Makeup For Dark Skin
Makeup is essential in women’s life. It is a must for every woman. The breed of women is of many types like short, tall, slim, fat, or extra slim. Skin color also varies like white, whitish, toned, or black. The variety list may go long but one thing is common and that is every woman needs makeup. So the question arises, do all the woman needs the same type of make or something else. While the application of makeup is concerned, it widely varies according to skin color and body type. So what type of make suits to given skin color is a definite requirement to know.
So come on black beauties and know how to do your makeup to be street smart and gorgeous. The secret of your black beauties lies in the selection of shades, so it is best advisable for you to know about the undertone found in dark skin. You also will need well-hydrated skin to apply some makeup. Here goes the to make your skin beautiful and healthy.
Any black object is a good absorber of light and radiation and hence the good reflector also. Since your skin is dark it will also behave in a similar manner, that’s why dark skin seems oily, even though it may not. Because of your skin color, you will need to avoid creamy foundations and choose from liquid foundations or water based foundations. You must choose the foundation, the shade of which is lighter than your skin tone. It would be better if you will find the foundation color closer to the color of your skin. Apply foundation and powder lightly, because dark skin reveals the layers of makeup more than any other type of skin, say fair skin, etc.
You should blend the foundation well. To do blending properly add a drop of water to the foundation. Do mixing and then apply. Check for the effect in the daytime. After applying the foundation, try on a little baby powder. This will give your skin the necessary luster. Do not use too much powder and always dust of the extra powder.
Choose the colors like coral, rose, deep orange for your blush. Peachy shades and browns are a complete no-no for you. If you have an extremely dark skin tone, a rose pink color will make your day, however for nights, choose shades of bronze, plum, and wine. To give luster to your skin tone, blend the blusher well over your cheekbones. A touch of golden color will make you dark skinned glamorous and gorgeous on special occasions. You can apply golden at your temples and the corners of your eyebrows.
If you want to use eyeshades, prefer soft brown with a darker brick brown. Say no to light colors and whites. For upper eyelids, use light brown. In the tuck of the eyelid, use dark brown and drag it slightly outward. This will give depth to your eyes.
If you want to try on more color, choose from dark blue, wine, or purple eyeshades to line your eyes, closer to the eyelashes. You also can line the eyelids with dark blue, dark grey, wine, or purple color. To soften the lines with a soggy brush or with a sponge tipped applicator. Outline the eyes with kaajal using kaajal pencil. Kaajal makes your eyes appealing and cool and this will be extremely good on Asians and especially Indian women. You also can do Mascara to thicken the eyelashes. Mascara will give glamorous look you.
For your lipstick choose colors like copper, bronze, dark red, wine, and burgundy. You can use a single color or a blend of two colors according to your skin color. For nighttime use darker colors. Do not use lipstick in excess. It will be good if your lip color will match to your nail colors. Try to maintain a balance between your eyes and lip color so that one does not look heavy on the other.
Proper balance and color blending are important for color makeup. It is as equally important as your clothing.
So that if you are a dark skinned beauty, try on your makeup as discussed above. After all ‘brown is beautiful.