For makeup application with liquid foundations; I like using a Super Blender. It is a sponge I can blend my foundation in with.
COULOURPOP has a liquid foundation I like using called Pretty Fresh. It has a blendable medium coverage. I find it for under twenty USD at my local beauty stores.
Another Affordable liquid foundation I love is by Revolution. I feel it has a light-weight finish and I love the price point. I find it under fifteen USD often at my local beauty stores.
The L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Powder is something I have been purchasing for quite awhile with no complaints. It is around ten USD so that is not bad for beauty products on a budget.
Maybelline Great Lash mascara has been out a long time. I have been using it since my teens and usually can find it for under ten US dollars. I always have a couple in stock because they are so affordable and I think work very well.
I have another awesome mascara suggestion for when you do not mind splurging on beauty buys...
Too Faced has a mascara called Better Than Sex. It is the best mascara I have found thus far. I like that it is waterproof; double win! This mascara is double the price of what I usually find drugstore mascaras for; but it is well worth it.
I love a good makeup case that is durable enough for travel. My favorite are Caboodles.
I prefer the non-plastic ones; in fact I have used this silver one below for years.
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