I share *a lot* of products with you through this site and I can totally see how overwhelming it may be to sort through what could work best for you! I absolutely love the hunt for the best of the best, and I also enjoy using a variety of beauty products, but I can appreciate that some of you would just like to be told the 5-8 makeup essentials for an easy, daily look so I’m doing that for you today.

So, we’ll start with the basics. I’m focusing on just providing a product recommendation in each category for you, so don’t feel locked into the exact products pictured if you’ve tried them and they don’t work for you.

A good basic makeup kit includes foundation, concealer, eyebrow product, blush, bronzer, mascara, eyeliner, and eyeshadow.
Georgio Armani Luminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation, NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, Benefit Goof Proof Waterproof Easy Shape & Fill Eyebrow Pencil, Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eyeshadow, Patrick Ta Major Beauty Headlines Cream and Powder Blush, Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer, Ilia Fullest Volumizing Mascara, Charlotte Tillbury Rock n’ Kohl Eyeliner Pencil.

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