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1. A pot of Anastasia Beverly Hills DIPBROW pomade that'll keep your brows looking perfect all day long. It glides on easily, dries quickly, provides pigment, and won't smudge, even when you're sweating up a storm in the summer heat.
2. Some matte kohl pencil liners that'll give your eye look a pop of colour, for anyone who wants to take their plain eyeliner look to another level. You can also just put it in your waterline and throw on some mascara for a fresher, fashionable look. It glides on like butter, yet stays put.
3. A collection of chunky iridescent glitters that'll let you live your prettiest mermaid fantasy. These are super versatile, so you can also use them in your manicures, your hair, and all over your face, if you're going for a Coachella-style look.
4. And an eye primer made specifically for glitter. It'll help your loose glitter and eyeshadows stick much better than your regular primer and help them last much longer, without spreading glitter particles all over your face. It's lightweight and tacky, but doesn't feel like gloopy glue.
5. An inky black waterproof eyeliner from NYX that goes on smooth and leaves a super-matte finish. The brush tip is very thin, so you'll be able to to cat-eye looks and even floating graphic liner, if you fancy.
6. Or a double-sided eyeliner pen, if doing a freehand cat-eye usually takes you 30 minutes. It lets you stamp on a wing with one end and line your eye with the other, so you can finally have matching wings that look like sisters and not neighbours.
7. Some reusable makeup-removing pads that are made of velvet-soft bamboo fibre and will help get rid of every last speck of makeup, without irritating your sensitive eye area. They're triple layered, so they can soak up more makeup than regular cotton rounds.
8. A tube of Maybelline Colossal Volume Express that'll give you a lash volume boost of up to nine times, without making your eyes look like Halloween spider decorations.
9. A pair of trendy acrylic sunglasses that look like watermelon sugar candy for when you want to keep your makeup pristine and your lashes in place on a windy summer day. They're a cute throwback to mid-naughties fashion and they're shatterproof, so you'll finally have a pair of sunnies that lasts longer than six months (I personally drop mine weekly 😎).
10. A nourishing serum that'll make your lashes and brows grow thicker and healthier. It'll condition the hairs against the damage caused by environmental factors, makeup, or an intense lash extension job, and make them fuller and longer.
11. Some soft microfibre towels that'll remove the toughest eye makeup using just warm water! Yes, not even cleanser. Now you have no excuse to sleep with your makeup on and wake up to your pillow case looking like it partied harder than you.
12. A jade roller or a Gua Sha stone you can chill in the fridge and use around your eyes to de-puff and soothe them. I like using mine when I haven't slept enough (or had a little cry), because my eye makeup goes on so much more smoothly when my eyes aren't all swollen up.
13. Some under-eye guards that'll save you from getting dreaded eye makeup fallout on your freshly prepped and primed skin. These are super easy to use: simply peel the curved side, stick it under your eye, complete your eye look, then remove the guards and continue with your makeup.
14. A tinted brow mascara from NYX that'll help fill and tame your brow hairs and make them look neater. I don't tweeze or wax my brows, but I love zhuzh-ing them up a little when I want to look more put together, and this produces a really nice and natural effect.
15. But if you prefer a less made-up look, this clear lash and brow mascara will make you look naturally polished. It's long lasting and dual-sided, so you can use one mascara for your brows and the other for your lashes, without contamination.
16. A bunch of clear and colourful rhinestones you can add to your inner corner or top lash line to create a more glitzy look. I especially love using a rhinestone in my inner lid corner when I want to glam up a night-time eye look, without veering into festival territory.
17. Maybelline Instant Erase concealer, which has stood the test of time and remained a bestseller for years. It has a sponge tip that makes applying under-eye concealer a total breeze. And it's highly pigmented, so you'll look all woken up even if you got out of bed 15 minutes before your Zoom meeting.
18. A 12-piece brush set designed for your eyes only. It includes every kind of brush you'll need to pack on or blend out your eyeshadow, and even has angled brushes for your gel liner and brow powder needs.
19. And a makeup brush cleaner that'll get your tools squeaky clean, so you aren't getting streaks of last week's smokey eye on today's neutral eye. It spins and washes brushes of any diameter and can even dry them afterwards, so all your beauty tools are fluffy and germ free.
20. A tube of LA Girl Pro orange corrector that'll neutralize your dark under-eye circles like nobody's business. Pat some in before applying your foundation or concealer and boom! What dark circles?
21. A bottle of Garnier Micellar Cleansing water that'll melt away the most stubborn makeup in seconds. It has a lightweight feel and you won't need to pour half a bottle on a cotton pad to start feeling fresh and clean.
22. A daily-wear eyeshadow palette that combines dark and light neutrals, so you can give your lids a wash of colour, without whipping out all your other shadow palettes. The shades are velvet-soft, and there's a cute lilac colour among the browns, too, if you want to switch things up a bit.
23. A rainbow eyeshadow palette that's filled with brilliant metallic and super-matte shades, so you can create any colour combo under the sun. Reviewers are highly impressed with how rich and intense the pigmentation is, especially considering the low price.
24. A set of contoured eye masks that'll block out light, without putting pressure on your eyes. The curved shape means the mask won't even touch your eyes, so you can take a quick nap, without messing up your makeup or eyelash extensions.
25. A makeup remover pen that'll help quickly and precisely correct mistakes, and get the most polished looking eyeliner wings of your life. Nobody needs to know how many tries it took!
26. And finally, a pack of wispy lashes that'll make you want to blink flirtatious all day. They have the flutter of mink lashes, without the animal cruelty. The lash band is hypoallergenic and it won't weigh down your eye.
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