Color Me Beautiful!

 Finding the right makeup can be a trial and error process, this is how we learn what works and what doesn't for us. If you don't take a chance and try a product out you will never know if it works for you or how you feel about yourself when you wear it. A great green shadow might look good against your skin but you are simply not feeling that the color reflects your personality.
Women of color face challenges in selecting colors that suit their skin tone, as there is just so much to choose from.
 I recommend that you  select colors that are intense and deep. For example choose deep blues, rich plums, purples, greens. Colors that are rich and have great pigment which equals to great staying power. Take a trip to the makeup counter and apply swatches of color to your hand checking to see if the color shows up strongly against your skin.
If it looks muddy, take a pass as it is a sign of poor quality.


Check out these informative swatches after the break.

Highly Pigmented

This is just an example of what a highly pigmented eye shadow would look like. Notice the depth of the blue and purple, these colors are great for darker skin tone. So remember when shopping look out for the intensity of the color, it has to be rich and deep to show up on your skin tone.


Ashy!

This is clearly an example of colors that are not suitable for darker skin tones, they are lighter and pale and will make your skin look pasty and ashy.


Low Pigment!

This reflects that the shadow has a low pigment and will come out muddy when applied, you would have to keep re applying to get the colors to pop and even after that the chances of it lasting are slim to none.


I hope this swatch break down helps as you venture out to get your shadows, so remember the words, deep, rich and intense and you can't go wrong!


Image Courtesy of pinterest

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