Source’s cheap makeup starter pack for WoC
Cus why pay out the ass when you can get them cheaper and still look fly?
Brushes:
ELF is your friend cus their standard brushes are $1, while their studio collection is $3. I personally fucks mainly with the studio collection for my contouring and such. Real good stuff.
EcoTools is also a really decent line to go for and are easily accessible at most drugstores
Morphe brushes are a bit more expensive but most aren’t over $10 and they are really good quality.
Also, you can get beauty blenders really cheap on Amazon if you are ordering online and in stores like walgreens or target
Primers
ELF again is a realy good brand for under $5. Their illuminating primer really does do well and I like it because it’s lightweight.
NYX has some damn good face primers. They are a bit more expensive (~$20) but I love their shine killer and pore filler for when I prime.
Urban Decay’s primer potion is my tried and true, swear to god, cross my heart and hope to die primer of choice for my eyes, okay? I wear my eye shadow 5 days a week, every week to work. I have had a tube for almost a YEAR before I had to buy more. All you need is a DAB. DASSIT. The primer is $20 but that shit is an investment cus if you don’t do eye shadow that often like I do, you’re essentially SET.
Foundations/Concealers
ELF once again (I’m so serious. They got good shit for cheap) has a nice array of foundation and concealer for about $6 a pop. Their skin tones range from pale to about medium brown. Not too many darker colors, unfortunately
Black Opal is a black owned company that does really well with dark skin, from light skinned to very dark. A definite must for the darker skinned makeup wearer. They have really good full coverage foundation and concealer as well. Most products are under $10 so it’s a good way to start doing full face contouring
Black Radiance is an affiliate of Wet n Wild that caters to the darker skinned makeup wearer and carries light medium to very dark skin tones. I like their concealers for when I do contouring because they have a duo that works well for my tone. Again, most are under $10.
NYX has a nice array of colors and their foundation is only about $8. Carries from paler to medium brown colors.
Iman is also a black owned company that carries foundations for the darker toned makeup wearer. Her line is a bit more expensive, but it’s only about $16 for foundation and concealer
Shea Moisture is black owned and a newer contender in teh makeup world but still I love it so. They have a good range of foundation colors so it’s good for the darker skinned makeup wearer. A bit pricier (~$16) and the contouring pack is $25.
Urban Decay’s (full-size! in squeeze tube form) primer potion is $10 at Nordstrom’s Rack right now
BH cosmetics has foundation but I’m not sure how dark they go.
Australian women of colour! I want to add that Cosmetics Plus (in the brick and mortar shops I've been into) have had the full range of Revlon Colorstay foundation for around $24.95. I've never even seen the full range in priceline.
