MY #1 FAVORITE MAKEUP PRODUCT IN EVERY CATEGORY!

It has been way too long since I filmed a video like this. I think it was my goal in 2025 to film these videos like every other month to update you on my most used makeup products. But I looked back on my channel and I haven't done one since May, which means it's been five months. Yeah, I mean, it's October. So that was five months ago. So I'm here to share my number one favorite makeup product in every category right now, instead of doing all drugstore or all high end. I really wanted to narrow it down to like my number one staple right now. The product that I'm so excited to use, the one that I reach for the most as we head into the fall season, the weather has been a little bit weird, like some days it's very cold, some days it's very hot. So I feel like these products work really well, no matter what type of makeup look I'm going for. And I have a lot of great products to share with you. So I did already apply my sunscreen just to give it the chance to really sink in. I think I've been using this for the majority of 2025. There are other sunscreens that I use that I kind of have on rotation, but this is my most used, the d'Alba UV Essence Waterful Plus. So this is what's giving my skin that nice, glowy look. I do love using this as just like my, you know, sunscreen primer all in one. But a few weeks ago, I tried this primer from Hard Candy and I'm really enjoying it. So I thought I would use it today. It is the Grip Unlock Primer. If you're a fan of like a sticky kind of hydrating gripping primer, this one is great. It feels really good on the skin, very cooling, very refreshing. The reason why I like this one or I'm reaching for this one more than other grippy primers I have in my collection is because it's so thin. It has almost like a gel serum like texture, so it glides on the skin really nicely and other thicker. Let me just get a little bit more other thicker hydrating primers that have that tacky feel are sometimes a little bit more difficult to blend into the skin. I mean, I still like a thicker formula, especially if it really locks your makeup into place. But if I'm in a hurry, I want something quick and easy. And this just goes on so nicely. And then after a minute or two, once it kind of dries down a little bit, it definitely starts to feel like a little bit stickier. But even now you can see like my finger will stick to my face. So it does allow my foundation to last longer, which is great. And then it leaves my skin feeling really hydrated, nice and refreshed. And if I don't have the sunscreen on underneath, which I pretty much always do. But say I had more of like a matte finish or just like more of a natural finish. This would add to the dewy glow. So this is great. I think I talked about this in a previous video. Hard Candy just kind of redid some of their primers, launched some new ones, and they have a full line. And I think they're all like seven or eight dollars. So really affordable. But you get a lot of product in here, 1.5 to fluid ounces. And they just they've launched a lot of good products lately. In fact, the lip balm that I've been wearing quite a bit is their new lip butter. I just bought this one the other day when I was at Walmart. This one is in buttercream. So I had or I have coconut, which smells amazing. And then also raspberry. But this one, I believe, has some shimmer in it. So I haven't used this exact shade yet, but I just I've been enjoying the formula quite a bit. So let me just try this one on. Can you see the shimmer? I feel like it's very, very subtle. I purchased the Summer Fridays Shimmery Lip Balm. I can never remember which one it is. I think it's birthday cake. And I feel like, again, the shimmer is so subtle. So I wouldn't necessarily buy this one just for the shimmery effect. You're probably better off buying. I applied a little bit too much. You're probably better off buying like an actual shimmery gloss if that's what you're really looking for. But this one smells good. There's no color to it. It has like that nice kind of vanilla cake scent. Oh, you know what? This smells just like the Summer Fridays birthday cake one. Let me let me see if I can find that. I put some cute little charms on this one. But again, this one smells really good. It basically smells identical to hard candy. And this one has a little bit of like a pink tint to it. I just want to swatch them next to each other. So here's Summer Fridays. Here's hard candy. I mean, you're really not going to see a difference on the lips at all, even though this has like a tiny slight pink tint to it. It basically shows up clear on the lips. I don't know. There's not much of a difference. Like the sparkles in the hard candy one are kind of pink. And then it maybe looks like the Summer Fridays ones are like golden pink. But there's the differences are so subtle. I really think the hard candy ones are a really good alternative. At this point, there are a lot of different alternatives out there. I mean, the ColourPop formula is very close. The Elf formula is very close. But the hard candy, I think the hard candy lip balms are the least expensive out of the three. OK, moving on to the