff. We especially love her bronzer, blush, and concealer. What we love about her products is that they are natural looking, but have a great color that is flattering on any skin tone! It just enhances your features, rather than looks like a painted mask, haha. We have both been using her blush and bronzer since high school, and have been hooked ever since! We use her bronzer brush and think it is a great brush and has lasted years!
Even though we have eyelash extensions, we still apply mascara to our bottom lashes. We used to use this mascara on our regular lashes, and would get SO many compliments. It really lengthens your lashes without looking too clumpy!
This gloss I got in the summer and have been hooked ever since! It is the perfect pink for every day, and super affordable!
I love this tinted moisturizer for just running errands or heading to the gym for light coverage. I am so bad about applying sunscreen, so I love this for a lighter layer!
This makeup brush cleaner is awesome for cleaning brushes. It is so important to clean them, even though I am so about doing it, oops!
I have been using this Bare Minerals foundation since high school also and love that you can control how heavy the coverage is and how it doesn’t feel heavy and thick when you’re wearing it!
