Best makeup brands on Reddit
156 reviews from r/Makeup, r/MakeupAddiction, r/IndianMakeupAddicts and 19 more subreddits
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#1
MAC
4.7
(10)
"I use Mac exclusively these days for any/all professional theatre gigs."
"Wicked uses MAC"
"Nothing has beat MAC Face and Body"
"MAC and Fenty both have a wide range of skin tones for foundations."
"For some reason, the MAC Studio Fix Fluid seems to be one of the only foundations that doesn’t set me off."
"Get your tail to a MAC, and get yourself color matched to your chest!"
"I recommend MAC Studio Fix. It's a powder that has the liquid formula mixed in it"
"Some of MAC’s products like their blush shows up really well in lighting too."
"I find MAC is always a good in between."
"Mac"
#2
NARS
4.7
(7)
"I recommend the Nars ones, Glossier, Kosas."
"NARS, Fenty, and MAC tend to be my go to brands."
"For those I’d start with Fenty or Nars."
"I like Nars! The new radiant light reflecting foundation also Rare beauty!"
"Nars concealer in chantilly is also very good for pale skin."
"Most of NARS products are good for me!"
"NARS, Fenty, Urban Decay (they have a great shade range in their foundation with the gold cap)."
#3
Maybelline
4.3
(7)
"Maybelline for mascara. Essence for almost everything else."
"My personal favorite affordable makeup is Maybelline fit me foundation."
"For foundation I usually use Maybelline, and the rest of my makeup is usually the same as my normal routine"
"I use Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless liquid foundation and find my skin tolerates it pretty well."
"Mascara: maybelline lash sensational"
"Foundation: Maybelline superstay."
"There are some decent shimmery ones (Maybelline, Essence, and Rimmel I think)"
#4
NYX
4.1
(7)
"I love that Nyx Cosmetics is answering these suggestions!"
"The NYX setting spray and I’ll second that, that’s held up for me on two-show days plenty of times"
"The Nyx setting spray in particular was approved by professional dancers."
"NYX!"
"Liquid lipsticks from Nyx are my favourite."
"I find NYX to be great for eye makeup."
"You're the brand of the people, stay with us!"
#5
E.L.F.
4.0
(7)
"Elf is a good affordable brand that is still pretty quality."
"Elf 100% my favorite! I also like wet n wild."
"I use E.L.F. brand personally."
"Getting her drugstore brands like ELF and NYX will be teaching her quality."
"Drugstore brands such as Elf, Maybelline, and Wet n Wild are great and affordable."
"Maybe try some drugstore brands like elf, essence, catrice, wet n wild."
"Elf has a lot of products that give a similar look to milk and glossier!"
#6
Ilia
4.8
(4)
"Ilia is great, I have MAC, and Rare Beauty."
"Ilia, saie, ogee, and milk are a few brands that are a little more on the natural side of things"
"Ilia, Saie, tower 28, Kosas"
"Ilia, saie, ogee, and milk are a few brands that are a little more on the natural side of things."
#7
ColourPop
4.3
(4)
"Colourpop, Milani, and NYX are absolute gems and perfect for beginners."
"ColourPop is a good one."
"Color Pop!"
"I’d recommend Colourpop, ELF, Wet n Wild, Milani and Essence in particular!"
#8
Charlotte Tilbury
4.3
(4)
"I absolutely LOVE Charlotte Tisbury."
"Charlotte Tilbury, Tower21, Merit, Suqqu, Shiseido, Hourglass and pretty much almost all Korean or Japanese makeup brands."
"Charlotte Tilbury is a brand I associate with its products really made for fair skin."
"You would like the charlotte Tilbury brow wand."
#9
3CE
4.3
(4)
"Seconding all 3CE suggestions. They remain to be my favorite lip tint brand of all time."
"3CE's lip tints are amazing!"
"I personally really love 3CE!"
"3CE eye shadow palette and romand juicy lip tint."
#10
Fenty
5.0
(3)
"I do have Fenty foundation, CC cream and primer and love all three."
"For those I’d start with Fenty or Nars."
"I do have Fenty foundation, CC cream and primer and love all three."
#11
ELF
5.0
(3)
"Of late my go to is ELF for everything makeup they're budget to mid range."
"Eyeshadow - ELF quads, especially for beginners."
"Elf is probably the best cheap brand you could get."
#12
Juvia's Place
4.3
(3)
"Juvia’s Place has some of the most beautiful pigmented palettes and is very reasonably priced."
"Not the cheapest but cheaper than a lot of other ones."
"Juvia's Place is pretty good quality."
