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(Swipe left for #swatches and #dupes!) It’s officially #autumn, and I am so excited about that! I’m hoping that the summer weather is finally gone for good so that we can move into my favorite time of the year. I love a nice matte red lip with orange undertones for this time of the year. Here’s three of my favorite shades: @WetNWildBeauty 1230005 Blood Bank @AnastasiaBeverlyHills Spicy @TheLipBar Boy Trouble Blood Bank and Spicy are almost dupes, though Spicy has slightly more orange undertones. Boy Trouble is deeper and more vibrant than the other two. ___ Where the mirror meets the soul. Follow @BeautyBodyPearl for makeup photography, skincare reviews, and melanin beauty tips. Remember to swipe left on every photo, because I do swatch them all! ___ My skintype: Oily most of the year, but leans normal/combination during the winter months. Never sensitive, but susceptible to hormonal acne scarring. ___ My skintone: Tan/medium deep with neutral undertones. @Sephora ID: 1y11 Foundation Shades: MAC #NC45 / NC44.5 / Fenty360 / Fenty370 / NARSHuahine / Maybelline330 / Estee Lauder DoubleWear 5n1 / Too Faced Born This Way Mocha / Smashbox Studio Skin 3.35 (at Lip Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ZnxdHpeja/?igshid=yg5hrdck9s79

On this #selfieSaturday, I’m wearing the Urban Decay Stay Naked Weightless Foundation in the shade 61NN. On the @Sephora website, this shade is described as a “medium-dark neutral with a neutral undertone.” It’s a perfect description for my skin, because my undertone is seriously neutral. It’s not as easy to find a foundation match because I often come across undertones that are too yellow or orange. This is the sample from Sephora. I bought the full size during the Sephora sale a month ago, but I’m scared to open it because I want to make sure that it’s the right match. I’m so tired of the waste in the beauty industry, so I have made a decision that when possible, I will never again return a product that has been opened. When you return open products, they go straight to the trash and contribute to pollution. Also, returns cut into the retailer’s profit margins, which eventually leads to higher prices for all of us. Again, this rule is WHEN POSSIBLE, so this may not be feasible in places such as @ultabeauty where they don’t offer samples. But I will try. This photo has absolutely no filters or photo editing. Not even the lighting settings have been changed. I’m also not wearing any other makeup, since I took this photo to test the shade of this foundation against my chest. I bought two shades of this foundation — 61NN, which I am wearing in this photo and 70NN, which is a deeper shade. 70NN is described as a “dark neutral with a neutral undertone.” I have tried 70NN, which can also work for me, so I’m still unsure. ___ Where the mirror meets the soul. Follow @BeautyBodyPearl for makeup photography, skincare reviews, and melanin beauty tips. Remember to swipe left on every photo, because I do swatch them all! ___ My skintype: Oily most of the year, but leans normal/combination during the winter months. Never sensitive, but susceptible to hormonal acne scarring. ___ My skintone: Tan/medium deep with neutral undertones. @Sephora ID: 1y11 Foundation Shades: MAC #NC45 / NC44.5 / Fenty360 / Fenty370 / NARSHuahine / Maybelline330 / Estee Lauder DoubleWear 5n1 / Too Faced Born This Way Mocha / Smashbox Studio Skin 3.35 (at SEPHORA) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2-J-hLp5Vv/?igshid=1azbwahbj857m

I can’t stop using the @jackieaina @anastasiabeverlyhills palette. The colors all belong together. I usually have trouble putting together my own looks in an eyeshadow palette, but the layout makes it so easy! ___ Where the mirror meets the soul. Follow @BeautyBodyPearl for makeup photography, skincare reviews, and melanin beauty tips. Remember to swipe left on every photo, because I do swatch them all! ___ My skintype: Oily most of the year, but leans normal/combination during the winter months. Never sensitive, but susceptible to hormonal acne scarring. ___ My skintone: Tan/medium deep with neutral undertones. @Sephora ID: 1y11 Foundation Shades: MAC #NC45 / NC44.5 / Fenty360 / Fenty370 / NARSHuahine / Maybelline330 / Estee Lauder DoubleWear 5n1 / Too Faced Born This Way Mocha / Smashbox Studio Skin 3.35 (at Anastasia Beverly Hills) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MzAMmBrcG/?igshid=s7hr1uih0bzs

