So you're a makeup newbie. Welcome to the family! As a beginner, it can be hard to know where to start. The good news is that there are plenty of products Sephora carries are designed for beginners. These products are easy to use and lots have step-by-step instructions. Here are some basic makeup staples that are perfect for beginners.
Size: 1.08 oz/ 32 mL·ITEM: 1868157
Color: Light - taupe shade with warm undertones
$47.00
Effects, I will definitely add this item to my basics ....This is my basic foundation!
What it is: A color-correcting, full-coverage foundation with SPF 50 physical mineral sunscreen that delivers a flawless, natural finish.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Cream
SPF: SPF over 30
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Collagen: Enhances visible elasticity for a youthful, smooth appearance.
- Peptides: Help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and support natural collagen for smoother, firmer-looking skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Locks in moisture, supports visible elasticity, and diminishes the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates parabens and phthalates.
Size: Standard Size Black - 0.27 oz/ 8 mL·ITEM: 1533439
Color: Black
$29.00
This is the best mascara I’ve ever owned i highly recommend even if your a makeup beginner...love it, great for beginners. Only downside is that it wouldn't hold the curl after curling the lashes
What it is: A conditioning mascara with a formula that thickens, lengthens, and locks in curl for dramatic lashes with extreme volume.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Lengthening
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Film-Forming Polymers: Lock curl in place.
- Peptides: Condition lashes.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This mascara has an hourglass-shaped brush that separates, coats, and locks in curl to voluptuous perfection.
Size: 0.08 oz, 2.3g·ITEM: 2553386
Color: Apricot Glow - warm peach
$24.00
You must have in your basics...Perfect for a natural basic lip
What it is: A hydrating, melting, glossy balm—in a range of neutral to vibrant shades—that visibly plumps lips while delivering a dewy, shiny finish.
Formulation Type: Lip Plumper
Benefits: Hydrating, Plumping
$48.00
I got this and assumed it was just a basic highlighting powder, but it isn’t. It’s a cream gel formula that is extremely pigmented and perfectly shimmery. ...It is a perfect size and has all the essentials to highlight and do some basic contouring. The blush and bronzer are perfect shades for my light olive skin tone!
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
Size: 0.22 oz/ 6 mL·ITEM: 2172310
Color: Madeleine - L2.3 - light with neutral undertones
$32.00
This product is a must have and works like a dream. Greta for beginners....Good texture on the skin, a bit dry for my preference, but it has a grate range in terms of complexion. Safe option for beginners but you can find cheaper options for the same results
What it is: A multipurpose concealer that brightens, corrects, and perfects for up to 16 hours with a creamy medium-to-buildable coverage and natural, radiant finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Mineral-Tone Balancing Powder: Works to optically correct, not mask, imperfections.
- Light-Diffusing Mineral Powder: Blurs the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and helps even out skin tone.
- Multi-Active Botanical Blend (Magnolia Bark Extract, Grape Seed Extract, and Vitamin E): Hydrates, firms, reduces redness, and helps strengthen the skin barrier.
Size: 0.1 oz/ 3 g·ITEM: 2080224
Color: 4 - warm deep brown
$27.00
It makes my brows look amazing and it’s super easy to use. It is also great for beginners....Awesome product. great for beginners
What it is:
A brow-volumizing tinted gel with tiny microfibers that create natural-looking fullness and definition.
What it does:
Benefit’s Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Eyebrow Gel contains tiny microfibers that adhere to skin and brow hairs, creating natural-looking brow volume. The custom tiny, tapered brush provides an easy, mess-proof application, and makes it easy to tame, tint, and volumize the look of your brows. The buildable formula is also water-resistant and long-wearing.
Size: 1 oz/ 29 g·ITEM: 870618
Color: Translucent - perfect for very fair to medium skintones
$43.00
No flash back, great for baking, sets everything for a lifetime, lasts forever, and is just all around the perfect powder for beginners. And if you’re getting into makeup, it teaches you what a good setting powder is. ...Super good for setting and baking!! great for beginners makeup!
What it is: A lightweight, easy-to-apply, loose powder that blends effortlessly to set makeup for up to 16 hours of wear and 24-hour shine control that is best for oily to normal skin types.
What Else You Need to Know: This award-winning powder locks in makeup for long-lasting wear without adding weight or texture. It absorbs oil and reduces shine all day, creating a flawless, matte finish with no flashback in photos. These truly-translucent shades work on all skin tones, and create a soft-focus effect to subtly blur fine lines and imperfections.
$20.00
Great product for a beginner...I’m not a big makeup person yet. I love a great primer. It doesn’t dry your face and it looks great with just pressed powder and brows done....Keeps the skin looking plump and makeup lays well over it
What it is: A lightweight, hydrating makeup primer for normal to dry skin that nurtures, keeps skin comfortable all day, and extends foundation wear.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Grape Seed Oil and Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydrate skin.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight yet moisture rich face primer instantly hydrates skin, and keeps it hydrated all day and extends makeup wear. Formulated with grape seed oil and sodium hyaluronate, this fast-absorbing formula melts into skin, for a silky-smooth finish that normal to dry skin types will love.
$26.00
Such a great product for beginners! Bentley there and very sheer (be warned if you like a more blinding glow)! ...For Beginners Or Shine-Adverse
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.
Size: 0.04 oz/ 1.2 g·ITEM: 2083459
Color: Double Life - reddish-brown metallic
$23.00
I will be purchasing more colors to really give some life to my very basic Matte eye looks. I’m completely obsessed. This is a must have for everybody....This would be great for a makeup beginner as it is very easy to use, glides well, is forgiving with precision, easy to remove (perhaps due to the gentle and nourishing oils it contains?)
What it is:
A 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in three new shades that pair perfectly with Born To Run Eyeshadow Palette’s neutral to smoky and bright to sultry eye looks.
What it does:
Keep the adventurous vibes going with three fun-loving shades of Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil. From a reddish-brown to a dark copper to a deep green metallic, these versatile shades will pair perfectly with any bold eye look you can dream up (each sold separately).
UD’s Born To Run 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils are your globe-trotting go-to. These two new shades and one cult-favorite (Lucky) are the perfect complements to any Born To Run eye look.