Laser hair removal is hands down the best beauty “investment” I’ve made. I no longer have to shave legs or underarms and it makes me happy every time I’m in the shower and remember that. But I have dark hair and need to shave daily in the summer, so I do feel like I’m saving a ton of time now. Also no more weird razor bumps, cuts, etc.

I also appreciated the sunscreen mention of women with darker skin 🙂 It seems like such an insignificant thing but made me happy to feel included 😀 Especially with beauty chats when specific colors are discussed, it’s typically not applicable to me. But Clinique Black Honey and sunscreen that rubs in are universal 😀

I’m a Cover Girl mascara lover – I like it more than the expensive one I bought from Sephora. And I do change it out every 3 months because I’m paranoid about stuff that goes on my eyes. One more eye makeup reco is Marc Jacobs Highliners eye pencils. They are sparkly and come in fun colors. I don’t wear any other eye makeup besides these and mascara so I love that I get to play with a little bit of color. They’re $25ish, but Julep (sold at Nordstrom) makes a gel pencil eyeliner that’s almost as good for about $17 but doesn’t come in quite as many fun colors.

Thank you!

I have been wearing MAC lipsticks for >20 years (yikes!). I splurged on them in college because I realized they were one of the few brands back then that worked for women of color and just sort of stuck with them afterwards because I love their makeup. I find their “matte finish” lipstick is super long lasting, but not great for dry lips unless you start with lip balm and that makes them last slightly less longer. The shinier/glossier the finish, the less they last. But their color selection is amazing. And if you return 5 empty tubes to them you get a free lipstick!

I’d love a good self-tanner recommendation!