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My Holy Grail Black Girl Makeup
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items I’m a dark-skinned girl relearning makeup, so this list is very much a collection of what I’ve been trying, loving and actually reaching for. 🤎 Everything here is something I’ve personally used and would recommend - from complexion and blush to lips...
Sections
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Foundation
Concealers
Bronzer
Blush
Setting Powders and Sprays
Eyes
Foundation
A buildable, lightweight foundation in a natural matte finish that's extreme longwear and resists creasing.
Filt'r Fluid Flex Natural Matte Longwear Foundation - FENTY BEAUTY by Rihanna
The iconic 24-hour buildable, breathable foundation you know remixed with a soft-matte finish and easy-to-apply pump.
Studio Fix Fluid SPF15 24HR Matte Foundation + Oil Control - MAC
Skin Tint Blurring Elixir is a fluid tint foundation with buildable light to medium coverage and a natural, second-skin finish.
Skin Tint Blurring Elixir Foundation - Kylie Cosmetics
The unique formula enhances the overall look of skin while imparting a soft-focus radiance. This is one of my all time faves
Halo Glow Liquid Filter - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
30HR Wear Lumi-Matte Longwear Foundation infused with amino acids! Breathable coverage with a luminous matte finish, in 24 shades!
Super Stay Up to 30HR Wear Lumi-Matte Longwear Foundation - Maybelline
Concealers
Multi-Use Longwear Concealer, weightless, correcting and brightening formula conceals, contours, highlights, and retouches - all with an undetectable, natural finish.
Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer - Too Faced
Full coverage to conceal dark circles. Best for dry skin.
Shape Tape Creamy Concealer - Tarte
Dot, swipe and glow to conceal and reveal a fresh, luminous, lifted look.
Studio Radiance 24hr Luminous Lift Concealer - MAC
Soft Glam Satin Concealer is a lightweight, hydrating concealer that brightens dark circles, conceals redness, and blurs spots with medium buildable coverage and a creamy, satin finish that glides on with a luxe feel.
Soft Glam Satin Concealer - e.l.f. Cosmetics
This OG Concealer delivers creamy, lightweight coverage with a natural, skin-like finish that lasts all day.
Porcelain Pro.Conceal HD Concealer - L.A. Girl
Bronzer
Buttermelt Bronzer blends like powder & glides like butta! For a, sun-soaked bronze with a natural finish and 12 hours of wear.
Buttermelt Pressed Powder Natural Finish Bronzer - NYX Professional Makeup
A creamy, long-lasting bronzer stick that swipes on shimmer-free warmth, hydration, and a smooth, buildable glow.
Matte Hydrating Bronzer Stick with Hyaluronic Acid - MILK MAKEUP
Smooth bronzing powder with a blurred matte finish that gives skin a natural sunlit warmth all day long.
Soft Matte Powder Bronzer - Rare Beauty
Crafted with shimmering pearls & glide smoothly onto skin creating a seamless and radiant finish that mimics the warm embrace of the sun.
Cream Bronzer - Juvia's Place
Lightweight Matte Bronzing Powder that enhances and sculpts the face in shades that flatter all complexions with natural-looking warmth.
Matte Bronzing Powder - BOBBI BROWN
Blush
A bestseller for a reason.
Soft Pinch Liquid Blush - Rare Beauty
Longwearing, waterproof Benetint Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain gives your lips and cheeks a sheer, buildable flush of color that is budge-proof and kiss-proof.
Benetint Liquid Lip & Cheek Stain - Benefit Cosmetics
Face Trio, featuring three textures: a satin cream, a luminous balm, and a velvet powder in monochromatic tones.
Cheek Thrills Multi-Finish - Morphe
Pigment-packed Camo Liquid Blush gives cheeks a long-lasting, dewy flush that's flattering.
Camo Liquid Blush - e.l.f. Cosmetics
Give your cheeks a cloud-like kiss for a natural blurring effect with a second-skin feel that wears like a dream.
Blurring Powder Blush - Too Faced
Setting Powders and Sprays
This is deffs a MUST-HAVE. This spray offers transfer and sweat-resistant wear, and feels lightweight.
Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist Spray - L'Oréal
Baked Blurring Finishing Powder visibly smooths & blurs for an airbrushed finish with up to 12 hours of buildable wear.
Baked Blurring Finishing Powder - Milani
A lightweight, waterproof setting spray to prime and set your makeup for up to 16 hours* without melting, fading, or settling into fine lines.
Airbrush Flawless Hydrating & Waterproof Setting Spray - Charlotte Tilbury
Poreless powder reduces the look of pores and mattifies shine. Buildable, customizable coverage. Ideal for normal to oily skin.
Fit Me Matte + Poreless Powder - Maybelline
Loose Setting Powder blurs, brightens, and sets makeup for all-day wear. Perfect for highlighting.
Infallible Blur-Fection Longwear Loose Setting Powder - L'Oréal
Dewy setting spray that sets makeup for up to 12 hours without fading or drying out skin.
Hydro Grip 12HR Dewy Setting Spray With Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide - MILK MAKEUP
This helps blur the appearance of pores and reduce the look of shine for a naturally soft-focus vibe.
Halo Glow Powder Filter Pressed Powder - e.l.f. Cosmetics
Includes 2 color-correcting shades and 2 brightening shades to correct, brighten and blur the look of skin while baking and setting your makeup for long-lasting wear.
Set It Bright Correcting & Brightening Setting Powder - e.l.f. Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
Eyes
Effortlessly build dimension with blendable mattes, shimmers, metallics, and exclusive Molten Metals.
Rich Glitch ChromaPlus 6-Pan Eyeshadow Palette - Morphe
This mascara delivers full volume and limitless length, impact from every angle!
Blackest Black Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara - Maybelline
Ink Eyeliner in 4shades. 24HR wear, flake resistant, matte finish, waterproof.
Black Epic Ink Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner - NYX Professional Makeup
A velvety Kajal eye liner that glides on easily and blends effortlessly for defined lines or smoked-out looks.
Archetaupe Kajal Smokey Eye Liner - MAC
Lash-Lifting & Volumizing Mascara targets and volumizes every single lash for instant lash lift, length, and fanned out volume with no clumps.
Glossy Black Lash Idôle Lash-Lifting Volumizing Mascara - Lancôme
These shadow formulas deliver pigment-packed performance and all-day wear. Effortlessly build dimension with luxuriously blendable mattes, shimmers, and metallics.
Moon Stone ChromaPlus 12-Pan Eyeshadow Palette - Morphe
Lip Blams
Nourish and hydrate your lips while enhancing your pout's natural glow. The non-sticky formula imbues your pout with a sheer tint of color and glass-like shine while boosting your lips' natural hue.
Lip Gloss, Lip Oil and Lip Stain
Melting Lip Balm slicks your lips in buttery moisture, buildable tint and an addictive glossy finish.
Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm - e.l.f. Cosmetics
Lip Wrap Reviving Balm glides on to quench lips in a hug of hydration, leaving them smooth, plump, and glossy.
Lucid Lip Wrap Reviving Balm - ILIA
Lip Oil Balm features a slippy, cushiony balm feel that nourishes and hydrates dry lips with a subtle sheen.
Dragon Fruit Lip Oil Balm - Saltair
GlowLip Balm is where makeup meets lip care offering the perfect blend of color and hydration.
Candy Addict Lip Glow Lip Balm - Dior
This 3-in-one hydrating lip balm delivers rich moisture, glass-like shine, and a sheer your-lips-but-better tint in the juiciest shades.
Le Chouchou 3-in-1 Lip Treatment | Lip Softening Balm