Makeup for Ebony Skin

How to Choose Jewel-Toned Makeup for Ebony Skin

If you have deep ebony skin like supermodel Alek Wek, you can wear trendy jewel-toned makeup with ease. Bold is best for your dark, African-American skin because light or sheer colors can make you look ashy. While you might opt for neutral shades...

How to Choose Concealer for Ebony Skin

Dark, ebony skin is rich, radiant and beautiful, but if you've been pulling a few all-nighters, your skin might need a pick-me-up. Concealer disguises telltale dark circles, as well as acne and imperfections that you wish would disappear. It can...

How to Choose Metallic Eye Color for Ebony Skin

Metallic eyeshadow is like a party in a small box -- or a tube. It shimmers, it shines and it can look festive when you want it to. These shadows have just a touch of glitter to them, which means they can be worn alone or paired with a matte...

How to Choose Blush for Ebony Skin

Your ebony skin is so dark, you don't have to wear blush, right? Wrong! Get a natural, glowing look by dusting your cheekbones with a blush that flatters your skin tone. Just don't go too crazy, or you'll look like a throwback to the '80s....

How to Choose Matte Makeup for Ebony Skin

The perfect matte foundation should make your skin appear even and airbrushed. But finding the right shade of matte makeup — especially for dark-skinned ladies — can be problematic. Because matte makeup has a tendency to look flat and...

How to Choose The Right Powder for Ebony Skin

Women will typically try seven foundation shades before finding the one that works for them, according to makeup pro Bobbi Brown’s website! If you’d rather save your money and frustration for another day, it’s time to learn about...

How to Choose Dewy Makeup for Ebony Skin

Ebony skin has a warm, rich brown tone that women spend tons of money on self-tanner to achieve. Since you've got it, flaunt it using makeup techniques that make your skin dewy and fresh-looking -- not to mention the envy of all those around you....

How to Choose Barely-There Makeup for Ebony Skin

Lucky you -- you’ve got ebony skin that glows with just the right amount of makeup and no pimples or areas of hyperpigmentation to cover. With ebony skin, sometimes it’s best to let your natural color show through, which is why you...

How to Choose Picture-Perfect Makeup for Ebony Skin

When you’re going to your next event, you need makeup that not only looks good in person but also photographs well, for Facebook- and picture-frame-worthy photos. For ebony skin, getting picture-perfect makeup means using products that can...

The Best Neutral Nail Shades for Your Ebony Skin Tone

You know you want a neutral shade on your nails, but which to pick? There seems to be an endless selection of nail polish in the stores; it feels like you can find every color and name imaginable on one nail polish bottle or another. For a neutral...

Metallic Nail Polish for Ebony Skin

Nearly every woman has had the experience of "running to the store for a minute" for a bottle of on-trend nail color only to find that there are so many shades of each hue, choosing feels impossible. Fortunately, picking a color is...

How to Choose Bronzer for Ebony Skin Tone

There's something about a flawless and glowing skin tone that makes women spend their paychecks on makeup. For darker women, bronzers are the perfect alternative to foundations and powders. Bronzer's biggest misconception is that it's only useful...

How to Give Your Ebony Skin a Fresh Spring Look

If you're an ebony-skinned lady like the uber-stunning Naomi Campbell or Garcelle Beauvais-Garcon, you can find lots of different, fun ways to play up your gorgeous dark skin. If it's a fresh spring look you're after, that's no problem either. The...

How to Wear Berry Lips With Ebony Skin Tone

Gals with ebony-colored skin are truly blessed to have such a beautiful feature. The dark, rich skin looks stunning when paired against a variety of different makeup shades, typically including berry lipstick. Berry adds a pop of color and makes...

How to Choose Red Lipstick For Ebony Skin Tone

Red lipstick is the epitome of sexy, bold and daring. Many women incorrectly assume they can't pull off this look and they are simply wrong. Just about any gal can wear the crimson hue, even those with ebony skin. Just as there are many fish in...