Sometimes, finding the right makeup products can be difficult, especially with the many options to choose from. We have created a list of the 12 Best Holy-Grail Makeup Products, which contains each step of makeup that you would need for a full face for a full glam beat!
1. Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentre
The first step in any makeup routine needs to be skin prep, it is essential if you want your makeup to look as smooth as possible. “The Lait-Crème Concentré is unanimously loved by professional makeup artists and models alike because it prepares the skin perfectly for a makeup routine; Our shea moisture cream nourishes the face, body etc and also moisturizes the skin; It evens and smooths texture, and it unifies and brightens the complexion.” This product is one you need for your makeup bag!
2. Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Primer
The next essential step in your makeup routine has to be a primer, and from experience, the tackier the primer the better. Having a tacky and hydrated base means that your makeup will stay all day! This is a “hydrating, makeup-gripping primer formulated with hemp-derived cannabis seed oil and blue agave extract for all-day hydration and hold.” Not only is this primer perfect for keeping your skin hydrated and your makeup lasting all day but it is also “silicone-free, oil-free” and is formulated with “aloe water, cherry blossom, hyaluronic acid, and B vitamins to support skin for a healthier-looking base.”
3. NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer
After waiting for your primer to fully absorb and soak in, it’s time to spot conceal. This step is important if you are struggling with any breakouts, redness or dark spots and this is the best product for it. This “full-coverage concealer is an oil-free, ultra-lightweight cream formula that blurs imperfections as it conceals, smoothing the look of skin with a soft-matte, natural-looking finish.” This iconic concealer “instantly conceals dark circles, redness, discolouration, hyperpigmentation, blemishes, and acne with a light-diffusing effect that blurs and smooths.” Simply apply to the issue areas with a flat brush, and allow it to sit for the full coverage effect.
4. Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette
The Soft Glam Eyeshadow palette is an essential product for anyone, whether you’re looking to go casual or glam with your makeup. This “everyday to night palette with 14 shades, including essential mattes and glam shimmer finishes” is perfect for you. This palette contains a mixture of “ultra-matte, duo chrome, and metallic finishes that let you create softly glamorous looks any time.” Not only are the shadows “fully pigmented and easy to blend”, but they are extremely easy to use with the palette containing “a large mirror and double-ended brush.”
5. NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Eyeliner
Eyeliner is a wonderful way to bring your eyeshadow looks together, to help create shape in your eyes. “Live for super sharp winged-out eyeliner? Don’t just “like” all your faves, draw ‘em on yourself with Epic Ink Liner.” This eyeliner features “a slender and supple brush tip” as well as it being an intensely pigmented, waterproof liquid eyeliner pen that is perfect for drawing on precise, seamless lines.” This eyeliner is the perfect product whether you’re a beginner or a professional with makeup. “Whether you prefer barely-there liner or live for a classic cat eye, this waterproof liquid eyeliner delivers epic results.”
6. Maybelline Sky High Mascara
The next step after completing your eyeshadow and eyeliner is, of course, mascara. The Maybelline Sky High mascara is one of the best on the market right now. This “volumising and lengthening mascara for sky-high eyelashes”, with a “buildable formula with nourishing bamboo extract and fibres for fuller and longer lashes” is brilliant and suitable for all lashes. It comes in both normal and waterproof formulas to suit your mascara needs. This is a wonderful mascara that gives you “limitless lengthening volume from every angle,” as well as a “lightweight body without the weigh-down” and “richly pigmented colour without flakes”. This mascara is perfect for “defining, curling” and giving you that “lash-multiplying effect”.
7. Armani Luminous Silk – Perfect Radiance Foundation with a Natural Finish
Finding a foundation for your skin type is extremely important especially if you want it to last all day. The Luminous Silk Foundation is “ideal for normal skin” as well as being “suitable for oily skin to which it brings a matte and velvety finish. Its fluid texture makes it easy to apply and its pump bottle allows you to precisely dose the right amount.” This foundation is an all-around amazing product that “provides a flawless glow and natural finish in any light.” This beautiful foundation is “easy to apply, it evens out and enhances your complexion for a flawless, professional result.” If you are concerned about coverage then this foundation is for you as “its coverage can be adjusted from light to medium.”
8. Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
If you are looking for a setting powder to seal in all of the liquid products you have used then look no further than the best setting powder on the market. This iconic powder “locks in makeup for long-lasting wear, without adding weight or texture”, as well as creating “a modern, matte finish with a touch of sheer coverage, while it absorbs oil and reduces shine all day.” “This no-flashback formula means you’ll look great in photos, and it creates a soft-focus effect to subtly blur the look of fine lines and imperfections. It will not settle into fine lines or pores and never looks cakey. These truly translucent shades work on all skin tones—from the fairest to the deepest.
9. Makeup By Mario Soft Sculpt™ Bronzer
The next step of the makeup routine is bronzing, and this “bronzing powder is exceptionally soft, smooth, and buildable, delivering an even, flawless application”. Not only does the formula give you a stunning finish but the “Pressed powder formula ensures a super-clean and effortless application with minimal fall-out”, it also contains “active ingredients that elevate the appearance of skin so it may look firmer and more hydrated”. This brilliant product comes in six different shades, “Light”, “Light Medium”, “Medium”, “Medium Dark”, “Dark” and “Dark Deep” to ensure a beautiful bronze for most skin tones.
10. Nars Powder Blush
Nars Powder Blush has been around for a long time as an essential for many people’s makeup collections. This blush has been “reimagined in an upgraded formula”. This blush now “lasts for up to 16 hours with a comfortable, weightless feel.” The formula is an “innovative combination of four types of pigment, achieves high-impact, true-colour payoff”. There is nothing better than an “irresistibly silky, blendable formula that glides on smoothly and evenly while helping to blur the look of imperfections.”
11. Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Sublime Skin Highlighter
Highlighter is a key step to a glam look, creating stunning shine and dimension to your face. This is a beautiful “luminous, hybrid, angel-embossed gel-powder highlighter with a seductively smooth, high-intensity finish.” If you are looking for a super reflective highlighter then this “intricately embossed highlighter blends botanical oils and micropearls for unmatched luminosity,” perfect for lasting shine. “Adorn the cheekbones, décolletage and high points, then revel in your celestial glow.”
12. Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stick
Fenty Beauty is an iconic brand with amazing makeup products and the Gloss Bomb Stcik is one of their best! “Luscious lip gloss and lipstick hooked up, and now you can get Gloss Bomb’s explosive shine in a colour-packed stick. The moisture-lock formula is packed with lip-loving ingredients to condition, nourish and keep lips lookin’ plump.” This brilliant, colourful lip gloss ensures a “nourishing” and “non-sticky feel”, along with “medium pigment” & “luscious shine” as well as “locks in moisture for up to 8 hours”. This is the lip product that keeps on giving as it not only looks amazing but it is “loaded with squalane, vitamin E, sea butter + kiwi oil.”
Megan Black
Hi, my name is Megan. I have a degree in Film, Media & Journalism and my interests include travel, food, beauty, films and photography. I am originally from Scotland but I have lived in 9 countries so I consider myself a bit of a nomad.
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