My Top Makeup Recommendations for a Flawless Look.. or something like that

Kaitlyn Tung
Dec 7, 2025
3 min read

HIIIIII. Achieving a flawless makeup look can be challenging, especially with so many products, brands and different techniques available. Everyone has a routine that works best for them. Today I am going to share some of my product recommendations and the order I use them. Choosing the right products is key. This guide shares my routine and tips to achieve the look I want. Also don't worry these are all pretty budget friendly... the last thing you will see me doing is breaking the bank over make up. So how do I make the most of the products I do have? Lets break it down:

Foundation

Tbh foundation is one thing I sleep on. I feel it makes my skin look cakey so instead just use a little cc cream over any small spots and call it a day.

Bronzer

The first thing I do after cleaning and moisturizing my face is add the cc cream followed by my drunk elephant bronzing drops. I just love this. I have been using them for years and love how nicely it spreads on my skin. This is the most expensive product I use but a little goes a long way so the bottle ends up lasting longer than you would expect. Also if your someone who doesn't self tan because that makes your skin break out, I'm right there with you and this is a great alternative because you just wipe it off at the end of the night.

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Contour and Highlight

Contouring and highlighting are so important in adding dimension to your face, and it makes your features stand out but look natural.

I use the NYX bronzing and highlighting stick. It is two sided and one side obviously does the contour and one side highlights. I LOVE this. It is super easy, fits the budget and can travel easily since its not big. I love convenience and one stick that does two things is right up my alley.

I start by doing the contour, blending that in and then adding a little hula powder on top. Then I add some finishing powder to further the definiton in my cheek bones. Ive switched up brands, they honestly all do the same, even the cheapest one I have gotten. Just make sure its a little lighter than your natural tone. Then I add my highlighter on my cheek bones, and do the little line and button thing on my nose.

Don't forget to blend !!!

Here we go Select Eye Makeup That Complements Your Look

Eye makeup is amazing for making your look stand out. Theres lots of different variations. I stick to relatively simple one.

I add a little of my blush above my eyes and a little on my cheeks ofc. Then I add some eyeliner (sometimes). I like the black sephora one and the teal liquid one by NYX. Then I curl my eyelashes and add some sky high mascara thats black and waterproof.

Lastly I add a little of the highlighter NYX stick in the corner of my eyes.

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Lip Colors to Make a Statement

Lips complete the makeup look and can be super done up to be dramatic or natural. Sooooo in my opinion----IN MY OPINION the options range from nude for natural, red for bold, glossy for a fun vibe and matte lasts long and looks mature. I take this process seriously. I love my nyx lip liners for a cheap 6 liner than lasts the whole night. Just absolutly perfect. Then I have a fenty beauty lip gloss thats shiny and a natural pink color, a kylie lip plumper in a darker shade of pink and a clear lip injections lip plumper. I switch up between all three of these and love all of them so just depends which look your going for but I would definitely recommend these brands. I will say the lip injections plumper is the best plumper I have ever used.