Sugar & Spells — The Pastel Fairy Halloween Edit

Baby Pink & Lilac for Brown Girls? Groundbreaking. 💅🏾

These aren’t just for the fair-skinned girlies—we make them hotter.

Let’s be real: pastel blushes and lip products get a bad rap in the brown skin beautyverse. Baby pink? Lilac? The fear of looking ashy is real—but here’s the truth: with the right undertone and formula, these soft girl shades can pop beautifully against melanin. And this summer? We’re reclaiming the romantic hues for ourselves.

Whether you’re glowing poolside or twirling in sundresses at sunset, here are the pink and purple picks that serve main character energy—from drugstore steals to luxury splurges. 💗💜

🩷 Baby Pink Blushes That Don’t Ghost Us

💸 Budget Baddies

• e.l.f. Halo Glow Beauty Wand in “Pink-Me-Up” – Like a filtered flush with Barbiecore vibes.
• Milani Baked Blush in “Dolce Pink” – She glimmers, she glows, she’s giving rose-gold princess.
• ColourPop Blush Stix in “Mini Me” – Creamy, dreamy, and doesn’t disappear on deeper tones.

💎 Luxe Lovers

• Dior Rosy Glow in “Pink” – The TikTok girlies were right. She does show up on melanin.
• Chanel Joues Contraste in “Rose Initial” – Expensive-looking flush with that Paris filter effect.
• Patrick Ta Duo in “Just Enough” – Layer the cream then powder for a glow that survives heatwaves.

💜 Lilac Blushes That Slay, Not Wash Out

💸 Budget Baddies

• NYX Buttermelt Blush in “All the Butta” – Electric Fuschia that somehow reads golden hour lilac on brown-skin.
• Morphe Huephoric Rush 3-in-1 Silk Blush in “Lavender” – Gives ethereal editorial, but make it wearable.
• Sephora Blush and Go in “On Cloud 9” – Barbiecore soft lilac

💎 Luxe Lovers

• Rare Beauty Liquid Blush in “Faith” – A berry-lilac hybrid that flatters brown undertones so well.
• Fenty Cheeks Suede Waterproof Powder in “Drama Cla$$” – A literal purple blush, and guess what? It works.

🩷 Baby Pink Lip Products for Pouty Princesses

💸 Budget Baddies

• Maybelline Lifter Gloss in “Petal” – Pink milkshake vibes with serious glow.
• NYX Butter Gloss in “Strawberry Cheesecake” – Sweet but not sticky—just kissable.
• Revlon Lipstick in “Primrose” – Pastel pink with cool-girl energy (works chef’s kiss with a brown liner).

💎 Luxe Lovers

• YSL Shine Lipstick in “Pink in Devotion” – Summer fling energy in a tube.
• Dior Lip Glow in “Pink 001” – That your lips but glossier magic, now brown-skin approved.
• Charlotte Tilbury Happikiss in “Crystal Happikiss” – Feels like a balm, looks like a dream.

💜 Lilac Lip Products That Don’t Play You

💸 Budget Baddies

• NYX Suede Lipstick in “Violet Smoke” – Soft goth meets fairycore, somehow works.
• Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in “042 Lilac Mist” – A kiss of orchid that reads summer cool girl.

💎 Luxe Lovers

• Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Oil Luminizing Lip Oil 'N Gloss in “Miss Jellyfish” – Milky lavender with shine for days.
• MAC Lipstick in “Up the Amp” – Lilac with attitude (don’t forget the liner).
• Pat McGrath BlitzTrance in “Cyber Orchid” – Shimmery, spellbinding, so editorial.

💋 Stay glossy, stay glowing, and never let anyone dull your pastel sparkle.

— @glow_with_bommai