Masks, makeup, and jewels!
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Sup, guys?! I'm Essence, a beauty editor here at BuzzFeed. I love trying new skincare, makeup, and hair products, so people are always asking me for recommendations. Here are some of my beauty faves that I've been on lately—plus a few style things, too!
(I don't really put on my makeup like this, but a little boy wouldn't stop staring at me on the train so I just struck this pose and held it. He kept staring.)
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Too Cool For School Pore Tightening Egg Cream Mask, $6.00
My pores are big, and I've never really tried to do anything about them. I just let them do their thang and invade my face space. Recently, however, I got the Too Cool For School's Egg Cream Pore Tightening Mask and decided I'd give it a whirl. It comes in a cute little pouch, folded up and drenched in a cold, slimy serum.
The instructions are simple enough. All you do is unfold the mask and apply it to your clean, product-free face. Smooth it out and just chill for 10—20 minutes. After 20 minutes, I peeled mine off and rubbed in the excess serum. I didn't see a difference in the visibility of my pores; still giant and disrespectful. What I DID notice, though, was this nice glow afterwards. YAAAASSSS! My skin was mad radiant, and it felt really good, too!
After that, I put on my moisturizer—but not that much because the serum was quite moisturizing—and went about my beauty routine as normal. It didn't work for me as a pore tightening mask. Maybe you see better results as you keep using it over time? It did, however, make my face more glowy, so for that reason I'd totally do it again. I'm actually getting some for my besties and me when we do our girls' night sleepover in a few weeks!
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Suva Beauty UV/Blacklight Hydra Liner, $10.99
Kinda obsessed with this stuff, y'all! I'm pretty simple half of the year: liner, mascara and some shade of red lipstick. But when summer rolls around, the sun gets my skin just right and I love playing with bright makeup to complement my glow. This brand I stumbled upon on Instagram, called Suva Beauty, makes THEE coolest makeup and will probably be my go-to for eye colors this summer.
Here I'm wearing their Hydra Liner in the color Scrunchie. I didn't even use a primer and the pigment was still this bright. Also, all of the Hydra Liner colors glow in the dark!!! It comes in this little pot, and you just wet your finger or brush, dip it in the product, and apply. I used a really old angle brush, so my precision wasn't that great, but the product still went on with ease and showed up well in one swipe.
I noticed that it helps if you gently swirl around your brush in the product a second or two and let some of the liquid dry. For the best pigment, you want the product damp, not super wet. It's cool because you can use it for so many different things: liner, eyeshadow, rainbow brows, body paint. Basically wherever your creativity leads. I mean, look at these lips and these eyes! And it's not expensive, either.
Essence Gant
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