10 Makeup Essentials Every Classic Woman NEEDS!! ⧸⧸ The Classic Girl's Guide To Beauty
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In this episode, I talk about the 10 products every classic woman should have in her makeup bag and why they are so important. I also talk about what products I've been using for the past 8 months and why I love them so much!
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Hello Classic Crew and welcome to today's video where I'm going to be sharing 10 products every
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classic woman needs in her makeup bag. So I was thinking about the fact that I wanted to share
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with you guys the products that I've been using non-stop for, I don't know, eight months now,
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probably longer some of these products, but that I've been using and absolutely loving
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and it also made me think about the fact that there are certain products that you should have
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in your makeup bag that every classic woman should have in her makeup bag. So what I thought would be
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fun would be to share with you 10 products you need in your makeup bag, but to share what my
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favorite version of those products is right now. Also, most of the products here, like 90% of them,
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are drugstore. So that is really nice too. So you can actually get them right at CVS or Walgreens
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and it's really affordable. So I'm really excited to get into today's video. If you're not already
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So the first thing that every classic woman needs in her makeup bag is some sort of primer. Now that
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can be a moisturizer, that can be a sunscreen, or it can be an actual primer. I think it's really
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important just to have something underneath your foundation. So if you have dry skin, a moisturizer
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would be great. If you use a foundation that doesn't have sunscreen in it, then you should
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be wearing a sunscreen. I have opted for an actual primer and I am obsessed with it. When I bought it,
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I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. But the combination of this primer with the foundation that
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I use, or it's really a CC cream, is my absolute favorite. I absolutely love the way my skin looks.
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I like how long my makeup lasts. And by the way, everything that I'm using is, as far as I'm aware,
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safe for pregnancy. So what I've been using is the Neutrogena Glow Primer Plus Serum Hydro Boost
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with hyaluronic acid. So this, it looks almost like water, but it is slightly tacky when you drop it on
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the skin and you kind of rub it in. I use just four drops all over my face and it makes my skin so dewy
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and I think it makes my makeup last longer. So this is something I got at the drugstore. I absolutely
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love it. So definitely recommend having some sort of primer, moisturizer in your bag. And this is the
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one that I've been using non-stop. Number two is a foundation, a CC cream, or a skin tint. So based
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off of your skin type, you can make the best decision for what your kind of foundation should
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be. If you're somebody who has beautiful skin, but just kind of wants to slightly even out your skin
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tone, then a skin tint or a CC cream would be great for you. If you're somebody who has a little
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more discoloration or wants to cover up acne or acne scars, a foundation will probably be better
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for you or a CC cream that has good coverage. When my skin was kind of at its worst, I really liked
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full coverage foundations, but it's always very important to make sure that they are non-comedogenic,
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which means that they do not clog your pores. You don't want to get a full coverage foundation that
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makes you break out more. So nowadays, I do still get acne. I'm very open about that, but I
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have some scars and I do have some discoloration on my skin. So my absolute favorite product that I
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use all the time for everything is the Honest Beauty CC Cream. It's clean corrective with vitamin
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C. It's a tinted moisturizer with SPF 30. This also doesn't have a chemical SPF. It is a mineral SPF,
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which is why I like it for pregnancy. I love this stuff. I use it all the time. It has a, I would say
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this has about medium coverage, but it's buildable. So you can build up to not full coverage, but just
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a little bit more than medium. So if you were to use a really light layer of this, like half a pump,
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then you probably could get light coverage. But if you use just one pump, you'll get a medium coverage
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on your face. And I, I just, it makes your skin look so flawless, so dewy. And with that primer,
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I get compliments on my skin all the time. And I don't think that my skin is very nice. I think
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that it is the combination of these two products that makes my skin look great. So this is what I
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recommend. I really like it, but finding a foundation or a base that works for you is the second item that
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you need in your makeup bag. Number three is some sort of concealer. So most of us have under eye
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bags. We're all busy. We're all not getting enough sleep probably. So having a good concealer is really,
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really nice. And you can also have a concealer for those blemishes that pop up or some scarring.
