From Cynthia's Vogue Beauty Secrets all-browns look — the same monochromatic palette she used as Holly Gibney in The Outsider. Includes Black Girl Sunscreen and Urban Skin RX — brands explicitly formulated for darker skin tones. Items used without naming a brand are listed at the bottom.
Extensive skincare (12 steps)
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Sanitas
Lemon Cream
Scrub
Lemon Cream
Scrub
Sanitas Skincare
Lemon Cream Scrub
Exfoliating cream · Pudding texture · $50
Cynthia Erivo
"This one's by Sanitas. It's a lemon cream scrub. So it's kinda like a pudding for your face."
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Bioderma
Sensibio
H2O
Sensibio
H2O
Bioderma
Sensibio H2O Micellar Water
Cleansing toner · Sensitive skin · 500ml · $23
Cynthia Erivo
"This is Bioderma, it's like an old school toner that a lot of people use… you don't need very much."
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Shiseido
Cotton
Pads
Cotton
Pads
Shiseido
Cotton Pads (Facial)
Premium cotton pads · $15
Cynthia Erivo
"These also are the only cotton pads I use. They're Shiseido, they're the best. It's like putting silk on your skin."
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Talika
Bio Enzymes
Mask
Bio Enzymes
Mask
Talika
Bio Enzymes Anti-Aging Mask
Sheet mask · Anti-aging · $25
Cynthia Erivo
"I'm opening up her skin mask now by Talika, it's anti-aging."
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NuFACE
Microcurrent
Device
Microcurrent
Device
NuFACE
Microcurrent Facial Device
Cynthia Erivo
"This is the new face. It's like a micro-current. It comes with like a hydrating serum."
Editorial note · Pronunciation
Cynthia says "new face" which we interpret as NuFACE — the leading microcurrent home-device brand. Phonetic match.
Editorial inference from audio.
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Urban Skin Rx
Vitamin C
Serum
Vitamin C
Serum
Urban Skin Rx
Vitamin C Serum
Vitamin C · Made for darker skin tones · $35
Cynthia Erivo
"This is a vitamin C, Urban Skin RX, really, really amazing, specifically made for darker skin tones like mine."
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Drunk Elephant
B-Hydra
Serum
B-Hydra
Serum
Drunk Elephant
B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum
Hyaluronic acid serum · 50ml · $50
Cynthia Erivo
"The last thing, B-Hydra by Drunk Elephant goes a long, long way."
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NourishMax
Eye
Cream
Eye
Cream
NourishMax
Eye Cream
Anti-aging eye cream · $50
Cynthia Erivo
"Nourish Max, which I really, really like. This is just eye cream."
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Yon-Ka
Force De Vie
Moisturizer
Force De Vie
Moisturizer
Yon-Ka
Force De Vie Moisturizer
Oxygen cream · Yon-Ka Paris · 50ml · $85
Cynthia Erivo
"This is my moisturizer, Force De Vie. It's like an oxygen cream."
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Black Girl
Sunscreen
SPF 30
Sunscreen
SPF 30
Black Girl Sunscreen
Daily SPF 30
Sunscreen · No white cast · Made for Black skin · 88ml · $19
Cynthia Erivo
"This one is Black Girl Sunscreen, and it's really very much made for Black girls like me."
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SK-II
Pitera
Essence
Pitera
Essence
SK-II
Facial Treatment Essence (Pitera)
Essence · Pitera fermentation · 75ml · $99
Cynthia Erivo
"That's SK II - Pitera Essence. And you just tap it in."
All-browns makeup
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Dior
Forever Skin
Glow
Forever Skin
Glow
Dior
Forever Skin Glow Foundation
Cynthia Erivo
"I start with my foundation, which is Dior. And I mix them because I have a weird sort of undertone, which is like a gold orange, yellow thing."
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NARS
Concealer
Concealer
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Fenty Beauty
Sun Stalk'r
Caramel Cutie
Sun Stalk'r
Caramel Cutie
Fenty Beauty
Sun Stalk'r Instant Warmth Bronzer in Caramel Cutie
Cynthia Erivo
"Fenty Beauty, it's like a bronzer, but it's an everything. And so I use it for my eyes and for my cheeks."
YouTube Shopping tag verification
YouTube Shopping product tag identifies the SKU as Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r Instant Warmth Bronzer in Caramel Cutie.
Vogue YouTube Shopping tag.
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Dior
Diorshow Mascara
Volumizing mascara · 10ml · $32
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MAC
Lustreglass
Lady Be Good
Lustreglass
Lady Be Good
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Glossier
Lip Gloss (Clear)
Clear lip gloss · 14ml · $18
Cynthia Erivo
"Glossier has a really cool one. It's just there and it's clear, nothing in it."
Other items Cynthia used in this video
Items used without naming a brand or specific SKU:
- Cleanser (brand not stated) — ~0:20
- Finishing powder (brand not stated, used between concealer and contour) — ~7:21
- Lip liner used as eyeliner — "chestnut" pencil, brand not stated — ~9:33
- Contour stick (brand not stated) — ~10:57
- Highlighter palette (brand not stated, well-used) — ~11:30
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