Makeup for Darker Complexions
For the woman of color, it is worth the money to buy professional quality foundation. It will save your clothes to do so, especially if you wear a scarf or headwrap. You need color that stays where you put it as best as scientifically possible, and that won’t look streaky if something rubs your face harder than usual. The best are private label foundations that are manufactured specifically for use with models. They withstand heat and bright lights better than most others. They also don’t alter the color of makeup that is applied on top of them as much.
One of the issues many women of color have with foundation is facial hair. Some of our ethnicities tend to grow darker, thicker sideburns, upper lip, and chin hair at puberty. It can be very tempting to opt for trendy methods, but our grandmothers knew best when it came to this. The best methods to preserve our skin are still threading and tweezing. Today, there are epilators for facial hair that are basically like mechanical threaders or tweezers. Never wax your face. It stretches the skin beyond its natural tolerance, and breaks blood vessels.
Foundation should be applied with a moist (not wet) natural sponge or with the fingers, over the whole face including the lips. It is better to use too little than too much, so make a few dots of it on your skin and spread it around. If this is not enough, add a little more, until you have an even layer but not streaks.
If you accidentally use too much, gently wipe it with a clean tissue, and then spread what is left with your fingers or sponge.
A totally translucent powder should be used over or instead of foundation. Apply this with a “kabuki” or large puffy brush.
Many women of color don’t really need blush to highlight our facial contours, but if you do, then take the whole face, not just the cheeks into account. Step back and look in the mirror. Wherever you need highlights, be it on the cheeks, forehead, and/or the chin, give them a light brush, and blend it in. Unless you want a stark effect, the blush should seem a part of your skin color. Some people opt for a light glitter or shimmer powder instead of blush, because this is what actually gives the effect most women of color are looking for in a blush.
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