The ultimate beauty must-haves for a flawless, all-night-long look

Whether you're a fan of a lit-from-within glass-skin glow, a bold statement lip, or a sultry eye look that commands attention, the right beauty products can make all the difference. We’ve curated the ultimate must-haves to take your glam game to the next level—think skin-perfecting foundations that blur like a dream, high-impact pigments that pack a punch, and long-wear formulas that won’t budge, no matter how wild the night gets. Because when your make-up is this good, it should stay flawless from the first selfie to the final after-party. 

Scroll down to find our favourite picks! 

Cover up

elf cosmetics Camo Color Corrector, ₹590

Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Sculpting Concealer, ₹2,550

Kay Beauty HD Liquid Concealer, ₹849

All eyes on you

Huda Beauty Empowered Eyeshadow Palette, ₹5,900

Pat McGrath Labs Mothership V: Bronze Seduction Eye Shadow Palette, ₹10,900 

Lancôme Hpnôse 5-Colour Eyeshadow Palette—01 French Nude, ₹4,900

Givenchy L’Interdit Mascara—Black N1, ₹4,100

Shiseido MicroLiner Ink—02 Brown, ₹2,200

Stila Cosmetics Stay All Day® Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner—Intense Black, ₹2,190

Urban Decay Perversion Waterproof Mascara, ₹2,800

Kiko Milano Glitter Eyeliner—01 Multicolor, ₹790 

Rom&nd Han All Fix Mascara—L03 Long Hazel, ₹1,050 

Filter-like finish

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen, ₹4,500

Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Skin Tint, ₹4,990 

Lovechild Masaba Skip Everything! 4-in-1 Blurring Serum Tint, ₹1,300 

Rimmel London Kind & Free™ Moisturising Skin Tint, ₹790 

Ace your base

Clinique Even Better Clinical™ Serum Foundation SPF 20, ₹4,100

Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Makeup SPF 10, ₹4,500 

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Foundation, ₹4,900 

Maybelline New York Super Stay Lumi-Matte Foundation SPF 16, ₹799 

Prep ’n prime

Smashbox The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur Primer, ₹3,650

 

Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Pore Primer, ₹3,600 

Brows on fleek

Revlon Colorstay Brow Pencil—Dark Brown, ₹1,099

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum, ₹1,600 

Snatched!

Etude House Play 101 Stick Contour Duo—#1 Original, ₹850

Gush Beauty Stacked in Your Favour 3-in-1 Vegan Face Palette—Day In and Day Out, ₹1,550 

Sugar Cosmetics Face Fwd >> Contour Stick —02 Espresso Edge, ₹799 

Dewy flush

Anastasia Beverly Hills Stick Blush—Nectarine, ₹3,500

Kiro Beauty pH-Play Lip & Cheek Oil—Pink Funfetti, ₹800 

 

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush—Faith, ₹2,900 

 

Nudestix Nudies Matte Lux All Over Face Blush Color—Naughty n’ Spice, ₹3,500 

Typsy Beauty Silk Cushion Liquid Blush Wand—Bouquet of Roses, ₹1,200 

 

Dior Rosy Glow Color-Awakening Blush—063 Pink Lilac, ₹4,000 

Guerlain Terracotta The Healthy Glow Powder Blush—01 Light Pink, ₹4,900 

Pixi On-The-Glow Blush Tinted Moisture Stick—Ruby, ₹1,950 

Golden hour glow

Paese Cosmetics Wonder Glow Liquid Highlighter—Body, ₹2,299

Dear Dahlia Blooming Edition Endless Glow Illuminator—Sunlit, ₹4,100 

Iconic London Illuminator—Glow Terracotta Bronze, ₹3,790 

Fenty Beauty Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil—How Many Carats?!, ₹4,200 

Perf pout

By Terry Hyaluronic Lip Liner—2 Nudissimo, ₹2,800

Dolce & Gabbana Everkiss Liquid—105 Respect, ₹3,450 

Nars Afterglow Lip Shine—Orgasm, ₹2,400 

Lamel All in One Tinted Lip Plumping Oil—402 Pink Sparkle, ₹450 

Diam Beauty Glass Tint Balm—Amethyst, ₹899 

Nykaa Cosmetics Lip Glaze High Pigment Lip Gloss Oil—Caramel Pudding, ₹599 

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Caring Satin Lipstick—R7 Rouge Insolite, ₹4,000 

Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Caring Satin Lipstick—R7 Rouge Insolite, ₹4,000 

Spray, set, slay!

PAC Cosmetics Micro Finish Make-up Fixer, ₹1,095

MAC Cosmetics Prep+ Prime Fix+, ₹2,700 

Kylie Cosmetics Setting Powder—Translucent, ₹2,600 

This piece originally appeared in the November- December print edition of Cosmopolitan India.

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