Beauty Debate: Glowy Makeup vs. Matte Makeup — What Squad Are You lot On?

December 01, 2020

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When I say my makeup goals are to look like a glazed donut, I'm only partially kidding. I dear makeup products that brand my complexion await dewy and radiant. But while I'yard personally not into a matte makeup finish, every time I see my colleague Jillian rocking a matte complexion with a assuming ruby matte lip, I take to admit, I'm completely enamored. Here, nosotros're debating the pros and cons of our go-to makeup styles. Which team are you on — glowy or matte?

The Case for Glowy Makeup

First, I recollect it's important to define the type of glow that I love. Information technology's not a sparkly, glitter glow, it'south more of a softer sheen. I strive to look like I'grand glowing from inside and exude a natural radiance that makes my peel look healthy, plump and smooth. I think my honey for this kind of finish stems from my minimalistic makeup preferences and combination-oily skin blazon. When it comes to achieving a matte finish for me, it normally requires a full-coverage foundation and lots of setting powder and quite honestly, I'm as low maintenance equally they come up. With a couple of cream products, (some of my favorites are the Maybelline New York Cheek Heat and the Live Tinted HUEGLOW in Dawn) I'm able to reach that soft glow I'm looking for and I don't have to worry virtually the inevitable oily t-zone that hits at 12PM considering it only gives me more of a subtle dewy look.

The Case for Matte Makeup

Mind, I'chiliad all for glow, but when it comes to my personal makeup routine, there'due south definitely a specific time and place for information technology, and that's not in my daily lineup. My everyday wait pretty much always consists of a bold lip and a defined brow, and so I've found that if I pair that with a glowy complexion, it's all besides much. Couple that with my preference for full-coverage foundation to encompass my rosacea, and a matte end is the way to go. Maybelline New York Fit Me! Matte + Poreless Foundation is my go-to for my base because it gives me a smooth, airbrushed end and completely conceals any redness or blemishes I might be dealing with, while all the same beingness lightweight enough to balance out the boldness of the remainder of my await. I just oasis't been able to check all those boxes with a glowy finish — #sorrynotsorry.

Blueprint and Illustration: Hannah Packer

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