Makeup Brands reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 179 Reddit reviews across 27 subreddits and 35 posts to rank the best Makeup Brands brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Makeup, r/45PlusSkincare, r/TwoXIndia, r/NaturalBeauty, r/muacjdiscussion. Top-rated brands include MAC (4.6/5), E.L.F. (4.0/5), NYX (4.1/5).
Stats
Reviews179
Subreddits27
Posts35
Brands82
Products48
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#1
MAC
4.6
(8)
"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."
"Get your tail to a MAC, and get yourself color matched to your chest!"
"Kajal - Mac"
"I find MAC is always a good in between."
"Mac"
#2
E.L.F.
4.0
(9)
"Elf is always a good starter because they're on the affordable/ drugstore side, good for experimenting."
"Elf is a good affordable brand that is still pretty quality."
"I vote E.L.F!"
"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!"
#3
NYX
4.1
(8)
"I love that Nyx Cosmetics is answering these suggestions!"
"Nyx, wet & wild etc are good."
"Eyeliner - nyx epic eye liner"
"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!"
"I find NYX to be great for eye makeup."
"You're the brand of the people, stay with us!"
#4
NARS
4.6
(7)
"Nars✨️"
"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."
"Foundation - Estee Lauder, Fenty Beauty & Nars"
"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)."
#5
Ilia
4.6
(5)
"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!"
"Ilia, saie, ogee, and milk are a few brands that are a little more on the natural side of things."
#6
Charlotte Tilbury
4.6
(5)
"And Charlotte Tilbury foundation stick."
"I absolutely LOVE Charlotte Tisbury."
"Charlotte Tilbury, Tower21, Merit, Suqqu, Shiseido, Hourglass and pretty much almost all Korean or Japanese makeup brands."
"Compact - MAC or Charlotte Tilbury"
"Charlotte Tilbury is a brand I associate with its products really made for fair skin."
#7
ColourPop
4.2
(5)
"Colourpop, Milani, and NYX are absolute gems and perfect for beginners."
"Colourpop has a lot of colors and it’s pretty affordable."
"ColourPop is a good one."
"Color Pop!"
"I’d recommend Colourpop, ELF, Wet n Wild, Milani and Essence in particular!"
#8
Fenty
5.0
(4)
"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."
"I do have Fenty foundation, CC cream and primer and love all three."
#9
Maybelline
4.3
(4)
"Maybelline for mascara. Essence for almost everything else."
"Or maybeline for more regular ones."
"Drugstore brands like maybelline, MARS, kay by katrina. They work just fine but for less than half the price"
"Mascara: maybelline lash sensational"
#10
Clinique
4.0
(4)
"Clinique also for skin care and Mac for makeup."
"Concealer - too faced & Clinique"
"Almay, Burt's Bees, Clinique, bareMinerals."
"Clinique is pretty good, so is MAC."
#11
It Cosmetics
5.0
(3)
"It Cosmetics Illumination CC+ 50 SPF for the entire face."
"Right now I’m liking the It CC Cream."
"I absolutely love IT cosmetics cc cream, and that is pretty much all I need."
#12
Dior
5.0
(3)
"I love: Dior foundation stick."
"Game changer"
"And the Dior one."
#13
Danessa Myricks
4.7
(3)
"Anything Danessa Myricks."
"Danessa myricks has a great shade range and variety of both fun and staple products."
"I use Tatcha skincare and Danessa Myricks products."
#14
Florasis
4.7
(3)
"Florasis, JudyDoll, GirlCult, Flower Knows ♡"
"I recently got into florasis. I like their foundation because it's not heavy and it goes on very well."
"Maybe I'm biased because despite the price point I do like it more than western brands"
#15
Kosas
4.7
(3)
"My favorite concealers are the Kosas one."
"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)"
#16
Jane Iredale
4.7
(3)
"Jane Iredale powder foundation is the only thing I’ve found."
"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."
#17
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."
#18
Smashbox
4.3
(3)
"Smash box photo finish primer is great too."
"Primer - Smashbox photo finish"
"Mascara - Too Faced or Smashbox super fan"
#19
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."
#20
Wet n Wild
4.0
(3)
"Nyx, wet & wild etc are good."
"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."
#21
Bare Minerals
4.0
(3)
"I also use Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue."
"I wear Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue as a sheer foundation."
"Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue."
#22
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."
#23
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."
#24
Jones Road
5.0
(2)
"I love Jones Road ! It’s been a game changer for me."
"Love Jones Road!"
#25
ELF
5.0
(2)
"Of late my go to is ELF for everything makeup they're budget to mid range."
"Elf is probably the best cheap brand you could get."
#26
IT Cosmetics
5.0
(2)
"Another vote for It Cosmetics."
"IT cosmetics is probably number one. I never had an issue with them."
#27
Kay Beauty
5.0
(2)
"Blush: Kay Beauty Powder (SO PIGMENTED, SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!)"
"Lipstick: Kay Beauty (I buy them on sale)"
#28
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."
#29
Josie Maran
4.5
(2)
"Josie Maran Argan Oil foundation!"
"Josie Maran Argan Oil foundation!"
#30
W3ll People
4.5
(2)
"W3ll people or ilia"
"W3ll people or ilia"
#31
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."
#32
3CE
4.5
(2)
"Seconding all 3CE suggestions. They remain to be my favorite lip tint brand of all time."
