What are three products that are essential to your makeup routine?
Sonia G. Builder Three brush (great for packing on eyeshadow), Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder, shu uemura Eyelash Curler.
— Christine
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Whatever mascara I have open, elf Flawless Finish Foundation, and Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder.
Lancôme Monseuir Big mascara
ABH Brow Wiz
No.7 Lift & Illuminate Setting Powder
trish mcevoy tubular mascara, urban decay primer, and glossier cloud paint
1. Eyeshadow primer (used to be that UDPP was the gold standard for me but I hate their latest packaging so TFSI, MAC and a few others have taken its place though I still use it)
2. Dior Forever or Clarins concealer (I look like a dead ol’ zombie without concealer)
3. MAC Craving lipstick (even in these days of mask wearing). If they discontinue that one, I’ll weep.
MAC 24 HR Eyeshadow Primer, Smash Redness Reducing Face Primer for my rosacea riddled mid face, MAC Prep & Prime Lips.
MAC Prolongwear Concealer (or the Waterproof Foundation) – one in done for my base, if I can skip powder if absolutely necessary
Whatever mascara I have in rotation
A good brown gel (which ideally would be the Hourglass Arch Brow Fiber Gel)
Nude by Nature Airbrush primer for both my eyes and face
A Real Techniques fluffy brush for blending eyeshadows
A blond/taupe eye brow pencil from Covergirl
Honourable mention to Rimmel’s Translucent matte setting powder
I must have a liquid luminizer, Pat McGrath concealer and my KVD brow powder… I seem to use these daily no matter what look I am going for… I am late on this but I just purchase MAC Warm Soul blush.. it is everything to me I can’t get enough of it!
Concealer (currently Tarte Shape Tape or the Real Beauty)
Mascara (Chanel Waterproof)
Beauty sponge (Eco tools or Real Techniques)
Honorable mention: Lipstick (Lisa Eldridge)
-a Beautyblender (these days I’m using a mini but I think I’ll size up to the regular one next)
-mascara! Lately I like the one from Fenty
-my MAC 129 blush brush, to apply the extra color I need to perk up my fatigued and anxious face 😅2020!
ABH Brow Powder Duo
Mascara
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter
My brushes (lately rephr, Marc Jacobs, look good feel better, and Zoeva), eyeshadow (any thing in my collection! Truly this is the KEY to my looks), and foundation (as I’ve been looking more sullen after menopause and confinement).
Eyebrow pencil or gel, often both – Benefit’s Gimme Brow Volumizing Eyebrow Pencil and Precisely My Brow Pencil both in #5
Eyeliner – usually a pencil from UD but varies
Lipstick – Varies but if I’m doing makeup I’m doing lipstick!
ABH foundation sticks (3: contour, yellow non-shiny highlight and peachy color correct for undereye). Fast, easy, effective. Gave myself permission 🙂 to call this 1 .
Blush w/ sheen.
It CC Cream.