Step-by-step: the exact products I use for my everyday face. Five minutes, fully clean ingredients, looks like I tried harder than I did. The "I woke up like this... after some help" face.
I'll go in the order I apply, top to bottom, and link everything as we go.
Step zero: prep your skin.
The cleanest makeup in the world won't sit well on dry, dehydrated skin. I always do a quick splash with water, pat dry, and use my Bambu Earth oil cleanser as a serum if I need extra glow. Then sunscreen (always). Then primer.
Primer for glow
I use the RMS Beauty ReEvolve Radiance Locking Primer for that lit-from-within base. Silicone-free, never feels heavy. One pump on cheekbones, nose, forehead.
ReEvolve Radiance Locking Primer
Silicone-free, dewy finish. Gives any foundation a glow.
Foundation that looks like skin
Araza Beauty Coconut Cream Foundation. I dot it on my forehead, cheeks, chin, and blend with a damp Beautyblender. Buildable, never cakey, and it nourishes my skin while I wear it.
Coconut Cream Foundation
The cleanest foundation I've ever worn. Looks like skin.
Concealer for under-eyes
Kosas Revealer Extra Bright Concealer. A small amount, patted (not rubbed) under my eyes and on any redness around my nose.
Revealer Extra Bright Concealer
Color correcting, under-eye brightening. Clean formula.
Cream blush for life
Always cream blush, never powder. I use RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek directly on my cheekbones and blend with fingers. Looks like I have blood circulating.
Bronzer for warmth
100% Pure Cocoa Pigmented Bronzer in Cocoa Glow. Light dusting along my temples, under cheekbones, and a tiny bit on my forehead. Real cocoa, smells like brownies.
Highlighter (the secret weapon)
The Gemmed Luminizer in Pink Gold Taffeta is what makes the whole look. Cheekbones, brow bone, cupid's bow. This product is genuinely magic.
Brows, mascara, lip
A swipe of clean mascara, 100% Pure lipstick and lip gloss, and a quick brush-through with my brow product.
"The goal is to use the least amount of chemicals on my face as possible."
The result.
Looks good in natural light, looks good on camera, looks good on a video call. And no headache by 3pm from synthetic fragrance.
If you only buy one thing from this list to start, make it the Araza foundation. That's the swap with the biggest "wait, this is clean?" reaction. Everything else can come gradually.
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xx Aneesa
