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Your pressed powder cheat sheet 🤎✨

Natural finish — sets your makeup while keeping a seamless, skin-like finish

Matte finish — absorbs excess oil for a smooth, shine-free finish

Soft Matte finish + blurring — softens the look of pores & texture for an airbrushed effect

Radiant / Luminous — adds subtle luminosity for a fresh, healthy-looking glow

Which finish are you choosing?

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Highlighter shades for Dark skin ✨

Shimmer lip glosses for Black girls ✨ From brown and pink to purple, blue and clear shimmer shades made to pop on melanin. Save this lip gloss guide for your next lip combo 🤎

Pressed setting powders ✨

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The ultimate vanilla body care routine 🤍🍦

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Skin tints are a lightweight alternative to foundation that’s perfect for everyday wear and summer. ☀️

The perfect skin-like finish that looks natural and effortless.

• Summer Fridays Sheer Skin Tint Summer Fridays
• L.A. Colors Skin Tint Official L.A. COLORS Cosmetics
• MAKE UP FOR EVER Super Boost Skin Tint MAKE UP FOR EVER
• Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint Milk Makeup
• Maybelline Super Stay Skin Tint Maybelline New York
• Black Radiance Skin Tint Black Radiance Beauty

Light coverage with added sun protection.

• Tower 28 SunnyDays SPF 30 Tower 28 Beauty
• ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 ILIA
• NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 NARS Cosmetics
• Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Skin Tint SPF 15 Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Bobbi Brown UK
• NYX Buttermelt Glaze Soft Glow Skin Tint SPF 30 NYX Professional Makeup
• e.l.f. Halo Glow Skin Tint SPF 50 e.l.f. Cosmetics e.l.f. Cosmetics UK

For radiant, healthy-looking skin with a fresh glow.

• Saie Slip Tint Saie
• Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Serum Tint Danessa Myricks
• ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 ILIA
• Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Laura Mercier
• NYX Buttermelt Glaze Soft Glow Skin Tint SPF 30 NYX Professional Makeup
• L’Oréal Lumi Le Glow Skin Tint L'Oréal Paris Official L'Oréal Groupe

Light coverage with added sun protection.

• Tower 28 SunnyDays SPF 30 Tower 28 Beauty
• ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 ILIA
• NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 NARS Cosmetics NARS Bijenkorf - The Netherlands
• Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Skin Tint SPF 15 Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
• NYX Buttermelt Glaze Soft Glow Skin Tint SPF 30 NYX Professional Makeup
• e.l.f. Halo Glow Skin Tint SPF 50 e.l.f. Cosmetics e.l.f. Cosmetics UK

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Sunscreen guide for Black girls ☀️ • Lotions & creams for everyday protection
• Mists & sprays for easy reapplication, even over makeup
• Sun sticks for on-the-go touch ups
• Serums that combine skincare and sun protection

SPF is one of the most important step in your skincare routine, especially to help prevent hyperpigmentation and protect your skin long-term.

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Setting powder guide 🤍