This ' best makeup products '  list is kind of like having your homework done for you and getting an "A+"...  

How did I put together these lists?  

Countless hours scouring the best beauty magazines, listening to the feedback of top beauty experts, beauty editors, top professional makeup artists, and paying attention to what products are really being used by the pros.  What they use says a lot because their income is dependent on how their beauty product choices perform.

Qualities to look for...

The best professional makeup products have quality ingredients, go on smoothly, are skin friendly (hypo allergenic and geared to a variety of skin types), are long wearing, contain highly saturated pigment color, have a beautiful color palette range, accommodate a wide range of skin shades,  and have staying power (long wearing and stay put).  And...we should expect no less for ourselves.

For your convenience...

Within each category there are at least three options in which you can fine tune your choice to suit your skin type, makeup style, and cost comfort zone.  

Each item listed below links to a merchant resource where you can get more detailed information about the product; photo, ingredient list, application suggestions, price, customer reviews (sometimes) etc. with the option to purchase if you wish.

*Resourced at specialty boutiques.