Reddit mentions of Real Techniques Professional Eyeshadow Blending Makeup Brush Set, Set of 5

Yep! Here ya go: https://www.amazon.com/Real-Techniques-Enhanced-Eyeshadow-Eyeliner/dp/B01MZZJ3O2

Amazon has a ton of real techniques for 50% off

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Face:

Foundation - Nars, Giorgio Armani, L'Oreal, and Elf cosmetics (Elf is one of the cheapest and best drugstore foundation out there!) have really good ones!!! ...If you want something that makes you glow, get a sheer coverage foundation ...apply primer under and then some liquid highlight before applying the foundation - trust me, you will glow!!!

Concealer - Nars is the best or you can even try another drugstore holy grail that is cheaper by Maybelline to hide scars, breakouts or dark circles.

Blush - Milani has some really good blushes! So does Sephora brand or Makeup Forever.

Highlighter - this will definitely make you glow whenever the light touches your face!!!! Hahah, MAC and Anastasia Beverley Hills has amazing highlights. Wet N Wild also has very cheap highlights for like $3-5 that are blindingly glowing if you spray some MAC fix plus on your brush and then go in with the highlighter!

Makeup tools:

Really good to have some starter ones to practice with and they make your makeup look better + you waste less makeup.

Elf cosmetics and Real Techniques has some amazing starter brushes... the eyeshadow brush set and the face brush set by Real Techniques is really good for the low price you make for it!

Perfume: Definitely go to Sephora and try out every one of them (sometimes Amazon has sales on luxury perfumes for less!).

Fashion: ASOS, Forever 21, Mango & Target has some really cute pieces of clothing. Check Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration!!! :)

Other: Get the men's Gillette razor has the other person mentioned!!! It is bomb! Haha... I use conditioner or coconut oil down there when I shave.... it's better than shaving cream and it prevents the itching and stuff! lol For legs, I use Nair Hair Remover Lotion (Amazon usually sells 3 a pack for like $15 - really cheap!!!) or Gilette shaving cream for women! Also, don't do this always ...it can damage your teeth, but once in awhile, it won't hurt your teeth... take baking soda and water, make a paste and brush your teeth with it... your teeth will have that instant whitening effect. Don't do this always, but you can definitely do this when you do to those fancy occasions and you gotta make your teeth look sparkling white! lol, works like a charm! :)

Hope that helps!

mostly from youtube tutorials (example - searching "simple eyeshadow application" and stuff like that) and from r/MakeupAddiction.

I'd always worn a bit of make up but never really gave it much thought until someone pointed out that I was doing it badly. So then I started spending my evenings for a few months applying/removing/applying again until I got the hang of it.

Some good basics to start with if you're on a budget:

Real Techniques eyeshadow brush set

Real Techniques sponge

Real Techniques face brushes

A face primer (I've had good results with Rimmel ones and Loreal ones). This fills in your pores and gives the foundation a smooth base to sit on.

A foundation that matches your skin tone - this should be something that matches the skin on your neck, not your face, as once you've covered your face in it, you need it to blend into your neck. Note that foundation shades go from light to dark but also from cool to warm. So, if you're pale, you then need to figure out wether a pink toned foundation matches or a yellow toned foundation. This is best applied with a damp sponge - put a couple squirts of foundation on the back of your hand, dap it on the the sponge and then repeatedly "dab" the sponge all over your face until it's everywhere, then keep going until it's blended. It does feel a little silly as you're essentially hitting yourself in the face over and over again, but it works nicely.

Some sort of blush or bronzer to put colour in your cheeks - if you apply foundation and don't add some colour back in, your face may end up looking a little flat. I personally just put a little bronzer under my cheekbones and a little blush on the chubbiest bit of my cheeks. Apply a tiny amount with a medium sized fluffy brush and just keep brushing it until you have a small amount over the area you want it on.

Either a setting spray or a setting powder (translucent) - this is to stop the foundation from disappearing from your face within a couple of hours and kind of "finish it off" - if you're wanting a more matte look, then I'd go for a powder (again, I just get a Rimmel one from the supermarket). If you're wanting a more shiny, natural look, a setting spray is a better shout, but I've never used them so can't offer a recommendation! A setting powder would be applied with a big fluffy brush.

For eyes (if you want to do eyeshadow)-

again, primer. Not cheap, but I buy it in the travel size and it lasts ages - Urban Decay Primer Potion. This makes eyeshadow look more pigmented and bright and it lasts longer and doesn't tend to settle into the creases in your eyes.

Eye shadow. The brand Revolution (you can buy it at Superdrug) have surprisingly good quality eye shadow for the price and they have a big selection of pallettes. I'd recommend buying one in neutral colours (creams and browns) and then watching some youtube tutorials on how to do a simple look. Then practice, practice, practice!

Mascara - I like the Maybelline ones from the supermarket. Best way to apply mascara neatly is to hold the wand still and blink onto it a few times, then hold it right into the root of your eye lashes and give it a little wiggle to coat the roots. If you get it on your skin, let it dry then give it a quick wipe with a cotton bud - this gets it off without smudging it.

Eye brows - I have a little kit from Revolution and I just apply a tiny amount of powder into my eyebrows then comb it through to make them look a bit fuller. Again, if you search for eyebrow tutorials on youtube, you should be able to find something that works for you. Depending on the sort of look you want, you can search stuff like "natural brow tutorial" etc.

I think that covers everything! I can't advise on contouring because I don't do it, but if that's something you're interested in, youtube will have the answers!