The Sephora Spring Sale starts today 4/9 for Rouge Members with 20% off! I’ve put together a comprehensive list of my top makeup picks for every category for complexion, eyes, lips and more. Use code OMGSPRING at checkout. In case you missed it, don’t forget to check out my HAIR CARE ROUNDUP (with a giveaway).
The event is available to Rouge Members first for early access online and in store starting today. The dates and savings by tier listed below. Some exclusions and limits apply. Use code OMGSPRING at checkout to redeem offer:
- Rouge Members Save 20% off 4/9 to 4/19
- VIB Members Save 15% off 4/13 to 4/19
- Insiders Save 10% off 4/15 to 4/19
FOUNDATION
- Armani Luminous Silk Foundation favorite glow formula with medium coverage
- Laura Mercier Flawless Lumiere second favorite luminous foundation with a good color range
- Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion holy grail matte base that lasts the longest on me
- Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer favorite tinted moisturizer
- Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Sublime Perfection Foundation best classic satin finish formula
CONCEALER
- NARS Radiant Cream Concealer best creamy undereye concealer
- Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Sublime Perfection Concealer best full coverage for under eye concealing
- Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Concealer another great creamy under eye concealer
- YSL Touche Eclat classic brightening concealer
- Pat McGrath Sublime Perfection Blurring Under-Eye Setting Powder to set the under eye area
POWDER
- Laura Mercier Translucent Loose or Honey best loose setting powder
- Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish best pressed setting powder
- Gucci Poudre de Beaute Mat another excellent pressed powder option
- YSL All Over Glow Powder one of my favorite glow setting powder
- Dior BACKSTAGE Face and Body Powder-No-Powder another great blurring medium coverage powder with a hint of glow
BLUSH + BRONZER
- Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Cream Blush Stick is one of the best cream formulas I’ve tried
- Laura Mercier Blush Color Infusion for the most natural looking powder blushes
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush best color + glow powder blush in one
- Gucci Poudre de Bronzer love the formula and colors (review here)
- Hourglass Bronzer best luminous glow powder bronzer
- Natasha Denona Tan Bronze and Glow Palette has the best mix of creams, mattes and shimmers
HIGHLIGHTERS
- Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter best cream luminizer and highlighter (some colors also available in a mini size)
- Natasha Denona I Need a Nude Glow Highlighter best smooth metallic highlighter
- Westman Atelier Superloaded Tinted Cream best cream highlighter, love Peau de Peche
- Tom Ford Skin Illuminating Duo classic everyone should try and splurge on!
- Tom Ford Sheer Highlighting Duo second favorite highlighter
EYELINER + BROW
- Hourglass 1.5 MM Mechanical Gel Eye Liner best ultra fine pencil liner to get right along the lash line or corners
- Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen best liquid eyeliner
- Urban Decay 24/7 favorite smooth long-wear pencil
- Fenty Flypencil Longwear Pencil Eyeliner also love this formula for long lasting power
- Benefit Precisely, My Brow Pencil love the precise line for easy control
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz one of my go-to’s for years
EYESHADOWS
- Laura Mercier Caviar Eye Stick my holy grail all over wash of color cream shadow stick, best shades for me are Rosegold and Copper
- Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerize Cream swear by these especially Rose Gold or Bette
- Natasha Denona Biba All Neutral Eyeshadow Palette or the Glam Eyeshadow Palettes are best for neutral tones
- Too Faced Born This Way The Natural Nudes new favorite for warm neutrals (just ordered the Teddy Bare one)
- Tom Ford Eye Color Quads any! Nude Dip, Honeymoon, Soleil Neige
- Anastasia Soft Glam classic all around matte + shimmer palette
- Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eye Palette in Bella Sofia is the one I would wear the rest of my life if I could only have 1
New ones I’ve been loving
LIPSTICK + TINTED BALMS
- YSL Rouge Volupte Shine love this for hydration, color and shine, favorite colors are #9, #44 and #123 (review of new colors here, also IGTV video here)
- Pat McGrath anything is amazing, love her MatteTrance, BlitzTrance and Lip Fetish Divinyl Lip Shine
- Charlotte Tilbury makes amazing lip products as well, my most-worn lipstick is Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk (also available in a Mini Liner + Lipstick Duo)
- Dior Lip Glow classic balm tint that revives the natural lip color (new revamped formula is a tiny bit glossier but just as hydrating, now 97% natural in ingredients)
- NARS Afterglow Lip Balms another love for a tinted lip balm with color
- NARS Soft Matte Tinted Lip Balms best matte neutrals for a tinted balm (swatches here)
LIPGLOSS + LIP PENCILS
- Pat McGrath LUST Gloss
- Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip Bath
- Dior Lip Maximizer
- Fenty Gloss Bomb
- NARS Oil-Infused Lip Tint
- Pat McGrath Permagel Ultra Lip Pencil
- Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat
- Gucci Crayon Contour Lip Pencil
As always I know this is a very long list! Please don’t feel pressured to shop everything you see reviewed here (or elsewhere). As a beauty blogger I’m so fortunate to be able to test products as my job. I hope this serves as a good resource by category to help you narrow down your picks whether you’re looking for a new eyeliner or lipstick.
If I had to pick my Top 10 Favorites right now from what’s available at Sephora, here is my edited spring list:
- Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Foundation in Buff 3N1
- Dior BACKSTAGE Powder Shade 2N
- NARS Soft Matte Tinted Lip Balms in Intimate
- YSL Rouge Volupte Shine Shade 9
- Tom Ford Sheer Highlighting Duo in Reflects Gilt
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light
- Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks in Petal
- Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip Bath in Pillow Talk
- Gucci Lip Pencil in Nude
- Charlotte Tilbury Eyeshadow Palette in Bella Sofia
To recap the Sephora Spring Savings Event dates and savings by tier, use code OMGSPRING at checkout to redeem savings offer:
- Rouge Members Save 20% off 4/9 to 4/19
- VIB Members Save 15% off 4/13 to 4/19
- Insiders Save 10% off 4/15 to 4/19
What are some of your makeup wishlist items?
