Dimma reviews foundations, sunscreens, and retinoids with Black skin firmly at the centre, drawing on her own routines and tutorials to show what actually works for women across Africa and the diaspora. Her weekly uploads blend practical product walkthroughs with everyday lifestyle content, so the skincare and makeup advice sits inside a broader picture of how real routines are built.
The products Dimma Umeh has crowned best in their category, and brings up again and again.
When the other experts mostly agree on a product, Dimma Umeh sides with them 78% of the time. Here are three of her picks the other experts back too.
Dimma Umeh has reviewed 91 products. Of the ones she gives a clear yes or no to,she approves 95%. The products she rates highest and brings up most are Dazzle Dry Nail Polish System, La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser and Dr. Dennis Gross Retinol Serum with Ferulic Acid.
She has reviewed 13 cleansers and approved 11 of them. The ones she rates highest are La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser, Bioderma Sebium H2O Micellar Water and Clinique Take the Day Off Charcoal Cleansing Balm.
She has reviewed 11 eye makeup and approved 10 of them. The ones she rates highest are Huda Beauty Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette, Sweet Beauty Cloud Black Mascara and Huda Beauty Pretty Grunge Eyeshadow Palette.
She has reviewed 8 body and tanning products and approved 7 of them. The ones she rates highest are Irish Spring Bar Soap, Vaseline Intensive Care Cocoa Radiant Body Oil and Simple Refreshing Shower Gel.
She has reviewed 8 powders and setting sprays and approved 7 of them. The ones she rates highest are Huda Beauty Easy Bake Setting Spray, Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Baking and Setting Powder and Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray.
She has skipped 4 of the 91 products she has reviewed. The ones she is clearest about are Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder, Anua Heartleaf Plus Vitamin E Pore Control Cleansing Oil, CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide and Huda Beauty Faux Filter Shiny Non-Sticky Lip Gloss.
Products where her take diverges from the rest of the gurus.
All 91 products Dimma Umeh has reviewed, grouped by product type. Click a product to see the full guru consensus.
Dimma Umeh is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, The Guru Index. Every quote on this page comes from her public YouTube videos, linked at the timestamp. Verdicts and approval stats are our editorial read of what she said. "Guru" is a title we award, not a sign of any affiliation.