I have found a new foundation I am completely in love with: NARS Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation. It’s a perfect medium coverage foundation with a natural finish and has cacao peptides and milk thistle built into the formula, both of which help to protect your skin against blue light (from screens) and other environmental stressors. I use the color Fiji – L5, which is light to medium with warm undertones, and I use this brush to apply.

When annoying blemishes pop up and need some extra coverage, I have fallen in love with Hourglass’s Vanish™ Airbrush Concealer to provide exactly that. It’s full coverage concealer with a natural finish and 100% vegan and cruelty-free! I use the Fawn shade, which is light medium with yellow undertones. I also use the beauty blender for concealer application.

Never thought in a million years I’d spend this much on a setting powder, but here we are. It was recommended by beauty blogger Emily Gemma and I’ve never been happier with a powder. It literally blurs your skin to create a flawless photo-finish. The good news is a little goes a long way! I use this brush for powder application.

Moving away from powder blush to liquid blush is the best makeup move I’ve made in a long time. I love all of Saie’s products, but especially their Dew Blush Liquid Cheek Blush. Just a swipe on both cheeks goes such a long way, and the color I use—Chilly—provides the perfect warm glow. This stuff makes me look alive in an instant!

This palette has been one of my favorites for years. The colors are so flattering for any eye color and they are so pigmented. This set of six talc-free, buttery, long-wearing eyeshadows that go beyond your basic neutrals—with matte, satin, and metallic finishes. I use the warm nude palette. The brushes I use for eyeshadow here and here.  *Clean at Sephora

I’m always looking for an even better brow gel to help shape my eyebrows and have found it with Refy’s Brow Sculpt Shape and Hold Gel with Lamination Effect. It’s literally like getting your brows done without having to spend the money or the time! It’s vegan, long-wearing, and I absolutely love the end result it gives my eyebrows!

This award-winning two-in-one for cheeks and lips that gives a healthy flush of hydrating color on the go—buildable, blendable, and breathable. My favorite color is At Last, which is a dusty rose. *Clean at Sephora

Did you know you’re supposed to double cleanse? Meaning, just one makeup removal or face wash isn’t enough. You need to take the initial layer of makeup and dirt off first, then go back in to get anything you might’ve missed (and trust me, there is definitely stuff you missed!). I love Elemis’ Pro-Collagen Rose Cleansing Balm for makeup removal. The rose scent is gorgeous, and my skin always feels extra glowy afterwards. They also have the original, which is unscented for sensitive skin.

I use this Anti-Aging Serum at night so it can work its magic overnight. This Dr. Barbara Sturm PM serum helps diminish inflammation (the #1 cause of aging) while replacing your skin’s moisture. Hyaluronic acid is truly the best.

Your lips are about to change forever in the best way. The Lip Balm by La Mer is like putting legitimate velvet on your lips. It calms, it conditions, and most importantly, helps restore the natural moisture barrier on your lips so they stay constantly hydrated.

You may have heard of pimple patches. If not, allow me to share my absolute favorite with you guys. I tried these salicylic acid acne healing dots based on someone’s recommendation, and they truly work! I apply them to my pimples overnight and truly see the difference. They’re tiny little miracle workers! I always have plenty in stock at home! They recently came out with the day dot which is great if you need to wear and public and still want to apply makeup!

The La Mer Renewal Oil is the most luxurious. What’s so amazing about this product is that you can also use it in your scalp, on your cuticles, and other dry areas of your body. Use the La Mer Renewal Oil by gently shaking the bottle to blend the formula, and apply three to five drops over your face and neck twice a day.

I know what you’re thinking: $90 for a hairbrush?! But hear me out. In terms of hair care, this is the best $90 you will ever spend. Not only is the Yves Durif Vented Hairbrush heat resistant, anti-static, and light in the hand, but it’s handmade from natural rubber resin and carbon fiber in Italy. It’s a detangling tool come true, and so easy to hold and maneuver. It will truly change the blow drying game for you!

This is your 7th grade dream come true—a straightener that literally predicts exactly what temperature each individual section of your hair needs. If only we had this back in the day when straighteners weighed 200 pounds and had one heat setting, right?! Through its predictive technology, the ghd Platinum flat iron recognizes the thickness of your hair and the speed at which you are styling, and then magically the power accordingly. It’s incredible and, more than all that, it has an automatic “sleeper” mode so if you leave it on by accident, it switches off after 30 minutes of non-usage.

I have to use a powder dry-shampoo since anything else makes my hair heavy and oily. This one has been a favorite for years. It’s vegan/cruelty free and after one application, I can go 1-2 days before needing to reapply more (or wash my hair).

In terms of styling your hair, the T3 wand is really the only thing you need. It lives up to the hype and then some, I can attest! For beach wave hairstyles for medium hair like mine, I rely on the T3 1” Undone Waves barrel. The base and barrel lock into each other so easily, and this wand has 5 heat settings so you can use as much or as little as necessary. I can’t achieve the cool, casual beachy hair waves the way I can with this hair tool–it’s the only way I know how to curl hair, with the T3 wand!