Make-up for black skin

Discover our top five make-up staples for black skin.

Foundation and concealer for black skin

John Gustafson recommends getting your foundation and concealer custom made if you are having trouble matching a shop brought foundation to your skin tone. This works exceptionally well for those with black skin as you can get an exact match which you can feel confident wearing daily.

Prescriptives Custom blend foundation and concealer from £32 prescriptives.co.uk

Lip gloss for black skin

This is very natural colour with a touch of grey to it. It looks really pretty against black skin tones and adds a lovely touch of gloss to lips instantly.

Lancôme Pure Juicy Tube in Sesame £13.50 lancome.co.uk

Blusher for black skin

This blusher gives a lovely warm tone to black skin. Blushers for darker skins are best in browns and terracotta shades rather than pinks. Remember to work with your skin tone rather than against it.

Givenchy Prisme Again! Blush In Euphoric orange £27.40, debenhams.com

Eye shadow for black skin

Illamasqua originally designed products that were perfect for the stage with their bold colours and shimmery shades. Their eye shadows are great for black skin as they are highly pigmented so what you see is what you get. Accentuate your eyes with a rich brown colour and add a metallic finish for some extra pizzazz.

Illamasqua eye shadows £14, asos.com

Eyeliner for black skin

This eyeliner will make a statement on black skin: it's creamy, highly pigmented and black, black, black! What's more it lasts seriously well.

Clinique Quickliner for eyes in Really Black clinique.co.uk

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These are our make-up suggestions but what products do you use for your skin type? Let us know and leave your comments below.