Gold highlighters are where it’s at for me RN and if we’re being super specific I’ll never turn down a peachy gold highlighter because they’re crazy pretty/flattering and a harder color to find.  I think warm tones and gold are more flattering on my skin and help me to achieve that glowy, bronzed look I always want.  I tend to stay away from white, silver or cool toned highlighter because I think they look less natural/ stark on MY skin but I will dabble with a holographic glow from time to time!

My favorite golds are Becca Champagne pop.  The OG highlighter that I will always love. It’s gold and I’d say I see some peachy gold tones in it.

Mac oh darling.  It doesn’t get more gold than this one. You can go subtle, (I don’t) or build it up. It’s super easy to work with!

The Maybelline Master Chrome is a golden drugstore beauty and it’s insanely pigmented.  It’s super smooth to apply and it will blow your mind away for a drugstore highlighter. PS it’s softer so don’t smoosh yours like I did.

Jeffree Star skin frost in Siberian Gold. This looks darker than it wears on the skin. My favorite way to apply it is with my fingers!

FENTY BEAUTY KILLAWATT in the easy money / hustla baby duo. This is my new favorite baby!!!  I’d say its my perfect peachy gold and I’m OBSESSED.  It has a more subtle side and a shimmery side so I’ll apply the shimmery one and then blend out the edges with the more subtle highlighter and you’ll glow till tomorrow. I have proof above and I also put it on my shoulders / collarbones.  It’s flash photography’s best friend.

This is it. It’s prettier then a lot of stuff I can think of.

I’ve really started liking drugstore makeup!  I have sensitive skin and I always felt like I needed good quality, expensive to avoid bad reactions or breakouts.  This is not true! The drugstore makeup game has completely stepped up as of lately. I also started noticing that lots of different makeup brands are owned by the same companies which means theres a lot of overlap in the product. Loreal owns Maybelline, NYX, Essie and Lancome. Here’s the full list. Estee Lauder owns Mac and Clinique.  The formula is gonna have overlap and be similar but whats different is the packaging.  High end makeup packaging is very expensive and luxurious compared to drugstore which is why it’ll cost more.  Think of Too Faced packaging compared to NYX.  There is a big difference which is why NYX is so much cheaper.  Packaging for the most isn’t going to affect the way the product works its just more aesthetically pleasing.  Enough of my rambling but you see my point is that it is possible to find drugstore makeup that are great products! All the makeup I’m sharing is stuff you can find at the drugstore. Not drugstore price range but actually at the drugstore!

Maybelline vivid hot lacquer. Glossy lips are very in and this is the most pigmented drugstore lip gloss I’ve tried. Their super easy to apply and they wear very nicely. They’re pigmented enough to wear alone or on top of other products.

Neutrogena Glossy stick. These are a dupe for Clinique chubby sticks! They look the same and apply just like a chubby stick.  They have a really nice subtle smell and they’re an easy swipe of color and gloss to the lip.

Elf highlighter. This is $3 and it will give you some serious glow!  They’re odd because you have to scrape off the first layer to really reach the pigmented part.  Its weird I know but it’s only $3 so you can’t go wrong. Once you scrape it off its so pigmented and smooth!  (This one’s more on the drier side so I recommend using it with a setting spray after you apply it so it blends with the skin.) You can do a subtle glow or build it up to an intense highlighted, instagram baddie sort of look.

Loreal Lash Paradise. I LOVE THIS. I think this is better than any high end mascara I’ve tried in a while. I loved the Too Faced better then Sex like most but it never kept my eyelashes curled.  I use the Loreal lash paradise waterproof version and it keeps them curled all day long!  I’d say its a dupe for the Too faced mascara so it’ll lengthen and add volume to your lashes.  I always raving about this mascara!  It’s a drugstore MUST!

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder.  Lets go back to my little schtick I made about high end packaging up there. ^^^^ This powder first off looks so mangled and wonky in the picture but lemme tell you it rocks!  It’ll keep you matte, set your makeup all day and won’t flash back. For like $5!! The packaging however sucks and the lid will break in no time and now it doesn’t stay on…which is why theres marks in the powder. The writing on the plastic is also gone. The powder itself is so good and it’s worth all it’s $5 so I will suck it up for the packaging.

