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Holy Grail Makeup
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items For my desi brown girls looking for makeup they can rely on blindly for filter like and trusted quality looks!
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Filter Like Face Makeup
Go-to Lip Colors for Fall
Makeup Brushes
Most gorg eye looks
Filter Like Face Makeup
This combo together gives me filter like skin that lasts all day with minimal creasing!! Tried, tested and LOVED!
Medium coverage, so dewy for summer, doesn't break me out, I'm shade 230
Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation - Maybelline
This is SO full coverage, worth the $$$ because it covers everything, a makeup artist's go-to for a reason!
Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation - NARS in Patagonia
I love this!! I'm in the color peach, it works!! it does what it needs to do, and it so easy to layer with foundation, concealor and powder
FAUXFILTER Under Eye Color Corrector
I've used this concealer for 9 years now!! It's a cult fav for a reason! My shade is 39N, so pigmented, lasts forever so worth the $$$, not too thin, not too thick but easily blendable
shape tape™ full-coverage concealer
A cult fav for a reason! I love Joy on brown girl skin, and I like the shade Happy in the winter
Color Happy: Soft Pinch Liquid Blush - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez | Sephora
People say this doesn't have pigment but thats what I love about it because its BUILDABLE….and this color somehow looks good on SO many brown skin tones even though it can be deceiving
BACKSTAGE Rosy Glow Blush - Dior | Sephora
I LOVE this on the cheeks especially during fall and the festive season
(Color Joy) Soft Pinch Liquid Blush- Rare Beauty
The classic, the best I've tried, suitable for beginners AND professional MUAs
Translucent Setting Powder - Laura Mercier
This is the best powder for when you need brightening!!
EASY BAKE LOOSE POWDER Banana Bread - Huda Beauty
This is HANDS DOWN so beginner friendly, the perfect amount of pigment that shows up but you can mess up, so blendable, I love the shade paaaarty!
Amazonian clay 12-hour blush
I'm in the color Dolly Rose and I love that this is affordable AND soooo easy to work with if you're a beginner for makeup! Must try!
Makeup Revolution Blush Bomb Cream Blusher
This is SO easy to travel with because it includes everything, the most beautiful luxurious glow, you can tell its expensive just by looking at my face haha
Ambient Lighting Pallete
SUCH a blendable, and BUILDABLE bronzer, works with so many brown desi girl skintones becuase you can build it up! It's such a beautiful golden brown!
Hoola Matte Bronzer powder bronzer for face
I'm in the color transcend and its a rosy gold that looks bronze but AS A HIGHLIGHTER
Positive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez | Sephora
its so BRIGHT and shimmery, you only need the tiniest amount which means it lasts forever, it's my fav highlighter to use on my nose!!
Highlighter Makeup
I'm in the Original color, love this for nighttime cuz it adds a glow and dewy like sparkle
Prep Set Glow Mini - Iconic London | Sephora
One of the only 2 sprays I use!! Classic, reliable!
All Nighter Waterproof Makeup Setting Spray with 24HR Wear - Urban Decay | Sephora
Go-to Lip Colors for Fall
The NARS lipsticks are SUCH a comfortable wear on the lips, I recommend so many colors but the perfect nude for me is: Get It On (Tan Rose)
NARS Lipsticks: Tan Rose
Cheap, non-sticky, and smells AMAZING!
Extreme Shine Volume Lipgloss 01 Crystal Clear - Essence
Cult fav for a reason, reliable, and plumping!
Lip Injection Extreme Lip Plumper
Classic creamy formulas that are so comfortable on the skin! My color is Raveswood
Vice Hydrating Lipstick - Urban Decay | Sephora
Im in the color Spritz and it look super red but its PERFECT on every skin tone because its so subtle, it just adds a flush of color! Non-sticky!
MAC Lipglass | Oh Baby, Oyster Girl & More
This is my ALL TIME FAVORITE GO TO lip!!! It's so fast to apply, so forgiving, and looks good with any eye and face look! My stuck-on-an-island lip!
Lead The Way SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
SUCH a fall color for a bold lip! Color: Make it Happen!
Make It Happen SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
Fortune Cookie is THE color but only for the center of your lips! It's super light color but you gotta use it as a last step topper on nude/pink/mauve/brown lips and it'll give you that celebrity lip look…TRUST on this
Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss | NYX Professional Makeup
London is THE color!! These feel like there's no lipstick on your lips, I love comfortable lips and this is the best of the best! Pair this with the Lip Butter in Fortune Cookie (linked on my page)
Soft Matte Lip Cream Lipstick | NYX Professional Makeup
This is the BEST lip liner ever and so afforable! Mohogany is my fav brown!
Shop Creamy Lip Liners & Pencils | NYX Professional Makeup
I love the color Rosewood Glow for a medium shine lip that feels like vaseline!
MoistureGlow™ Plumping Lip Serum - MAKEUP BY MARIO | Sephora
Makeup Brushes
She IS that girl, its so fluffy, I'm a sponge girl but I love this brush for foundation, especially when I'm in a hurry it gives great coverage and is GENTLE on my skin, not rough bristles
101 Contoured Foundation
My fav blush brush, works with powders, liquids, and creams which is why I love it!
Soft Pinch Blush Brush - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez | Sephora
So affordable! The best all rounder face brushes for this price! Staples in my makeup
Face Base Multiuse Makeup Brush Set - Real Techniques | Ulta Beauty
MY FAV BEAUTY BLENDER AND SO AFFORDABLE!! Enough said. Im first and foremost always a sponge girly!
4-Pack Miracle Complexion Makeup Blending Sponges - Real Techniques | Ulta Beauty
I can't believe these are such good quality for the price they came at, mine's lasted me a decade…I'm not kidding like 10 years!
Eye Brushes: Eyeshadow, Eyeliner & Eyebrow Brushes
Most gorg eye looks
my FAV brow product bc its so EASY and fast, I hate spending more than needed time on brows
Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen
again, SO EASY and fast, more natural look!
Brow Definer