Best Makeup products According to r/MakeupAddiction

"Milani baked is great. They have a color similar / dupe for that infamous NARS color. I like Colour Pop blush a lot, too."

"Your undertone isn’t super warm; it’s more neutral. I looked up the Milani blush you’re wearing, and it’s on the far end of warm. It’s a true orange, and I’m sorry but it doesn’t suit you.  Judging from the arm swatches on the Milani site, I think the better alternatives are mid-pinks : 03 Berry Amour and 14 Petal Primavera. I would classify both as warm pinks, and equal to the saturation of your current color (ie not too light).   These blushes have shimmer and belong only on the upper part of your cheeks,  right on top of your cheekbones.  They shouldn’t be extended lower than the tip of your nose at the lowest, nor further inward than your pupils. The current placement is creating width and fullness in the middle and lower thirds of your face. I suggest some contour instead.  I’m sorry but the peach lipstick is not your color. A warm pink is fine, as well as shades described as “rose” if they’re not  obviously orangey. Since you wear Revlon, which I’m not familiar with, I googled “Revlon warm pink lipstick,” and saw about 8 shades.  Lastly, your brow shape is absolutely fantastic btw, and your hair is gorgeous. "

"I’m wearing the plumping version of Maybelline lifter gloss in “red flag.” Be warned though, this stuff 🔥 burns 🔥 due to the capsaicin in it (imagine eating hot wings with chapped lips.) I’m a weirdo and have a high pain tolerance so I actually like it, because I can both see and feel it WORKING. Maybe it’s a placebo effect, but I don’t feel like other plumping glosses do anything for me (other than just functioning as a gloss) whereas this one really does."

"Maybelline lifter gloss! So many people are obsessed with it, and while I'm normally cynical I believed the hype because it was videos over a long span of time, which says to me that it's not just all paid reviews leading up to a launch. I was expecting to be impressed, but I was so disappointed! It is a lot like old lip gloss from the 2000s- thick with that plastic vanilla smell, and the glitter in it is super grainy. Totally low quality for the price it is."

"I love the Lifter gloss! I’ve purchased the shade Silk at least twice now. It’s a great everyday color for me (pale, pinkish toned, blonde). I have a bunch of Fenty glosses and tend to prefer the Maybelline unless I want a plumping effect. Very interested in the superstay crayon after reading your post!"

"Just high end foundations in general. I tried L’Oréal True Match once and never turned back lol. It’s such a weird formula, so lightweight almost like a dry oil? You can wear it super sheer or build it up, it’s nice and flexible and skin like for a foundation. I usually wear a skin tint but if I go for a proper foundation it’s this one."

"Bare minerals is better than the L’Oréal true match if you get the original formula. I really didn’t like the matte formula"

"I think L'Oreal True Match might help visually point OP in the right direction, too. I found it helpful to see all the colors lined up and plainly labeled so I could see that I really am more neutral than cool. Once I understood that, it was easier to look through other brands/products."

"No shade but I always wondered why people like telescopic as it never worked for me. Now I see what specific kind of eyelashes it targets and wow it’s amazing!"

"The telescopic mascara is such a scam, I have no idea how anyone can like it. Genuinely one of the worst products I've ever purchased. As for products I can't live without, Catrice camouflage concealer is easily my number one. Completely flawless for under 4 euros. Romand (Korean brand) lip glosses are super good, they're the only glosses I've managed to use up entirely. NYX precision brow pencil was my favorite brow product before I started bleaching my brows, combined with NYX tinted brow mascara, although I think that one was discontinued. Beauty Bay cream blushes are out of this world, bought them in every color. NYX wonder stick is my favorite for contour. And a bit of a more unusual recommendation: Stargazer neon mascaras and eyeliners. Not a lot of options for neon makeup on the market in general, but those are great (except for the green eyeliner). The mascaras work great on bare lashes with a couple of coats, but on top of Essence volume booster lash primer, they look insanely good. The lash primer is great as just a white mascara too by the way, in case anyone ever wanted to try that."

"I ditched this for l’oréal telescopic but it’s definitely less volumizing and more lengthening. but a great formula is a great formula!"

"Hourglass powders. I didn’t realize it until I saw a picture of myself and my skin looked amazing"

"I have the ambient lighting powders - they do nothing at all and the pigment is no existent. They look pretty in the pans but they're invisible out of it."

"And see, that's kind of the thing - I love Hourglass ambient lighting, I want to build my entire life around Hourglass ambient lighting, and... they're stupid expensive, so I have two minis. For someone who really loves the product, buying a palette would be a good investment - six of the little suckers for the cost of two full size or three minis. Buying a new one every year, just because, is a very different story, and I think that might be what you're talking about."