complexion, my favorite foundation has absolutely been the Natasha Denona High Glam Foundation. So I have the shade N4. I'm kind of thinking about purchasing another shade. So I wear N4 in the concealer, which I'll be using today. And for me, it's like a perfect shade match. But I do find that the foundation ends up drying down just a little bit darker. It's a very thin, very liquidy foundation, but it has great coverage. You can also sheer it out to look really natural on the skin. It's very comfortable. I did. What did I do? A first impressions video on this and like a full wear test. If you're interested in that, I'll link it below. But I've been wearing it quite a bit since then. And the more I wear it, the more I like it. I mean, it's great. I like this because I can apply it in the morning and at the end of the day, like a 12, 15 hour day, my foundation actually still looks great. Like it does hold up very, very well on the skin, which is kind of surprising for such a glowy foundation. I always set this foundation and really every foundation I have with powder, because if I don't, it will break down on me by the end of the day. So setting it with powder definitely erases most of the glow it gives. But that glow kind of comes back out, you know, after a few hours. But I do know they market it as like a blurring foundation, a smoothing foundation. Weirdly, I don't find it to be the most smoothing. Like I definitely have other foundations that give my skin a little bit more of a blur, but they don't look as good by the end of the day. So, I mean, I wouldn't say this makes my skin look bad by any means. And you'll be able to see after I set it. My skin looks really, really good. It just doesn't blur my skin quite as much as maybe like the Huda Beauty foundation. Or I'm trying to think what else is a really good blurring foundation. My mind is blanking. So I wouldn't say, you know, that I love this because of its blurring qualities. I feel like it is very comfortable, very thin, super blendable, really buildable, but extremely long lasting. So that for me is key, because when I do my makeup in the morning, I just don't want to touch it up throughout the day. And whether I'm going in with like a very light layer, a little bit of a heavier layer like this wears really, really well. Like I said, it does kind of dry down a little bit darker. So the Sephora Springs. No, no, no. The Sephora holiday savings event is right around the corner. I might end up grabbing a lighter shade. Like I said, I have N4. I feel like N3 wouldn't be. I mean, it looks like a perfect shade match right now, but you'll see as I like kind of do the rest of my makeup. I feel like N3 wouldn't be that different. So I might go with. I think it's N2. I don't know. Anyway, this has easily been my favorite foundation for. I forget when this came out. Was it like the end of August, the very beginning of September? Ever since then, I really haven't reached for anything else. The only time I don't wear this is if I'm skipping foundation or I'm using the Natasha Denona concealer in place of foundation, which I still do. I know a few of you have told me that you do that as well. And honestly, if you're happy with that, I wouldn't say you need to run out and buy this. You don't need to run out and buy anything if you don't want to. But I do think it looks beautiful on the skin. Like the glow underneath is definitely enhanced by the sunscreen, the primer. But even if I wasn't using those, like there is just a nice glowy appearance to this foundation, which is great. But even if you have oily skin, I feel like it's still last, which is nice. I feel like it's already started to dry a little bit darker. Like you can tell the difference between my face and like my neck and my chest. I did pull it down, but only to some extent because I'm wearing white and I don't want to get it on my white sweater. So I think I probably will go just maybe like a shade or two lighter. My number one favorite cream bronzer is still the Makeup Revolution Ultra Cream Bronzer. This really hasn't changed in a very, very long time, and I'm still using it very, very regularly. It is just so easy to blend. And I did use this a ton during the summer because it just it worked well if I had a little bit of a tan or I was using like sunless tanning products. It's a pretty warm bronzer. I have the shade light. So, you know, as we head into winter, I might reach for something else, but it's just so quick, which is what I love. You can just throw it on. I don't usually take the time to be too precise. I just kind of apply it to my cheeks, my forehead, because then I'll go in with concealer and kind of highlight the areas that need highlighting. And I told you a few months ago, I've just been throwing it right on my nose, which looks kind of funny. But again, I'll go in with a little a little bit of concealer to kind of highlight and blend that out. This is the BK Beauty A507. I'll list all of the brushes that I'm using in the description in case you're interested. But again, see how easy that was. Obviously, I know, you know, it's not like the most precise application, but that's why I go in with concealer afterwards. So again, the