33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys

You've read about them, coveted them, and tried them. Now it's time to buy them. Here are our favorite makeup products of all time.

"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // Benefit Benetint

Benefit Benetint
Originally designed to give exotic dancers a natural flush, this cheek stain is now one of the most coveted cult-fave beauty items.

$28; benefitcosmetics.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // Buxom Stay-There Eye Shadow

Buxom Stay-There Eye Shadow
These crease-resistant, waterproof shadows don't scrimp on vivid pigment or staying power.

$17 each; sephora.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // Avon Perfect Wear Eyewriter Liquid Eye Liner

Avon Perfect Wear Eyewriter Liquid Eye Liner
The pin-point precision of the sponge pen sets this waterproof liquid liner apart from the others.

$8; avon.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // Maybelline Great Lash Washable Mascara

Maybelline Great Lash Washable Mascara
With packaging designed by Lily Pulitzer, this is one of the most beloved mascaras of all-time—over a quarter billion tubes have been sold worldwide to date. The secret is a malleable formula that gives users a second or two to finalize their lash-look before it sets.

$5.29; cvs.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // The Balm Shady Lady Powder Shadows

The Balm Shady Lady Powder Shadows
These shadows can be worn wet or dry and have just enough shimmer to accent the eye and still be sophisticated.

$16; thebalm.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // BareMinerals All-Over Tan Face Color

BareMinerals All-Over Tan Face Color
Even if you're not one of the legions of BareMinerals believers (though we recommend you reconsider that decision), this blendable bronzer is the best and easiest way to fake a tan without DHA.

$18; sephora.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // L'Oreal Paris Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base

L'Oreal Paris Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base
Packed with skin-perfecting powders and elastomers, this drugstore primer is hoarded by some of NYC's top business women (we can't divulge names).

$12.99; drugstore.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // Nars Orgasm Blush

Nars Orgasm Blush
Few makeup junkies do not have this blush in their beauty arsenal. The peachy, subtly shimmery shade suits almost every skin tone.

$27; narscosmetics.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // Fresh Sugar Rose Lip Treatment

Fresh Sugar Rose Lip Treatment
Beauty editors stock up on this lip tint (it comes in plum, too), because it provides a long-lasting wash of color while also hydrating parched pouts.

$22.50; sephora.com

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"33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys" // Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer
Few tinted moisturizers provide this caliber of glow, hydration, and breathable coverage—from the moment it touches your skin.

$42; sephora.com

10 of 35 Photo: Courtesy of Laura Mercier

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33 All-Time Best Makeup Buys

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