"I used maybelline colossal for years until sky high came out now I use that all the time. I really don’t think you can go wrong with a maybelline mascara. I tried essence once but wasn’t impressed."

"I feel like sky high isn't true tubing. Like the tubes do come off with water but I also get panda eyes. Meanwhile modelco lash extend seems fully tubing where only tubes come off with zero black smudges."

"The Maybelline Sky High is SO good - I have it in multiple colours, but the black is great, especially for the price, and I haven’t experienced any flaking or smudging."

"Painted is James Charles’ brand and I would never trust him. I have a few colourpop palettes though, colorful ones, and they’re all great."

"the shimmery shades in all my colourpop palettes crumble pretty badly too, i just have to put up with it because they are so pretty 😩"

"I got the same Colourpop palette and the quality was terrible. Maybe it was a one off and just a bad batch?"

"For skin tone and discoloration, yes. For texture, I’d say mostly not really. Tinted moisturizers tend to be very hydrating and glowy, which actually emphasizes texture.  Look for a sheer tint like the Fenty Eaze Drop Blurring Tint which has some actually really nice blurring and mattifying properties. I also find that the L’Oréal Hydrating Serum Tint doesn’t emphasize texture too badly, but I do also press powder into my t-zone and pore area to mitigate this."

"Oh this is easy, it's the fenty eaze drop. That product is NOT for dry skin, acne prone skin, or anything going on that could create any dryness or flakes, it will stick to them like crazy. Same thing happened to me when I tried it and I do not have any severe dryness, I have combo skin and still I couldn't find a way to make it not look dry and catch on everything"

"Fenty Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint OR Nars Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer (not technically a tint but they lay on the same). FYI I have normal/oily T-zone and dry skin otherwise."

"hi!!! my literal job is picking/making lipsticks for people!!! i think everyone looks good in a cool red, and you appear to have cool or neutral undertones too. ill list some examples of affordable lipsticks and glosses i think would look good on you!! maybelline super stay matte ink in ‘voyager’ or ‘exhilarator’ nyx soft matte lip cream in ‘monte carlo’ milani stay put liquid lip longwear lipstick in ‘unhinged’ nyx butter gloss in ‘red velvet’"

"Sadly Nyx just seem to be inconsistent with their shades between batches. I fell in love with their Butter Gloss in Brownie Drip only to have them completely change the shade the next time I bought it."

"I did! I didn't have a good warm eye base, so I just used a sanitized warm brown lipstick. The lips is just the Nyx gloss!! I'll take off the Foundation in the shape I like for my lips and just fill in with the gloss☺️ it's seriously one of my favorite lip products ever, I'll rub it on with no makeup, too, if my lips need just a touch of color"

"Try Colourpop Supershock shadows, everything about them is beautiful, they're affordable af, and they come in single tone pots."

"Once super shock shadows go hard, they're done. There's nothing you can do to revive the formula unfortunately. The squishy bouncy texture is prone to drying out over time and renders them useless. And in my experience with them, its probably well passed its use by window anyway. I've never been able to hit pan before one dries out which for me happens between 2-5 years after opening, and since they're technically a cream product I would guess the estimated shelf life is around 12 months but the packaging doesn't have an indicator strangely enough"

"anastasia dip brow pomade. i’ve repurchased it so many times, very versatile brow product, can achieve a lot with it and it lasts forever. can do bold 2016 era brows or feathery 2020+ brows. colourpop super shock shadows - any shade. they are just such an amazing formula not even factoring in the price point but with that factored in definitely a holy grail product"

"Also I’m not a big fan of westman atelier foundation stick…. It’s never giving me a flawless skin look! I recommend if you’re okay to splurge Shiseido self refreshing foundation. Perfect for oily skin and is oil free"

"I noticed you don’t have a brow product. I’d add a brow gel like Glossier Boy Brow. It just adds structure and makes the look a little more finished. Your everyday regular person may not see it, but my eyes went directly to your unfinished brows. So it depends on how much that matters to you.  I don’t think the wings going out so far really suit you, but they look ok in that lighter color. If you keep them shorter and more pointed like a triangle, it gives the same effect without being as distracting. I’d maybe avoid putting the flawless filter around your mouth and chin. Kinda makes it less “glowy ethereal” and more “eating fried chicken on a humid day”.  Otherwise you are naturally so stunning and you pull off the glowy look so well. Very Sabrina Carpenter. "

"Glossier Boy Brow is honestly dog shit compared to elf Brow Wow. Only con is the colors are very limited but if you have a match it's $6 well spent."

