the beat: Mamalarky

Welcome to The Beat, a TGE feature where our fave artists/bands/people give us tips on makeup! The most feature to ever me! Today we welcome Livvy and Noor of Mamalarky

LIVVY:

I'm deeply obsessed with Fresh Rose Face Mask and their Soy Cleanser. Me and Noor always have at least one of those on tour. The Rose Mask is really hydrating which is ideal when you're touring and changing climates constantly. The Soy Cleanser is somehow gentle yet thorough.

I also use the Kiehl's Avocado Creamy Eye Treatment, which I've had for a year and a half, which is way more than the 6-month shelf life but it's fine. It really helps with exhausted eyes, which is pretty much the biggest downside of overworking myself constantly.

Supergoop is amazing. My meme lord friend Courtney Perkins AKA @Not All Geminis worked with them and gave me a bunch of samples; life changing. I use their Unseen Sunscreen and Body Butter with Sea Buckthorn. I also love a good SPF chapstick, Kiehl's Butterstick Lip has lasted me over a year of obsessive daily use which is dope. Must haves for such a pasty person. 

I usually wear my hair in braids because it's long. When I let it down, I like to use Ouai Wave Spray, which Noor introduced me to. We use a lot of the same shit. I like putting coconut oil in my hair every now and then when it's getting frayed, but I've heard Almond or Jojoba Oil might be better for my hair type so maybe I'll try that in the future?

If I'm doing makeup, I slap on some Bare Minerals Primer and Urban Decay eye shadow in the shade 'Virgin,' which for the record is an incredibly creepy weird name! That paired with some Burts Bees Lip Shimmer in Fig and I've got a look that's just chef’s kiss.

Internally I avoid all animal products which helps my acne and my lil heart too.

NOOR:

I pretty much switch off between using Fresh’s Soy Face Cleanser (which is really good for taking off makeup) and burdock root soap. Both are pretty gentle cleansers, but they really get all the LA smog dust doodoo residue off. After that I use a crystal cleansing water by Girl Undiscovered which sounds super wack, but it smells really good and it holds moisture in. When I don’t have it or I can’t bring it on a plane, I use hyaluronic acid. Then I top it off with good ‘ol Trader Joe’s brand face moisturizer which is surprisingly good and extremely cheap. I used to use the Glossier Priming Moisturizer but I honestly like the TJ’s stuff better. 

Livvy and I discovered the Fresh Rose mask together (I use a lot of Fresh stuff, it’s poppin’) and I love that one and all the Peter Thomas Roth face masks. The regular size ones are pretty pricey, but you can get a sampler for pretty cheap from Sephora. I also love a good Korean sheer mask. They have fun ones like Snail Goo which keeps things exciting.

Makeup-wise I like to keep to keep it simple. If I really need to go off I have a Sephora brand concealer, and then I use Glossier’s Stretch Concealer, Haloscope, and a bit of mascara (I’m sorry, I be basic, I’m not ashamed). I like to either use orange eyeliner, because it matches my bass, or an eyeshadow that looks like my eyelids but better. And then for a blush effect, I dab some of my tinted lip balm on my cheeks. I just got a LaNeige glossy lip balm that basically is lip gloss without feeling super sticky and it comes in some really nice scents.

Aaaaand it’s as simple as that, folks!