What Make Up For Dark Skin?

Dark skin, often of a combination to oily nature, has to deal with shine problems during the day, which gradually fades makeup. Moreover, it is often difficult to find the right shades of foundation, shadows, etc., that match your skin tone. All the tips for what make up for dark skin.

A base to prepare black skin for make-up

The foundation base is all the more essential for dark and mixed-race skins as they are often of a combination to oily nature: in fact, make-up quickly becomes shiny, even “oily” during the day, so you have to use suitable products. On the other hand, dark skin shows less signs of aging, which is rather fortunate.

The foundation primer prepares the skin for make-up and makes it last longer. The rendering is more intense and it limits shine.

Choosing the right foundation for dark to dark skin tones

Fluid textures with a matte finish are preferable to powder textures. Depending on the needs of the skin, you can choose more or less coverage and therefore a more or less thick texture.

The color of the foundation for dark skin should not be too light or too dark, at the risk of weighing down the complexion. It is advisable to carry out a test on a part of the face and to look at the difference with the natural complexion in the light to find the ideal shade.

Once the complexion has been made up, dark circles and small imperfections can be concealed with a good concealer.

Then a mattifying powder will allow the make-up to last longer and obtain a nice velvety finish.

A pinkish-orange powder blush will enhance a matte complexion and give a natural healthy glow.

For dark skin, it is advisable to avoid colors that are too bland and too light, such as pinkish beige, or sun powder, which tends to dull the complexion.

An intense and iridescent look for dark skin

Dark skins are lucky enough to be able to pull off all the colors for make-up. For a natural and luminous effect, it is advisable to use iridescent shadows such as bronze or gold. The skin tends to absorb makeup, it is best to use ultra-pigmented colors with a powder texture.

For the eyelashes, dark skins often have pretty curved eyelashes but they lack volume and length, “all-in-one” mascaras will intensify the look and give it more depth.

Colorful lips

To highlight the lips, you can dare to use bright colors, which flatter dark skin. A bright red, a coral, a fuchsia pink, and why not try the layering technique… All colors are allowed provided you apply them well. A first line of lip pencil will define and perfect the contours of the mouth before applying the lipstick. To accentuate a luscious mouth, the pencil can be applied to the outside of the lip. To reduce the volume of the lips you can, on the contrary, make a line of pencil inside the mouth.

Here is a thorough tutorial for a simple dark skin make up look:

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I hope you enjoyed these tips and techniques to finesse dark skin make up and found them useful. Comment down below what you think, do you agree, or share with us your own tips and tricks.

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