
Happy New Year 2025!! As we start the new year, what are your goals? Who do you want to become? I have begun the journey of BECOMING HER in every category of my life, and I know this is everywhere. Especially at the start of the year, we all say we will be the best version of ourselves and then fall off one week in, but this year, I decided to be more intentional and really invest in becoming her. Follow my journey on Instagram here.
In my journey of becoming HER, I decided to invest in clean girl makeup and put a little bit of effort into how I show up. It is funny how the makeup industry is shifting from full face makeup, dolled up, catfish look to a more natural radiant makeup look that highlights the beauty of the skin. In today’s blog I am going to share with you 5 makeup products you need in your kit to create a clean minimal makeup look without really breaking the bank also it might be among the products you already have.
The key to create a clean makeup look is to do less on your face and here are some of the products you need to create this masterpiece:
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1. GOOD SKINCARE ROUTINE
This is the first and very must step if you want to create an impeccable clean makeup look since it doesn’t require you to wear a lot of makeup instead highlighting your face features so it is key to invest in good skincare. Don’t get me wrong there is no such thing as perfect skin, sometimes you break here and there but there is an option of mastering your skin and investing in products that can help you achieve your skin goals. So invest in skincare especially sunscreen to protect your skin of UV rays throughout the day.
Read about my skincare journey here: honest-review-on-the-skincare-products-i-have-been-using.
2. CONCEALER

To create a clean makeup look you need a concealer as the base you don’t need foundation for this look even when you do you just apply a little bit. A concealer is going to help you correct skin discoloration and have an even skin tone and it is suggested to apply it on your blemishes, under your eyes, and around the mouth if you have discoloration. A good concealer is A must-have in your clean makeup look routine. Read more about concealers and how to use them here.
The best concealers I can recommend are:
Her Majesty Concealer: I have used their concealer for a while and it is really good at brightening your under eyes, you can check on their website and store for a trial and see if it is a product you can go for. Cost only 12000 rwf.
An affordable option is the LA Pro Girl concealer which ranges between 2k and 5k depending on where you got it and it does really the job depending on what you want to achieve. shop it here.
3. BLUSH

A clean makeup look is not complete until you use a blush, I love me some blush it’s been years since I wore blush but this is something I would highly suggest you invest in, not only it brings life to your face but also makes you look younger and fresh.
Recommended brands:
Her Majesty: I wore this once and I loved the texture and would recommend if you want to give it a try first.
MAC cosmetic: My first blush was a MAC cream Blush and it made me fall in love with using a blush, you can buy it here.
RHODE: Never used it but I have been seeing great reviews online and this is a brand I would love to try in the future, if you love creamy pigmented blushes check them out.
4. LIP GLOSS AND LIP TREATMENT
Another key component in a clean makeup look is a good lip gloss, you can either go for a lip oil or a thicker lip gloss whatever that makes your lips stand out go for it. Personally I love me some good lip gloss than lipstick so it is a WIN for me.
You don’t have to break the bank for this, there are many amazing lipglosses out there ranging from 1k to 20k.
5. MINIMAL EYE SHADOW

Lastly, the eyes can’t be left out when it comes to a clean makeup look, for this case the less is more you only need nude colors, some shades of pink and that is it. Her majesty has a cute and minimal palette for only 15k which has few and minimal colors and I would highly suggest it.
Those are basically the products you need for a minimal clean makeup look, if you want a detailed tutorial let me know and I will shoot a Youtube video. See you in the next blog.xoxo