BUILDING YOUR BEAUTY CAPSULE
let’s talk beauty
your personal style does not only consist of clothing
it also includes beauty, hair, fragrance, jewelry, and other accessories
when building your capsule wardrobe
you should develop a complimentary beauty formulas to compliment and accentuate your clothing formulas
after all, your capsule wardrobe is meant to not only simplify your life
but to fill your closet, and in this case, your makeup pouches, with items that make you feel amazing
streamlining your beauty routine and creating beauty formulas will save you time, space, and money
building your beauty capsule wardrobe starts with purging and accessing
pull the items you use on a regular basis from your makeup drawer
pull the items you use for special occasions as well
separating the items that you rarely, or have never used
before purging, review the capsule wardrobe you are building
start accessing that beauty items work best with your capsule wardrobe formulas
as you recall, formulas are essentially outfits that fit a certain purpose
whether it’s date night, work, partying, working out, special events or vacations
same as with your clothing, start with accessing what beauty looks and routines that work best with the formulas you have put together
for instance, by beauty routine has a certain budget per year and 10-20 minutes each morning
all of my beauty formulas work within those parameters
if you have items, or even routines that don’t work for you, you should discard them
i don’t believe in waste, so i don’t recommend throwing away if you can use them up, or re-gift them, if possible
be choosey, as always
evaluating what you absolutely love about your face and aiming to accentuate that
the language of hiding or disguising imperfections is not something i will ever recommend
every single part of you should be embraced
there are aspects of our face and body that should be accentuated within the acceptance and embrace of the entire self
for instance, if your favorite feature are your lips, then you should put the most effort in your beauty formulas to accentuate them
finding lip products that work best, from scrubs to balms, liquid glosses to sticks
finding shades that fit your complexion and fit your formulas
if you love your cheekbones, invest in some highlighter, bronzers, and blushes darlin’
dress those cheekbones up
do not go on a shopping haul
use the products up that you have or give them away
purge items that are passed the expiration date
also, no need to stock up
try to avoid purchasing slightly different shades of the same color
it adds to the clutter which you are trying to avoid
also, makeup does expire so you don’t want to use anything after the expiration date
purchase only what you need, not what you’re recommended to have
as we discussed with clothing, not every trend meets every person’s needs
try the trends, but don’t commit to adding to your capsule unless they meet the same criteria as an item of clothing would
color palette
the product should coordinate with not only your complexion but with your clothing color palette as well
quality
be sure to research quality and ingredients
quality isn’t determined by price, but how the product looks and performs on your skin
it doesn’t hurt to read reviews or watch impartial, unsponsored, reviews on social media or youtube
i also encourage buying samples of products
be sure to purchase from outlets that allow you to try and return
emotion
yes, it matters how the items make you feel
not only how others react to you wearing it, but how you react too
versatility
when combined with other items, are all of your formulas covered?
you shouldn’t invest too much of your budget in buying items that only meet the needs for one capsule
for example, if you have very little special occasions, but several date night formulas, focus on beauty looks that align with your date night formulas, and for special occasions, purchase specialty items as needed
and
budget
quality products are made at every pricepoint
don’t break the bank on beauty
invest where you can, but don’t go overboard
you have one face, so you can only wear a few products at a time, remember that
product loyalty is also very important
if something works for you, it just works, and until it doesn’t, keep using it
be open to sampling new products that may work better
but i do recommend sticking with staples, as long as they serve you well
take the products you do use and organize them according to your principles and formulas
same as with your clothing color palette
chose your core, statement, and key looks that are specific to you
pinterest and youtube are your friend
play with makeup too
it’s mean to be fun!
same as with clothing, your core beauty formulas will ground your looks
start with your foundation, your bb creams, your powders, whatever you chose to use as your core face product
then you move onto your core makeup, shadows, bronzers, highlighters, lashes, lippies
depending on the time, budget, and skill, you may use all of these items, or very few
if you research everyday beauty looks on social sites, youtube, or instagram, you’ll immediately notice that “everyday” means something different to every person that wears makeup
so you’ll have to define for yourself, based on your formulas, what works for you
then, for your statement beauty formulas
when combined with your core, wow, just wow!
these are the looks, or parts of looks that are meant to accentuate your favorite features
for example, my favorite feature are my eyes, especially because i wear glasses, i make a point to accentuate my eyes
these are my statement looks and a common thread in all of my beauty formulas
an accentuated eye completes all of my looks
beauty is in the eye of the beholder but every person is beautiful and accentuating your beauty is the point of beauty capsule
i’ll walk you thru the creation of my beauty capsule, use this model to help you build yours –
the base for many of my clothing formulas are jewel tones, black and white prints, neutral animal prints, grey, camo, and pretty pastels
from this, i developed 3 beauty capsules
natural –worn with black and white prints, neutral animal prints, camo, and pretty pastels
- bare eyes, usually just liner and mascara, sometimes a natural shadow look
- natural lip (pink or peach)
neutral –worn with my jewel tones, grey, and camo
- heavy emphasis on the eyes (usually a multi-color eye look) with liner and mascara
- neutral brown/beige lip
bold – worn with black and white prints, grey, camo, and neutral animal prints
- depending on the mood, bare eyes or heavy emphasis
- bold red lip
and this is how i built it
*note, there are no sponsored or affiliate links in this post
skincare
scrubs – the butter bar skincare brown sugar scrub
system – buttah skin 3 part system + buttah skin rosewater toner
foundation
i personally prefer light coverage foundations; not a recommendation, but a personal choice
my foundation is normally a bb cream; for the past few years, i’ve been wearing –
bare minerals complexion rescue tinted moisturizer with spf
for a concealer and spot corrector, i use a stick foundation with a fuller coverage and a dewy finish
for my brows, i use anastasia beverly hills dipbrow pomade
eyeliner urban decay 24/7 glide-on eye pencil in black and overdrive
eyeshadows
mented cosmetics everyday + every night palettes
anastasia beverly hills x jackie aina palette
highlighter
mented cosmetics sunkissed highlighter palette
finishing powder
mented cosmetics skin silk loose setting powder
setting spray
urban decay all nighter long lasting setting spray
mascara
fenty beauty mascara full frontal volume lift and curl
lippies
all mented cosmetics! all the time!
signature pinks/peaches – nude la la + peach please
signature neutrals – dope taupe + foxy brown
signature reds – red & butter + red rover
the glosses are great as well! my favs are send nudes + bombshell
some of my favorite looks are in my displayed palette (some, but not all, are photos of me) -
build your beauty palette and have fun my luvs!
