basic makeup for beginners

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for basic makeup for beginners.

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.

IT CosmeticsCC+ Cream Full Coverage Color Correcting Foundation with SPF 50+

Size: 1.08 oz/ 32 mL·ITEM: 1868157

Color: Light - taupe shade with warm undertones

7.8K Reviews

$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.

Too FacedBetter Than Sex Volumizing & Lengthening Mascara

Size: Standard Size Black - 0.27 oz/ 8 mL·ITEM: 1533439

Color: Black

19.4K Reviews

$29.00

Great buy. Perfect for beginners as well....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.

MAKEUP BY MARIOMoistureGlow™ Plumping Lip Serum

Size: 0.08 oz, 2.3g·ITEM: 2553386

Color: Apricot Glow - warm peach

2.6K Reviews

$24.00

Has an easy twist packaging and has a basic scent just make sure to to twist it too far....You must have in your basics

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

DIORBACKSTAGE Glow Face Palette

Size: 0.4 oz / 12 ml·ITEM: 2224954

Color: 002 Glitz

1.4K Reviews

$48.00

It is a nice pallette and a must have, even for makeup beginners like me....I think it was very easy to use and perfect for beginners and pros! I received this product complimentary for testing purposes.

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

NARSRadiant Creamy Concealer with Medium Coverage

Size: 0.22 oz/ 6 mL·ITEM: 2172310

Color: Madeleine - L2.3 - light with neutral undertones

14.6K Reviews

$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.

Benefit CosmeticsGimme Brow+ Tinted Volumizing Eyebrow Gel

Size: 0.1 oz/ 3 g·ITEM: 2080224

Color: 4 - warm deep brown

5.3K Reviews

$26.00

Perfect 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.

Laura MercierTranslucent Loose Setting Powder

Size: 1 oz/ 29 g·ITEM: 870618

Color: Translucent - perfect for very fair to medium skintones

9.6K Reviews

$47.00

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.

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.

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