“I was sent some things as part of a media kit, and fell in love with Wander Beauty’s Nude Illusion Liquid Foundation. I mix two shades, and it looks just like my skin. One of the founders is Indian, so I think the shades just match me really well. It’s also medium coverage, so I get some coverage without it feeling like too much. It’s still breathable, and feels natural on my skin. 

“I pair it with caliray Surfproof Hydrating Setting Spray with Niacinamide. Together, it works just so well. It just totally holds up all day. I keep using the setting spray again and again and again–I thought it would make my skin dry, patchy or irritated, but it didn’t. 

“I’ve done one session of lip blushing. There’s a woman named Savannah Marie, and her studio is called Velvet NYC. She uses organic pigments to pigment the lips, and it looks really good. 

“When you are a person of color, sometimes your lips tend to have a brown line around it. If you’re going to get lip blush done on that, you have to do it exactly like a corrector and concealer. That’s exactly how she does it. She goes over with an orange coat, then proceeds with whatever color you want. I thought it was going to be really painful, but I couldn’t really tell and it was over in no time.”