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So I have stuck with my Maybelline Fit Me concealer for years. I have a few other concealers that I
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sometimes go between. I have like a NARS one. I have a Charlotte Tilbury one, which I really like.
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Well, I had, right now I have a Bobbi Brown one, but I'm going to switch back to the Charlotte Tilbury
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one if I decide to use that color corrector again. I'm assuming I will look even more tired once I have
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a newborn. But if you're looking for something affordable and great, I really recommend the
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Maybelline Fit Me. It's old, but it's great. It's something that's been at the drugstore for years,
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but it works really well. And it's super easy to blend in and apply. I use the shade 10 Fair.
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And I just think that having a concealer in your bag is going to make you feel a lot more confident
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and is going to add to that really perfected complexion that looks really nice when you are
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going out and about. Okay. Number four is an eyelash curler. It is really a huge thing to have an eyelash
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curler in your makeup bag. And I never even realized it until I got a good eyelash curler.
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When you put mascara on uncurled lashes, it can look okay, but you're not really going to be able
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to see that you even have long lashes if they're pointing down or straight out. Having your lashes
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curled up is what makes them look long and is what makes your eyes look bigger. So I have recommended
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this on my channel ad nauseum, but I'm going to do it again. And that is the Shiseido eyelash curler.
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It is expensive. This is not drugstore. I think it's about $20, but this is the kind of product that
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you never have to replace. So it's $20, but you keep it forever. And it's so good. It keeps my eyelashes
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curled all day. I don't know what the magic is. I don't know what they did, why it works that way,
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why it's better than a $5 one at the drugstore, which I've used before. So I know that they aren't as good,
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but these are, this specific one is so good. So everything I'm talking about, by the way,
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will be linked in the description box below. Now, if you're going to have a good eyelash curler,
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you should also have a mascara that you like. I'm not going to count that as a separate thing.
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Eyelash curler mascara, those go together, but I don't really have a mascara to recommend today
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just because I try new ones all the time. I have a bunch that I like, but I'm currently on the hunt
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for like a holy grail mascara that I would just be happy with without anything else. So I remember I
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really liked the Essence Lash Princess, but it's always hard to come by because everybody loves
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the Essence Lash Princess mascara. But that was one that I really enjoyed and it's so affordable.
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Also, this baby in my belly is going nuts. Number five is some sort of setting powder.
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Most of us don't have a foundation that isn't going to move around if we don't set it down.
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So having some sort of setting powder that will go under your eyes to prevent creasing from your
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concealer and also just set down your makeup is a generally good idea. So I really like the number
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seven perfect light pressed powder. I use the translucent shade and it's super easy to apply.
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You just take a big fluffy brush, go in there and just kind of hit your whole face. Underneath my eyes,
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I'll use a tiny sponge and just kind of pat so I don't get creases. But I also tend to get creases
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under my eyes. If you're somebody who doesn't struggle with that, you may not have to be as
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deliberate. But just setting down your face and your foundation is going to make a big difference to
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how long your makeup lasts. And it takes like two seconds to do this step. Number six is some sort of
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bronzer and highlighter. Now I know these are a lot of steps. 10 steps in your makeup routine. I know
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it sounds like a lot, but it's actually not a lot. I can do my makeup in about 10 minutes. Really,
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I honestly can do my makeup in 10 minutes. Now if I want to take longer, I can. But generally,
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if I need to get my face on in 10 to 15 minutes, I can do it quickly and easily even with all of these
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steps. But the thing about using a bronzer and a highlighter, bronzer is more important than
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highlighter. But the reason that this is important is because when we put on foundation and want to
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even out our complexion, what can also happen is that we cover up all of the beautiful contours of
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our face that make us more attractive. And so you want to be able to bring those contours back into
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your face after you've kind of blotted everything out. So what I've been using lately is this bronzer
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highlighter thing from the brand Undone. I'd never seen this before, but I really like it. It has
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a couple warm bronzers and a couple beautiful highlighters. And it's called the Warm Up Bronzer.
