Meta-makeup

Post date: 2022-01-25 02:16:53

Vanity filter] I only use the same few make up products. There are so many brands I see online, and I can't figure out which ones are actually worth trying so I just stick to my old faithfuls. Which is fine, but trying new make-up products is fun, and I'd be interested to know what more knowledgeable people are enjoying. What make-up products are you loving? Especially interested in hearing from people of colour, with oily skin.

So the things I use are:
MAC liquid eyeliner
Trinny London serum foundation for oily skin
Glossier cloud paint blush
Glossier generation G lipstick

I am not interested in looking very 'done', so not interested in contouring, dramatic eye-make up or lipstick etc, my goal is to look like me, but a little better.

I really like wearing blush, it is my favourite thing but the Glossier blush is the only one that seems to stay on all day, even when I wear a mask. I also like the Glossier lipstick, I like that they are matte but sheer. But they don't have a very extensive colour selection. I don't know of any other comparable products. But I'm sure they exist.

I have really short, straight eyelashes, but any mascara I wear turns me into a raccoon mere hours later, so I don't bother with mascara at all.

I'm late 30s, my skin is ok, some acne-caused hyperpigmentation, but nothing too bad.

I am happy enough with my make-up routine but would love to know if there are good alternatives for the brands/products above, just to give an injection of fun into an everyday activity.

I see so many brands advertised on social media, especially products fronted/owned/founded(?) by celebrities, and they all look really nice, but I don't know if they are actually supposed to be good. I read online reviews, but they just seem universally positive all the time and I'm not sure I trust that. Also, and I might be wrong here, but a LOT of make-up I see advertised on my algorithms seems aimed at people with dry skin who want to attain that 'dewy' look. It looks beautiful on them, but I worry that given my oily skin it would just make me look greasy.

I'm interested in knowing what is ACTUALLY good/worth buying/trying. So, what have you been enjoying lately/would you recommend to someone with my skin type? Alternately, what would you avoid?

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