Makeup Starter Kit Tips!

The beauty guru pandemic has swept the world's of most teenagers and college students.  I personally, can not think of a single friend of mine who hasn't stumbled upon the videos of a beauty guru.  Students who are beginning to enter the makeup world often rely on Makeup Starter Kit videos, and $20 dollar makeup challenges to help kick start their own collections. 
 
Here is my makeup starter kit tips:
-If you are on a budget, DO NOT buy everything at once!  Take a look at your local drugstores flyers, and look for the products which are on sale for the week. 
-For all eye and lip products, google swatches! 
-For foundations, be prepared to splurge.  In my personal experience, it is a lot better to visit a store like Sephora, and get matched to a foundation which matches your natural skin tone and type, then walk aimlessly in a drugstore. 
 
What your kit should include:

-a GOOD foundation.  All other makeup products can be average in quality, but a poorly matched and splotchy foundation can ruin any makeup look....believe me!! I swear by Tarte's Amazonian clay foundation, but figure out what formulation works best for you!

-Concealer.  Sleeping less than the recommended 8 hours a day is natural for most students.  Concealer is a necessity to fake the look of beauty sleep.   On particularly bad days, I use Revlon's Photoready concealer. 
 
-A pencil liner.  If you can only afford one liner in your kit, buy pencil.  A pencil liner are easier to control, can be smudged.  If you have fair-light skin, I recommend a dark brown/espresso coloured liner.  A black liner should do well for anyone with a tanned complexion. My favorite is Rimmel Exaggerate, because I don't need to sharpen the pencil.

-Eye shadow Palette. Wet n' Wild makes a great palette.  I personally travel with my CoverGirl Palette in Country Woods. 

-A mascara.  From personal experience, L'Oreal and Maybelline produce the most consistent mascaras.  I have thin, yet long lashes, so Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara works wonders for me.  However, my friends who have thick lashes often opt to use L'Oreal telescopic because of its lengthening abilities!

-1 Blush.  Maybelline, NYX CoverGirl and Elf all produce great blushes for the money.  If you have naturally oily skin, I recommend choosing a blush with less glitter. 

-lipstick or a lip gloss.  This is truly personal preference.  I personally never liked the look of gloss on my lips, so lipstick is my modus operandi.  By far, the most consistent drugstore brand with lipsticks is Revlon. My go to lipstick is Revlon Temptress.  Canadian girls, Shoppers Drug Mart has sales every 2 months or so, where these lipsticks are sold for less than 5 dollars...what a steal! My favorite drugstore lip gloss brand is NYX. 

Setting Powder-If you have combination/oily skin, invest in either a good blotting paper, or purchase a product like NYC translucent face powder, which sells for around 3 dollars at Wal-Mart, or Rimmel's stay matte powder. 
 
Brushes:
The only brush which I feel is a staple to my daily makeup regiment is my Real Techniques Buffing Brush, I use this product to apply face powder and blush. 
 


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