Suggestions for a one color wash shadow for deeper skintone

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meriT83
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Re: Suggestions for a one color wash shadow for deeper skint

Post by meriT83 » Wed May 23, 2012 2:48 am

Ooooh, im checking out those shades right now....i think you and i like similar shades for blush !

I think for lipsticks, deep plums/ dark pinks/ brownish pinks look the best on me. As you can see in the pics, my lips are pretty pigmented; so lighter colors end up washing me out.

As for blushes, i have read that peachy/orangey shades seem to be a favorite for darker skintones but i personally don't like it too much on myself (makes me look darker, i feel).

I've realized i prefer reddish/ plummish/ deep rose-pinkish blush shades for myself.

i like maybelline's crazy for coffee, MAC's brick o la with brown lip liner, Revlon's chocolate velvet with brown liner, etc. Oh, and im a lipstick gal; not too fond of sticky/ heavy feeling glosses :P

You sound like you are waaay lighter than me :); I live in the middle east. Liquids feel heavy on my combo-oily skin and powders feel sooo much better.
kinjali22
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Re: Suggestions for a one color wash shadow for deeper skint

Post by kinjali22 » Wed May 30, 2012 9:35 pm

I think you would love Eden. Its a nice plum/something else that i cant put my finger on with a great amount of depth. Creampuff/Allure, I don't know if I would call them light colors...they have lots of pigment ( at least on me ) but it's sheer so you can't over due it and doesn't make them me look like a corpse.. Just thought I'd throw that out there ;)

Let us know how it all works out for you!
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