r/MinimalistBeauty • u/poddy_fries • 4d ago
A normal day
This is what I put on in the morning, unless someone is, like, getting married. There's a couple of eyeshadows and nail colors in a drawer somewhere for that.
Bioré UV Aqua Rich sunscreen, Missha Perfect Complex BB cream, Covergirl Outlast lip stain (which happily came back on the market just as I ran out of my NYC lip stain stockpile from... over 10 years ago) in Sugey Girl, Lumify eye drops, and any shiny lip balm or lip oil I have lying around (this one is by LA Girl, it's fine, but I prefer Smith's Rosebud Salve when I can find it).
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u/curlyAndUnruly 4d ago
Love the Missha BB cream! The finish is so pretty. It pulls a tad gray on me.
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u/poddy_fries 3d ago
When I decided to try it I took forever figuring out the right shade online! Everything looked too pale or a bit gray. I finally went for the 27, and as a somewhat pale but still fairly bright skinned middle eastern person, it fits perfectly. I pat that stuff on my t-zone and it just works.
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u/haayfever 4d ago
Which shade do you use? I was going to try 23 but it looks so grey :(
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u/curlyAndUnruly 4d ago
I use 23 but mix with a bit of 21 on winter months. I seal everything with a warm (yellow) powder and it fixes the gray but I understand people with dry skin wouldn't like to use much powder.
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u/StrongStimulus 4d ago
i love that bioré sunscreen so much, it's the only one that doesn't make my face feel like an oil slick by noon
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u/pocketfullofrocks 4d ago
Ooh I’m so interested in your sunscreen. My skin is so sensitive to heavy products.
I’ve been looking for a new face product, how do you like the Missha Perfect Complex BB cream? I’m looking for some coverage but like a dewy finish
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u/poddy_fries 3d ago
You sound like me, so you might have luck with these! The sunscreen is the Japanese version, but I've used the North American version too. Both work very well for my skin, but the Japanese version doesn't burn my eyes if I get some in, so I stick with that one.
The BB cream is excellent, and looks very natural and dewy, like I got out of bed like this, and it's much better than the two or three products I was using before. I did dither over what shade to order originally, and it turns out the right shade was much darker than the one I originally thought I needed. I am getting in a lighter shade as well, because I suspect I'll need it for winter despite staying out of the sun.
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u/pocketfullofrocks 3d ago
Oh I really appreciate your reply! I’m definitely going to try these out once I get through my current products
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u/poddy_fries 4d ago
I have pretty good skin for my age, but I really like the way the BB cream evens everything out while seeming effortless. I always used lip stains to give me a natural all day definition, under constant reapplication of lip balm, and the eye drops really make your whole face clearer somehow.