Best Makeup Products Recommended By Professionals

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From lipstick and foundation to mascara and brow pencils, you might have already spotted the products R29 beauty writers buy on repeat. But what about the professional makeup artists?

Tasked with conjuring up Instagram-worthy looks under tons of pressure, including on shoots, the red carpet and backstage at Fashion Week, those guys know which mascaras will lengthen and define without smudging, the foundations that stay put throughout the sweatiest of commutes and the lipsticks which last way past lunchtime.

Click through to discover the failsafe products expert makeup artists pick up time and time again.

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