Product of the week: Ryan Destiny X Mac – Essence Lip Kit

Finding the perfect neutral lip for deeper skin tones is a no brainer for a lot of black makeup lovers. Achieving the perfect combination of foundation, lip gloss and lipstick is an exciting but often exhausting process that I’ve struggled with for the higher part of eight years.

This is as a result of the general lack of shade range in the makeup sphere as a complete, but especially relating to lip products, the options are simply not there. I also grew up watching my mother use black eyeliner as a lip product, so suffice it to say, my approach was pretty skewed from the start. It has been quite a challenge to unlearn some of these beliefs that suggest certain makeup mixtures will not be suitable for deeper skin tones.

Enter: MAC Lip Kit by Ryan Destinymy personal Hail Mary from the gods of beauty from above.

You see, Destiny was a good looking girl for some time. Her rhythms at all times complement her skin tone and highlight her features in a way that I can only hope to recreate. Needless to say, if there’s anyone I’d take cues from relating to a fireplace lip combo, it’s her.

Naturally, when she announced the release of her MAC collaboration, I rushed to the nearest location to try it out for myself. Described as “perfect naked little finger” and paired with deeper skin tones, this collaboration is ideal for individuals who like muted pinks and muted browns.

Traditionally, blush-based lip kits can look chalky on deeper skin tones, leaving an unsightly, ashy look that nobody wants. And once we get the right nude lip, they often turn browner. (There is not any shade for brown nudes, but sometimes we wish to vary it).

However, this lip kit is wealthy in pigments that look beautiful on darker lips. As a nude lip enthusiast, I’ve turned many Ulta and Sephora stores the other way up trying to search out a nude lip that did not appear to be I put a preschooler’s chalk on my lips. This curated lip kit takes all the guesswork out of ensuring a wonderfully muted lip for dark-skinned makeup wearers like me.

Three-piece set, which costs $52 includes MAC Chestnut lip liner, false lipstick and nymphet lipstick. The limited Destiny collection is sold out, but the products are still available individually… so her perfect look can last!