Women Of Color: Makeup Ideas And Color Suggestions For Light-To-Medium And Dark Skintones

COLOR SUGGESTIONS FOR WOMEN OF COLOR FALL INTO 2 CATEGORIES:В  1) Light-to-Medium skintonesВ & 2) Dark skintones.

ColorsВ that accentuate andВ flatter LIGHT-TO-MEDIUM skintones are:

FOR EYESрЂ¦

* High-pigment powder eye shadowsВ inВ shades ofВ Browns, Beiges andВ CoppersВ will add definition to the eyes.В  ExamplesВ of these highly-pigmented tonesВ are shown below.

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* Use a liquid or pencil eye liner inВ Black as shown.В  High-pigment Black liquid liner on left and Black pencil eyeliner on right.

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* For eyebrows, select a tone that is the same shade or 1/2 shade lighter than your hair color.В  Shown below are examples of a charcoal gray and brunette automatic eyebrow pencil.

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* Finish with macara in Black.В В 

FOR LIPSрЂ¦

Hint:В В First apply your foundation toВ the lips to рЂ˜even out" the skintone on the lip prior to applying lip liner and lip color.

* Lip colorsВ inВ Soft Peach, Raisin, or Coral tones (examplesВ shown below) will define the lips beautifully.

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* For lip liner, select a tone similar to your lip color choice, forВ example, theВ shade on the left below will match the first two lip gloss shades above.В  The lip pencilВ shade on the right will coordinate with the lip gloss on the farВ right above.

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FOR CHEEKSрЂ¦

Hint:В  To achieve most glowing results with your blush,В select similar shades of blush andВ lip color.

*В Blush tones in Peachy-Browns andВ CoralsВ coordinate beautifully with suggested lip colors above.

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FOR SHOULDERS, ARMS AND LEGSрЂ¦

Show off yourВ skin with Body Shimmer Powders in a soft warm tone.В 

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FOR EXTRA GLAMOURрЂ¦В 

Use the eye shadow tones suggested above, thenВ blend a charcoal eye shadowВ softly into the browns to add a sultry look.В В В Apply a warm red orВ deep brownish-redВ shade to theВ lips and brushВ a coral toneВ on cheeksрЂ¦and you"ve got yourВ night-time glam look!В В  Glam-up recommendations shown below areВ a matte eye shadow in a charcoal black, a coral blush and lip glosses inВ warm, clearВ red and a brownish-red.В 

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Colors that accentuate andВ flatterВ DARK skintones are:

FOR EYESрЂ¦

* High-pigment powder eye shadowsВ inВ shades ofВ Dark Purples, Midnight Blues and GoldsВ will add definition to the eyes.В  Examples of these highly-pigmentedВ tones areВ shown below:В В 

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* Use a liquid or pencil eye liner inВ Black.В High-pigment Black liquid liner on left and Black pencil eyeliner on right.В 

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* For eyebrows, select a tone that is the same shade or 1/2 shade lighter than your hair color.В  Shown below are examples of a charcoal gray and brunette automatic eyebrow pencil.

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* Finish with macara in Black.В В В 

FOR LIPSрЂ¦

Hint:В В First apply your foundation toВ the lips to рЂ˜even out" the skintone on the lip prior to applying lip liner and lip color.

* Lip colorsВ inВ Burgundies, Plums and Caramel tonesВ (examples shown below) will define the lips beautifully.В 

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* For lip liner, select a tone similar to your lip color choice.В В The lip liner example shades below coordinate with the lipВ gloss shades shown above, inВ corresponding order.

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FOR CHEEKSрЂ¦

Hint:В  To achieve most glowing results with your blush,В select similar shades of blush andВ lip color.

*В Blush tones in Deep Roses and Plums willВ coordinate beautifully with suggested lip color examples above.В 

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FOR SHOULDERS, BACK, ARMS AND LEGSрЂ¦

Show off yourВ skin with Body Shimmer Powders in softВ bronze tones as shown.

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WHY select highly-pigmented makeup colors?В  В Makeup colors thatВ look bestВ for photography andВ stage are usually highly-pigmented, meaning theyВ contain strong color pigmentsВ and are not sheer.В  A highly-pigmented makeup colorВ product will allowВ the userВ toВ apply a small amount to achieve a bit of color or it can provide darker, dramatic color when applied more heavily.В  This allowsВ flexibility for the user to achieve her preferred look.В  Along with being longer-lasting, the strong color pigment in highly-pigmented makeup colors will hold up against the harsh lighting from cameras andВ stage lightsВ (no washed-out, ghostly makeup looks).

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