Danessa Myricks: a self-made makeup artist
Before makeup, Danessa Myricks worked in healthcare and then in beauty trade publishing. She came to makeup artistry without formal training, teaching herself techniques and formulation. After years of working for magazines and consulting for other cosmetics companies, she decided to focus on her own brand, starting from a specific problem: highlighters that turn gray on dark skin. The brand's debut was in fact a range of powder highlighters made for deep skin tones. Versatility is still at the heart of the brand, with products that work on several areas of the face. Alongside the line, the founder also runs DMB University, an online school of tutorials.
The lines we carry
Colorfix: the stick for eyes, cheeks and lips
Colorfix is the line the founder describes as the product she had always wanted as a makeup artist: one color for eyes, cheeks and lips. We carry the Colorfix Stix Duo, a stick with pearlescent pigments and a magnetic system for pairing two shades. On the eyes it works as a base, alone or blended with other colors; tapped onto the cheekbones it acts as a highlighter, and it can be worn on the lips too.
Yummy Skin: the blurring base
Yummy Skin is the complexion family. At its center is the Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder, which you pick up like a balm and which sets like a powder, with a natural matte finish. The same texture is used for Flushed blush, for cheeks and lips, and for the Lowlighter shades, tinted highlighters for the points of the face you want to bring forward. The line also includes the Yummy Skin Serum Tint, a skin tint with sodium hyaluronate and vegan collagen peptides that evens out redness and minor discoloration, and the Liquid Blurring Balm Setting Spray. The latter is a setting spray with Upsalite® that can be applied like a powder, with a puff, sponge or brush, for a blurred, mattifying and smoothing effect without drying the skin.
Sculpt, highlight, set
To sculpt the face there is the Balm Contour, an easy-to-blend, buildable cream contour that gives the cheekbones a sculpted, lifted look. The Dew Wet Balm is a translucent balm highlighter with jojoba oil and a fresh, natural glow. The Groundwork Palette is a talc-free palette that pairs the Velvet Pomades, for defining eyes, brows and lips, with the Shape N' Fix Powders that set them. Finally, the Evolution Powder is a micro-fine, translucent powder the brand developed for TV, film and flash photography, used both as a finishing powder and as a setting powder.
How to choose
By finish
If you want a matte, blurred complexion, start with the balm-to-powder family: the Blurring Balm Powder for the base, Flushed for color with a natural matte finish, and the Liquid Blurring Balm Setting Spray to mattify where needed. For a glowy effect, there is the Dew Wet Balm, with its fresh, natural finish, along with the Lowlighter shades, which highlight with color, and the Colorfix Stix Duo with its pearlescent pigments.
By texture
If you prefer working with your fingers, there are cream and balm formulas such as the Balm Contour, the Dew Wet Balm, the Velvet Pomades in the Groundwork Palette and the Colorfix stick. For powder lovers, there is the micro-fine, translucent Evolution Powder, plus the Shape N' Fix Powders that set the pomades.
By area of the face
With Colorfix, one product covers eyes, cheeks and lips, and Flushed works on cheeks and lips. The Groundwork Palette takes care of eyes, brows, face and lips all at once. And for an even complexion with skincare ingredients, there is the Serum Tint.
Sets and travel sizes
To try the Yummy Skin texture without committing to a single product, there are gift sets. The Yummy Skin Blurring Buddies set pairs the Blurring Balm Powder in Universal with Flushed in It Girl, a cool pink. The Flushed Essentials Blush & Lip Kit brings together minis of four Flushed shades and the Balm Powder Radiant. In travel size there is the Yummy to Go Kit, with the Main Squeeze illuminating serum, a hydrating primer with kiwi, dragon fruit, fig and pomegranate extracts, and the Universal illuminating powder.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Danessa Myricks?
Danessa Myricks is a self-taught American makeup artist and the founder of Danessa Myricks Beauty. Before turning to makeup, she worked in healthcare and then in beauty publishing. She taught herself techniques and formulation, worked for magazines and today also teaches through her online platform, DMB University.
How do you use Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder?
Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder picks up like a balm and turns into powder once applied, with a natural matte finish. Tap it on with your fingers or a brush. The brand recommends it for all skin types: thanks to Upsalite, it adapts oil absorption to what your skin needs and blurs pores and fine lines.
What is Upsalite in Yummy Skin products?
Upsalite is an ingredient of Swedish origin that Danessa Myricks Beauty adds to its Yummy Skin formulas to absorb oil and sweat. The brand uses it to blur pores and fine lines, and you will find it in the Blurring Balm Powder, Flushed blush and the Liquid Blurring Balm Setting Spray.
What is the difference between Blurring Balm Powder and Flushed?
Blurring Balm Powder is the mattifying, blurring base that evens out the complexion, in shades close to the skin. Flushed has the same balm-to-powder texture, but it is a colored blush for cheeks and lips. The family also includes the Lowlighter shades, with illuminating tones for the high points of the face.
Which Danessa Myricks highlighter should I choose?
For a fresh, natural glow, there is the Dew Wet Balm, a translucent balm with jojoba oil and hydrating ingredients. The Yummy Skin Lowlighter shades are tinted highlighters with the balm-to-powder texture. The Colorfix Stix Duo, tapped onto the cheekbones, also gives a radiant, sparkling effect.
What is the Groundwork Palette used for?
The Groundwork Palette is for defining and sculpting eyes, brows, face and lips with a single talc-free palette. Start with the creamy Velvet Pomades to draw and fill in, then set with the Shape N' Fix Powders, which absorb oil. Apply with a brush or your fingers.
What is Danessa Myricks Balm Contour?
Balm Contour is a cream contour, highly blendable and buildable, that the brand offers to give the cheekbones a natural, sculpted and lifted look. It is one of the brand's cream formulas, along with the Dew Wet Balm, its cream highlighter. It is easy to work with and builds up in layers, so you control how intense the shadow is.
Does Danessa Myricks Beauty have sets to try the products?
Yes, Danessa Myricks Beauty offers gift sets and minis. The Yummy Skin Blurring Buddies set pairs Blurring Balm Powder and Flushed; the Flushed Essentials Blush & Lip Kit contains five Yummy Skin minis. The Yummy to Go Kit holds the Main Squeeze illuminating serum and the Universal powder in travel size.
What is the difference between Evolution Powder and Liquid Blurring Balm Setting Spray?
Evolution Powder is a micro-fine, translucent powder developed for 8K video, film and flash photography, used as a finishing powder and as a setting powder. The Liquid Blurring Balm Setting Spray, on the other hand, is a setting spray with Upsalite® that can also be applied with a puff or sponge, for a blurred, mattifying effect without drying.
