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Affordable by Amanda

My Current Makeup Routine

May 28, 2021

Hey, loves! Thought I’d take a moment to write out all of my recent makeup favorites for you.

I’ve switched up a couple of products in my Current Makeup Routine which is why I need to share it. There are a few new face products from the drugstore that I am excited to talk about as well as new lightweight serum foundation discovery.

During the summertime, I enjoy wearing less makeup. Heck, never leaving the house the past year also made me wear a lot less makeup overall.

When I have shoot days or reasons to get dolled up, these are all of the makeup products I’ve been putting on my face lately.

tarte HydroFlex Serum Foundation and Blending Brush | My Current Makeup Routine - Affordable by Amanda

tarte HydroFlex Serum Foundation and Blending Brush | My Current Makeup Routine - Affordable by Amanda

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My Current Makeup Routine: Top Foundation Picks

tarte HydroFlex Serum FoundationΒ 

When I was generously gifted this new serum foundation from QVC, I immediately tested it out the same day. If you want to see exactly how well this foundation ended up working out for me check out this Instagram Reel where I applied it to my skin.

The shade that I have on is Porcelain Sand which seamlessly blended into my skin. Since the formula of this foundation from Tarte has a serum consistency, you need to drop it slowly into the brush before applying.

Even though the consistency of it appears lightweight, the coverage of this foundation provides a beautiful natural-looking finish with just 2 drops of product.

e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo CC Cream

Wow, this CC cream has amazing coverage for a drugstore price-point. Most people have compared the e.l.f. Camo CC cream for the IT Cosmetics CC Cream and I happen to agree. Normally I’ll wear this $14 CC Cream for photo shoot day when I know I’ll be outside and want the best coverage possible for a few hours in front of the camera.

Urban Decay Hydromaniac Glowy Tinted Hydrator Foundation

On days when I want to have naturally glowy skin with minimal additional products on top I’ll go for this Urban Decay foundation. It’s great to wear by itself and has amazing full-coverage for under $30.

Even if you have fair skin like myself, you can easily find a foundation to match your ideal undertones. For me, the shades 10 (ultra-fair neutral) and 20 (fair neutral) are my personal best matches.

Don’t Forget Sunscreen!

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Underneath all of my daily face makeup I apply a facial sunscreen from Supergoop! I am constantly restocking the Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 PA+++ even though it’s a pricey sunscreen compared to others. I am such a fair-skinned lady and I live in sunny Florida so I am adamant about buying the best sunscreen on the market!

Summer Makeup Tips for Oily Skin | Natural Glow Makeup Look | Best Summer Makeup Products | My Current Makeup Routine - Affordable by Amanda

Best Eyebrow Products: My Top Recommendations for Full Brows

IT Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Eyebrow Pencil

One of my go-to brow pencils has been part of my summer routine for years now. Want to fill in your brows and make them look bold? Treat your brows to the IT Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Eyebrow Pencil.

Whenever I’m inside ULTA I pick up another one of these awesome eyebrow pencils. The universal shade truly looks great on all! Even though I have rich red hair, I can still get away with using the universal shade for my brows as seen in the photo above.

PRO TIP: not interested in paying the full $25 to try out this eyebrow pencil? Get the trial size version at the checkout counter at ULTA instead!

FLOWER Beauty Fiber Fix Brow Gel

Can’t address brows without mentioning this recent find from FLOWER Beauty. For under $10 you need this brow gel, friend! On days when I don’t have time to energy to fully carve out my brows I bust out this tinted eyebrow gel to achieve a 90s fluffy look. Personally, I wear the light brown shade.

Bronzers I Love for Summer

Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Matte Monoi Butter Bronzer

Physicians Formula bronzers top my list for the all-time best drugstore bronzers. With a new launch of products came a matte butter bronzer that I had to get my hands on. Thankfully, the lightest shade was in stock at my local Target.

Since I have oily to combination skin I can handle a powdered bronzer. For dry skin ladies, you might want to skip over this product as it can appear drying. However, when I wore it the other day for a photo shoot (see above picture) it gave me a sun-kissed and radiant glow that I wanted.

Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Matte Monoi Butter Bronzer Review - My Current Makeup Routine | Affordable by Amanda

NARS Bronzer Powder

Honestly, I don’t know why I’m currently on a powder bronzer kick?! At least this next one contains more shimmer than the super matte one I just mentioned. For my birthday gift this year I chose the mini NARS Bronzer Powder in the classic shade Laguna.

The small bronzer does wonders to my fair-skin! There’s no point in upgrading to the larges size just yet because even the mini version has so much product inside of it.

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IT Cosmetics CC Radiance Anti-Aging Ombre Blush w/ Luxe Brush

Another major hit from IT Cosmetics! This time I am talking about their exclusive ombre blush at QVC. I seriously have to stop myself from using this blush every single day because it’s SO good.

The light pink ombre color goes on flawlessly when I apply it to the tops of my cheekbones after bronzer. Until recently, I had never purchased a blush product from IT Cosmetics. This stunning pink ombre shade instantly adds life to my cheeks when I use it.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes

Physicians Formula Butter Eyeshadow Palette Tropical Days

What an array of shades! One more drugstore find for you from Physicians Formula. Check out the Physicians Formula Butter Eyeshadow Palette Tropical Days found at Target for under $13.00.

On my eyes I prefer the light brown matte color found in this 12-shade palette all over my lids. To create more definition in the outer corners, I will take some of the darker matte shade. For a touch of shimmer I’ll grab one of the luminous purple shades to pop in the center of my eyelids.

eyeshadow palettes I love

Tartelette 2 In Bloom Clay Eyeshadow Palette

Need an everyday eyeshadow palette for yourself? Check out this one from Tarte that I’ve been a huge fan of for the past year! As with the iconic NARS Laguna Bronzer I always heard good things about this Tarte eyeshadow palette but I never took the chance to buy it.

Thankfully, due to my ongoing partnership with QVC, I was gifted this Tarte eyeshadow palette in the beginning of 2020. Wow. Such an impressive eyeshadow palette! Tarte really got it right when they created this everyday eyeshadow palette for under $40. Every single shade looks fantastic and glides on easily.

Natural Glow Makeup Look | Best Summer Makeup Products | My Current Makeup Routine - Affordable by Amanda

Summer Makeup Tips for Oily Skin | Natural Glow Makeup Look | Best Summer Makeup Products | My Current Makeup Routine - Affordable by Amanda

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Benefit Roller Lash Curling & Lifting Mascara

This mascara from Benefit gives my lashes the best curl! I love how small and tiny the individual bristles are in this mascara product. The Hook’n’Roll brush has a patent-pending curve-setting formula to it. In addition to this mascara from Benefit I also love the BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara for lengthening my lashes.

Fave Lip Products

Maybelline Lifter Lip Gloss Makeup with Hyaluronic Acid – Petal

Moving onto my favorite part of any makeup look: lip products. A great drugstore lip gloss that’s worth the $8.00 – Maybelline Lifter Lip Gloss. Currently I own two different shades, Petal and Amber. Whenever you see me wearing lip gloss on Instagram it’s typically the pretty pink color Petal.

best drugstore lipgloss: maybelline lifter gloss

tarte SEA H2O Lip Gloss

One more great lip gloss I love for shiny and plumped up lips: the tarte line of SEA H2O glosses. The shade “Hang Ten” is the shade that I own and wear frequently with most full makeup looks these days. Hang Ten is a rosy mauve color that looks SO nice for summertime with a hydrating high shine finish at $19.

Now you know exactly what makeup products I’ve been loving recently. Right now it’s a mix of top drugstore picks and finds from Sephora and you can shop everything in the widget below.

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  • Lovely
    May 28, 2021

    Lots of amazing products! Happy to see some of my favorites here!
    xoxo
    Lovely
    http://www.mynameislovely.com

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    • affordablebyamanda
      Lovely
      May 28, 2021

      Thanks so much for checking it out!
      xo Amanda

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