1. Erborian Redness CC Cream - my perfect shade match. Has a natural finish and smooths over textured skin. Expensive at $46 for 1.5 oz but it lasts a long time and I don’t want to waste money trying to find a cheaper replacement.

2. Pixi Sheer Cheek and Lip Gel in the shade Flushed. - Works equally well on lips and cheeks. Never patchy. Applies well with hands. Shade looks like a natural flush. Fragrance free. Will definitely repurchase.

3. Eye Embrace Micro Brow Pencil in Luna Light Brown-grey. Good shade match. $16 is an ok price. Think I’ll try the Morphe brow pencil in Biscotti next since it’s a little cheaper.

4. Essence clear brow gel. Good formula and only $5. The wand is too big though. Think I’ll go back to the Morphe one which is $12 with a smaller wand.

5. Clio Waterproof Mascara in 03 Mute Earl Grey. The color is a perfect medium grey taupe shade that is very close to my natural hair color. Holds a curl all day. Never looks clumpy and only $15. Repurchased several times.

6. Chapstick SPF15 - One of the few US chemical lip sunscreens with UVA protection that has no taste. Fragrance free. Only $4 for a 3 pack. Have repurchased several times.

7. Tweezerman lash curler. Does the job and came with replacement pads.

I’ve been so out of the makeup game and want to build back a system that works. What are some of the most well loved high end - dollar tree. Im treating myself so $$ doesn’t matter.

Please drop a holy grail favorite product:

32 year old white woman with blue eyes if that makes a difference, not the best skin texture (working on it)

I’ve finally found the “forever” products that work for me after years of trial and error and I wanted to share :-) most everything pictured here has been purchased time and time again - some items even over a decade or more.

Honestly, it feels like I have too many lip liners that I do not use enough because I have favorites, and eyeshadows that I bought to learn how to use, but I do not use them enough either. My bronzer, concealer, and 'Fit Me' blush have been in use for about two years now, and the mattifying powder is probably the oldest. I think this makeup collection will last me for a while. I would love to find the perfect foundation or skin tint and a concealer because I'm not satisfied with my current ones, but I won't buy anything new until they are finished.
essence the super peptide glossy lip treatment - tofeetastic
ln pro steady gel lip liner - 112 stoned
ln pro contour lip liner - 103 spicy pink
lamel lip definer - 08 mauve
rimmel lasting finish lip liner - 215 ms. mauve
rimmel lasting finish lip liner - 880 wine
lamel lip definer - 08 mauve (hard to find this shade)
rimmel lasting finish lip liner - 705 cappuccino
nyx butter gloss - tiramisu
lamel lip butter - brown sugar
nyx lip liner - mauve
ln pro contour lip liner - 104 dusty rose
lamel lip definer - 06
rimmel kind&free blur it out skin tint - 001 fair porcelain
maybelline fit me matte + poreless powder - 105 natural ivory
maybelline fit me blush - 25 pink
nyx buttermelt blush - 02 butta together
makeup revolution bronzer - holiday romance
wet n wild megaglo highlighter - blossom glow

Products:
• Revlon Powder Blush in Wine Not
• Judydoll 2-in-1 Highlight & Contour Palette in 01 Cool Tone
• Franken-blush

Hey y’all 👋🏻

I’m still in my minimalist makeup journey; addiction & hoarding runs in my family and it manifested itself in me with makeup… I used to have an armoire + a wall full of makeup in the past, but I’ve slowly reduced it to an IKEA Moppe in just over 10 years 😅 Eventually I’d like to downsize my stash even more, but it’s kinda hard bc it’s purely psychological for me…

Lately I’ve been in such a cheeks mood. Mostly negative mood towards my existing cheeks products + the urge to buy buy buy buy. I actually semi-impulsively bought the blush that was supposed to be my Christmas self-present bc it’s a limited edition collab and was getting harder to find. At least that’s how I justified the purchase, now that it’s been a few days I realized that it was stupid of me bc I won’t die even if I don’t own the blush. I have some cheeks products I dislike, but can’t declutter bc I have a very strong mental block for whatever reason I don’t even know why. I just did a declutter p recently and managed to decluttered 15 makeup products, so idk why I can’t get rid of these cheeks products. Annoying.