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I really like this stuff. I think that it's really pretty. It applies really easily. But honestly,
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whatever bronzer works for you, whatever contour works for you, whatever highlight works for you,
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I just think this is really convenient because it's all together. So if you want to get something like
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this where you don't have to get a separate highlight, a separate bronzer, this just kind
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of cuts the thought process out of it. But that's why you would want to have a bronzer in your makeup
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bag when you are doing your makeup. Number seven is blush. So that also goes hand in hand with kind
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of evening out your complexion. You're going to want to bring a little bit of life and pretty kind
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of pinkness to your face. Using the right color of blush on your face can really make you look
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absolutely beautiful. And so I like this Essence, the blush in the shade Beloved. It's really pretty.
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It's super easy to apply as well. It doesn't go on like really intensely all at once. And it's,
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I don't know, two, three dollars. But any blush that's the right shade for your complexion is going
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to make you look absolutely beautiful. Number eight is some sort of lip balm. So you can definitely
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have lipsticks. You should have lipsticks. Those are fun. And they can add some pizzazz to your makeup.
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But it's really important that your lips not be chapped when you put that lipstick on.
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So finding a chapstick or lip balm that you like can make a big difference. They have at Walgreens a
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chapstick that has a tint in it that I've been really liking. But I use this Vaseline Rosy Lips
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Lip Therapy every single day when I put on my makeup. I actually put this on before I do the rest of my
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makeup so that if my lips are a little bit dry, then they are moisturized by the end of the process.
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So having a chapstick in your bag, a lip balm in your bag makes a really big difference and
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just keeps your lips looking hydrated. Number nine is some sort of eyebrow gel. I'm lucky in that my
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eyebrows don't really need much product in them. I need to hold them in place, but I don't really
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need to fill them in. If you're somebody who doesn't want to invest a lot of time and effort into your
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brows, which I totally understand, then an eyebrow gel is really good for that because it can coat your
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eyebrows and give them a little bit more definition without you having to spend a bunch of time on
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them. So I've been using the Wow Brow from e.l.f. I only just recently came across it, but I really
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like it. It's inexpensive. It holds my brows in place all day and it adds just a little bit of color
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to my brows for any bald spots that I have. So if you are somebody who's looking for something to hold
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your brows in place, because most of us do have unruly eyebrows, an eyebrow gel is really good for that
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and finding your right shade is really important. Last but not least is some sort of eyeshadow. Now
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this isn't totally necessary. You can use your bronzer. You can even use your blush if you want
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to. You could use your highlight if you want to. All three of those things you can use as eyeshadows and
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that would be absolutely fine. But if you want to have just a little extra pizzazz in your makeup bag,
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having an eyeshadow that you really like can make you feel pretty. So there's a few different options
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for that. You can get a palette. You can get a single eyeshadow. You can get a cream eyeshadow.
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If you get a palette, you'll have a bunch of different options. You can play around.
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If you get a single eyeshadow, if that's what you like, then it's just easy and natural to apply.
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And if you want a cream shadow so it's even simpler and you can just put it on with your finger,
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then that also makes sense. I'm just going to share one of my favorite eyeshadows that I can put on
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with literally nothing else and I love it. And that is from L'Rock. So this is actually a three set.
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One of the pieces in it, one of the shadows in it shattered. So I had to just throw that part out.
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But the rosé shade in this L'Oraque Pro palette, this teeny tiny L'Oraque Pro palette,
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I'll just go in with my finger and apply this all over the lid, blend it out a little bit with a brush
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and that's it. And that's the entire look. And I love it and it looks really pretty.
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So finding one shadow to add to your bag can just be a nice little addition to your makeup bag
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or finding a palette. As somebody who likes doing my eyeshadow, I have probably too many palettes,
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but I enjoy using them and kind of switching it up for the season, all that kind of thing.
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So having that in your bag is just like a little nice thing that you don't necessarily need,
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So those are the 10 beauty products that every classic woman should have in her makeup bag.
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And these are my favorite versions of those products.
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I hope you guys enjoyed today's video and let me know in the comments,
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what are some of your favorite beauty products? I'd love to hear.
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