Natasha Denona concealer. I've probably been using this one the most. I have a couple of concealers that I generally have on rotation, but I do feel like you don't have to use this with the foundation, but I feel like it does pair nicely with the foundation as well. The formulas are definitely different. You know, based on the concealer, I thought the foundation. I really didn't expect it to be as thin as it is because the concealer is a little bit thicker, but I really do like them both. So for concealer, I've been using this brush, the BK Beauty 109. This is a pretty big brush. But again, I love how I can just blend my concealer out in two seconds. The BK Beauty. Well, I can never remember the numbers. The Angie Hot and Flashy concealer brush. That's like one of their best sellers is my favorite concealer brush. But I love how this one is so fast. I usually like this for like cream blush, liquid blush. But like, look how quickly it blends your concealer out. So if you're in a hurry, this is a great option. I know Amazon is having a sale. I think it's like October 7th and 8th. And I saw that BK Beauty brushes will be discounted. So if you're in need of a new concealer brush, if you want something quick and easy that just truly blends products out effortlessly. I mean, I recommend really most of their brushes. I don't know if I've tried one I don't like, but this one takes two seconds, which I love because that's what I've been all about lately. Just like fast, quick makeup. I still I haven't been going like minimal with my makeup. But even when I take the time to go in with a little bit more, like I still want it to be quick. I don't want to sit here and spend like an hour on my makeup. I might actually grab a lighter shade of this concealer during the Sephora sale as well. Just for like more of a brightened appearance. There's a few powders I've had on rotation. I'm mainly using the Huda Beauty Easy Bake again. I know it's fall, but I feel like the weather lately, it's been that type of weather where it's really cold in the morning. And then by like the afternoon, it's it's hot again. Like yesterday, it was over 80 degrees, which is pretty warm for us in the fall. And I just I'm again, I don't want to be overly repetitive, but I want my makeup to last all day if I'm going to take the time to do it. So locking it in place with a good long wearing powder and a good matte powder, because this is such a glowy foundation is nice. So it is going to erase all of that initial glow. But, you know, if you have oily skin, combo skin, that glow will come back through fairly quickly. For these videos, I really try to narrow it down to like my true number one favorite in every category instead of saying like, I love this, but I also love this. But in this case, I will say I've kind of been using the wet and wild powder interchangeably with this one. I really don't see a big difference between the way they apply and they wear. So honestly, I probably could have gone with that one, too. So I've been setting the center of my face pretty heavily. If I'm going for more of a natural makeup day, I've actually been skipping like the velour puff and just using this brush. I love this brush so much. This was actually part of a. Oh, the whole name wore off. This was part of a limited edition holiday collection. I think two, maybe three years ago. And it's one of the brushes for Ulta. So if I'm going for like a lighter, more natural makeup day, I'll take the smaller end and use that to like set under my eyes. And then I'll use the larger fluffy end to set the rest of my face. I think they sell this brush because in the past when I've used it, I know a few of you have asked. So I looked it up and it doesn't come in the same color packaging. It's just part of like their regular line, but it's the exact same brush. So if I can find it because I can't remember the name, I'll link it in the description, although I haven't looked on Ulta's website to see if they have any brushes for Ulta holiday kits. They might because usually they do some really great value kits for the holiday season. I'm just going to quickly do my brows. Nothing has changed. I use the same products pretty much every single day. So just the NYX Thick It, Stick It brow gel, just to kind of fill them in a little bit and define them. So I'm just going to run this through. This one is getting kind of dried out, but I kind of prefer this once it dries out a little bit because it is easier to apply it because when it's very wet, when it's brand new, I feel like I end up over applying it. One of those products that I feel like almost performs better once it dries out a little bit. So let me just apply this to both brows. And then I'm just going to fill in my brows with the NYX Lift and Snatch Brow Tint pen to give them a little bit more definition before I go and do the brow or no, before I go and do the eyes. And then sometimes I'll just take a brow pencil. I lost the spoolie on this one, which is actually really inconvenient because I feel like I always randomly need the spoolie. And this one again from NYX and just lightly fill in underneath. Extend the brow a little bit. So for the eyes, I did purchase the