If You Give a Beauty Editor $150 to Spend at Sephora, Here's What They'd Buy

Even though we beauty editors are known for collecting (or, depending on who you ask, hoarding) skincare, makeup, and hair products, we also know the importance of sticking to a budget, however difficult it may be. We know better than anyone how quickly a shopping trip can veer off the rails. One minute you're heading to Sephora to pick up your favorite product—just one!—and the next minute you're leaving with a triple-digit receipt and some serious post-purchase remorse. No judgment; we've all been there. 

In order to prevent these (ahem) unexpected shopping sprees, we're setting a budget for ourselves. Our goal is to spend no more than $150 in total, purchasing only the products that we love the most. Was it difficult to narrow down our expansive wish lists? Yes. Was it worth it? Definitely. Keep scrolling to see the 15 products we'd buy with a $150 budget. 

Kaitlyn McLintock, Associate Beauty Editor

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Katie Berohn, Beauty Editor

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Shawna Hudson, Associate Beauty Editor

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Erin Jahns, Beauty Director

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Kaitlyn McLintock
Associate Beauty Editor

Kaitlyn McLintock is an Associate Beauty Editor at Who What Wear. Although she covers a wide range of topics across a variety of categories, she specializes in celebrity interviews and skincare and wellness content. Having lived in Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, she recently relocated back to her home state of Michigan where she works remotely. Prior to Who What Wear, she freelanced for a variety of industry-leading digital publications, including InStyle, The Zoe Report, Bustle, Hello Giggles, and Coveteur. Before that, she held a long-term internship and subsequent contributor position at Byrdie. When she's not writing, researching, or testing the latest and greatest beauty products, she's working her way through an ever-growing book collection, swimming in the Great Lakes, or spending time with family.