15 Oldies but Goodies – Makeup

This was tough... I decided to limit myself to just talking about 10 OG products that have stood the test of time for me so far. I have been trying new beauty products for YEARS. I probably started first shopping at Sephora when I was like 15 maybe? It was like a kid a candy store. I’d watch reviews and get so excited about what I wanted to try next. I lived for Sephora’s free samples. As a teenager living on birthday money… I couldn’t exactly buy all that much. But by asking for samples, I only spent money on the things I’d love. I’ll try and keep each review straight to the point so without further ado,

Laura Mercier Lip Glace – Bare Pink

I’m pretty sure this is the very first product I ever bought at Sephora. Obviously with a gift card. Still one of my favorite glosses. Has a great pigmented light pink and a soft vanilla scent. Decent shine, good everyday basic gloss.

Mac Cremesheen Glass – 203 Fashion Scoop

One of my all time favorite gloss formulas. I love how these smell again they’re just a basic vanilla. Unfortunately, Mac discontinued so many shades. Hopefully they’ll add more please!

Nars Laguna Bronzer

SUCH a good bronzer. I find even if I haphazardly put it on, it’s all still blended. It has an ever so slight shimmer that’s gorgeous. This is my current favorite powder bronzer.

Mac Paint Pot

So classic. Mac recently released new shades, but I’m not sure if any of them are my kind of colors. My absolute favorite was Indianwood. I hope they bring that back some day.

Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge – 24 Fresh Melon

I bought this at a discount cosmetics store and it was my everyday blush for about 2 years. Super creamy and really pretty peach color. All time favorite cream blush.

Loreal Telescopic Carbon Black Mascara

Best drugstore mascara ever. Length is amazing.

Mac Pro Longwear Concealer – NW20

I went through about 2 of these in high school. High coverage but also super easy to blend out.

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter – Champagne Pop

This is basically a cult classic at this point. This came out in like 2016 maybe? I was in college and poor so I didn’t get to try it until after I graduated. It’s just gorgeous. Blinding but not glittery a wonderful combination.

Nars Orgasm Blush

I used to not like Nars blushes, I felt they were too hard. I was wrong. How could anyone go wrong with a peachy pink with a gold shimmer? It’s definitely got a glow, but not glittery. Highly recommend.

Mac Sheertone Shimmer Blushes – (R) Peachtwist and (L) Sunbasque

Mac Sheertone Shimmer Blush – Peachtwist & Sunbasque

Of all Mac’s blush formulas, this is my favorite. I remember I got Peachtwist for Prom and I used and loved it forever. Just a gorgeous natural peach with a shimmer. Sunbasque is a recent addition for me and also a gorgeous bronzy, natural shade.

Those are my 10 oldies but goodies! So much new brands and innovative products have come out in about the past five years, but there’s still so much good to find in those cult classics that you may have ended up in the bottoms of your drawers.

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