YaadRoc Magazine #3 | Page 24

Blushers Blushers are probably the least popular makeup item among dark skin women especially Jamaican women. This is probably because when we think of blushers we visualize red or pink which are more common amongst our white female counterparts and to be frank these colors really don’t complement our skin tone very well. But for all those chocolate ladies who would love to make blushers a def part of their regular makeup routine stick to colors that are more orange or coral in tone for instance ‘Devil’ from MAC and ‘Spice’ from Bobby Brown are two great blushers that complements and accentuates our darker skin tone while still making it look very natural and giving it a sunkissed glow. Lipsticks and Lip Liners Before applying lipsticks it’s very important to first add lip liners. The purpose of lip liners is to help define your lips, to prevent the lipstick from bleeding out, and finally to make your lipsticks last longer. NYX has a great line of lip liners don’t be afraid to play around with the different liner colors with different lipstick colors. Nude lips are also thought of to be more suitable for whites but again that’s not true the trick is to use a lip pencil that matches the shade of your skin to line your lips then you apply the lipstick. 24