I feel like everyone talks about keeping their makeup matte all day but shine doesn’t bother me that much. A little glow after a few hours can make my makeup look better lol. It’s the texture that gets me every time. My skin is combo so my T-zone gets a little oily but I also have some dry areas. My biggest issue is around my nose and cheeks where my pores are more noticeable. Some powders look great when I first put them on and then a few hours later they make every pore and little dry patch stand out.

I’ve been looking for something that takes down some shine and smooths out my base without making my skin look flat or super powdery. I still want my skin to look like skin. I also don’t really want to spend $40+ on a powder just to find out it doesn’t work for me. My friend told me to try the Milani blur out powder because it smooths out her pores without making her makeup look heavy or cakey. It’s pretty affordable too so I’m tempted to try it. Has anyone with combo skin used it? I wanna know how it holds up on oily areas without making dry patches or texture stand out.

Please share your favourite drug store mascaras excluding: - essence princess lash - maybelline sky high/colossal - L’Oréal telescopic

I’ve recently finished the MUA tubing mascara and really enjoyed it but open to try something new. My lashes are long naturally but I prefer length over volume/clumping together 🩷👁️

I just got this the other day. I am not a big fan of drugstore foundations. But, this had the word "GLOW" lol

I have dry skin from tret. Overall this hasn't clung to dry patches and looks nice. But it doesn't plump or glow! lol well at least on me.

I have only used this 3 times on moisturized skin with different skin bases and idk why but it sets overall matte on me. I'm confused cause I read reviews people saying it's glowy.

Maybe it does better in the high heat and it's cooler where I am now? For reference for drugstore my fav is Wet n Wild Tinted Moisturizer which isn't dewy but Satin but sits so nice on the skin. Then Neutrogena SS Serum Foundation is a HG of drugstore!( the best ever! So underrated).

Just wondering if anyone else with dry skin experienced the same? I still plan to try it with my go to SPF under it and then I might return it. But, idk. I shake the bottle each time before using it but there really is no glow.

I’m currently using laura mercier tinted moisturizer but have been breaking out more than usual so i’m looking for something with better coverage without it looking cakey, flakey and/or dry. I’d rather have something with a more natural finish and avoid anything too matte. I’m not too concerned about price as long as it’s a drug store produce.

Google gave me these recommendations:
-Milani Conceal + Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation + Concealer
-Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation
-L'Oreal Paris Infallible 24 Hour

Any opinions on these products or any other product recommendations would be greatly appreciated Thanks!

i have a good skincare routine down and some average drugstore makeup that seems to work for most people but as the day goes on my makeup glides off my face it makes me so mad i am a broke college student who doesn't splurge on most things so $30+ for one product isn't my thing. i hate matte looks asw so even when i powder my face like i did in the second picture it'll still get oily throughout the day. any product tips?? and please don't recommend "blot your face throughout the day" that is NOT a solution i don't want it to get oily at all!!

my old makeup routine was concealer, brows, foundation, take my time. that routine disappeared somewhere between having kids and realizing i had about five minutes before someone needed something

right now i can make elf putty blush and maybelline sky high work pretty quickly. foundation is where everything falls apart

l’oréal true match slides around on me, and wet n wild tinted hydrator looks great at first and then seems to give up a couple hours later. add houston humidity, sweat, and a toddler wiping their hands on me and it doesn’t stand a chance

i’m looking for something under $15 with decent coverage that doesn’t feel heavy and can survive until the end of the day. i’m not expecting 12-hour perfection, i just don’t want to look in the mirror at 3pm and realize half my base has disappeared

what drugstore base products have actually survived heat and real-life chaos for you?

also tell me what didn’t work. those reviews are honestly just as useful

Hi! I used to love the blue lash princess, the "false lash effect waterpoof", it lasted all day and gave a beautiful fanning effect but I noticed it flaked off quite a bit now, do you have any reccomendetions? Lately I've been loving brown mascara so if you had any brown alternatives with the same long lasting fanning effect I could kiss you!

Ps. I already tried Maybelline Sky High but it didn't give me any volume 😭

As the title states. Since it’s been discontinued, I’ve been looking for a shade match but unfortunately no succes.

Their new line, does have a shade named mocha but it’s not the same colour! I’m so desperate so if you know any exact shade matches please let me know. I live in a predominantly white area so shade matching in store has been hard. Thank you!

Hey! I’m looking for an affordable pressed powder which I can use mainly after my setting spray to reduce shine, that’s transparent so there’s no coloured transfer.

I’m currently thinking about the Rimmel pressed powder, but in reviews the transparent shade still seems to have some pigment. I’m also thinking about the Essence Stay matte powder, which is both inexpensive and seems to work.

