Glamsquad Magazine December 2022

BEAUTY
A Celebrity’s Gu
Sasha Bokamoso &
Kiana Murden
Hyperpigmen
Day-To-Nig
Growing up in Nigeria,
I had black soap for
my face and cocoa
butter all over my skin,”
says singer and songwriter Tiwa
Savage, who used to take a no-frills
approach to her skincare—but has
since changed her tune.
The Afrobeat star set out
to level up her routine during
quarantine. “I started researching
things and trying to get rid of my
pigmentation,” she explains. Since
then, the results have been nothing
short of glowing.
According to the singer, her
skincare regimen begins with a
foaming cleanser and toner before
a dash of eye cream (which she
applies day and night without fail)
and a veil of vitamin C serum.
Finally, she uses a layer of
sunscreen and a mist of hydrating
essence to round out her skin
regimen.
Over the last few years, Savage
has stopped using foundation
altogether, even while performing
at packed concerts or posing for
photoshoots. “This is something
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that Naomi Campbell told me: she
doesn’t use foundation, or hardly
uses foundation,” she explains. “[So]
I stopped using it. It takes a while for
you to get used to it, but that’s where
that inner confidence comes in.”
Savage, who moved from Nigeria
to London at age 11, recounts not
seeing girls with her complexion
represented in beauty at the time. “I
actually tried to bleach my skin, so I
was using these products to make you
lighter,” she admits.
But once her mom discovered
them, she encouraged Savage to
embrace and appreciate her natural
beauty. “Now, with the inclusion
of darker skin tones, it’s so much
easier and so much better,” says the
41-year-old.
As for her day-to-night makeup
routine, it all starts with perfecting her
brows. “Even if I have a makeup artist,
I still do my eyebrows myself,” she
says while defining her arches with
concealer. Then, she reaches for a
tinted spot treatment to combat postacne
scarring.
Savage picked up many makeup
tricks by studying pro makeup artist
techniques and often does her glam.
“Nobody else knows your face better
than you; if you invest the time in
skincare and makeup, I promise you—
it might seem overwhelming, [but]
you’ll get the hang of it.”
After concealing her under-eyes
and forehead and setting it in place
with loose powder, swirls of powder
add a touch of warmth to her
complexion. Savage isn’t keen on
covering all blemishes or dark spots on
her face. “I feel like there’s perfection
in imperfection,” she says of her
beauty philosophy.
Once she blends on blush and a
highlighter, it’s time for lips. “I always
admire it when I see women with red
lips,” she says.” It’s sexy, bold, and
confident. “I wanted to create a red
color that would make me feel like
that.”
Then, moving onto her hair, Savage
swoops her baby hairs with edge
control to accent her tightly-wound
braided updo.
An essential last step is spritzing
on a fragrance. “You always have to
finish off with perfumes,” says Savage
before spritzing on a trio of fragrances.
“I’m obsessed with how I smell.” And
with that, her “signature Savage look” is
complete.