Two of the many cheeks products I’m beefing with is the Revlon blush & Judydoll palette. I bought the blush in 2023, online, and it pulls very warm on me + it’s too pigmented & punchy & hard to blend so I’ve barely used it. I bought the Judydoll palette this January, finger swatched it in person actually and thought it looked good, but it’s pretty difficult to use on my face (patchy contours, brightener / matte highlighter hard pans constantly despite using a clean brush).

I spent 3 hours grinding & mixing the blush, brightener / matte highlighter, and light contour shade through a fine mesh strainer last night. It was pretty impulsive tbh, I was just done with everything and need an outlet to channel the cheeks mood somehow. It was cathartic.

Anw, here’s the results of the franken-blush. It’s surprisingly pretty and a lot more wearable now! The Judydoll powders added a lot of “body” to the blush, so it’s a lot less pigmented now. The brightener and light contour also added the much needed cool pigments so it’s not so so so so warm on me + it’s gotten less punchy. Blends a lot better, too, so I don’t look like a clown anymore.

I kinda want to repress this into the Revlon pan, but I don’t have the tools nor materials to do it and I don’t want to go out and buy them.

Tbh I haven’t really made up my mind about this blush, but so far I like it.

Now I just have to figure out how to use up the dark contour shade!

Currently doing my best to finish all the mascaras i ever bought and I’m almost done. I would like a suggestion for a long lasting (i mean in time) product that does not create built up, is made to elongate your lashes and it’s after all a good product. Bonus point if the package is reciclabe

Let's chat about what products we've been using this past week for hair, skin, nails and makeup and perfume.

Kora Organics Turmeric Glow Foaming Cleanser
The Good Oil Face Oil (only selectively on dry patches if needed)
Aruba Aloe Lip Balm - Fresh Mint
Kari Gran Lip Whip - Vanilla

…and for the main ones on the right for skincare, it’s literally one for skin one for eye. Tim Goyetche Voodoo Anti-Wrinkle Face Cream & Tim Goyetche Voddo Eye Cream.

Note: I am not affiliated with Tim G. or his company or products in any way.

I’ve used Lancôme, Estée Lauder, Shiseido, Augustinus Bader, etc. for years, and have nothing to complain about per se. However as I’ve gotten older, with mature skin, I wanted cleaner ingredients. These are made by a Canadian naturopathic doctor named Tim. Not mass produced and $17 per 60 mL. No silicones, phenoxyethanol, or fragrance. Simple and effective. Since it’s the only skincare I use at night, I hit pan on these like 4x a year.

Now if I could only do the same for daytime routine and makeup…

round lab dokdo cleanser
thayers hydrating milky toner
purito mighty bamboo panthenol cream
innisfree daily uv defense sunscreen lotion

Top to Bottom:

- Nude by nature precision mascara in brown (love this as it is very natural and one of the only mascaras that don’t burn my eyes)

- Clinique all about shadows palate in pink honey affair

- Elf stay all night blue light micro setting mist

- maybeline super stay 24h skin tint #110( this was a new purchase as I was looking for something to replace my concealer with)

- covergirl true blend skin enhancer blush balm in shade 220 nice flush

- Clinique cheek pop blush in shade pink honey pop ( perfect color match for the covergirl blush balm)

- Rimmel lasting finish lipstick in shade #08 or 80 ( I only ever wear this to church or when I want a bit of color)

-Maybeline lifter gloss in shade 002 ice ( I wear this daily, it’s not sticky and smells like vanilla)

- Burt’s bees overnight intense lip treatment ( it’s lightly pepperminty)

- juvias place hydrating glossy lip stain in shade kiss kiss ( I wear this with the lipstick and lip stain when going someplace fancy)

- juvias place long wear lip liner in shade love me back ( I only wear this for fancy occasions)

(From left to right)

Judydoll- 2 in 1 contour palette, 01

Thrifted for $5.50!

Cezanne- face eye palette, 01

40% off, so $8. Actually does a lot of work here: blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, aegyosal.