"Agree with the other commenters on keeping your eyebrows neater and more defined by trimming/grooming them + applying eye brow gel (I really like Boy Brow by Glossier)! Esp think defining the arch of the eyebrow towards the sides of your face will look nice. Also think using an eyelash curler + clear mascara would look good cuz you have really beautiful eyes. And since you have really pretty wavy hair, you could consider letting your hair frame your face more so that it sort of drapes or cascades over your forehead, instead of pulling it back at the top."

"OK I have exclusively worn only tubing mascara for the past probably five years so I feel I am very qualified to speak on this subject lol My favorite is definitely the Thrive Liquid Lash Extensions followed by the Tarte one, I wanted to like the ELF one because of the price but it def flakes on me! I haven’t tried the Em Cosmetics one but after seeing another’s comment I just might have to!"

"Thrive mascara. Maybe I just have crappy lashes, but I really don't see what the big deal is. This really didn't do much for my lashes at all."

"I loveee Thrive mascara! I’ve had people ask me if I’m wearing fake lashes multiple times lol. I also work super long days and it lasts a crazy long time."

"Have you tried the Essence Pure Nude highlighter? It's more glowy than glittery. And it's cheap"

"Not necessarily underrated just been around for some years so not mentioned too often, Essence Pure Nude Highlighter. It gives the right amount of highlight and costs like $4. I love it. The only issue is the plastic container is understandably cheap so it breaks easily."

"I think Essence is a *great* brand for blushes, and their Pure Nude highlighter is a superstar; some people are huge fans of their mascaras and lip products as well. I have heard not-great things about their complexion products. Their small 6-pan eyeshadow palettes seem to be good quality and an excellent value. I also like their primers, though some are heavily scented."

"You can get the gimme brow by benefit and just brush it on and it’ll give you a more natural look. It’ll look like actual wispy brow like hair, The dark pencil just doesn’t do you justice."

"There’s not gonna be photographers, it’s just my fiancé and I. So I’ll keep it that way, I’ve done anything to the eyebrows, but someone recommended me to use the benefit brow gel! Gonna order it now 😉"

"You are freaking gorgeous, but… A softer, slightly lighter brow will take years off of your face. The Nyx Lift & Snatch brow pen in Ash Brown and Benefit Gimme Brow in Cool Grey are game changers. Rose gold shadows will make those blue eyes pop. LORAC Unzipped, Urban Decay Naked 3 and Charlotte Tilbury Exxager-Eyes are my go to palettes. My eyes are dark brown, but the rest of my coloring is very similar to yours, hence the very specific recommendations. I haven’t tried the new Starlette mini palette by Natasha Denona yet, but I think it would look amazing on you. The Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment by Dr. Jart will help with the rosacea. I use it instead of foundation. Saie makes a gel highlighter in Starglow, a glowy champagne that would work really well with your skin tone. A little dab in the inner eye/tear duct area, upper cheekbones, and Cupid’s bow will give you that well rested look. I’d swap out the nude-brown lip for something in the mauve or berry range. Those shades will complement your coloring. I’m a big fan of the Rare Beauty glossy lip balms in Nearly Mauve and Nearly Berry. Dang. Maybe I should go apply for a job at Sephora."

"Viseart then mario. Viseart quality is just better. But if shes an influencer person then mario"

"Also adding , sometimes things just don’t work for us. For example, I see viseart mentioned a lot but I got one palette from them and it just blends into nothing for me. It doesn’t work for me but tons of people seem to like them"

"Viseart ❤️❤️❤️ -> I have that palette, blending is the easiest I have ever had. NOT Natasha -> can be hit or miss for me, very inconsistent so I don’t buy anymore. NOT Patrick Ta -> had both Major Dimensions I + II and both had mold in shimmer shadows a couple months in. This was a widespread problem and apparently never addressed by the brand. Will never buy from him again, not even all matte. Don’t know bout Mario, don’t have it but all the influencers recommend it 🤷🏻‍♀️😂"

"I don’t get the hype for high end mascaras in general. I feel like they’re way overpriced and there’s a multitude of amazing drugstore mascaras that can do the exact same thing if not better. My personal favourites are the covergirl mascaras"

"Come here to suggest that one! Lash Blast too is quite dry, but the Clump Crusher especially is perfect to emphasize the lashes without looking like you have product on them. (Also, if anyone in Europe is interested - we don't have Covergirl here but Max Factor Clump Defy and False Lash Effect are literally the same of the Covergirl mascaras)."

"Covergirl lash blast volume mascara - I started on it when I was a teenager. I've tried switching to try various mascaras over the years but this is the best for me and I always come back to it."