20 Makeup And Beauty Products You’ll Want To Wear, Even Just Around The House
It’s just nice to feel good about yourself, ya know?
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1. A lip and cheek colour stick that'll give you creamy, buildable colour with every swipe. It has mango butter and avocado oil that intensifies its richness, so it's super hydrating as well as being multi-functional.
Get it from Sephora for $20+ (available in six shades in mini and five shades in regular).
2. Or a pretty lip and cheek cream from Stila that you apply with your fingers for the ultimate in easy (or lazy) beauty. It comes with a compact mirror for convenient touch-ups, and it gives a natural glow to cheeks and a translucent pop to your pout, so you actually look decent during Zoom meetings.
Get it from lookfantastic for $33.50.
3. Or an iconic lip and cheek rose-tinted oil that gives a hint of colour and is totally smudge-proof. It has a doe-foot applicator that'll glide across anywhere you want to apply it, and it'll give you sheer coverage for a natural finish.
Get it from Sephora for $24.
4. A sugar lip balm that'll keep your lips hydrated for 24 hours AND help smooth the look of fine lines. It also gives your pout a plumper look, if you're looking for a little extra oomph 😘.
Get it from Sephora for $34 (available in two colours).
5. An adorable bunny gloss bar that falls somewhere between a lipstick and a lipgloss. It's full of Vitamin E, so it'll soften and moisturize your lips, and it has a delicious apple scent that'll have you reaching for it again and again in your makeup bag.
Get it from lookfantastic for $11.
6. A lip oil that'll give you the high-shine of a gloss combined with an intensive healing formula. It has cherry oil that protects against stress factors and drying, and it’ll react directly with the moisture level in your lips to create a custom colour.
Get it from Sephora for $45 (available in seven colours).
7. A shimmery bronze highlighter with a hydrating core made of coconut oil that'll add a healthy-looking, sun-kissed glow to your face (even if you haven’t been outside in a while). It's made of 100% natural products and settles seamlessly onto your skin without adding definition to lines or wrinkles.
8. Or a matte bronzer, if you're looking for a bit of colour without the shine. It's made with real cocoa powder, so it smells as good as it looks and feels like a lil' dessert treat for your face.
Get it from Sephora for $20+ (available in one shade in mini and three shades in regular).
9. A peeling solution that'll make your face look super smooth under your makeup. This powerful little bottle tones, revitalizes, and deeply exfoliates your skin to help get rid of blemishes, ungclog your pores, and help with uneven textures.
Get it from lookfantastic for $10.
10. A clearing powder that’ll soothe your skin and help to heal blemishes with bamboo, which is a natural antiseptic. It also has organic fruit extracts like goji, acai, blueberry, pomegranate, kiwi, and raspberry that calms and hydrates.
11. A refreshing spray that'll keep your makeup in place all damn day. No more looking at the mirror at 3 p.m and realizing your eyeliner is halfway across your face. This is great for oily skin, since it helps to reduce shine!
12. Or a loose setting powder that'll lock your makeup in place for up to 16 hours. It's the perfect finishing step after you've applied foundation or concealer, and it sets totally translucently.
13. A colour correcting cream that almost literally does it all. It offers 12 hours of full-coverage finish, has SPF 40, and works as a poreless finish primer, a dark spot concealer, and as a moisturizing day cream.
Get it from Sephora for $52 (available in 12 shades).
14. A dual-ended concealer that's a full coverage matte stick on one end, and a lightweight illuminating liquid on the other. The matte side will blur the look of imperfections, while the illuminating side will brighten up dark circles under your eyes, so it'll actually look like you got a full eight hours of sleep insteading of staying up til 2 a.m. bingeing Tiger King.
15. A tinted moisturizer that'll keep your skin hydrated and offer just a hint of coverage if you're looking for a more natural look. It's oil free, so it's great for sensitive or acne-prone skin since it won't irritate it.
Get it from Sephora for $59 (available in 13 shades).
16. A correction concentrate that’ll brighten up dark circles, blur lines, and reduce uneven skin tones. This super pigmented concealer has rose hip oil, so it'll help with skin elasticity and cell renewal as well.
Get it from SkinStore for $17.16.
17. A gel that’ll tame and tint your brows and give your arches some visibly thicker body. It also has beneficial ingredients like keratin and Gingko biloba that’ll nourish your hair follicles. You'll be channeling your inner Cara Delevingne in no time.
19. A cult favourite mascara that's so good it'll have people wondering if you're wearing falsies! The wand has a double curve to give your lashes instant height that won't smudge or flake on you throughout the day.
Get it from lookfantastic for $17.50.
20. And lastly, a micellar cleansing water to wash off your face after a long day. It attracts dirt like a magnet, leaving your skin super clean but without causing irritation.
Get it from lookfantastic for $37.