Back To School Beauty Essentials

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As the school season approaches, it's time to refresh your beauty routine and embrace a polished, confident look that lasts from homeroom to homework. Discover an array of Back To School Beauty Essentials designed to simplify your mornings and keep you looking effortlessly chic all day long. Whether you're perfecting a natural glow for early classes or adding a touch of flair for after-school activities, these must-have products will help you put your best face forward. Dive into a curated selection that combines practicality and style, ensuring you're ready to make the grade in beauty this year.

Danessa Myricks BeautyGroundwork: Defining Neutrals - Palette For Eyes, Brows, Face & Lips

ITEM: 2654077

946 Reviews

$65.00

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I recently had the opportunity to try the Groundwork Defining Neutrals Palette that I received complementary from Danessa Myricks Beauty, and I have to say, its amazing and I can’t imagine going back to doing makeup without it! ...This palette is a versatile and essential addition to any makeup collection. The pigmentation and blendability of the shadows are impressive, allowing for effortless application and seamless blending.

What it is: A multiuse, talc-free palette with velvety pomades and coordinating, oil-absorbing, shaping powders that easily define eyes, brows, cheeks, and lips.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Upsalite: Controls oil and smooths texture while setting to ensure a long wear.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This everyday, all-over face-essentials palette with curated neutral shades for all skin tones features buildable colors for e

$49.00

This brush set it amazing. It has all the essentials and it carries the product so well. Super effortless blend and doesnt absorb too much product. ...They always have all of the essentials, and the quality is always amazing. This is the 2nd brush set I’ve tried from them and they’re easy to clean, uniquely shaped for whichever area it’s supposed to blend, and feel very soft on my skin.

What it is: A starter set that includes six must-have eye and face brushes for beginners to the makeup crazed.

What Else You Need to Know: The SEPHORA COLLECTION Starter Brush Set is your go-to set for seamless application of your everyday face and eye makeup products in just one swipe. It contains everything you need for complexion and eye-look perfection, including two ultimate multitasking brushes designed to be used with any texture to create a quick and flawless makeup look in half the time, and without needing to switch between brushes. Take them with you on the go thanks to its sleek black makeup pouch.

The Essential Brush Collection has been developed with a more responsible approach. The bristles are vegan and made with synthetic hair des

$22.00

I started with the OG pink one and and have never gone back to anything else. This is a color changing one that makes applying makeup even more fun....Best beauty blender...My favorite beauty sponge!! I have tried many sponges and brushes but I always come back to Beauty Blender.

What it is: A non-latex Beautyblender that changes color in warm water and delivers a flawless airbrushed finish.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Makeup shouldn’t be about rules—bring back the fun with Beautyblender Play. With exclusive color-changing technology, your sponge transforms from

CaudalieBeauty Elixir Prep, Set, Glow Face Mist

ITEM: 2534485

Size: 3.3 oz/ 100 mL

3.9K Reviews

$49.00

This is probably my 10th purchase of this beauty elixir. I try other sprays, yet always come back to the best. ...Smells amazing and does wonders for the skin. I always keep coming back to this product....Beauty Elixer-the name say it all!

What it is: A natural, multi-use facial mist that preps skin, tightens pores, and sets & refreshes makeup for a dewy glow.                         


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Pores, Dullness and Uneven Texture


Formulation: Spray



$20.00

I have loved and enjoyed this Beauty Elixir for many years. I have tried other similar products and always come back to this one. ...I’ve tried them all and I always keep coming back to this one!

What it is: This 100 percent natural, vegan, all-in-one face mist preps skin, quickly tightens the look of pores, and sets makeup for visibly dewy, glowing skin—it is also suitable for all skin types.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Spray

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Mint and Lemon Balm Essential Oils: Tone, sooth, refresh, and provide astringent properties.
- Rosemary and Rose Essential Oils: Purify, visibly enhance glow, strengthen, and leave skin feeling fresh.
- Grape Extract and Orange Flower Water: Soften and provide antioxidant-rich hydration.

$20.00

The beauty blender never fails me!...I keep coming back to using the beauty blender. I have tried other brands blenders, and the one from Elf is pretty good, but no matter what, every time I switch back to the beauty Blender. ...I always come back to the original beauty blender!

