As a former Sephora employee, I've tried many of the store's budget-friendly products for under $20.

Rare Beauty's liquid blushes and Tower 28's jelly glosses add the perfect flush of color.

The Sephora Collection liquid foundation is one of the best base products I've tried.

A Sephora Collection foundation is one of my favorites.

I highly recommend checking out all of the Sephora Collection lines. Sephora is owned by LVMH (Louis Vuitton) and though the brand's packaging is simple, the formulas are amazing.

The Best Skin Ever foundation is one of my favorite base products because it's the perfect formula for my dry skin.

This $20 long-wearing foundation has light to medium coverage and a natural, dewy finish.

The Sephora Collection face powders come in a variety of beautiful shades.

The $14 Sephora Collection Colorful face powders are absolutely beautiful. If a shade you like is in stock, I recommend picking it up because they sell out quickly.

The blushes come in matte, shimmer, and glitter finishes. The pigmentation is great, the texture is soft and buttery, and the application is smooth.

The Sephora Collection eyebrow pencils blend effortlessly.

If you're looking for a good eyebrow pencil, the Sephora Collection has got you covered.

The $12 Retractable brow pencil is waterproof and smudge-proof and has an ultra-fine tip for easy application. I love to brush the spoolie through my brows to soften the look.

Rare Beauty's liquid blushes pack the pigmentation.

Rare Beauty has quickly become one of the best brands at Sephora. The brand's easy-to-use products and packaging and the mission alone make it worth checking out.

I recommend starting with the $20 Soft Pinch Liquid blush. It's extremely pigmented so you need the tiniest dot to blend into a beautiful blushed look.

I didn't use to be a cream or liquid-blush person but once I started using formulas like these, I fell in love.

You're missing out if you aren't using a beauty blender.

If you don't apply your liquid or cream makeup with a damp beauty blender, you're missing out. After working in the beauty industry and using this sponge for seven years, I can never go back.

I know $20 for a makeup tool may sound like a splurge but something about the design of the original beauty blender and its soft texture blends my base to a flawless finish.

Though there are more affordable alternatives that create a similar effect, I've used other sponges and brushes and still think nothing beats the beauty blender.

Fenty Beauty's Gloss Bombs create perfect, juicy-looking lips.

I used to be a matte liquid-lipstick girl, but as I got older I thought it made my lips look dry and crusty. Now, I want my lips as glossy and juicy as possible and the $20 Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb in Fenty Glow is the most perfect lip-gloss shade and formula.

This gloss looks great on every single skin tone, age, and lip shape. I would recommend this to anyone who was looking for the perfect nude lip gloss.

I also love the shade FU$$Y, which is a soft pink. The formula is thick and moisturizing without being sticky and has a soft watermelon-like scent and a high-shine finish.

Tower 28's lip glosses add just the right amount of shine.

If you're looking for a great lip gloss from a "clean" beauty brand, I recommend the $15 Tower 28 ShineOn lip jelly gloss.

This unscented, lightweight formula isn't sticky and has the perfect amount of shine. This gloss looks amazing with or without makeup and there are a variety of natural-looking shade options.

I was pleasantly surprised by Item Beauty's mascara.

I was pleasantly surprised when I first tried TikToker Addison Rae's brand, Item Beauty. Her Lash Snack Clean Lengthening mascara is only $15 and has become one of my all-time favorite formulas.

My mascara usually smudges on me, but this product has such a tiny brush, is extremely easy to apply (even on the bottom lashes), and doesn't create any clumps. The mascara gives me long, wispy-looking lashes and doesn't budge.

Clinique's spot treatment is the way to go when you need to get rid of a pimple.

Clinique may not be a brand I use a lot, but I've always loved the .5-ounce $20 Acne Solutions clearing gel.

This gel is a lifesaver if you have a pimple that you want to get rid of quickly. It has salicylic acid, witch hazel, and laminaria-saccharina extract to eliminate blemishes and prevent new ones from forming.

I apply this gel at night and see my minimized pimple in the morning.

Don't pass up a mini Supergoop sunscreen in Sephora's Beauty on the Fly section.

If you want to shop at Sephora but can't quite justify a splurge, check out the mini-sized, more affordable items in the Beauty on the Fly section by the register.

Though a lot of these products aren't a better value per ounce than the full size, they're still a good way to try something at a lower price or pick up if you need something TSA-approved.

Personally, I loved the $20 Supergoop Glow-Screen Sunscreen SPF 40 for the summer. I'm a fan of its dewy finish, how it works on its own as a primer, and the way it gives my skin radiance without makeup. I usually throw the mini size in my purse to reapply throughout the day.

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