new Natasha Denona Eye Sculpt Texture and Tone Palette. She launched two versions, a lighter one and a deeper one. The deeper one is stunning, but I really don't wear a lot of those really dramatic tones very much these days. So I skipped that one, but I did buy this one. Did I absolutely need this? Probably not. But Natasha Denona's formula is my absolute favorite. And I have to say the mattes in here are next level creamy. I use this shade as eyeliner and it looks like I'm taking my eyeliner brush and like jamming it in there. But the formula is so soft that like the lightest, softest touch will cause it to look like that. So very blendable, super rich and creamy. I don't have any regrets about this. I haven't used every single shade yet, which is why I haven't done like a full review on it. The only downside of this palette for me so far is the fact that it doesn't have a lot of shimmers, which I knew that going into it. I mean, I could clearly see online that it was a mainly matte palette. And I was actually OK with that, even though her shimmer formula is like my favorite of all time. The deeper version has like a full row of shimmers. And I wish this one did, too. But honestly, I have a million shimmer shadows, a lot of single shadows, a lot of highlighters that I wear on the lid. Let me get started. I'm going to take P2 and use that as like a transition shade. So anyway, going into it, I knew that there were a lot of shimmers in it, but I mainly wear like on an everyday basis. I'm mainly reaching for my rare beauty highlighters, either exhilarate or mesmerize. I wear those on the eyes all over the lid, and those are my absolute favorites. So those actually pair really well with this mesmerize is more of a rosy bronze. And this palette kind of has a lot of like pinkier tones in it, which are really, really pretty on the eyes. And then exhilarate is just like a gold. So this is great because usually I'll take one or two shades, blend them into the crease, take my rare beauty highlighter all over the lid. And then if I do want eyeliner, I'll take one of the darker shades and use it to line my eyes. But I also have some gorgeous smoky tones in here. And as we head into the fall season, I might end up reaching for them a little bit more. I'm just taking the shade R1 and using that to kind of blend out the edges. The shadows are a little bit smaller, but you do get 18 shades in here. So I'd rather have slightly smaller pans, more options. I have the Biba palette back in the day, and it was nice, but it was just so big. There was so much product in there. I never even made like the slightest dent in the shadows. And then I ended up giving it away to someone who really wanted it. But I don't feel like I really used that one as much as I should have. I just think the shades in here are really gorgeous. And yes, I probably have them in other palettes. But her formula to me is so stunning. Like they just blend out in two seconds. And again, because I told you my main goal with my makeup has just been like quick, fast, easy makeup that still looks really good. This palette really has come in handy. I think I might take a little bit of C2. I haven't used this shade yet. This one's a little bit cooler. I was going to say, I don't know that it really goes with the transition shade, but I just feel like all of the colors in here, they're they're obviously like very subdued for the most part, like you're not getting incredibly orangey warm neutrals or very like grayed out cool tones for the most part. So I feel like it just flows nicely and everything kind of goes together really well, no matter what you're going for. So it really does feel like a very foolproof palette, which is nice. And again, a little bit more expensive. I'm not saying you need to spend the money on this. Like there are drugstore palettes that are great, that are neutral as well. There's one from Revolution Beauty. I don't have it in front of me. They just launched it. It's so similar to the Patrick Ta palettes, and that one's like twelve dollars. But if you are a Natasha Denona lover or just like an eyeshadow palette lover in general, I don't think you'll be disappointed by this. And then I'm just going to take the shade C1 and put that all over the lid. And this is really beautiful. But again, I just wish there were a couple more shimmers or metallics in here because her formula is so gorgeous. And as much as I love this, like this color is beautiful. I don't always want like this exact shade all over the lid, which again, you know, I can reach into anything I own. But the reason I was I wasn't tempted to buy the darker one because I just I knew I wouldn't wear them. But the reason why that one was just kind of jumping out at me as a little bit more appealing is the fact that it had so many more, you know, shimmers or metallics in it. But I decided to exercise some self-control and just buy the lighter one because I knew I wouldn't wear it as much, even though it's so pretty. It's a palette that I'm going to have to admire from afar. Before I apply it, mascara. I'm just going to take my Persona eye pencil in black. Honestly, the best pencil liner out there. It stays in place all day