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Favorite Makeup Products (Brown Girl Friendly)
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items Makeup products I love (and would most likely repurchase) as a brown girl. Quick note that I have normal-dry skin and a warm undertone. I used to find TikTok reviews reliable over Google since they were authentic, but now everything is sponsored and ...
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Foundations
Concealers
Blushes
Powders
Eyeliners and Mascaras
Lipsticks
Foundations
Nars Sheer Glow Foundation | My shade: Valencia
One of my favourite foundations that I discovered when I got my makeup done professionally for the first time. The foundation has buildable coverage and gives a more glowing base. I have normal-dry ski...
Sheer Glow Foundation
Concealers
Shade: Golden Beige | Water-based concealer. | One of my favourite concealers which matches my skin tone. It is very full coverage, I usually use a small amount (a dot under my inner corner and a dot underneath my winged eyeliner) and it hides any du...
Born This Way Super Coverage Concealer - Too Faced Cosmetics
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Shade: Ginger | Water-based concealer
This is my brightening shade and I usually use a dot of this under my eyes and I sharpen my eyeliner out using this concealer. The coverage is amazing and it feels lightweight. Although a little can go a long wa...
Radiant Creamy Concealer - NARS Cosmetics
Blushes
Shade: 012 Rosewood |
The shade is lovely, it is quite sheer when applied to the cheek but in my opinion, it’s buildable. I prefer this shade to the other viral shades.
Rosy Glow Blush: 012Rosewood
Shade: Watermelon Rain |
TOO FACED Cloud Crush - Blush | Watermelon Rain
Powders
Shade: Banana Bread | A staple in my makeup bag that pulls the base together. The fragrance doesn't bother me and I prefer the boxy and bulky packaging. I still find it travel-friendly and would opt for this compared to the Huda Beauty Baby Bake. I o...
Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder - HUDA BEAUTY
Shade: 02 Medium | It really does what it is advertised to do. I apply this powder under my eyes after I am done using loose powder. This creates an airbrushed finish under the eyes and makes creases less apparent. It feels very lightweight on my fac...
Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder: 2 Medium | Charlotte Tilbury
Eyeliners and Mascaras
Shade: Chocolate |
The tip is thin which makes application precise. On my skin tone it shows up as quite dark instead of an obvious brown colour. However, it doesn’t appear as completely black which I like. I usually use this eyeliner for my inner c...
Better Than Sex Easy Glide Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner | Chocolate
I’m a fan of the dual wand that is flat on one side and a comb on the other. I have unknowingly been doing the recommended method of application which involves loading the lashes up with the flat side of the wand, then going through the lashes with t...
Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! Mascara - Charlotte Tilbury
Lipsticks
Shade: Interview | Matte lipstick
This shade runs more on the pink side when it comes to pink-brown lip products. I was gifted this and initially thought it was too pink for my taste but I’ve grown to love it. I don’t usually opt for matte lips beca...
HUDA BEAUTY | Power Bullet Matte Lipstick | Shade: Interview
Lip Glosses
Shade: 21 | Brown girl-friendly lip gloss shade which I have received many compliments about. While the gloss itself is not sticky, it does need reapplication at times. However, the colour compliments everyone, especially those with medium skin tones...
3D Hydra Lipgloss | KIKO
Shade: 20 | Chestnut
A brown girl-friendly shade which is slightly lighter and more glittery than Shade 21 (Brun Rose). The application wand makes wearing the gloss effortless and it has a pleasant smell. It's a non-sticky gloss but does need reappl...
Kiko MILANO 3D Hydra Lipgloss 20 Softening
Shade 35 | Pearly Warm Mauve
Another brown-girl friendly lip gloss shade. This shade matches the colour of my lips which I love since I always pair my pink-nude glosses with a dark brown lip liner.
Fan of the packaging, applicator and the consiste...
3D Hydra Lipgloss | KIKO
Shade: Foxy |
At first the consistency surprised me because it felt more like a lip cream. It didn’t take long to get used to the applicator so I could experience the usual lip gloss texture that I’m familiar with. This shade in particular is more ...
Lip Gloss | HUDA BEAUTY | Shade: Foxy
Settings Sprays
The setting spray helps create an airbrushed effect on your makeup and the application feels very lightweight. The spray has a pleasant smell and I have experienced no irritation when applying it in between my makeup steps and at the end of my routin...
Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray - Charlotte Tilbury