good makeup-
MAC- all mac makeup is a good brand. they have professionals in each store, to help answer all your questions. I didn't know what my exact shade for my foundation was, but this nice man from the store helped me. (My MAC foundation shade is C2!) After I used the foundation, I INSTANTLY looked my best. MAC is a must. But if you are short on money, you should stick to some normal drugstore brands.
lise watier- lise watier is probably THE best for concealers. Their concealers are a must have. This one, is a palette, with five shades in total. Three are just different shades of skin color (blend them until you get your skin color), another one is a greenish colour which cancels out red marks (blemishes, etc.) and the last one is a lavender colour, which is great for dullness (A.K.A. your under eyes)
drug store brands-
The following is now drug store brands. Stuff you will usually find in drugstores :) Above were the expensive brands of makeup that I have had personal experience.
Loreal Paris-
The only loreal paris product I tried was the "volumnious" mascara. This mascara is great. It DOES make our eyelashes "volumnious" and makes it look longer. The only bad thing? It clumps. A lot. Every single time I use it, each eye has at least 2-4 clumps. The solution? get the "new and improved volumnious mascara" (the one that's all gold) it promises no clumps. I personally haven't tried it, but it 'should' have the same great effects as the original, except with no dumb clumps!
Revlon-
Revlon "Age defying SPA concealer" is HORRIBLE! the original age defying concealer was terrific, but the "spa" version is horrible (design-wise)! Trust me on this, I bought it just today, and I absolutely did not understand how to get the concealer. I took the cap off, and all I saw was a white brush with nothing on it. I tried 'turning the base' as instructed on the directions, and it didn't work. I kept turning and turning, until the brush was finally "with ink (or in this case, the liquid concealer) and it OVERFLOWED. The design as I mentioned before, is horrible, but the good thing? It does work as a concealer.
Get the original one. (the original's picture is below)
NYC (New york color)-
NYC is probably the best for lipstick. I love all of their lip products! And plus, they're really really really cheap!