The Holiday Savings Event is here & I’m rounding up all of my Sephora Sale Favorites for y’all today! I am always switching up my makeup routine, but these are products that are worth every penny & in my current rotation. Keep in mind I have oily skin, so all of the face products I share work well with oily skin!
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Primers:
- One Size Blurring Primer: I’ve had this in my collection for a while but haven’t come to LOVE it until recently. I really feel like the name lives up to the hype. I love pressing this into my nose & cheek area to achieve a blurred look. I do think it works best with the One Size BBB, but I still find myself reaching for it otherwise.
- Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter: I know this isn’t marketed as a primer necessarily, but I tend to prime the skin with a little on the high points of my face before I go in with my foundation. If I use a true primer, I use this on top of a “primer”.
- MILK Makeup Gripping Primer: This is a great primer if you need a long lasting makeup look! I featured it in my September beauty favorites too.
Foundation:
- Merit Foundation Stick: This was such a surprise for me. I snagged this a few months ago & just love love love it. It took a bit for me to figure out how to make it work best for my skin, and I think I’ve nailed it! I shared my favorite way to apply it in this video, but in short less is more. The less is more is difficult for me, but this product has me leaning into a lighter look. I like using this in only the areas I need some coverage, buffing it into the skin & topping it with other cream products. I still need to set with a powder because I am oily, but that’s the norm for me. I use the shade ‘Bisque”. I will say I have purchased two of them & the actual foundation has fallen out of the applicator, but I love it so much I just stuck it back in & use it carefully. Side note, I think I prefer this over the Westman Foundation stick.
- Dior Forever Matte: My tried & true foundation. This has been a staple in my makeup bag for years! I mainly use this now if I know I need my makeup to look 10/10 & last all day. The coverage is medium in my opinion, but you can definitely build it up if you need more of a full face. This also comes in a glowy version if you have dry skin.
- One Size Blurring Foundation: I have been reaching for this a lot lately & love it. It looks so pretty & flawless with the blurring primer! It has much more coverage than you would think a “balm” would, but it also works great for daily wear if you prefer more coverage.
Concealer:
- Hourglass Airbrush: This is pretty much the only concealer I’ve been using for almost a year now! I love the blendability, the coverage & the finish. I always have to set my under eye concealer, but once I do so I don’t have issues with it creasing or settling into fine lines.
Powders:
- Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder: I’m an oily girl, so this product is a total MUST HAVE. When I set foundations with this powder it helps keep the oils at bay & helps my makeup last all day. Can never go without, holy grail status.
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder: This has been the only powder I’ve been reaching for whenever I set my under eye concealer. I have the shade ‘Diffused Light’ & love the finish it gets under the eye. I think the shade lives up to it’s name & it brightens the area just enough.
- Fenty Invisimatte Powder: This isn’t an everyday product for me, but it is still a must have. It is the perfect touch up product for me! If I am out & about or at an event this is in my bag. When I start to look oily I touch up with this powder & it looks like I just did my makeup. It is wild! If you have oily skin, give this a try!
Bronzer:
- Hourglass Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light: One of the longest standing beauty products in my makeup bag. This is forever a staple! I always mention this, but I love this product because I can you this when I am at my palest & in the dead of summer when I have some color. It gives the prettiest finish to the skin too!
- Westman Atelier Stick in Biscuit: Obsessed, easy to use & the only cream bronzer I have been using. I use this about every day, it works so well for lighter makeup days over my Merit stick or to give more definition to the face when I am going for a full face look! I also think this shade works for me year round which I love. It is a pricier product, but I find it lasts for quite some time.
- Makeup by Mario SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Perfector: I am all about a finishing product. This is such a great powder to sweep over the face when I am done with my makeup. I don’t think this is a standalone bronzer for me, I need something that packs more of a punch, but I LOVE having this in my makeup bag. I have the shade Light Medium.
Blush:
- Westman Atelier Blush Stick in ‘Poppet’ & ‘Minette’: The only cream blush I am using. I need to ditch all my other cream blushes. These are amazing. The blendability, the longevity & colors are just gorgeous! Plus one tube will last foreverrrr. I want to try come other colors, but I am loving the two I have. Poppet looks a little scary, but it looks gorgeous when it is blended out.