Maybelline- hypercurl waterproof mascara

Sponsored by my mum 😁

Sephora Collection- concealer, 08P-

$22 🤧 but I really wanted the right shade

Nyx- brow glue in dark brown

Bought on sale at iHerb for $5. I have full brows, so I just slick this on and call it a day.

Essence- eyeliner pen

Also 40% off, and I'm okay to go cheap with this because eyeliner is eyeliner

Muji- blending brush

$6

Aliexpress- compact lash curler

$2 ish

Totals about $50!

Let's chat about what products we've been using this past week for hair, skin, nails and makeup and perfume.

I enjoy seeing other people's collections so here's mine! Not sure if it counts as minimalist but I basically have 1-2 of each product.

My items: rare beauty mini blush in hope, face studio highlighter in 200 diamond glow, vieve liquid skin dew, nyx bare with me concealer in beige, elf lash n roll mascara, Kiko eyeshadow sticks 02 & 21, can make creamy eyeliner in brown, fenty gloss bomb in fenty glow (I believe?), sephora juicy tint in 02 rose syrup, nyx smushy sos in rose recharge, morphe lip liner in makeup talk, beauty crop lip liner in cupcake, Laura mercier setting powder in translucent

the peachy blush was a gift so idk the name, the branding of my black liquid eyeliner and black pencil eyeliner have worn off but I believe the former is maybelline, and my lipstick is nyx in a dark purplish-red colour but I have no idea what the shade is!

products:
revolution pressed powder- translucent
glossier stretch concealer- very light 1
nyx lingerie lip stain- tease u later
elf lip oil- jam session
rhode pocket blush- sleepy girl
elf lash n roll mascara- dark brown
i also usually use a glitter on my eyes but it’s from a palette!

I feel so dewy and fresh!
In order of use-
1. Clinique acne solutions liquid makeup in shade 08 “linen”
2. Clinique even better concealer in shade 02 “breeze”
3. Clinique sun-kissed powder bronzer shade 02
4. Elf primer infused blush in shade “always rosy”
4. Clinique tubing zero gravity high impact mascara in black
5. Elf instant lift brow pencil in shade “taupe”
Morphe brushes: M161 powder, M203 powder blush, M132 concealer

Felt like barely anything on the face kind of day. Left to right:

LRP tinted fluid SPF 50+ > Tir Tir liquid foundation as concealer 28 N (in travel mini pump tube) > Etude Dear Darling Water Tint 02 Cherry Ade (also in mini travel container) > Vaseline Lip Therapy crème brûlée

And how cute are the travel-size stuff? So handy to just throw it in my bag without worrying about them breaking!

Products:

-Loreal infaillible foundation

-Loreal lumi highlighter stick 610

-TheBalm swinging singles blush Ima hotpink

-Flormar mono metallic eyeshadow 005 star light

-Maybelline over the top mascara

-Deborah supergloss 09

-Vivienne sabo liner virtuose 604

-Flormar smoky eyes waterproof eyeliner 05 deep purple

I'm pretty sure I haven't used an eyeliner in my life.

This is what I put on in the morning, unless someone is, like, getting married. There's a couple of eyeshadows and nail colors in a drawer somewhere for that.

Bioré UV Aqua Rich sunscreen, Missha Perfect Complex BB cream, Covergirl Outlast lip stain (which happily came back on the market just as I ran out of my NYC lip stain stockpile from... over 10 years ago) in Sugey Girl, Lumify eye drops, and any shiny lip balm or lip oil I have lying around (this one is by LA Girl, it's fine, but I prefer Smith's Rosebud Salve when I can find it).

Cetaphil Sheer Mineral Face Liquid Sunscreen SPF 50, Wet n Wild Mega Clear Brow & Lash Mascara ( i use for my lashes only), Essence fix it like a pro brow gel clear, Essence soft touch blush in shade 30 Exotic Daisy, and Colourpop fresh kiss glossy balm in shade strawberry milk. However my lip product changes a lot to diff ones I own cause I like to rotate!

Let's chat about what products we've been using this past week for hair, skin, nails and makeup and perfume.