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Makeup for Twenty-Something Brown Girls
17 items
By
Mandy Nelson
These are the makeup items I enjoy using! If you purchase through the link here, I get a small commission.
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Eyeshadow
Lip Products
Brow Products
Cheek
Lashes
Eyeshadow
My favorite eyeshadow palette, hands-down. I use this whenever I wear sari. Such awesome light reflection!
Set sail with the Riviera Palette - Anastasia Beverly Hills
Amazing shadows! These look so good and seem to really suit my skin tone.
Jackie Aina Palette | Anastasia Beverly Hills
Great for brown skin!
Stoned Vibes Eyeshadow Palette - Crystal Infused
Lip Products
Such a flattering shade on me. Super moisturizing, and I don't even need a mirror to apply it.
Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
I have the shade “Sweet Tea”, which is a beautiful nude. Smells like strawberry candy!
Too Femme Heart Core Lipstick
Glossy, hydrating, and beautiful black lipstick.
wet n wild Fantasy Makers Lip Color Eerie Onyx
The red shade is super vampy on me and leaves a beautiful red stain.
Dear Darling Water Gel Tint
I love the orange and red shades, the pink is also really sweet! Perfect weightless tint.
Dear Darling Water Tint
I love using this gloss on its own! The colour is so flattering.
Pop Plush™ Creamy Lip Gloss - CLINIQUE | Sephora
Brow Products
Super precise! I love this pencil to draw in fine lines.
Precisely, My Brow Eyebrow Pencil | Benefit Cosmetics
My favorite no-nonsense brow gel.
Wow Tinted Brow Gel | e.l.f. Cosmetics
A nice clear brow gel, holds all day.
24-HR Brow Setter Clear Brow Gel with Lamination Effect
My first ever brow pencil, I've used up so many of these! Idiot-proof.
Instant Lift Brow Pencil | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Cheek
The shade “Postmodern” looks SO good on my medium-brown skin! I love that it looks RED and not just pink like so many red blushes can on me.
Flush Balm Cream Blush - MERIT Beauty
I love the cream-to-powder formula. The pink shows up well on brown skin.
Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez | Sephora
Lashes
Not clumpy, and darkens my lashes in a flattering lengthening way!
Dèfinicils High Definition Lengthening Mascara - Lancôme | Sephora
I love this primer because it makes it look like my eyelashes are falsies! They also stop my lashes from curling in on themselves.
Cils Booster XL Super-Enhancing Mascara Primer - Lancôme | Sephora
