The best concealer you can buy for any skin tone

Why you’ll love it: Glossier Stretch Concealer provides dewy, fresh, natural-looking coverage thanks to the micro-waxes and oils in the formula.

Glossier Stretch Concealer is my favorite beauty product of all time, the one I’d bring with me if I were stranded on a desert island but still needed to look awake for some reason. I use it almost every day, and for occasions as varied as grocery stores runs and weddings (including my own).

I didn’t list it as my top pick only because this product is not quite as versatile as the Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage. This is a very specific formula — dewy, emollient, and natural-looking, with medium coverage. If you’re super oily or looking for full-coverage, this might not be the pick for you.

Glossier Stretch Concealer owes its lightweight, hydrating texture to several ingredients: beeswax and microcrystalline wax, avocado and jojoba oils, cocoa butter, and adaptable mineral pigments. There are currently five shades — Light, Medium, Dark, Deep, and Rich — but I find the product sheer and blendable enough that you should be able to find a close enough color match.

To apply, I warm it up in the pot with my ring finger and tap it onto the skin. I find the warmth of my fingertips helps the concealer sink in. Then I set with a tiny bit of powder to prevent creasing.

This concealer is so lightweight that you can put it all over your face without it feeling heavy — I’ve heard quite a few people say they basically use this as foundation. The first time I put it on I was amazed at how quickly the product disappeared into my skin, becoming undetectable. It’s especially amazing under the eyes for brightening and covering dark circles, and on areas of redness or discoloration.

I’m far from the only person to sing Stretch Concealer’s praises on the internet. It’s recently been featured by Allure and British Vogue.

Pros: Weightless, medium coverage, dewy finish, hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, cruelty-free

Cons: Pills up when used over some thicker foundations, jar packaging

Buy Stretch Concealer at Glossier for $18

Why you’ll love it: With its unique hydrating core, Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Concealer gives you creaseless medium coverage, minus the cakiness.

Concealer is often susceptible to caking up and looking awkwardly visible on the skin. Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Concealer is infused with a hyaluronic acid core that prevents this phenomenon by moisturizing the skin while providing medium coverage.

This is another concealer that looks nearly undetectable once you blend it out. It’s a touch more matte than Glossier Stretch Concealer, so if you want natural coverage without the shine, you’ll probably love this stuff. I apply it straight from the tube onto my skin, then tap it in with my fingertips, going back in with a small brush for any tough-to-blend spots.

Despite the unique hydrating core, this product is oil-free and non-comedogenic. It creases under the eyes so minimally that you probably don’t need to set it with powder, though I usually do just for the extra sealing-in step. The packaging is very sleek — about the size of a slim lipstick bullet — so you can bring it on the go for touch-ups.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Concealer is a popular drugstore recommendation, with recent mentions in Allure and Cosmopolitan.

Pros: Hydrating, lightweight, oil-free, easily portable

Cons: Only comes in 5 shades

Buy Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Concealer at Ulta for $12.99

Why you’ll love it: Milk Makeup Flex Concealer delivers the impossible — full-coverage that doesn’t feel heavy or look cakey on the skin.

It should be obvious by now that I’m not really a full-coverage kinda gal. I just hate when I can feel the makeup sitting on my skin, you know? But a lot of people look for high coverage in their concealers, so I’d be remiss not to recommend one here.

Luckily, Milk Makeup Flex Concealer is as comfortable to wear as my light- to medium-coverage faves, while delivering significantly more coverage. Because it’s a touch thicker than other concealers I use, Flex Concealer takes a little more work to blend. I find this one is best blended with a damp makeup sponge so it sinks in properly.

The small, precise doe foot applicator allows you to dot the concealer exactly where you want it — on the inner corners of the under eye area, on small blemishes and areas of discoloration. You only need the tiniest bit of product in each area, so use a light hand.

Flex Concealer also has the best shade range of all the ones featured: 16 colors ranging from Porcelain to Espresso. The shades also take differing undertones into account for a truly perfect match.

Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and InStyle all recommend the Flex Concealer, and it has a 4.1 Sephora rating based on 270+ reviews.

Pros: Full coverage, lightweight, applicator makes it easy to apply on spots

Cons: Needs a tool to blend out

Buy Milk Makeup Flex Concealer at Sephora for $28

Why you’ll love it: Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Concealer has blurring properties that minimize the appearance of imperfections, giving you that flawless finish.

If blurring imperfections is a top concern for you, you’ll love Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Concealer. It’s a buildable medium- to full-coverage concealer containing the brand’s Blurring Powder Blend to minimize the appearance of fine lines under the eyes and discoloration.