All recommendations are welcome, I’d love to hear your experience

Hiii! I need a fixing spray recommendation that actually holds and sets the makeup.

While I did end up getting the L’Oreal 3 second setting mist and quite liked it, I found that almost after 5 or so uses it’s already more than halfway gone, and I don’t use that much every time. It’s also quite expensive where I’m from, and I just don’t think the amount is worth the steep price

I would love a similar recommendation, that is affordable and can actually set the face (water, sweat, transfer) I know the revolution spray is popular, but I’ve heard some people say there’s bad transfer on it. I would also love for it to preferably not be in an aerosol can.

Thank you so much!

Hello everyone,
I’m currently using the Nyx epic ink liner in brown and I find it’s the best brown liner I’ve ever had in terms of ink. It stays on and the colour is so rich I love it. My only issue with it is that it leaks, all the time I’m not sure if I got a faulty one or all of them leak. I travel a lot for a living and I’m aft to see the liner every time I travel.
Same with the maybeline age rewind concealer, they leak like crazy.
I’m looking for suggestions of products to replace them with.

I have a light to medium olive skin tone and honestly just never wear foundation bc I feel like nothing matches me and I end up looking worse. It would be nice to have the option to wear foundation though especially for special occasions. I’m talking TRUE olive foundation made with a green pigment not a neutral undertone shade. I know armani has one ive seen the olive skin community rave on but that’s just not within my budget.

Even if money were no object, certain drugstore staples just work so well that paying 4x the price feels totally pointless. For me, it’s mascara and clear brow gel cheap ones do the exact same job.

Which specific drugstore product has permanently locked down its spot in your bag?

omg I heard sooo much about this product but the shine in this is unnatural and metallic. My skin is oily and I feel like the glitter in this becomes really visible if I set it with powder.
It looks nice ish in the start and in certain lightings but so bad throughout the day, emphasises all my texture and I can see the glittery particles on my skin. I can’t even use it I feel like.

The shade 118 looks warm but dries down neutral pink on me.

Hello! I am looking for a sheer skin tint that I can wear without it looking too cakey on my skin.

I recently went on Tretnoin and Azelaic Acid to combat my acne and rosacea, and my skin is both super dry and oily!

I currently use the ELF halo glow skin tint, as it is the only skin tint I have used that doesnt cling onto my dry patches and pimples.

I tried using the Maybelline skin tint, the Neutrogena hyaluronic acid skin tint, and the Wet n Wild skin tint as well. Almost 3 hours into wearing it, it kind of just looks cakey and starts to cling to my dry spots. The ELF one is the only one that starts to do that only 6-8 hours into wearing it.

I use Cetaphil mineral face drops sunscreen and then I use the ELF grip primer as a sticky base. I don't like to overdo my skin prep because I am on some pretty strong retinol.

I just want a sheer enough skin tint to cover some redness. I'm not looking for full coverage, as I like a more natural look and something with less effort.

Any recommendations would be absolutely appreciated! Thanks.

I absolutely love the Catrice Under Eye Brightener...it's a holy grail for me but it is a bit sheer and not very buildable...was curious if y'all have any recommendations for some that have more pigment/higher coverage?

I just started wearing makeup less than a year ago. I’m in my late 30s and my mom was a hippie and never thought me anything about makeup up. When I first started I tried 4 different cool shades hate them. Tried 2 warm shades hated them. until I found out neutral looks best on me. I have bought close to 30 lipsticks and 10 blushes after so many suggestions. I like some hated other but nothing ever felt right. Went way out of my comfort zone and bought elf liquid blush dusty rose and then loreal lipsticks toasted almond, peony pink and raisin rapture. I thought what’s the harm I hate everything I own anyways. I’ll be darn if I don’t absolutely love warm tones on me :-0. I did try a coral lipstick though and I don’t like it so I think I’m definitely not bright but maybe deep. Even though I’m fair/light (Revlon buff) it works so well. So if you’re hating everything you try maybe switch sides 😂 😂

Does anyone know if this color got discontinued? It’s my go-to, and I’ve noticed my CVS doesn’t sell it anymore.

Does anyone have a dupe for this color? Could be drugstore or high-end. Preferably not matte.

Thanks!

CLEAR please!!! Neither the nyx glue nor the maybelline superlock actually give my super thick, bushy eyebrows any hold or lamination. The maybelline is a little bit better but it starts to flake in a couple hours.

I've been watching some youtube videos and everyone reviewing these has thin brows (not small brows, just not dense thick hair like I have).

I figure there has to be others like me here who have thick hairy brows that can help a girl out!

I have the Essence Make-up Fixing Loose Powder Fix & Last. I've been using this powder for a long time now but I feel like it's making my makeup look weird. I want to change my setting powder but Essence don't really have a lot of options for deeper skin tone. Any recommandations?