makeup recommendations

[SoJulia]

So I wanted to know what your favorite makeup products are on a budget. I am never sure what to trust these days and some ads look too good to be true. 🤔

[SportyGirly125]

@SoJulia @What category of makeup do you need?

[SoJulia]

I am looking for very simple and not any complex ingredients that will make you break out. I love blushes, any recommendations? And I’m looking for a very subtle highlighter. I like beginner products to that are easy to understand. 🙂

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[danielledanielle]

@SoJulia 

Oooh, I would check out HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Bio-Radiant Glassy Balm Highlighter Stick or DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter .  For the dior, all but pearly are really lovely looking without sparkle.  Haus Lab blushes, both powder and creme are also really nice and easy to use IMO, but the creme are very pigmented.

A fave stick blush of mine is Ami Colé Desert Date Cream Blush & Lip Multistick , it's a drier formula, so I find that it doesn't slip around as much as others and I can blend it out with my fingers pretty well.  Danessa's Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed - Matte Color for Cheek & Lip Rosé N ... (ignore the shade, although it is a pretty one) is also pretty forgiving and good if you're combo oily.

For blush, I haven't tried but there's the new Tower 28 Beauty GetSet® Blur + Set Matte Powder Blush that's supposed to be on par with Yves Saint Laurent Make Me Blush 24H Buildable Powder Blush 

[SportyGirly125]

@SoJulia @Have you tried Sephora Favorites Vacay All Day or Sephora Favorites Clean Me Up Clean Makeup Set ?

Both sets are great to start with (Sephora employee here). 

[danielledanielle]

👋🏽 @SoJulia 

What exactly are you looking for?  There's a lot to choose from, and a sale coming up, too, so this is a good time to try some new things and stock up on favorites, even on a budget.

Check out Sephora Savings Event 2025 Shopping Advice Thread: What’s in Your Basket?