Mary Story · Reviewed by Arshia Moorjani · Published 2026-03-30
Based on a review by Arshia Moorjani (accessed 2026-03-30).
Based on this review alone: buy it if you care about versatile, can be blotted for less intense looks — just accept no specific cons were identified by the reviewer in the video.
The reviewer absolutely loves and highly recommends all the featured products, emphasizing their amazing performance and suitability for brown skin. She considers them 'must-haves' and encourages viewers to purchase them, stating they will 'love it'.
This video features a beauty influencer reviewing a range of her current favorite makeup and fragrance products, specifically highlighting their suitability for brown skin tones. She covers lip products from her own brand, various complexion products including foundations, concealers, and setting powders, and additional lip items and a perfume from other brands.
Mary Story Lip Duos are highly recommended for their versatility and flattering shades, especially for brown skin tones, offering effortless application and customizable intensity. The Royal Berry and Dreamy Henna duo can be blotted down for less intensity, while the Har Rose duo provides a perfect pink lipstick for brown skin, which the reviewer highlights as difficult to find. The formula blends easily and avoids being overly pigmented, preventing a ruined makeup look. If you are looking for a cohesive, easy-to-use lip product that works well across different skin tones and allows for varied intensity, these duos are worth considering. If you prefer single lip products without coordinated liners, you might look elsewhere.
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The Royal Berry and Dreamy Henna lip duo is described as the perfect berry lipstick with a dark brown lip liner, stunning, and the most versatile lip kit that will work on all skin tones.
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The Har Rose lip duo is acclaimed as the perfect pink lipstick specifically for brown skin, with the reviewer stating 'You heard it here first. You will love this.'
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The Rosewood Glow and Everyday Chai lip liner is highlighted as the reviewer's personal favorite among the Mary Story lip duos.
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The Bobbi Brown Skin Corrector Stick in Dark Bisque is praised for simplifying color correction, being easy to use without lengthy blending, and providing amazing coverage even when worn alone. The reviewer claims it's the best color corrector she's tried.
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The NYX Make 'Em Wonder Soft Matte Buildable Foundation is shown on the reviewer's face, demonstrating full coverage that still looks like skin, an amazing color match, and a non-cakey or heavy feel. She describes it as a luxurious formula priced under $20.
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The Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in shade 5.95 is praised for its amazing color match and for creating a healthy, dewy, glowy skin look, making it the reviewer's daily go-to for a luminous finish.
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The bareMinerals Luminous Hydrating Skin Tint Stick in Spice 08 is recommended for creating a 'no makeup makeup look' and for making skin glow, appear dewy, luminous, and natural. It can also be blended with a finger.
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The Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Crease-Proof Long-Wear Blur Concealer is demonstrated under the reviewer's eyes, showing that it is lightweight yet full coverage, making her under-eye area pop, bright, and beautiful.
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The Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur (with the light pink cap) is described as a 'blur, a filter' that sets makeup beautifully to last all day, feels lightweight, and makes you look airbrushed, like a doll face.
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The bareMinerals Gen Nude Duo in One Cheek and Lip Stick in Berry Me in Marlo is highlighted for its easy, seamless blending on the skin using either a brush or fingers. The reviewer notes it's pigmented enough without being overly pigmented like some blushes.
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The Salt and Stone Saffron and Cedar perfume is praised for smelling amazing and being a luxurious scent available for under $50, making it a highly recommended purchase.
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The Clarins Lip Perfector is described as a beautiful lip balm with significant color payoff, performing beautifully on brown skin, and being very hydrating on the lips.
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The L'Oreal Paris Blur Filler Blurring Lip Contour, used in a warm brown and light pink shade combo, creates a stunning pink lip combo on the reviewer's brown skin, even though she initially thought the pink would be too light.
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The L'Oreal Lipstick in Worth It Medium is described as a beautiful skin tone shade, easy to wear with buildable full pigment, and offering stunning color payoff. The reviewer also admires its luxurious packaging.
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The Maybelline lipstick in Maybe It's Soft is recommended as a good nude pink color for the reviewer's skin tone, noting it is easy, wearable, and very comfortable on the lips.
The reviewer states that the Bobbi Brown Skin Corrector Stick in Dark Bisque simplifies life as it's not hard to use and doesn't require extensive blending. It quickly color corrects without an intense red or orange tint, evening out the skin. She also mentions it provides amazing coverage even when worn alone and considers it the best color corrector she has ever tried.
The NYX Make 'Em Wonder Soft Matte Buildable Foundation offers full coverage while still allowing the skin to look natural, not cakey or heavy. The reviewer shows it on her face, highlighting an amazing color match across her face, neck, and arms. She describes its formula as luxurious despite being priced under $20.
The bareMinerals Luminous Hydrating Skin Tint Stick in Spice 08 is ideal for creating a 'no makeup makeup look'. The reviewer loves how it makes her skin glow, appearing dewy, luminous, and stunningly natural. Its stick format also makes it convenient for on-the-go application, and it can be blended with just a finger.
The reviewer confirms that the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Crease-Proof Long-Wear Blur Concealer is indeed lightweight but full coverage. She applies it under her eyes, noting that it makes her entire eyes pop and her under-eye area bright and beautiful, all while feeling very lightweight.
The Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Ultra Blur (specifically the one with the light pink cap) is described as literally being a 'blur' and a 'filter'. The reviewer claims it makes you look airbrushed, almost like a doll face, while setting makeup beautifully to last all day and feeling lightweight.
The bareMinerals Gen Nude Duo in One Cheek and Lip Stick in Berry Me in Marlo blends out easily and seamlessly on the skin, whether using a brush or fingers. The reviewer highlights that it's 'not too pigmented, but it's pigmented enough,' avoiding the issue of overly pigmented blushes that are hard to blend, delivering a beautiful gel-type formula that gives perfect color.
The reviewer highly recommends the Salt and Stone Saffron and Cedar perfume, stating it smells amazing and is 'such a luxurious scent for under $50.' She confidently asserts that buyers will 'love' it.
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In this informal video, beauty influencer Arshia Moorjani shares her top beauty product recommendations, focusing on those that work well for brown skin. She showcases lip duos from her newly launched brand, Mary Story, alongside highly-praised complexion products like the Bobbi Brown Skin Corrector Stick, NYX and Armani foundations, and Charlotte Tilbury concealer. The review also covers a bareMinerals skin tint stick, Laura Mercier setting powder, a bareMinerals cheek and lip stick, Salt and Stone perfume, and several other favorite lip products from Clarins, L'Oreal, and Maybelline. She emphasizes the luxurious feel, color match, and comfort of these 'brown girl friendly' favorites.
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