Revlon Colorstay eyeshadows.  I love this just to swipe on my eyelids for easy day makeup. This stays on my eyelids all day and I have the OILEST eyelids so if it works for me it will work for you. Mac has some and some higher end brands have some too but the drugstore ones really work well so I’d say you don’t need to splurge.  You could also find a nude color to use as an eyeshadow primer and a base on the lid.

Maybelline Age rewind concealer. I LOVE THIS!  It’s supposed to be an underage concealer but I use it all over and it works so well for what I love.  (no makeup, natural skin look)  It’s so light weight and will not look cakey!  I use this everyday for mostly redness and little spots. I find that when I use heavier coverage I always get very cakey.  I don’t have that problem with this.

Maybelline Lipsticks.  I love their range of nude lipsticks! I have like 4 and the formula is really nice and comfortable. I haven’t tried the colored lipsticks because I really only wear nude but formula wise I really like them and they do the job.

Burt Bees chapstick. Everyone needs good chapstick and you can never go wrong with Burts bees!  I like the mort fruity flavors. This one is black cherry.

Maybelline Master Chrome. Thee best and most pigmented drugstore highlighter. This will give you an INTENSE glow and looks so beautiful and smooth on the skin.  This will rival a Becca highlighter glow/look.

Covergirl Total Tease. If you want a lengthening mascara this is for you! It’s not voluminous but you’re lashes will look so long.  It also has a perfect applicator for bottom lashes!

Milani Baked bronzer. I got this bronzer because makeup artist Patrick Ta has it in his kit and swears by it! I love his work and he does Gigi Hadid, Chrissy Teigen, Shay Mitchell and a bunch of more people’s makeup so of course I have to have it too. This is in the shade 05 and it’ll flattering for tons of different skin tones.  It has shimmer in it so it will give you a softer, all over, luminous tan and I live for that!

I’m still settling into school and classes so hopefully outfit pictures will be soon to come!  Here is my current makeup faves that I switch through depending on the day.  I find that my skin is quite good RN and I’m tan so I only do under-eye concealer, concealer around the nose, highlighter and lashes! Legit no makeup-makeup. I love simplifying my makeup because I get to sleep longer and if you know me I hate waking up! 😉

Maybelline age rewind concealer. The best drugstore concealer.  It’s light coverage and doesn’t cake. I use this for my red areas on my face. I find that medium is my perfect match.

NARS creamy concealer. An all time fave. I use for a blemish or an area that needs a little more love as this is more creamy and pigmented.

Loreal lash paradise. I love this drugstore mascara.  I use it 24/7 and the waterproof version keeps my stubborn lashes curled.

Laura Mercier translucent powder. I use this under my eyes with a beauty blender and apply what ever is left on the sponge to set the rest of my face. It just works so nicely.

Hoola Bronzer. I always come back to this because it’s a perfect bronze.

Sol De Janerio lip balm. This stuff smells so good and makes your lips soft.  I like the smell so much so I constantly am reapplying.

Flowerbomb. I am obsessed with this scent. It lingers nicely and is a classic!

MAC strobe cream. I love the dewy sheen this gives my skin before I apply concealer.

Mac Highlighter in Oh Darling.  This is a gorgeous gold highlighter that you can build up to be subtle or bam in your face. I switch between the two depending on the day.  If you apply this after setting spray it pops quite well.

Mac Blush in warm soul. This is a gorgeous pinky neutral blush.  Patrick Ta has it in his kit and loves it and I do too.

Mac Lipstick in Fresh Brew. This is a sheer and glossy nude lipstick. It’s more cool toned but since it’s sheer it makes for a good nude with my skin tone.

Tate shape tape. HOLY pigment. I had to try this and again like the NARS I use it for under eyes or a blemish that needs more love / coverage… and very sparingly when I do. I like this stuff but it’s very full coverage and not so good for drier skin.

Laura Mercier eyeshadow stick in copper. This is easy to apply to the eye and a super pretty pop to brown eyes. I love it on the lower lash.

YSL touche éclat. This will brighten you under eyes but it’s sheer. I like this under my eyes and I’ll use it for that depending on how I feel that day.  I use whatever concealer I feel like using that day.

Winkylux eyebrow pencil. A boxy charm find! I love this for filling in my brows. It has a spoolie on one side and the pencil on the other side which is a taupe brown and flattering for many.