Monday, November 30, 2009

Which cosmetic company has good make-up for people with darker skin tones?

im south asian, my skin is medium- dark which company would have the best shades for me


i currently use maybelline and its decent i would give it 3.5/5Which cosmetic company has good make-up for people with darker skin tones?
I would not recommend drugstore makeup, here's why: at the drugstore you cannot open the makeup and try it. Drugstores use gigantic overhead lights that are too bright and do not resemble natural light from the sun at all. Secondly, darker skin tones need *high* pigmented products. Drugstore makeup is inexpensive because pigments (that is what gives the color) are quite expensive to make. So they put next to nothing. It shows up in the package but not on you. (How many times have you bought an eyeshadow at the store and when you put it on, it disappears?).


MAC is known for having the largest range of foundation and eyeshadow shades. It's super-pigmented as well. A little goes a long way, and you can really create dramatic looks. They are owned by Estee Lauder. I am not a MAC user, I find their lines so confusing.


You just need to get a line with *high pigment*. Many of the makeup-artist driven companies (Stila, Urban Decay, Laura Mercier, NARS, etc) have excellent shade selections. Your basic cover girl, etc does not. One drugstore brand that makes excellent high pigments is Loreal's HIP line. Try it!


However, I can also recommend Iman makeup (their foundation comes in a variety of skin tones). For foundation, Iman would be a great choice because there are a lot of shades that look the same but that have slightly different undertones. People assume all dark skin is the same, but there are dark skin tones that have blue in them, bronze, yellow. pink, etc. Good luck.Which cosmetic company has good make-up for people with darker skin tones?
MAC


Maybelline


covergirl
Bare Minerals
Avon... www.youravon.com/raquelbradford

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