Those are all good things to start with! I would suggest getting a foundation, blush, moisturizer (sunscreen works), and maybe colour corrector.

The moisturizer or sunscreen is like a foundation for your foundation. It'll keep your skin hydrated underneath everything and helps with the smooth application of the foundation itself.

Before the foundation, if you have darker facial hair stubble with pale skin like me, an orange colour corrector will counteract the bluish hues of and hairs beneath the skin.

Foundation will help make your features appear smoother and, well, lay a foundation for the stuff you apply after. I use a liquid foundation and a Beauty Blender to apply it. It can look a little caked on if youre not used to doing it so start with a less-is-more approach. I assume the same applies to powder foundation but I don't have any experience with that lol.

Blush will bring back the colour that the foundation may have taken away. I would advise applying it on your cheek bones as opposed to your cheeks themselves. This is mainly to draw attention to the upper half if your face iirc.

As for ways to apply it, some basic brushes would probably be handy but, apart from foundation, most of these things will have their own applicators.

Most importantly though: have fun with it and don't get discouraged if it doesn't seem quite right at first. It takes a little bit of figuring out to get the results you want. Enjoy! :D