#13
e.l.f. Cosmetics
4.0
(3)
"ELF Cosmetics, Colourpop, Milani, Wet N Wild, and Essence are a few brands you can look into."
"More affordable brands like elf, hard candy, essence, or wet n wild would be great."
"Next step up from there would be e.l.f products."
#14
Tarte
4.0
(3)
"Tarte Shape Tape, NYX liners, drugstore blush and mascara and eyelashes"
"I agree with the Tarte Sigar rush comment."
"Tarte Sugar Rush line is targeted towards teens or younger."
#15
IT Cosmetics
5.0
(2)
"Another vote for It Cosmetics."
"IT cosmetics is probably number one. I never had an issue with them."
#16
Milani
5.0
(2)
"I recently tried the Milani tubing mascara and love it (tubing = no flaking & removes with water)."
"I recently tried the Milani tubing mascara and love it."
#17
100% Pure
5.0
(2)
"I use 100 % pure when I want to wear makeup."
"How about 100percentpure ??? Fits the bill for what you're looking for."
#18
Shiseido
4.5
(2)
"As a person with ashy, cool-toned dark brown hair, I find that Shiseido is good at fulfilling all my eyebrow needs :)"
"Shiseido has a lot of very fair tones, I really like the formula too."
#19
Almay
4.5
(2)
"Almay is amazing :)"
"Almay, Burt's Bees, Clinique, bareMinerals."
#20
bareMinerals
4.5
(2)
"Personally, I love bareMinerals for my foundation (as well as blush and finisher) because I have sensitive skin."
"Almay, Burt's Bees, Clinique, bareMinerals."
#21
W3ll People
4.5
(2)
"W3ll people or ilia"
"W3ll people or ilia"
#22
Josie Maran
4.5
(2)
"Josie Maran Argan Oil foundation!"
"Josie Maran Argan Oil foundation!"
#23
Jane Iredale
4.5
(2)
"My dermatologist recommended that I try them for my skin and it has never caused any flare ups or discomfort."
"Jane iredale has been great for me."
#24
Kosas
4.5
(2)
"Haven’t seen it mentioned but I love Kosas!"
"I would check out the following if you’re looking for a similar vibe to glossier/milk: - kosas - thrive causemetics - rms - nudestix - tower 28 - em cosmetics - ohii (urban outfitters brand)"
#25
Too Faced
4.5
(2)
"Check out too Faced’s foundation and concealer in Cloud."
"My acne is finally calming down its still there but muuuuch better."
#26
Clio
4.0
(2)
"Check out Korean brands. Clio and etude house are some of my favorites."
"My fave brands are Clio, VDL and Missha."
#27
Etude House
4.0
(2)
"Check out Korean brands. Clio and etude house are some of my favorites."
"Etude House for cutesy things and eyeshadows."
#28
Sephora
4.0
(2)
"Sephora"
"Sephora is great about taking everything back."
#29
Revolution
4.0
(2)
"Revolution, NYX, Essence and Flower Beauty .. Milk has some bomb stuff too."
"Revolution."
#30
Burt's Bees
4.0
(2)
"Consider options like Burt's Bees, Pacifica, e.l.f. Cosmetics, and Physicians Formula."
"Almay, Burt's Bees, Clinique, bareMinerals."
#31
Wet n Wild
4.0
(2)
"I do hear good things about those other brands though, just make sure to check the ingredients. Wet n Wild comes out with cute and inexpensive..."
"I would get her more inexpensive makeup from the drugstore- like wet n wild."
#32
Julep
4.0
(2)
"Julep has some matte eyeshadow sticks (only 2 colours but they’re versatile - taupe and grey) which were a nice discovery"
"I found one matte stick from Julep that I love and use a ton"
#33
Korres
4.0
(2)
"I love Korres and Origins in terms of skincare."
"I love Korres and Origins in terms of skincare."
#34
Clinique
4.0
(2)
"Almay, Burt's Bees, Clinique, bareMinerals."
"Clinique is pretty good, so is MAC."
#35
L'Oreal
4.0
(2)
"If anything use a powder foundation like the infalliable one!"
"Foundation, Compact, Concealer: Loreal infallible"
#36
Kat Von D
4.0
(2)
"For eyeliner I like Kat von d anti precision eyeliner."
"Something like the Kat Von D lock it foundation is good."
#37
Coloured Rain
4.0
(2)
"For eyeshadow, coloured rain is supposedly very pigmented created by a POC for POC."
"For eyeshadow, coloured rain is supposedly very pigmented."
#38
Covergirl
4.0
(2)
"Covergirl green sensitive skin clean foundation."
