Many of my South Asian female friends and I have spent much time discussing which makeup colors and brands best suit South Asian skin tones. Recently, I found this great post by a South Asian woman recommending makeup colors for South Asian women. Thanks, Rupa! Can't wait to get my Christmas Sephora gift card busy..........
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Beauty Sites I like
- Shake Your Beauty
- Real Cosmetics
- -- Celebrity Makeup Artist Shalini Vadhera
- MAC user's resource
- MakeupAlley I Street Smart Beauty!
- Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: Potions, Perfumes, and Esoteric Brews
Not only for your wannabe goth, neo-romantic types.. wide range of scents and formulations of perfume oils, with names harking to literary, mythological,and just plain bizarre sources. Dab on 'O' one day, and 'Queen of Hearts' on another.... - Beautyhabit Fine Personal Care and Aromatherapy
Drugstore nostalgia
Ever since I started wearing makeup and using skincare products in high school, I remember being frustrated at not being able to find the perfect colors and skincare products that would match my needs. Sure, there were plenty of eyeshadow and lip colors to be found, but as most of my friends were Asian and white, and therefore, a lot paler than me, I couldn't really wear what they were wearing, resulting in some truly hideous makeup moments. (Damn you, Cover Girl Tawny Beige!) As far as skincare for oily and acne prone skin, I used what most teen aged girls were using- Bonne Bell, and those horribly named StriDex pads (to this day, I think the name is horribly misleading and sounds like it should be from the feminine protection aisle. In any case, I put together a list of my old favorites to see what has become of them since...............
Cosmetics
Corn Silk- The best oil absorbing powders! I loved the loose powders...although it had a tendency to get EVERYWHERE.
Clarion- They had little 'computers' to match skin tones with their makeup shades--funny how mine always matched to their most orange shade!
Cover Girl- I can still remember that funky smell their powders and foundations used to have.
Skincare
Bonne Bell--10-0-6 was a godsend for my oily skin...now, I think it was actually a bit harsh.
Stri-Dex--see above. Luckily, I never had huge breakouts, but this was so drying!
Bathtime/Fragrances
Jean-Nate- Everyone used this bath splash. It was fairly inoffensive and came in a huge bottle.
Impluse Body Sprays by Parfumes de Coeur- Funny how even though I was wearing these body sprays, no man ever bought my flowers.
