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Since skin tones vary greatly among women of African descent, finding the right face makeup can be tricky. The wrong makeup can lead to an ashen or flat complexion, but with a little insight and a lot of experimentation, you can minimize the guesswork and put your best face forward.
Steps:
1. Look beyond your skin's color and examine its undertones. Rich ebony complexions usually have cool, almost blue undertones, while brown and caramel complexions have warm golden undertones.
2. Choose from shades that appear to be in your color range and may complement your complexion's undertones. Remember that foundation will look different on your skin than it does in a bottle or on a thumbnail palette.
3. Consider lines that specialize in black beauty products for the widest color selection. Always try foundation on your jawline or the inside of your wrist to get the best idea of a color match.
4. Set your makeup with a loose translucent powder. If you're blessed with a flawless even complexion, skip the foundation and opt for a tinted moisturizer or tinted powder over bare skin.
5. Contour your cheekbones with a sweep of blush. Plums, currants and mauves will flatter a medium to dark complexion. Caramel, honey and apricot will complement a medium to light complexion.
Tips:
Bronzer is an alternative to blush for those with a warmer complexion. Dust a light coating over the face, contouring at temples and cheekbones.
When faced with uneven skin pigment, consult a beauty expert for suggestions on a foundation that will even out your skin tone. You may be a candidate for two colors, that when spread over the right areas, will render the uniform look you desire.
Think about your skin type when selecting a face makeup. Oilier skins do better with water-based liquid foundations and cream blush, while drier skins benefit from cream formulas.
Warnings:
Testers in drug stores may not be sterile. Buy with a store guarantee: if the color is not right, then the item is returnable.
Tips from eHow Users:
Select makeup from companies that have actual experience with your complexion type. For the money, Iman has the widest and selection of makeup; particularly foundations that relate directly to African American's multitude of skin shades (there is a difference).
Don't buy expensive brands until you have a real feel (read Drug stores) until you have a real understanding of liquid, versus cream, versus wet to dry.
It is best to buy from companies specializing in cosmetics for African- American women, they have the best selections (like Flori Roberts and Iman), especially in foundation selections. Avoid cosmetic lines that have high levels of titanium dioxide (like MAC). When it warms up to the skin it has a tendency to make the skin look ashen, gray, or (on darker-skin) olive green.
How to get better coverage with concealer: Applying a tiny bit of powder (loose or pressed) before and after applying your concealer helps it to set better, especially if you have oily skin. I do this under my eyes, where I have dark circles, and any where else where I may have a blemish. After doing this, apply foundation as you normally would. Don't forget to always use your moisturizer before applying any makeup to the face.
Your eyes are your face's most prominent feature. Eye shadow contours, eyeliner defines and mascara adds length and drama to your lashes. Your perfect palette depends on the depth of color in your skin, as well as its undertones.
Steps:
1. Determine if your skin has warm or cool undertones. If you have darker skin, accentuate your eyes with shadows and liners whose colors are richer and deeper in intensity.
2. Enhance a warm complexion with shadows that range between soft orange and rust, from honey to cinnamon. Choose liners that are soft to rich brown, and opt for brown or brown- black mascara.
3. Complement cooler complexions with shadows in varying shades of blue, purple and pink. Go with liners that are slate gray to soft purple, and wear black or dark gray mascara. Green flatters skin that has both warm and cool undertones. Blue-greens complement cooler complexions, and brownish, earthy greens enhance warmer ones.
4. Add glamour to a warm complexion with coppery or golden shadow. Pearly purple or silvery blue shadows will glamorize a cooler skin tone.
Tips:
Take some time to experiment with color. Head to your local department store and have a beauty consultant do each eye in a different color scheme to envision your possibilities.
The right brow shape will accentuate your eyes and enhance your features. Pencil in thin brows for more definition.
Warnings:
Choose long-wearing and hypoallergenic eye makeup formulas to minimize potential eye irritation.
IMAN Cosmetics
Iman created Cosmetics and Skin Care specifically for women of color, precisely African American women. Our Skincare products utilize breakthrough ingredients for women of color, specifically addressing ashiness, oilness and uneven skintone.
Iman Cosmetics employs a broad shade range specifically for African American skin tones. Iman Foundations are the recognized African American shade leader with earth, clay and sand foundation ranges. Iman's Makeup is available in a wide variety of formulas, from Luxury Cream to Powder Foundation. Lipsticks and powders are vibrant, long wearing and pigment rich, an essential for African American beauty products.
Throughout her career as a supermodel, Iman had to be a good chemist to have cosmetic shades and formulas that worked perfectly for her skintone. Today, as an African American woman, you don't have to.
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