long. So whether you're using this to tight line, which is how I always use it, or you're using it on the water line or you're using it on the upper lash line, you will not be disappointed. I love this like right here in this area. And then sometimes I'll smudge it into my actual lash line as well. But first of all, again, so much faster than applying liquid liner. And I feel like it still makes a difference like between these two eyes. It just makes the base of your lashes look a little bit thicker, defines the eyes nicely without being as harsh as, you know, full on lining your upper lash line. For mascara, I do have two. So normally, again, I try to narrow it down to one. But these are different. One is tubing. One is not. One's a little bit more dramatic. One's a little bit faster and easier. So when I want a lot of drama, I've been using the Essence Lash Princess false lash effect. This has been a staple of mine for probably over 10 years at this point. This gives my lashes a lot of volume, a lot of length. It builds super easily. So I've been enjoying this one a lot. And then also the Persona tubing mascara. This came out a few months ago. And from like the first or second time I tried it, like I knew it was just my absolute favorite tubing mascara. It's really, really good. It again can be built up to look really dramatic, but it can also be layered or applied very lightly for like a softer, more natural look. You know what? I'll use this one today because I don't know that I've used this in a lot of videos. It does come in black and brown. So depending on the look you're going for, you might want one over the other. The brown's really pretty. It is kind of like a red toned brown rather than being like a super deep espresso brown. So I feel like on the lashes, it actually looks brown. If you're a redhead or, you know, you just like that red toned look to your mascara, I think you would really like it. But I do prefer black mascara most of the time. So I'm just going to apply kind of like a light layer to show you what it looks like. That's like one very soft, light coat, and I feel like it looks pretty. It gives your eyes like a fluttery look. And when I have even more natural eye makeup on, I love this one because it's so quick. And again, it removes easily at the end of the night because it is a tubing mascara. And it just it gives my lashes like some length without being overly dramatic. So let me do the other eye. So again, just like a light layer on both sides. I am going to add a second layer just for a little bit more drama today. Nothing too, too intense. Now, if you're really like layering this up, I feel like it can get slightly clumpy. So I usually just like to do maybe two light layers and not too much more than that. But as with any mascara, you just kind of have to know when to stop. Unless you like a clumpy look, then go for it. There was a time where I was all about the drama and I didn't even really mind a little bit of clumping because if it made my lashes look thick and voluminous, I was totally OK with it. So for the cheeks, I am going to add a little bit more bronzer. This L.A. girl duo has been a favorite of mine for the majority of the year. I forget exactly when they ended up launching this, but I think it was near the beginning of twenty twenty five. This one is in Misty Ma, but they do have two other duos. There's a bronzer and a blush. Honestly, I on an everyday basis, I tend to just use both of these because it's fast, it's easy. I feel like the formula is perfect because it just applies beautifully over set makeup over. I was going to say unset makeup, too, but I guess I just mean like if I have a lot of powder on and even when I don't, it goes on beautifully. It's like the perfect creamy powder. It's like that bouncy texture that's becoming a little bit more popular. It's not too warm, not too cool. So it almost works as like a bronzer contour all in one just to add a little bit more definition, but also warm up the skin. Usually I'll take the same brush and I guess I'll do that today and just go right over it with the blush just right on top. I was going to use one of the newer Revolution Beauty bouncy blur blushes, but most of the shades I have are pretty warm. So I feel like they don't really go with my makeup look today. This has honestly been my go to formula when I'm not using this. They're very, very similar. They both have like that bouncy kind of cushiony feel where they feel like a creamy powder. But this pink shade is like my favorite blush shade ever. I've been wearing it so much. This is actually my second duo because and I've been applying it to my nose, too. I hit pan on the first one and pretty much used up like the full bronzer. I don't know. I like the look of blush. Why am I why am I running my words together? I like the look of blush on the nose. I wasn't a big fan of that. And then this summer I was doing it just to kind of pull the look together. And I don't know how it comes off on camera, but in real life, I feel like it just it works because then my nose is not a completely different color. I don't think I'm going to do highlighter today. I don't really wear highlighter on an everyday basis