Back to School Makeup

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for Back to School Makeup.

Gear up for a fresh start this academic year by exploring this back to school makeup collection, where effortless beauty meets everyday practicality. Whether you're heading to the classroom or joining virtual lectures, our curated selection offers versatile essentials perfect for achieving that naturally polished look. From lightweight foundations to hydrating lip balms and everything in between, find all your must-have items designed to keep you looking and feeling confident throughout your busy school days.

Fashion FairIconic Pressed Setting Powder

Size: 0.3 oz/ 8.6 g·ITEM: 2476968

Color: Apricot Silk - light to medium with warm undertones

36 Reviews

$35.00

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I should have sent it back or took it back to Sephora. I will visit the store to buy any type of makeup in compacts as opposed to ordering online. ...Used this brand in high school long ago, was my favorite powder foundation.

What it is: An ultra-lightweight, oil-absorbing powder that instantly sets—or refreshes—makeup at home and on the go.

SEPHORA COLLECTIONCream Lip Stain 10HR Liquid Lipstick

Size: 0.16 oz. / 5 mL·ITEM: 2761294

Color: 28 Night Bird - matte black

890 Reviews

$16.00

The other thing is though it isn’t as drying as old school liquid matte lipsticks, it’s still a bit drying.

What it is: A bestselling, creamy, weightless, liquid lipstick that coats your lips in flawless color to become a transfer-proof, full-coverage, last-all-day stain.

Formulation Type:
Lipstick

Benefits: Hydrating, Long wearing

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, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This creamy formula is formulated with avocado oil and transforms into a veil of soft, comfortable, velvet pigment, with

DIORDiorshow Pump 'N' Volume Mascara

Size: 0.33 fl. oz. / 10 mL·ITEM: 2510824

62 Reviews

$33.00

However, after giving this a try, I haven't gone back, and I always end up going back to Lancome, but this mascara really made my eyes stand out and look good....I’m mascara’s biggest fan and no matter how many mascaras i use, i always end up coming back to this and using it. It gives really suprising length considering it’s a volume mascara.

What it is: A mascara that boosts lash volume and fans out lashes in a single stroke for high-definition eye makeup looks.

Formulation Type:
Volumizing, Lengthening

Benefits: Long-wearing

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Cornflower Extract: Hydrates lashes.

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.

What Else You Need to Know: This transfer-proof mascara is made of 90-percent natural-origin ingredients and infused with cornflower extract. It is a Dior makeup

$39.00

The 90’s wants their brick lipstick back...It’s more of a 1990’s brick red. For vintage makeup enthusiasts, It resembles an old Sebastian Trucco color called “blood” (red). ...Although the color is not like Mac Ruby Woo which is more of a strawberry red, this one is more of an old school retro red. But overall a good product especially if you are into esthical beauty.

What it is: Hourglass introduces Red 0, a 100% vegan special edition shade featuring its namesake ingredient.

Formulation Type:
Lipstick

Benefits: Long-wearing

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Red 0: A patent-pending vegan replacement for carmine.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Hourglass is proud to introduce Red 0, a patent-pending vegan replacement for carmine (the beauty industry’s go-to red pigment produced from crushed female insects). Red 0 gives this lipstick its brilliant red hue.

DIORBackstage Face & Body Foundation

Size: 1.7 oz / 50 g·ITEM: 2669307

Color: 4N - NEUTRAL - Medium skin with neutral beige undertones

5.2K Reviews

$43.00

I haven’t used a thinner foundation since high school, but I am happily surprised with the matte finish coverage achieved....I work in HR in an automotive plant, and in the summer it’s super hot, my makeup still looks bomb at the end of the day because of this product.

What it is: A hydrating foundation that delivers buildable coverage for the face and body, resists heat and humidity, and leaves a luminous makeup look.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Squalane
- Hyaluronic Acid

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.