This concealer is long-wearing and resistant to water, sweat, and humidity. It comes in 12 shades with different undertones. While I think the company could improve the range on the darker end of the spectrum, it’s a decent start.

Thickness wise this concealer is lighter than the Milk Makeup Flex Concealer but heavier than Glossier Stretch. I prefer to blend it out using a concealer brush or a sponge rather than fingertips. The finish is almost a bit powdery, but not in a cakey way. This concealer really does last forever on the skin and hardly creases at all, even without additional powder.

British Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar have both featured Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion and it has a 4.5 Sephora rating based on over 1,000 reviews.

Pros: Flexible doe-foot applicator, long-lasting, blurring effect, oil-free, shades have different undertones

Cons: Could use more dark shades

Buy Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Concealer at Sephora for $28

The best blush you can buy for any skin tone

Blush can add some color to your cheeks no matter your skin tone. These are the best blushes we've tried.

The right blush can help bring an entire makeup look together, wake up your face on tired mornings, or reinstate some life on your cheeks after you've blotted out your natural color with foundation.

Here are the best blushes you can buy:

• Best overall: Glossier Cloud Paint, $18
• Best powder blush: BECCA Mineral Blush, $32
• Best multitasking blush: Bite Multistick, $24
• Best glowy blush: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush, $38
• Best drugstore blush: Catrice Strobing Blush, $6.99

The best long-lasting lipsticks you can buy

One of the major grievances I have with lipstick is that you apply it only to find your lips are bare the next time you look in the mirror. The solution is to amp up your beauty arsenal with a long-lasting lipstick that will stay put all day or night long.

In this guide, you'll find everything from cult favorites to drugstore steals. For luscious lips that last all day, read on in the slides below to discover our top picks. Muah!

Here are the best long-lasting lipsticks you can buy:

• Best long-lasting lipstick overall: Smashbox Always On Liquid Lipstick
• Best long-lasting lipstick to splurge on: Giorgio Armani Rouge D'Armani
• Best long-lasting lipstick on a budget: Maybelline Super Stay Matte Liquid Lipstick
• Best all-natural long-lasting lipstick: Ilia Color Block High Impact Lipstick
• Best long-lasting lipstick with a satin finish: Mac Liptensity Lipstick

The best natural makeup you can buy

When it comes to natural makeup, it's hard to know which brands you can actually trust. Many products claim to be natural but contain potentially harmful synthetic ingredients.

For a high-performance makeup range that's formulated from natural, organic, and non-toxic ingredients, Jane Iredale is our top pick. You might also like RMS Beauty, Mineral Fusion, Ilia Beauty, and Burt's Bees.

The best mascara you can buy

If there's one thing many women never leave home without, it's mascara. It makes your eyes pop and brightens up your face in an instant. We tested dozens of mascaras to find the best, and Chanel Le Volume Mascara is our top choice because it delivers long, lush lashes that last all day.

• Best overall: Chanel Le Volume Mascara
• Best drugstore: L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise Washable Mascara
• Best volumizing: Lancôme Monsieur Big Mascara
• Best lengthening: Estee Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara
• Best curling: Benefit Roller Lash Super-Curling and Lifting Mascara
• Best waterproof: Urban Decay Cannonball Ultra Waterproof Mascara
• Best all-natural: Honest Beauty Truly Lush Mascara and Primer

The best foundation you can buy

Picking the right foundation makeup for your skin type and skin tone can be a real hassle, but once you find the best one for you, you've got it made. We've done the research to find some of the highest-rated foundations you can buy, and the NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation is a real winner.

You should also consider the L'Oréal Infallible Pro-Matte 24HR Foundation, the Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup, the Mineral Fusion Pressed Powder Foundation, and the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Tint.

The best lipsticks you can buy

After your eyes, your lips are probably the most expressive part of your face, and they stay busy all day long - emoting, eating, talking, kissing - so it's no surprise that most women like to attract a bit of attention to their lips with lipstick. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better creamy, satiny lipstick than L'Oréal Colour Riche Lipcolour.

You should also consider the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, the Revlon Kiss Balm, the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick, and the Burt's Bees Lip Shimmers.

The best bronzers you can buy

A bronzed glow can make you look healthier and feel more confident, but we all know how damaging sunbathing can be. Faking it with a bronzer is a much safer option. For the ultimate sun-kissed glow in an instant, Becca's Sunlit Bronzers are our top pick.

You might also like the Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Powder, the Milani Baked Bronzer, the W3LL People Bio Bronzer, or the Tom Ford Bronzing Gel.