"Personally i like covergirl and maybelline. covergirl is my number one."
#39
BH Cosmetics
3.0
(2)
"BH Cosmetics is a good brand and price last I checked."
"Don’t think I don’t see you BH cosmetics."
#40
Ben Nye
5.0
(1)
"You really can’t go too wrong with the theatrical standards of Ben Nye, Kryolan, and Mehron!"
#41
Chanel
5.0
(1)
"I've been using Chanel Ultra Le Teint foundation + Estee Lauder transparent loose powder combination for years."
#42
LA Girl
5.0
(1)
"Concealer - LA Girl Pro Conceal ( Very light & available with many undertones n shades)"
#43
Danessa Myricks
5.0
(1)
"Danessa myricks has a great shade range and variety of both fun and staple products."
#44
Yves Saint Laurent
5.0
(1)
"All my female friends all like yves saunt laurent touche eclat."
#45
Love Earth
5.0
(1)
"Love earth mini matte lipstick set... idky it isn't talked about much....you get 9 shades in just 900 rupees."
#46
Rimmel
5.0
(1)
"Rimmel's colour corrector has been my life saver."
#47
Thrive
5.0
(1)
"I have extremely sensitive eyes and lips and I have had really good luck with Thrive (their mascara and liquid eyeliner is AMAZING)."
#48
Lorac
5.0
(1)
"Urban Decay and Lorac are great brands. I’m sure she’d appreciate the Lorac Pro or the UD Naked palette if she likes eyeshadow."
#49
Urban Decay
5.0
(1)
"Urban Decay and Lorac are great brands. I’m sure she’d appreciate the Lorac Pro or the UD Naked palette if she likes eyeshadow."
#50
BareMinerals
5.0
(1)
"I love Bareminerals loose foundation!"
#51
Dior
5.0
(1)
"Dior Forever Skin Correct in 00 is the lightest concealer I've found."
#52
Romand
4.0
(1)
"If you have oily to normal skin i suggest trying Romand Nu Zero Cushion for a satin skin finish."
#53
Biotique
4.0
(1)
"I personally like Biotique’s affordable foundation, but some people do not."
#54
Lakme
4.0
(1)
"Lipstick - lakme (cushion matte is under 300 and during sales 9to5 range is also available for under 300)"
#55
Burts Bees
4.0
(1)
"Burts Bees, Pacifica, Well People, Milk."
#56
Ulta
4.0
(1)
"Ulta brands come out with little makeup kits that are as good as all below mentions."
#57
I Heart Revolution
4.0
(1)
"I heart revolution is cutesy while still being safer to use than a lot of actual kid brands."
#58
Innisfree
4.0
(1)
"Innisfree for clay masks and eye creams."
#59
Glossier
4.0
(1)
"Glossier and First-Aid beauty are also my other picks."
#60
Laneige
4.0
(1)
"I like the Laneige sleeping masks."
#61
Lancôme
4.0
(1)
"For mascara I wear Lancôme monsieur big."
#62
Vichy
4.0
(1)
"I would say Vichy, they are a great hypoallergenic brand."
#63
Wet & Wild
4.0
(1)
"Wet & Wild is cheap, and works well."
#64
Mehron
4.0
(1)
"Mehron is my go-to now for specialized colors and palates, and hypo-allergenic makeup has become much more easily available"
#65
Mars
4.0
(1)
"My entire makeup collection consists of products under 300. Only thing above 300 is my plum matterific lipstick."
#66
Physician's Formula
4.0
(1)
"Physician's Formula, Neutrogena, and Almay did well."
#67
Moonshot
4.0
(1)
"Moonshot is also really good."
#68
The SAEM
4.0
(1)
"The SAEM brand is cheap and works really well."
#69
Huda
4.0
(1)
"Huda and ilamasqua both do incredibly pale shades."
#70
Ilamasqua
4.0
(1)
"Huda and ilamasqua both do incredibly pale shades."
#71
Petit'n Pretty
4.0
(1)
"There's a brand called Petit'n pretty and they're making just pediatric tested make-up."
#72
Ritual de Fille
4.0
(1)
"Ritual de Fille is an indie brand that is all natural."
#73
Benefit
3.0
(1)
"I love your brow products, but they always look so dull and brown next to red hair!"
#74
Bare Minerals
3.0
(1)
"Bare Minerals was fine on my face - but the mineral veil caused some cystic acne."
#75
Catrice
3.0
(1)
"Catrice foundation and concealer."
#76
MUFE
1.0
(1)
"I definitely don't recommend the MUFE Flash Palette."
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