What Else You Need to Know: This foundation is formulated with 94 percent natural-origin ingredients and hyaluronic acid. It delivers intense hydration and a secon

NARSTalc-Free Powder Blush

Size: 0.17 oz·ITEM: 2756369

Color: Exhibit A – 953 - matte red

521 Reviews

$34.00

A classic I keep coming back to....No matter how many other blushes I buy this is the one I come back to. I like buying the mini size as it lasts a long time and is easier to store and travel with....Hoping they can reformulate it again to bring back more of the dark pink tones

What it is: A fan fave pressed powder blush, now in an upgraded talc-free formula that lasts for up to 16 hours, featuring true-color payoff with a comfortable, weightless feel.


Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Naturally-Derived and Mineral-Based Pigments: Deliver true-color payoff and ensure a high-impact effect.

- Pearlescent Pigments: Blurs the look of imperfections.

- Superfine, Micronized Pigments: Provide an irresistibly silky, blendable application.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan.

Charlotte TilburyLip Lustre Lip Gloss

Size: 0.12 oz/ 3.5 mL·ITEM: 2116408

Color: Portobello Girl - sheer pink

158 Reviews

$25.00

I loved this because I worked with the makeup girls at Sephora to achieve a subtle hint of bright tint for the middle part of my bottom lip on top of another base coat. ...I'd been waiting for this color to come back in stock. When it did, I jumped at the chance to get it.

What it is:
A lasting lip lacquer for luxe shine and fuller-looking lips.

What it does:
This everyday gloss delivers long-lasting shine and fuller-looking lips—sans stickiness. The creamy-vinyl texture is enriched with lotus flower extract, an antioxidant that protects, hydrates, and soothes lips for a gorgeous, flawless, lacquered finish. The color stays in place for six hours without transfer.

$26.00

Every time I think i am over this highlighter i end up going back to it. Its easy, is so good for every day use because its not in anyway blinding, and i think it blends well so it looks as natural as highlighter can look on someone. ...It gives the most beautiful highlight- it’s a soft, barely pink glow. I’m back to using it again as my go to highlight.

What it is: A satiny-pink liquid highlighter that accents cheek and brow bones for a dewy glow.

What Else You Need to Know: Benefit Cosmetics’ new doe foot applicator glides on easily for soft rose-gold radiance. This long-lasting formula can be used as a spot highlighter over makeup or wear under complexion favorites for a subtle glow.

SEPHORA COLLECTIONLove The Lift Curling + Volumizing Waterproof Mascara

Size: 0.27 oz. / 8 ml.·ITEM: 2711703

Color: Ultra Black - Black

88 Reviews

$13.00

I'm literally obsessed, it lasts my school air and it's my fav mascara, my lashes are two different lengths and it makes them look almost the same....Tried it on the last sale. Bought 2 back-ups!! Well done Sephora

What it is: 

An ultra-black and buildable, weightless mascara enriched with gravity-defying wax for an instant curl and 12-hour lifted-volume effect—now available in a waterproof formula.


Formulation Type: Curling, Volumizing 


Benefits: Waterproof


What Else You Need to Know: Enter a new dimension of volume with the Love The Lift Mascara, now available in a waterproof formula. It features a double-sided silicone brush that lifts and curls lashes and is enriched with gravity-defying wax for up to 12-hour-volume effect. It’s waterproof, tear-proof, sweat-proof for the perfect eye—look no matter the circumstances. 

$38.00

I love this product I use it everyday and it doesn’t come off through the school day!...I love the packaging, lightweight feel of the makeup, and the perfect shades. This makeup is long lasting and the perfect combination!

What it is: A matte, buildable, visible-texture-blurring trio to shade, bronze, and sculpt your face—for a touch of color to a fully contoured look.


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Magnolia Bark Extract: Helps smooth fine lines and wrinkles

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“I have Imortelle and it is awesome as a liner (I really sharpened it even though it was brand new) for day but also wear it as a lid color and use black liner on top for nights. I wore it to a music festival and it did NOT budge”
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