Slay the Latina Makeup Look à la Maris Racal

Raring for your “sobrang Latina, sobrang monyeka” beauty moment? The Latina makeup look – a long-standing favorite for its sultry glam – has once again taken center stage, with TikTokers, beauty influencers, and celebs showing off their fiercest versions of the look. A fan favorite? Maris Racal and her femme fatale-meets-baby girl version, spotlighting how Pinay features can wear and own the “sobrang Latina” beauty look.

Now, it’s your time to shine. Give yourself a sexy, sultry glow-up with this step-by-step guide:

Move over, dalagang Pilipina. It’s time to make way for a glam revival that never really left: Latina makeup. Think: red carpet-ready glowing skin, defined brows and piercing eyes, ultra-sharp cheekbones and a killer jawline, and dangerously sexy, juicy lips. 

Like Maris, you can tweak the Latina look to suit your unique facial features and make it your own. Ready to transform into a badass beauty? Consider this guide your Latina glam manual.

Clean and well-hydrated skin is key to a seamless base. Start with POND'S Bright Miracle Ultimate Clarity Facial Foam to cleanse and brighten your skin. It contains niasorcinol, a breakthrough ingredient from the POND’S Skin Institute that combines niacinamide and ethyl resorcinol to help target dark spots and pigmentation for brighter skin.

Next, apply a hydrating serum and follow with POND'S Bright Miracle Day Cream, which has SPF 30 PA+++ sun protection and deep repair technology for a radiance boost. Lastly, don’t forget to slather on your go-to sunscreen.

You’ll need a primer to smooth your skin and keep your makeup intact. Apply it all over your face, then let it set. Next, dab on a full-coverage foundation for that plakado finish. Use a beauty blender to spread it out then lock in that base by gently patting your skin with a buffing brush.

First, blur out the unevenness, dark spots, and hyperpigmentation for a smooth and streak-free base. Color-correct and conceal where needed, such as under the eyes, along laugh lines, or on acne marks. Set and lightly pat the areas with a tapered concealer brush to prevent creasing.

Next, add definition by contouring the areas where shadows naturally fall on your face, like your forehead, the sides of your nose, and your jawline. Then, add bronzer for maximum impact. Apply it where your face usually tans, such as your forehead and temples, along your hairline, nose bridge, cheekbones, and chin.

A blush in a color that best complements your skin tone keeps the look youthful. Dab blush on the apples of your cheeks and blend it out evenly for a soft blur. Then, draw attention to the high points of your face with a highlighter above your cheekbones, your brow bones, the tip of your nose, and your cupid’s bow.

Finally, apply translucent setting powder and spritz on setting spray to help extend the wear of your makeup.

Play up the drama with sultry and smoldering eye makeup. Draw your brows with an eyebrow gel pen or pencil. Then, brush the strands upwards with a laminating brow mascara.

Next, use earthy tones on your eyelids to complement your warm, glowing skin. Apply a dark gray, moss green, or cappuccino on the outer corner of your lids. Then, use a lighter shade of the same color for the inner corners and blend well. A tried-and-true tip? Dab shimmer on the corners of your eyes for extra sparkle.

Then, create a bold, sharp, and winged liner to add definition to your eyes. Curl your lashes, then apply an elongating mascara or use falsies to achieve a made-for-Hollywood look.

Start by defining your lips with a lip liner that's slightly darker than the color of your puckers. Emphasize your cupid's bow. Then, fill in with a matte, warm-colored lipstick in natural shades of brown, pink, or peach. Swipe on shimmer or a gloss for a juicy pout.

What’s the best hairstyle to suit your look? Try tight curls similar to Maris’s in Incognito, or popstar diva waves to channel some Big Hair Energy.

Now, all that’s left to do is put on a just-as-savage outfit to suit your Latina makeup look. Commit to the bit, admire yourself in the mirror, and revel in just how glowing you are. Unreal. Sobrang Latina. Snap a Gen Z selfie, remind yourself that you’re a slayer, and you’re good to go.