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The Art of Skin Prep✨
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items The Art of Skin Prep: What I Use Before Every Beat
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FACE
LIPS
EYES
FACE
FACE ✨
My go-to glow essentials—hydrating creams, gentle acids, and skin-prep staples that create the perfect canvas for makeup or bare skin days.
Embryolisse is a makeup artist fave because it hydrates without feeling heavy and gives the skin a smooth, healthy glow. It sinks in fast and creates the perfect base for makeup.
Embryolisse
First Aid Beauty Radiance Pads gently exfoliate and brighten. They smooth texture, even tone, and leave the skin looking fresh and glowy — the perfect prep before makeup.
Facial Radiance Pads with Glycolic + Lactic Acids
Caudalie Beauty Elixir is like a spa in a spray — it refreshes, tones, and adds a natural glow. Perfect for setting makeup or giving the skin a radiant boost before glam.
Beauty Elixir Prep, Set, Glow Face Mist - Caudalie
Bobbi Brown Face Base is a rich moisturizer and primer in one — it hydrates, smooths, and grips makeup for a flawless, long-lasting finish. It’s a staple for that fresh, dewy look.
Vitamin Enriched Face Base Moisturizer & Primer
Weleda Skin Food is a cult-favorite for a reason — ultra-rich, deeply hydrating, and perfect for dry or textured spots. It gives the skin a dewy, nourished finish that makeup melts right into.
Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream
Hydrinity Restorative Mist is a skin-quenching boost that soothes, hydrates, and calms. It refreshes the skin instantly and layers beautifully under or over makeup for a healthy, radiant glow.
Hyacyn Active - Antibacterial Hypochlorous Acid Spray
Bio-Dance Collagen Overnight Masks 💫
Wake up glowing—these collagen-packed masks work overnight to firm, plump, and deeply hydrate while you sleep.
BIODANCE Bio-Collagen Deep Hydrating Mask
The Skinny Confidential Ice Roller ❄️
Your chill bestie for depuffing, tightening, and waking up tired skin—perfect for pre-makeup or a soothing self-care moment.
Ice Roller
Rhode Glazing Milk 🥛
Hydrating, calming, and the perfect glow base—this milky essence preps your skin for that dewy, glazed finish.
Glazing Milk
SolaWave Wand ✨
Red light, microcurrent, and warmth in one—this little wand helps lift, tone, and boost glow with just a few minutes a day.
4-in-1 Radiant Renewal Skincare Wand with Red Light Therapy
LIPS
LIPS 💋
Luxe lip care I swear by—nourishing masks, rich balms, and exfoliating polish to keep your pout soft, smooth, and hydrated.
The Laneige Lip Mask in Vanilla is a cult fave for a reason — it deeply hydrates, softens, and leaves lips smooth and supple. Perfect overnight or right before makeup for a buttery, hydrated pout.
Lip Sleeping Mask Nourish & Hydrate
La Mer Lip Polish gently exfoliates and smooths with a touch of luxury. It buffs away dry flakes and leaves lips soft, refined, and perfectly prepped for any lip product.
The Lip Polish - La Mer
The La Mer Lip Mask is ultra-nourishing and leaves lips soft, plump, and smooth. It’s the perfect prep step for any lip look — no cracks, no flakes, just a luxe, hydrated base.
Lip Treatment: Luxury Lip Balms & Lip Care | La Mer Official Site
EYES
EYES 👁️
A little extra love for tired eyes—cooling gels and brightening masks that de-puff, refresh, and revive.
Skyn Iceland eye patches are a go-to for de-puffing and brightening. They cool on contact, smooth out fine lines, and make the under eyes look fresh and awake — perfect before makeup.
Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels
Topicals eye patches are all about brightening and smoothing. They help with dark circles, puffiness, and texture — giving your under eyes that fresh, well-rested look before makeup.
Under Eye Mask for Dark Circles - Faded
Westman Atelier Eye Serum 👁️
A cooling, depuffing dream—this serum brightens, hydrates, and smooths the delicate under-eye area with a luxe, makeup-friendly finish.
Eye Activator Serum