Also, choose shades lighter or
darker than your skin tone, especially when it comes to neutrals.
Amp up your going - out makeup by contouring and highlighting your facial features with two concealers: one two shades
darker than your skin tone and one two shades lighter.
Definitely recommend that other pale girls seek out pressed face powders a few shades
darker than their skin tone as their contour colour option.
Contouring is when you use a matte (read: not shimmery) powder, cream, or pencil product that's two shades
darker than your skin tone to shade areas you'd like to define or reshape, like your nose, forehead, chin, and cheekbones.
You can also contour your face using a foundation that is a few shades
darker than your skin tone for a chiseled look.
The best way to find the perfect match for your foundation is to try three shades — one which is a shade lighter than your skin tone, the second which is very close to your skin tone, and the third which is a shade
darker than your skin tone.
A natural color, one shade
darker than your skin tone will mimic the natural shadow which will draw attention and maximize your features without being noticeable.
Even though it's actually
darker than my skin tone, it reflects enough light that it still works as a highlighter.
I have also recently learned that when searching for a nude it's best to go 1 - 2 shades lighter OR
darker than your skin tone.
Not exact matches
Women with
darker skin tones have to spend more time in the sun
than women with lighter
skin tones to get the same amount of vitamin D. Of course, with the use of sunblock, women with all
skin tones end up blocking their exposure to the sun and preventing vitamin D production.
Perhaps there's no color that suits a
dark skin tone better
than deep purple.
Blue - tinged and purplish
dark circles are best concealed using an orange to yellow based concealer that is one shade lighter
than your
skin tone.
If you have a deep
skin tone, look for a shade of brown that is either
darker or lighter
than your
skin color, rather
than one that is too similar.
So swirl your tapered blending brush over a warm, soft - brown shadow (only a few shades
darker than your natural
skin tone) and blend it into the outer V of your eye, sweeping it from your lash line to the middle of your crease.
Despite being promoted as universally flattering, I really don't know how well this will really show up on
skin tone darker than mine.
Foundations were a heavy affair, generally
darker than the natural
skin tone.
Medium brown eye shadow - You can use any brown eye shadow which is 1
tone darker than your
skin color.
I was Edward scissor hands and if u want closed scars you use a liner a
tone lighter
than ur
skin to make the shape u want and a
tone or two
darker around the light color.
If your
skin tone is beige
than you are going to looked washed out if you wear it all over, but someone who has an olive, medium, or
dark complexion may be able to get away with it.
Alternatively, for a lighter bronzed glow, use a matte brown shadow (about two or three shades
darker than your natural
skin tone) and a large bronzing brush.
While the shading / contour, is
dark enough for white to medium brown
skin tones,
darker than the latter, I think this will not blend well.
It's so great, in fact, that all the
dark skin tones sold out in less
than a week.
If for any reason you do not have blue eye shadow laying around then you can use any
darker foundation, but make sure it's like 4 times
darker than you natural
skin tone or you can use your bronzer with any
darker eye shadow.
Next, you'll want to find a contour stick — you could use a deeper -
toned foundation, too — or powder that's two shades
darker than your natural
skin tone.
I swipe on an eye shadow (I like powders) that is slightly lighter
than my
skin tone over the entire lid, followed by a light brown shade on my lower eyelid and a slightly
darker shade just in my eyelid crease.
It's also a little more orange
than my
skin tone, but I actually like that because it offsets the blue of my
dark circles / veins.
I would probably use this to conceal any
dark spots or blemishes rather
than under my eyes because it matches my
skin tone perfectly.
It is kind of
darker than my own
skin tone.
Why it works: Rich,
dark shades with warm casts work best on this
skin color because they enhance rather
than clash with
darker skin's warm
tones.
If you have
darker skin, we'd recommend looking at Make Up For Ever instead — but if you're light - or medium -
toned, and don't want to bother with anything less
than full, matte coverage, this formula may be right for you.
This cruelty - free formula comes in 32 shades
than span equally across light, medium, and
dark skin tones.
1 — WEAR NUDE UNDERWEAR — Go for a shade that is slightly
darker than your natural
skin tone.
The goal is to brighten, so choose a color that's a notch lighter
than your
skin: If you're fair, look for a pinkish
tone; for medium
skin, something peachy; and if you have
dark skin, try a warm brown.
If you have
darker skin tone than it is perfect for you.