these days. I just I kind of like the look of like a glowy base because, you know, like you can tell that my cheek looks glowy, but that's from the foundation, the primer, the sunscreen, rather than being glowy from like a stripe of highlighter. So I've been skipping it a lot for the lips. I have something that really surprised me. I did get this in the mail as PR from Merit. They sent me two of their holiday sets. This one is the archival set. I talked about this in like a holiday breakdown video. And I told you I really wanted to try the lipstick in here because I love Merit's lipstick formula so much. But they have a formula in here that they actually don't sell separately. So all three of these are in the shade archival, which is just a really pretty soft pink. The lipstick is interesting. It's like a sheer kind of soft matte. So on the lips, it looks really natural. Normally, I don't love like that. What do what do people? Oh, like that blotted lip effect. Like I like more of an opaque lipstick that I can share out on its own. But this is beautiful on the lips. I just I love Merit's lipstick formula, the original one. So I really hope they end up launching this as a permanent line in additional shades. Love this color. Now, I have tried the other two products in the kit previously, the lip liner in the lip oil. I wasn't a big fan of either formulas, and I was originally just going to pass them along to my mom or one of my sisters. But I decided to just try them before I pass them along. And I don't know if these formulas are different or if just all three of the products combined work really well together. In the past, when I've tried their lip oil, it just wore off so quickly. I didn't find it to be nourishing or hydrating or extra glossy. And now that I'm thinking about it, I think I actually tried there. I think they might have two different formulas. So they have this one, which has just slightly more pigment to it. And then they have like this this sheer jelly formula that kind of shifts based on your pH. And maybe that's why this one is a little bit different. But I find that it is actually very glossy, very comfortable on the lips. It feels really hydrating. So I'll have to look into that to see if they actually, you know, change the formula or they're a little bit different. But this surprised me because I don't really love their lip liner in the shade Bespoke, which is the one I have. And I have to say, like for a true lip liner formula, I definitely feel like it should just last a little bit longer. This is very creamy. It almost feels like a lipstick. This color is really gorgeous. And I like how all three of these, they're coordinating shades. So they go together, but they're not the exact same. So you can use this lip liner to kind of shade and contour. You can top it with the lipstick and the gloss or just the gloss. It's kind of nice because I was expecting all three of them to look identical and they don't. But this lip liner is so creamy that it basically just wears away. But you can see like there's still color there. And when I use the shade Bespoke, it completely wears away. So I don't know if they, you know, switch the formula for the holiday kit or if it's just the fact that this one's a little bit deeper, but it actually the color lasts on my lips longer than Bespoke. So I did get this in the males PR. But if you watch my videos, you know whether or not I get something in the males PR, I'll let you know if it is actually a good product or a bad product worth the money or not. And I have been reaching for this some combination of these products very, very frequently when I'm not using these. I'm just using like my go to lip liner, the ColourPop lip pencil, and then some kind of lip balm or lip gloss on top. But I've used this frequently enough that I can definitely consider it like my most or consider these my most used lip products of the last few weeks. And I'm not using this lip trio. I'm usually just reaching for one of my go to liners, the ColourPop lip pencils, and then I'll use like a lip balm on top or this product I have talked about. It's the L.A. Girl glazed lippy lip serum. This is so beautiful. It's just like a gorgeous kind of sheer, glossy lip serum. I mean, they market it as a lip serum, and that makes sense. But essentially, it's like a very thin, very juicy lip gloss. So pretty, really, really comfortable and also very hydrating. Like even once it wears off, my lips feel really good. So that's everything I wanted to share with you in today's video. Just my number one product in every category. I had fun filming this video. It's been a little while since I've sat down and filmed like a makeup application video, which doesn't seem right. But I guess it has. I guess I've been doing like a lot of talking videos. So let me know if you want to see like a fully drugstore video or a fully high end video, because I know the Sephora sale is coming so I can share my thoughts on some of the newer, you know, popular launches. Some of the products I think are worth the money. If you have time to watch another video, I'll link a couple of my recent ones on the screen, and I'll see you very soon with a new one. Bye.