How to Choose the Best Makeup for Latina Skin Tones

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If your ancestry is from south of the border, choosing the best makeup is easy. Achieving the best results is about choosing makeup that complements your personal look.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Foundation
Eyeliner
Mascara
Eyebrow pencil
Lipstick or gloss
Blush
Concealer
Powder
Eye shadow

Choosing Makeup for Latina Skin

Step 1

Choose a foundation, concealer and powder that work for you. If you're Latina, you may need a slightly darker shade for the summertime than the winter, since you probably tan very easily.
Step 2

Look for bold blushes that match nicely with the naturally flushed color of your olive skin.
Step 3

Play up your Latino heritage with your eyes. Use brown eyeliners for definition and mascaras and eye shadows that will complement your brown eyes. Plums, browns, and olives work best for you.
Step 4

Choose plums, mauves, and browns for lip colors. Avoid pinks, reds and oranges, as they will not complement your skin tone.
Step 5

Stay away from lip pencils in most cases, as Latinos tend to have fuller lips already.
Step 6

Define and darken your eyebrows with a brown pencil matching your natural hair color.
Step 7

Test all products at a makeup counter before purchase.

Comments

raighna said

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on 8/16/2009 uhm... well I'm latina.. and I know many latinas who wear makeup.
We're not talking about Mexicans..
we're talking about hispanics.
And fyi, it's really insulting to lump all latinas into one group of "natural faces" some like to keep up with the times and actually wear makeup.
you're the one who's too funny.
plus you're a man.
Wtf do you know about women and their makeup?

2009muscleman said

on 1/17/2009 ANOTHER DUMB THREAD LOL......... MAN YOU DONT KNOW LATIN GIRLS, THEY NEVER WEAR MAKE UP, MOST LATIN WOMAN GOT NATURAL BEAUTY, NO TIPS NEEDED FROM THE MAKE-UP LADY ...... LOL

TOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!