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A Look Inside a Her Campus Writer’s Caboodle

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UNT chapter.

Young women that are regular makeup users tend to look at other makeup enthusiasts and/or artists for inspiration, or simply to see what kind of products they use. Here is a look at this writer’s personal collection!

1. PÜR Correcting Primer Illuminate & Glow

A light primer that can be used for a full-face look or on its own to brighten tired skin. With this in your makeup bag, you can go to those early morning classes looking naturally well rested.

2. NYX Cosmetics BB Cream

You can’t go wrong with a product that is vitamin enriched and oil-free. Use this product to hydrate dull and dry looking skin.

3. NYX Cosmetics CC Cream

Having trouble with acne or breakouts? NYX Cosmetics CC Cream covers those stubborn and hideous red spots. For best results, put on a layer of foundation post application to achieve full coverage.

4. Japonesque Color Velvet Touch Foundation

With your favorite foundation brush, dip into a pot of a velvet matte formula to create a perfectly airbrushed complexion.

5. Maybelline Fit Me! Matte + Poreless Foundation

Specifically formulated for oily skin, this foundation minimizes pores while providing you with a statuesque finish. This is my go to product.

6. PÜR 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15

Not a fan of liquid foundation? PÜR’s powder foundation goes on in a thin, yet fulfilling, layer of perfect, no-mess mineral makeup.

7. Maybelline Fit Me! Matte + Poreless Powder

A perfect combo with the Fit Me! Foundation, this finishing powder amps up your airbrush game and stays on for up to 12 hours!

8. Palladio Matte Blush

An affordable and adorable blush that applies evenly with a soft doll-like matte finish.

9. Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Blush

A small, compacted blush that packs a color-filled punch. This product is highly pigmented with a touch of shimmer to enhance your cheekbones.

10. Makeup Revolution The Matte Blush

Achieve a natural glow with this luscious pressed blush.

11. Too Faced Love Flush

Make your cheeks pop with vibrant color using the Love Flush blush. Comes in a heart-shaped compact and lasts up to 16 hours!

12. NYX Cosmetics Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

Just getting started with contouring and don’t want to spend too much money Anastasia or Lorac? For only $24.99, you have a wonderful variety of shades to use and learn from.

13. Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Use this product to prime your lids and keep your eyeshadow looking vibrant and well pigmented.

14. NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil (Shade Milk or Cottage Cheese)

If you want to save money but still have an effective eyeshadow primer, use NYX’s Jumbo Eye Pencil in the specific shades listed. They are both white, which works as a good base for all eyeshadow colors to stay on and not fade away.

15. NYX Eye Shadow Base

A black cream that is good for dark eyeshadow, this product holds pigment well throughout the day to support your look.

16. Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Brow Pencil

Fill in your brows with a smooth and easy application! This product goes on creamy and dries to a powder-like finish.

17. Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette

If you want well pigmented nude makeup, the Naked palette is the classic and best way to go.

18.  NYX Dreamcatcher Palette

Into product dupes? The Dreamcatcher Palette is almost an exact match to the Basic Naked Palette, just as vibrant and easy to love!

19. Jeffree Star Beauty Killer Palette  

The Beauty Killer Palette certainly knows quality over quantity. With a variety of highly pigmented, eye-popping shades, heads will turn your way.

20. SHANY Cosmetics SHANY Eyeshadow Palette, Bold and Bright Collection

With 120 pigments to choose from, you have a seemingly endless amount of color combinations to try. 

21. Milani Eye Tech Bold Liquid Eyeliner

Create a sleek, bold line with this sharpie style eyeliner that can be clearly seen after just one swipe across your lid.

22. Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara

A multi-benefit mascara that produces instant results.

23. Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

One of the most popular volumizing mascaras that creates unbelievable fullness and length.

24. NYX Za Za Zu Volume Mascara

Distributed in a bigger tube, Za Za Zu is part of a Boudoir collection that is guaranteed to give you sexy results.

25. Urban Decay Revolution Lip Gloss

Perfectly and clearly packaged for an on-the-go gal, the Revolution Lip Gloss’s flocked applicator provides intense color in one swipe.

26. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Lip Pencil

Easily glide your way to perfectly lined lips! This lip pencil primes and defines your lips and prevents uneven color coverage.

27.  NYX Matte Lipstick

If you’re not a fan a glossy lips, NYX Matte Lipstick is a highly pigmented, non-glossy option with a wide variety of colors.

28. Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick

A gorgeous collection of matte liquid lipsticks that dry quickly, don’t fade, and give you bold color all day.

29. NYX Cosmetics Matte Finish Makeup Setting Spray

Fight humid weather and keep your makeup flawlessly matte all day!

30. Makeup Revolution Pro Fix Oil Control Fixing Spray

This product helps to control oil and maintain that fresh look for up to 12 hours.

Hope you ladies enjoyed the collection. Stay tuned for more beauty articles provided by Her Campus UNT!

 

A native San Antonian who is a Sophomore Digital and Print Journalism major with minors in English(Non-Fiction)and Sociology at the University of North Texas. A passionate writer, honor student, makeup enthusiast, and puppy lover. Aspires to empower women and change the social world in a positive way.
Orooj Syed is a senior at the University of North Texas, majoring in Biology and minoring in Criminal Justice. Between balancing her academics and extracurricular activities, she enjoys finding new places to travel and new foods to eat. Writing has always been one of her greatest passions and, next to sleeping, she considers it a form of free therapy.