What it is:
A top-selling makeup sponge, the super-soft, exclusive, latex-free foam quickly blends makeup for an easy application and flawless, skin-like finish.

What it does:
The unique shape and exclusive material available only with Beautyblender® ensures impeccable, streak-free application with minimum product waste. Use it with foundations, powders, and any other complexion product. Now, the award-winning makeup sponge is available in a fun, limited-edition canister—fit for any beauty queen.

ILIALip Sketch Hydrating Lipstick + Lip Liner Crayon

Size: 0.08 oz·ITEM: 2749687

Color: Banquette - Beige Pink

621 Reviews

$26.00

Fast favorite in my beauty routine!...I'm a bit bummed to not see "Rhyme" as an available color on Sephora, and will check back to see when it's available again....ILIA, consider me smitten. I won’t be going back to any other lip product. Genre, you’ve stolen my heart.

What it is: A long-lasting lipstick and liner with a soft-matte finish that boosts hydration over time for visibly fuller, more defined lips.

Formulation Type: 
Lipstick, Lip Liner


Benefits: Hydrating, Moisturizing, Long-wearing, Plumping


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Sea Succulent: Boosts hydration and replenishes the skin barrier over time.

- Hyaluronic Acid: Attracts moisture to smooth and plump for fuller-looking lips.

- Seaweed Extract: Visibly improves lip definition and volume.


Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

stilaStay All Day® Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner

Size: 0.016 oz/ 0.5 mL·ITEM: 1312719

Color: Dark Brown - chocolate brown

11.7K Reviews

$24.00

This staying power of this product is incredible! I go to school all day and then have volleyball games and it stays on through it all! ...One of my essentials...I have tried others and always come back to this product.

What it is:
An easy-application, waterproof liquid liner that stays on all day and night.

What it does:
This easy-glide, quick-dry precision liner stays in place until you say when—no smudges, feathering, or running. The thin, marker-like tip is easy to use, even for the beauty beginner, and delivers any look—from a thin line to a bold, dramatic stroke. It goes on smoothly without skipping, smudging, or pulling, and lasts all day.

DIORBACKSTAGE Glow Face Palette

Size: 0.4 oz / 12 ml·ITEM: 2748093

Color: 001 Universal

1.4K Reviews

$48.00

I have been testing different highlighter options for a long time. different brands. but still came back to dior. it gives a beautiful look. expensive glow. and I get a lot of compliments when I use it...Going back to Becca

What it is: A face palette with four luminous shades to use as highlighters or blush for a customizable backstage glow that stretches the boundaries of radiance.

What Else You Need to Know: This palette is a collection of makeup-artist essentials, designed to suit all skin tones, used at the Dior runway shows, and inspired by the energy backstage. These ultrafine textures are concentrated with shimmery pigments and can be worn alone or blended for a customizable look—from a natural, healthy glow to intense radiance.

Each Palette Contains (Each Sold Separately):
001 Universal:
- 4 x Highlighters in White, Golden, Bronze, Rosy Blush
002 Glitz:
- 4 x Highlighters in Gold, Pearly White with Maxi Glitter, Bronze with Holographi

freshSugar Lip Balm Hydrating Treatment

ITEM: 2594497

Color: Petal - a nude blush

1.5K Reviews

$26.00

Been in my kit for over a decade, always come back to it....Coming back over and over...I tried others but I keep coming back to this one. Very hydrating and the color is perfect.

What it is: A lip balm powered by sugar from beetroot and sugarcane that offers up to 24 hours of hydration and sheer, buildable color with a smooth, buttery texture.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness

Formulation: Balm

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sugar: Scientifically shown to have a long-lasting hydrating effect.
- Cranberry Seed Oil: Smooths.
- Grapeseed Oil: Softens.

What Else You Need to Know: fresh’s bestselling Sugar Lip Balm offers up to 24 hours of hydration for soft, smooth lips and sheer-to-buildable color that adjusts to different skin tones. Infused with sugar and plant-based fruit oils—including upcycled cranberry seed oil&m

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