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Brands like Black Opal, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and Cover Girl’s Queen Collection have great shade range options for women of color. Make sure you’re sticking within that color range and it should make picking the right shade a lot easier. If you usually buy a base in Ivory, Beige, Honey, Bronzed, or Mahogany – key words that pop up often that relate to your foundation. You also need to think about what shade range you’re in regularly. Overall, if you’re picking a concealer opt for a shade that is 2-3 shades lighter to cover blemishes and dark spots, but a foundation should be your true skin tone. Do you have any tips and product recs, in particular for those with darker skin tones?Ī: Trial and error is the only way to finding the right shade and you must consider the area that you’re covering as color and formulas will differ for your needs. Finding the perfect match for a foundation and concealer can sometimes be tricky. After applying bronzer, simply use a peach shade of blush on cheeks for a subtle ‘pop’ of color.Ī: Women of color look best in colors that will enhance their golden undertones, so shades like corals, and peach are great on cheeks, while browns, eggplants and even greens look great on eyes, and lips can be berries, reds, and golden shades but with richer undertones. How can I achieve that gorgeous glow I keep seeing on the celebs/models you worked your magic on?Ī: Beautiful, rich colored skin can be enhanced year round by simply using bronzer! Take a large powder brush and dust bronzer near the hairline, cheeks and the sides of the nose to add natural looking radiance that never looks fake. Just as promised, here is my interview with celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine, whose clients include all the A-lists like Vanessa Williams, Iman, Queen Latifah, Tyra Banks, Oprah, Jennifer Hudson and more!