- Hourglass Blush in ‘Sublime Flush’: Hourglass powder products are some of my favorites, but I have never found myself obsessing over their blushes until I got this color. It is the prettiest pop of purpley pink that looks great on the cheeks!
- NARS Blush in ‘Luster’: A color I always come back to. I love the nude peach shade & the shimmer finish is so good. NARS blushes are a classic, but I find myself reaching for this shade the most often.
- Bare Minerals Blonzer in ‘Kiss of Pink’ & ‘Kiss of Copper’: One of my favorite beauty buys of 2022. I love these blushes so so much. The sheen they give the cheeks is unlike any other blush I own. You almost don’t even need a highlighter when I use these blushes.
- Charlotte Tilbury Blush in ‘First Love’: I love my a CT blush. I have several colors, but this is the only I reach for most often. It such a great everyday color & looks great with so many different makeup looks.
Highlighter:
- Westman Atelier Loaded Highlight in ‘Peau De Peche’: If you splurge on one item from the sale, this is my pick for y’all! It is SO good. I am obsessed & use it all the time. I love this product because it is so unique. It’s a cream product, but it works so well over cream & powder products. It can work stand alone, with a full face or with a no makeup look. When I am going super minimal look I won’t even use a blush, I’ll just buff this onto the cheeks.
- Merit Stick in ‘Bounce’: This a newer product to me, but it is gorgeous on the cheeks! I like using my fingers to apply this.
- Haus Labs Gel Powder Highlighter in ‘Peach Quartz’: This has been one of the only powder highlighters I have been using. The color is so unique & it I love the gel powder formula. It blends into the skin so beautifully & I think it looks so pretty with a light application on the cheeks.
Eye Favorites:
- Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerize: These little eye pots are some of my favorite eye products of ALL TIME. I love them because they’re a one stop shop & essentially fool proof. I’ll just buff one of these onto the eye & into the crease & it looks like a full look without any effort & hardly any time. My favorite shades are ‘oyster pearl’ & ‘star gold’.
- Natasha Denona Palettes: If you’re more of a powder eyeshadow girlie, Natasha Denona is my favorite brand for powders. She makes the most beautiful palettes, and no one does shimmer shades like ND! My favorite is the bronze palette. I also love the little 5 pan mini palettes, they’re only $25 & give you the most bang for your buck in my opinion.
Brows:
- Kosas Volumizing Brow Gel: This has been the most used brow product in my makeup bag for months. It is perfect for every day. It fills & shapes & keeps those hairs in place!
- Kosas Brow Pencil: Because I love their brow gel so much, I snagged their brow pencil. When I need a more sculpted & defined look I reach for this.
- Milk Makeup Clear Brow Gel: This is such an amazing setting gel for those brows! They keep those hairs in place!
Mascara:
- It Cosmetics Super Hero Mascara: My favorite mascara, year after year. This is such an amazing mascara! I love it so much. It lengthens & gives my lashes volume like no other.
- Lancome Primer: If you want to elevate you lashes, use a lash primer. It works amazingly with the Super Hero mascara. Tip: apply throughout the lashes & let it dry for about a minute ish, then go in with mascara.
Lips:
- Rare Beauty Lip Liner in Worthy: These lip liners are amazing y’all! First off, they’re only $15 (what?!) & I love that they’re retractable so I don’t have to worry about sharpening them. I need to pick up some other shades, but ‘worthy’ has been my go to for months.
- Kosas Lip Oil in ‘Unhooked’: A surprising discovery & an obsession! I love this product so much. It looks so pretty & lasts quite some time on the lips given that it’s a “lip oil”. I snagged this little trio to try some new shades.
- Armani Beauty in Romanza: My perfect natural lip color. I currently cannot find my tube & it is driving me crazy. The finish of this lipstick is so great & it feels so comfy on the lips.
- Pat McGrath Lip Gloss: These are hands down my fav lip glosses! They’re just perfection. You can’t go wrong with any shade.
Miscellaneous:
- Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray: I have tried so many setting sprays over the years, All Nighter included. I was kinda over all things Urban Decay & just pushed this one to the side. I got a little All Nighter spray as a perk a few months ago & it’s the only one I’ve been using lately. It works so well & is a cult fav for a reason.
- Natasha Denona Face & Eye Palette in ‘Light’: I try not to buy palettes like this anymore because I would only end up using like one this out of it. This is an exception! This is such a gorgeous palette. Each shade & product is so so pretty.
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