- Do you have brown skin and are looking for makeup that do you justice? And not only that, but it should also help you highlight your best features. Many fair-skinned girls will feel (healthy) envy for the luck that their skin is brown, because, if you think about it, it is a complexion that has many advantages: dark circles and other imperfections are barely noticeable, the skin looks silky and beautiful and needless to say that pale skin feeling doesn’t exist.
You already know that makeup depends on your tastes, the plans you have and the look chosen for the occasion because going out to a party is not the same as going to class or work. However, there are a series of beauty tips common to all situations: for example, if you are a girl with brown skin, you will be favored with a natural and little overloaded makeup. In addition, correctly used makeup will add luminosity to somewhat dull features.
However, there are times when it is somewhat difficult to find cosmetics that look good on a brown skin tone. To make it a little easier for you, we are going to tell you how to put makeup on dark skin so that you can learn to get the most out of it. Do you want to know makeup tricks for dark skin? Keep reading!
The base color for dark-skinned girls, which one to choose?
- First of all, it is essential to find makeup based on the color of your skin; it should not be a tone lighter or darker. How do you know which one is yours? Very simple, select make and apply a little on the neck, if it blends with your skin tone and is hardly noticeable, that is the one. Foundations do not have the mission of highlighting anything, but to give uniformity to the skin and help cover possible imperfections.
- Do not forget that before putting on the base or any other makeup you must clean your face well and remove all remains of the previous makeup. Also, remember that it is very important to have hydrated skin, so, you know, moisturizing day and night. Help to have perfect skin!
- You have already chosen the makeup base based on your skin, what else should we know about it? Well, if you use a natural makeup base, you will have the upper hand. Its great advantage, apart from being natural, is that this type of cosmetic achieves facial skin with a wonderful satin matte finish, as well as perfect coverage, that is, beautiful skin without blemishes and that gives the impression that it does not she is made up What is worth trying?
- You should keep in mind the importance of applying sunscreen. You can use a conventional one and put on a little before your makeup or you can get a base that already has sun protection incorporated. As you well know, the sun’s rays affect the skin throughout the year, so if you don’t want wrinkles to appear prematurely follow our advice and bet on sun protection.
Use bright colors but in small doses
- It is common to think that bright colors go for brown skin. Yes, but no, that is, you can wear eye shadow with some shine for your night look, or even a gloss lipstick of those that seem to have glitter, but you should not overload your beauty look or believe that this glitter should always be worn, even less on a day-to-day basis. Make this maxim yours: natural makeup is the one that best highlights the features of dark-skinned girls.
- As for the lipsticks, if you want them to become the center of attention, you can apply fun tones and bright colors such as fluorescent pink, purple tones, or intense or dark red. We must add that shades that complement the natural tan of the skin look great on brown skin; If you also want to take advantage of this advantage, opt for beige or light mauve lipsticks for day-to-day.
- Don’t forget about the sensation of the season: matte tones, you only have to take a look at the beautiful looks of the celebs of the moment to realize that matte lipstick works wonders on a dark-skinned face. Do you want to go one step further? Then choose a matte or nude lipstick that has a hint of shine. The same will happen as we have said before with the makeup base, your lips will give the impression of not wearing makeup.
Blush on the cheeks, is another beauty tip that you cannot miss
Put the on the cheeks, rather than on the cheekbones, and do it by drawing a cross. As for the color of the blush, what suits brown skin best is coral without recharging, that is, one stroke of the brush will be enough. The skin is left radiant and the colors of the lipstick and eye shadow are taken to the nth power. In addition to the coral color, you can wear pink tones or peach colors. Remember this beauty rule: natural blush is the most desired. Get ready to catch all eyes!
Eye shadow and eyeliner for those who want to show off a dark complexion
- Black mascara for an intense look with endless lashes, a well-drawn eye line, and a hint of color for the lower base of the lashes. It is not about applying the darker colors the better, but rather about combining the black of the mascara with the eye shadows, in contrast, and elegance is the best-kept secret of makeup artists.
- As we were telling you, the key is in the color contrast, so to achieve that your makeup is perfect and you can cause a sensation, you will have to choose anon vibrant and daring tones such as pastel yellow, muted purple, turquoise (perfect if in addition to having brown skin, your eyes are light), olive green, navy blue and any of the range of browns. With these shades, you can start making combinations until you find the eye shadow that best suits your tastes.
- And for the night… light blue, gold, silver, and pastel coral tones. Avoid excessive glitter unless it is New and everything will turn out just as you had planned.
Do not forget to achieve that your eyebrows are perfect
Now we only have to see how to take advantage of the eyebrows. Since their background is brown skin, the eyebrows themselves will tend to be bushy and dark. However, it does not hurt to outline them a bit and give them an extra dark brown color to erase any possible empty spaces of hair.