Tyla, the South African star’s Vogue Beauty Secrets appearance offers a personal look at the products and preferences behind her everyday glam.

Before the concealer and lip liner, Tyla makes time to set the mood.

In her April 2024 appearance on Vogue’s Beauty Secrets, directed by Gabrielle Reich, the South African singer introduces a getting-ready ritual that combines wellness, skin care and makeup. A candle, a singing bowl and prayer precede a routine that feels refreshingly personal.

So does the blemish she acknowledges early in the video. Removing a small pimple patch, Tyla calls the spot her “little friend” and attributes its arrival to that time of the month. It is an ordinary skin moment in a celebrity beauty presentation—and an approachable place to begin.

Rich Skin Prep Sets the Foundation

Tyla’s preparation includes Youth to the People’s Superfood Cleanser, Caudalie Beauty Elixir and Weleda Skin Food.

The product selection reveals a clear preference for substantial moisture. She explains that thin lotions can leave her feeling dry, making the richer texture of her moisturizer an important part of the experience.

That detail gives viewers something more useful than a shopping list: an understanding of why she chooses a particular consistency.

Black Girl Sunscreen’s Moisturizing Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 also appears in her preparation. Tyla highlights its finish without a white cast, making sunscreen part of the conversation about how skin care sits beneath makeup.

Full Brows, on Her Own Terms

One of the video’s most memorable moments involves Tyla shaping her eyebrows with a razor blade.

She explains that previous experiences left her brows thinner than she wanted, prompting her to take control of their shape. Her preference is clear: fuller brows suit the look she wants to create.

The scene is a personal grooming disclosure, rather than a technique to copy. Tyla herself cautions viewers against trying it at home.

Beyond the tool, the revealing detail is her determination to preserve a feature she likes. Her beauty routine is guided by familiarity with her own face.

Prestige Makeup Meets Everyday Staples

Tyla also discusses doing her own makeup because regularly hiring a makeup artist is expensive.

Her kit reflects a mix of price points and categories. Pat McGrath Labs Sublime Perfection Concealer and Too Faced Born This Way Multi-Use Sculpting Concealer sit alongside staples such as Vaseline and L’Oréal Telescopic Mascara.

She mixes the concealers to customize her shade, demonstrating that the finished complexion depends on how she combines products as well as what she buys.

BLK/OPL Soft Velvet Finishing Color, Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Sun-Kissed Glow Bronzer and Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Divine Blush round out the complexion lineup. The combination brings powder, warmth and cheek color into a routine built on rich skin preparation.

A Beauty Look With Personality

The finishing products include MAC lip liner, Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask and Mielle Organics Rosemary Mint Strengthening Edge Gel.

Music is part of the ritual, too. In the video, Tyla talks about repeatedly listening to her then-new self-titled album while getting ready, connecting her beauty routine with the creative chapter she was experiencing at the time.

What makes the appearance engaging is the reasoning between the steps: protecting her preferred brow shape, choosing a moisturizer that feels substantial and mixing makeup to suit her complexion.

The resulting beauty portrait is specific to Tyla—resourceful, playful and comfortable combining luxury products with familiar essentials.

Watch Tyla’s full Vogue Beauty Secrets routine below.