Growing up, I didn't have a clue about makeup and beauty products. I knew what was beautiful to me and what I envisioned myself to be in my adult years, but no understanding of how to get there. Now, as a young adult in college, I want to share my experiences with all those young girls.
My ethnicity is Indian (From India) so living in a environment where all the girls were either, Caucasian, African-American, or South-East Asian, it was difficult because our skin needs were different. So the types of products they needed, didn't exactly match my needs. I wish there were girls around me from India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh so we could have related with each other and benefited. But all was not lost!
I think the essentials in your beauty / make-up bag should be:
1) A concealer (one shade lighter than your skin color) for your under eye area. A yellow toned one will cover up the blue/ purple under eye bags.
2) Another concealer (the exact shade of your skin) to cover blemishes and redness around your nose, and cover darker areas around your mouth (an issue which is prominent among South Asian women).
3) A black color mascara
4) A kohl pencil in brown, black, or navy to rim your waterline to enhance your eyes. (If you want larger, brighter looking eyes, then use a white or flesh tone eyeliner for your waterline since darker liners tend to make your eyes look smaller). But I have always liked dark eye pencil since we naturally have beautiful eyes so I prefer to flaunt it.
5) A face powder to lightly dust over your concealer so it sets and improves the lasting power.
6) A peach blush (I think peach beautifully compliments our skin since we tend to have warmer
tones)
7) A tinted lip balm with SPF (your lips need sun protection too)
8) A clear or colored lip gloss.
I would suggest to carry Blotting paper around with you to blot off excess oils during the day (especially after gym class). ELF Blotting paper is available from Target for just $1 and which contain 50 sheets.
My ethnicity is Indian (From India) so living in a environment where all the girls were either, Caucasian, African-American, or South-East Asian, it was difficult because our skin needs were different. So the types of products they needed, didn't exactly match my needs. I wish there were girls around me from India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh so we could have related with each other and benefited. But all was not lost!
I think the essentials in your beauty / make-up bag should be:
1) A concealer (one shade lighter than your skin color) for your under eye area. A yellow toned one will cover up the blue/ purple under eye bags.
2) Another concealer (the exact shade of your skin) to cover blemishes and redness around your nose, and cover darker areas around your mouth (an issue which is prominent among South Asian women).
3) A black color mascara
4) A kohl pencil in brown, black, or navy to rim your waterline to enhance your eyes. (If you want larger, brighter looking eyes, then use a white or flesh tone eyeliner for your waterline since darker liners tend to make your eyes look smaller). But I have always liked dark eye pencil since we naturally have beautiful eyes so I prefer to flaunt it.
5) A face powder to lightly dust over your concealer so it sets and improves the lasting power.
6) A peach blush (I think peach beautifully compliments our skin since we tend to have warmer
tones)
7) A tinted lip balm with SPF (your lips need sun protection too)
8) A clear or colored lip gloss.
I would suggest to carry Blotting paper around with you to blot off excess oils during the day (especially after gym class). ELF Blotting paper is available from Target for just $1 and which contain 50 sheets.
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