Model, reality star, and Miss Universe finalist Vakoo Kauapirura is a true makeup connoisseur. With her experience in makeup artist chairs, on campaign sets, and creating content, she has mastered what makes makeup mesmerising and what makes it miss the mark. Today, Vakoo shares her industry secrets, including how to discover your true undertone, the most pigmented blushes that flatter everyone. Plus, a crucial conversation about representation in the beauty industry, and the brands and products that are setting new standards. LINKS TO EVERYTHING MENTIONED:  NYX Micro Brow Pencil Espresso $19.99 M·A·C Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid Foundation SPF15 $72 NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer $53 RARE BEAUTY Stay Vulnerable Melting Blush $43 Mco Beauty MIRACLE FLAWLESS SKIN FOUNDATION (As Contour) $35 M·A·C Cosmetics Lip Pencil $38 FENTY BEAUTY Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter $61 Anastasia Beverly Hills Micro-Stroking Detailing Brow Pen $41 Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade $35 FENTY BEAUTY Hella Thicc Volumizing Mascara $35 KISS Products So Wispy Lashes $24 Ardell Wispies Multipack $32.99 NYX Professional Makeup Make Up Setting Spray $18 Morphe Continuous Setting Mist $28 SUBSCRIBE:  Get $20 off for our birthday with code BEAUTYBIRTHDAY. Click here to get a yearly Mamamia subscription for just $49.  Subscribe to Mamamia Sign up for our free You Beauty weekly newsletter for our product recommendations, exclusive beauty news, reviews, articles, deals and much more! Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven-day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia  GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered? Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP. Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Lucy Neville Guest: Vakoo Kauapirura Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Producer: Lu Hill Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.