Dark skin: how to give it radiance?

Do you have dark skin? Lucky girl! You are the envy of many, with this pretty tanned skin all year round. Whether your skin is caramel, coffee or olive tones, there are many ways to enhance it!How to take care of your dark skin, how to apply makeup and what colors to wear every day to highlight it? Here are fashion friends’s tips!

How to take care of dark skin?

Moisturize it daily to reveal its radiance

If dark skin allows you to enjoy a tanned complexion all year round, be careful, it can also look sad when it is not hydrated daily! Indeed, hydration is essential for the health of the skin: it keeps it young, plump, enhances the complexion, and protects it from external aggressions. After cleansing your skin, moisturize it morning and evening with Pure Pulp Neo gel: it is ideal for restoring radiance to your pretty matte skin.

Tanning with dark skin… yes, but with caution!

The idea that dark skin can tan without protecting itself from the sun is very widespread… and yet false. Concretely, tanning is a reaction of the skin to protect itself from UV rays: it creates melanin, which will darken the skin. Dark skin naturally has a higher concentration of melanin than fair skin, which makes it a little more UV resistant, but only a little…!

Throughout the summer, use a cream with at least SPF 30 , for both the body and the face. Protecting yourself from the sun will allow you to prevent sunburn, but also to protect your skin from premature skin aging: and yes, the sun is the primary cause of skin aging.

Fight against pigment spots

Dark skin types are really lucky: they are a little less prone to wrinkles than light skin types. However, they encounter another problem with age: the appearance of pigment spots. They often find a place on the cheekbones, neckline and hands. They are completely benign, but they can create aesthetic discomfort. Your weapon against pigment spots? A face and body scrub once or twice a week (depending on the sensitivity of your skin) followed by good hydration.

Applying makeup to dark skin: tips to enhance it

Finding the perfect foundation for your skin tone

Using the term “dark skin” actually covers many different shades. It can sometimes be difficult to find the foundation reference that perfectly suits your skin! If you have slightly dark skin, we’re talking about an olive shade. Be wary of foundations that tend to be yellow, which can make you look bad! If you have coffee-colored or black skin, be careful not to choose a shade that is too light: this can quickly give you a gray complexion.

Do not hesitate to turn to makeup brands specialized for dark skin, to ask for advice, and to test directly in store. fashion friend’s little tip? Test the foundation on your jawline rather than on the back of your hand, which is lighter than your face.

Bring light and color!

To make up matte skin and enhance its color, don’t hesitate to play with contrast! Bring light to your makeup, especially when you do your eye makeup. Opt for iridescent eyeshadows, in warm tones: beige, gold, rosewood… Don’t forget to apply black eyeliner or kohl along the eyelashes, to give even more depth to the glance.

Second step to make up matte skin with luminosity: blush! Depending on your skin tone, a pretty pink or orange blush can bring out all the radiance in your complexion. For those who like sophisticated makeup, you can even complete it with a small tip of highlighter on the top of the cheekbones.

Hair color and dark skin: which shade to choose?

Do you want to change your look, but you don’t know what hair color goes with your dark skin? If you have relatively fair skin, rather olive, you can do a chestnut balayage, or even dark blonde, to bring light to your hair. If you have coffee or caramel skin, a beautiful raven black can create a nice contrast to enhance your skin. This is even more true for those with light eyes: dark hair will make your eyes stand out perfectly!

Finally, for darker olive skin, and especially for those with brown eyes, turn to warm shades: mahogany, brown with copper highlights, or dark golden blonde. Be careful, if you naturally have brown or even black hair, avoid blonde, because it will very quickly turn yellow on your hair type.

Clothing color for dark skin: what suits your complexion?

To enhance your dark skin every day, you still need to find the colors that suit your complexion! For those with an olive complexion, these are the more autumnal colors that highlight your complexion: rust, khaki, mustard yellow, camel, and gold.

For those who have coffee or caramel skin, don’t hesitate to wear bright colors: fuchsia pink, Klein blue, purple, or a beautiful lemon yellow will brighten up your complexion! The right clothing color for dark, even black skin is a warm, distinct color: a bright yellow, a bright orange, a beautiful orange-red. Finally, a safe bet that always works for all dark skin: off-white. In contrast, it enhances the golden and chocolate highlights of dark skin, while preserving the warmth they give off.