Essential Makeup Products?

Question

OK. i was just thinking about makeup products and different types of cosmetics and i forgot what the essentials are. i need to know because i was thinking about what makeup to get for back-to-school. if you could, please list the basics ( iknow foundation, concealer, lip stick, ) but i cant remember any thing else. Plus, seeing it written is easier than remembering. also if you would like, you could seperately list good, inexpensive brands for cosmetics. or do a splurge vs steal kinda thing. thanks so much!

Answer 1

foundation primer, a good foundation, concealer, lipstick, a good cream eyeshadow or eye shadow base, eye shadow of course, good mascara, good lip gloss, good blush. hope I helped :)

Answer 2

My basics are bare minerals foundation, Rimmel London professional liquid eyeliner in black, Maybelline Volum' Express Turbo Boost mascara in black and cover girl brow & eye makers in soft brown. I don't have a need for separate concealer, (primer and) foundation and powder with the bare minerals.

All of those can be bought at a normal grocery/drug store except the bare minerals. In the long run it's not much a splurge, the starter kit was $60 for 3 brushes, 2 foundations (1 didn't work for me so I gave it away), blush, finishing powder and a case. Each one of those items was worth $30 by itself and the foundation lasted me at least 1 1/2 years. Of course the brushes last forever and I haven't even gotten close to using up the blush or finishing powder. A replacement container was $30 but it's huge compared to the sample one, I have barely put a dent in it and I bought it over a year ago! So basically if you spend $60 now you will have a lot better stuff for a lot cheaper than drug store foundation in the long run.