"I personally really love 3CE!"
#33
Almay
4.5
(2)
"Almay is amazing :)"
"Almay, Burt's Bees, Clinique, bareMinerals."
#34
Sephora
4.0
(2)
"Sephora"
"Sephora is great about taking everything back."
#35
Mars
4.0
(2)
"Drugstore brands like maybelline, MARS, kay by katrina. They work just fine but for less than half the price"
"My entire makeup collection consists of products under 300. Only thing above 300 is my plum matterific lipstick."
#36
Korres
4.0
(2)
"I love Korres and Origins in terms of skincare."
"I love Korres and Origins in terms of skincare."
#37
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."
#38
Revolution
4.0
(2)
"Revolution, NYX, Essence and Flower Beauty .. Milk has some bomb stuff too."
"Revolution."
#39
Glossier
4.0
(2)
"Glossier."
"Glossier and First-Aid beauty are also my other picks."
#40
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"
#41
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."
#42
Essence
4.0
(2)
"Essence which is known to be affordable yet good quality."
"Essence j cat beauty elf"
#43
Lancôme
4.0
(2)
"I recently went from Walgreens L’Oréal to Ulta Lancôme and I really do see a difference."
"Lancôme for me…"
#44
Hourglass
4.0
(2)
"Hourglass, Laura Mercier, tartlette mascara."
"Hourglass, Chanel, Dior are another ones."
#45
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."
#46
Huda Beauty
4.0
(2)
"Eyeshadow palette - Huda beauty"
"Loose powder - Huda Beauty"
#47
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."
#48
Everbab
5.0
(1)
"Everbab eyelash curler dethroned my Shu Uemura and Shiseido curlers."
#49
Kiko Milano
5.0
(1)
"Kiko Milano :>"
#50
Wolfe FX
5.0
(1)
"Wolfe FX"
#51
Il Makiage
5.0
(1)
"I haven’t tried it yet but my 49 year old friend uses Il Makiage and she looks amazing."
#52
Maelove
5.0
(1)
"I love Maelove."
#53
Laneige
5.0
(1)
"Laneige products and The Ordinary products ✨️"
#54
Wolfe
5.0
(1)
"Get a Wolfe water activated palette, make sure the model washes their face, light alcohol swab all over face and apply sugar skull makeup."
#55
Thrive Causemetics
5.0
(1)
"Thrivecausemetics cream blush stick & eye brightener!"
#56
Maxine's Revenge
5.0
(1)
"I really love French Face by Maxine's Revenge."
#57
The Ordinary
5.0
(1)
"My favorite is The Ordinary High Spreadibility primer."
#58
Urban Decay
5.0
(1)
"I use Urban Decay eyeshadow primer, it’s a must."
#59
Kat Von D
5.0
(1)
"I do have an eyeshadow palette and cream contour palette both purchased at TJ Maxx that I use regularly."
#60
Lauren Brooke
5.0
(1)
"Some of my faves are: Lauren Brooke Creme Foundation."
#61
Sarah Creal
5.0
(1)
"Sarah Creal’s concealer is a godsend."
#62
Thrive Cosmetics
5.0
(1)
"I’ve had a great experience with Thrive cosmetics."
#63
Tarte Cosmetics
5.0
(1)
"I LOVE it."
#64
Natasha Denona
4.0
(1)
"I found Natasha Denona’s concealer to be non-drying."
#65
Clé de Peau
4.0
(1)
"I love Cle De Pau. It is pricey, but if u have good skin, it is so pretty and soft."
#66
Rare Beauty
4.0
(1)
"I really like rare beauty - the eye cream shadows, cream blush."
#67
Estée Lauder
4.0
(1)
"I can always rely on great results from Estee Lauder skin care."
#68
Viseart
4.0
(1)
"I really like viseart eyeshadows."
#69
BLK
4.0
(1)
"I like blk a lot."
#70
Kay by Katrina
4.0
(1)
"Drugstore brands like maybelline, MARS, kay by katrina. They work just fine but for less than half the price"
#71
Chantecaille
4.0
(1)
"Chantecaille just skin or future skin."
#72
Laura Geller
4.0
(1)
"I'm really happy with the Laura Geller primer and foundation."
#73
Swiss Beauty
4.0
(1)
"Swiss beauty concealer, holographic eyeliner."
#74
3ina
4.0
(1)
"I like kiko and 3ina for lipstick in funky colours."
#75
Kiko
4.0
(1)
"I like kiko and 3ina for lipstick in funky colours."
#76
Fenty Beauty
4.0
(1)
"Foundation - Estee Lauder, Fenty Beauty & Nars"
#77
Lunatick Cosmetic Labs
4.0
(1)
"Some of the packaging is just so cool, like the contour book of the dead from Lunatick Cosmetic Labs."
#78
Gabriel Cosmetics
4.0
(1)
"For medium coverage :Gabriel Cosmetics Liquid Foundation."
#79
Suntegrity
4.0
(1)
"Suntegrity Impeccable Skin."
#80
Farmacy
4.0
(1)
"Farmacy honey halo moisturizer."
#81
Korean Brands
4.0
(1)
"Korean brands usually have lots of sheer tones with white pigments that suit lighter skintones nicely."
#82
Sunset Makeup
3.0
(1)
"Sunset makeup is also popular for colorful lipstick, foundation, and lipstick."
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