(Swipe left for swatches and shade names!) Happy #PinkWednesday. Here’s a collection of my favorite pink blushes and highlighters. ___ Where the mirror meets the soul. Follow @BeautyBodyPearl for makeup photography, skincare reviews, and melanin beauty tips. Remember to swipe left on every photo, because I do swatch them all! ___ My skintype: Oily most of the year, but leans normal/combination during the winter months. Never sensitive, but susceptible to hormonal acne scarring. ___ My skintone: Tan/medium deep with neutral undertones. @Sephora ID: 1y11 Foundation Shades: MAC #NC45 / NC44.5 / Fenty360 / Fenty370 / NARSHuahine / Maybelline330 / Estee Lauder DoubleWear 5n1 / Too Faced Born This Way Mocha / Smashbox Studio Skin 3.35 (at BECCA Cosmetics) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2AAa20pn0j/?igshid=fte6bnogy7i

What are some of your favorite products from The Ordinary? Pictured are some of mine. ___ Where the mirror meets the soul. Follow @BeautyBodyPearl for makeup photography, skincare reviews, and melanin beauty tips. Remember to swipe left on every photo, because I do swatch them all! ___ My skintype: Oily most of the year, but leans normal/combination during the winter months. Never sensitive, but susceptible to hormonal acne scarring. ___ My skintone: Tan/medium deep with neutral undertones. @Sephora ID: 1y11 Foundation Shades: MAC #NC45 / NC44.5 / Fenty360 / Fenty370 / NARSHuahine / Maybelline330 / Estee Lauder DoubleWear 5n1 / Too Faced Born This Way Mocha / Smashbox Studio Skin 3.35 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1_bTekpIfj/?igshid=1hbhve9sru2su

(Swipe left for swatches!) I am always on the hunt for a good drugstore bronzer. There is a serious lack of options for anyone with skin deeper than MAC NC35. Earlier this summer, @lorealmakeup released their Summer Belle Collection. Designed to emulate a sun-lit look from the French Riviera, the collection contained bronzers, lip glosses, blushes, and body luminizers. I purchased the Bronze Please bronzer in the darkest shade, 04 Taormina, Dark. It’s a beautiful color with a slight shimmer and has a very light coconut scent. Luckily, it’s deep enough to bronze me, but I am quite disappointed that this shade won’t work for anyone deeper than MAC NC50. Brands really need to work on this. Brown skin tans too and need bronzers that will provide that sun-kissed glow. ___ Where the mirror meets the soul. Follow @BeautyBodyPearl for makeup photography, skincare reviews, and melanin beauty tips. Remember to swipe left on every photo, because I do swatch them all! ___ My skintype: Oily most of the year, but leans normal/combination during the winter months. Never sensitive, but susceptible to hormonal acne scarring. ___ My skintone: Tan/medium deep with neutral undertones. @Sephora ID: 1y11 Foundation Shades: MAC #NC45 / NC44.5 / Fenty360 / Fenty370 / NARSHuahine / Maybelline330 / Estee Lauder DoubleWear 5n1 / Too Faced Born This Way Mocha / Smashbox Studio Skin 3.35 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1_Zc4rJGK3/?igshid=k0kxjwc7w6q1

A failed attempt at creativity during a trip to the art museum this weekend. He says it looks like I got into a fight at Sephora. This is the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Forza. The art that you see in the background is an installation by Lee Ufan called Relatum (Iron Field). ___ Where the mirror meets the soul. Follow @BeautyBodyPearl for makeup photography, skincare reviews, and melanin beauty tips. Remember to swipe left on every photo, because I do swatch them all! ___ My skintype: Oily most of the year, but leans normal/combination during the winter months. Never sensitive, but susceptible to hormonal acne scarring. ___ My skintone: Tan/medium deep with neutral undertones. @Sephora ID: 1y11 Foundation Shades: MAC #NC45 / NC44.5 / Fenty360 / Fenty370 / NARSHuahine / Maybelline330 / Estee Lauder DoubleWear 5n1 / Too Faced Born This Way Mocha / Smashbox Studio Skin 3.35 (at Dia:Beacon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B19IRtDphMB/?igshid=1rogfu6rv79oj