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Favorite Beauty Products and Make-up for Brown Skin
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items As an Indian female in the US, I’ve had to purchase hundreds of beauty products in my adulthood to find shades that work for my skin tone. Here are the brands and products that work BEAUTIFULLY and I have been restocking again and again!
I am a med...
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Eye Makeup for Brown Skin
Lipstick and Lip Gloss for Brown Skin
Foundation, Face and SPF for Brown Skin
Skincare Products for Brown Skin
Eye Makeup for Brown Skin
This product is phenomenal. I have no words for how well this corrector covers up dark circles / discolorations and creates a smooth appearance. It’s creamy but also slightly thick so it applies beautifully on the face. I do not leave home for travel...
Medium-Tan CC Undereye Corrector - Tarte
(This is the direct link to Sephora in case you prefer to shop there)
This product is phenomenal. I have no words for how well this corrector covers up dark circles / discolorations and creates a smooth appearance. It’s creamy but also slightly thic...
Tarte Colored Clay CC Undereye Corrector
Try the Plumfall eyeliner on brown or black eyes, purple make our eyes pop even more naturally than black eyeliner
stila Stay All Day® Smudge & Set Waterproof Gel Eye Liner
If you find a more natural looking mascara, than this - let me know. Until then I will always reach for this.
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Original Mascara Blackest Black - 2pc/0.56 fl oz
Lipstick and Lip Gloss for Brown Skin
Gorgeous everyday lipstick shade. It's not red or deep brown. It's actually a soft brown neutral shade that makes you look natural.
Crème In Your Coffee M·A·Cximal Sleek Satin Lipstick - MAC
This is a lightweight gloss that gives your lips a combination of hydration, tint and shine. Lots of great shades - rum raisin, glazed mauve, spiced wine
Revlon Super Lustrous Glass Shine Tinted Lip Balm with Hyaluronic Acid - 007 Glazed Mauve - 0.11oz
Revlon makes great lipsticks. They apply really well and have the right amount of pigment. Love this shade for everyday. Throw a little gloss on top for a natural, but enhanced, lip.
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick - 803 Whiskey Business - 0.15oz
Such a romantic lip shade
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick - 130 Rose Velvet
This is a super hydrating and the formula is unlike any other lip product i’ve used. It glides on like a satiny lipstick mixed with chapstick, but has the sheen of a lip oil. It looks nice on its own, or as a topper to lipstick. I love the shades Hib...
Rose Maracuja Vegan Juicy Lip Balm - Tarte
See my notes for the other Tarte lip product. Both great!
Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Gloss
Foundation, Face and SPF for Brown Skin
I’ve been using this for 8+ years! It has replaced my daily foundation because the coverage is great. And it’s SPF42!
One of these bottles lasts me an entire year - I just need to a few dots of this on my face to get good coverage.
I use #25 Warm B...
MISSHA M Perfect Cover BB Cream SPF 42 PA+++
Just wow.
100% Mineral
SPF 40
Absolutely no white cast
Blends very well
Inexpensive / budget friendly
Bubble Skincare Plus One Tinted Mineral - SPF 40 - 1.7 fl oz
Wow - so many unexpected compliments using this product. I use Exhilarate for a beautiful glow, but truthfully, I want to try all the shades.
Enlighten Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter - Rare Beauty | Ulta Beauty
I mean there’s even a shade called Punjab!
Vanuatu is my skin in a bottle. For reference I’m typically a NC41 in MAC foundations.
NARS Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation
I learned that a tinted sunscreen can be more effective for brown skin, Indian skin, pigmented skin.
I currently use Love the tinted mineral sunscreen that I have linked above but also used this product for several years before and loved the way it...
EltaMD UV Daily Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 Tinted Moisturizing Facial Sunscreen 1.7 oz
Skincare Products for Brown Skin
I am not a skincare professional, but have done a lot of personal research on the ingredients and characteristics of products that work well for Indian brown skin and other pigmented skin tones. Here are products that came up in that research and I h...
Undereye health is a common issue for Indians; this cream feels like velvet on the undereyes
Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing eye cream
Multiple dermatologists I follow like and recommend RoC products because they are fairly priced and effective.
I currently use the under eye correction cream, which I will link in another post separately, but the retinol roller stick is a new produ...
RoC Products
The title says it all
this little product lasts a long time for under eyes becomes highly recommend recommended by Indian dermatologist for anti-aging wrinkles and dark circles and more.
RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Anti-Aging Wrinkle Eye Cream for Dark Circles & Puffy Eyes
This is an Indian company whose products are available here in the US.
I initially bought it to remove intense scarring from 20+ bug bites I got all over my legs. I used it as my daily bodywash and the scarring was GONE within a few weeks.
I now ...
Chemist At Play Exfoliating Body Wash - Strawberry
This is also an Indian brand (which tells she was formulated with brown skin in mind) that is now available at Target! Amazing how affordable they made this.
The Indian dermatologist I follow reinforce that brown skin is highly susceptible to hyper...
Minimalist Vitamin C + E + Ferulic 16% Face Serum - 1 fl oz
If you like the feeling of oil on your face - get this. This oil feels better to me than any other expensive facial oil I’ve used.
Palmer's Skin Therapy Face Oil
I have very dry skin all year round and fell in love with this lotion, moisturizer a few years ago. It adds deep hydration without feeling heavy on the skin.
I love that I can use it on my child as well because she has dry skin and is prone to minor...
La Roche Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Body Moisturizing Cream Body and Face Moisturizer for Dry Skin with Shea Butter and Glycerin
This will melt the day off of your face the first time, everytime
DHC Deep Cleansing Oil Facial Cleanser