Skin type: Oily at times, dry during others.

Hair color: A dark mix of browns, reds and blacks. It looks black/dark brown, the colors show in sun light.

Eye color: Dark brown

Age (optional): Sixteen !

Recommended eye color(s) and why: I love mixing shades, I normally match my outfit. Pale pinks brighten the eye, orange/yellow make the brown pop, greens brighten, blues complement the brown but my favorite is a nice dark purple, it sexy and chic.

Recommended cheek color(s) and why: I normally do a dark plum (redish plum not purple, lol) and a brighter slightly pink-er shade. I do the brighter colors on the apples and my cheek bones. The darker shade on the hollows of my cheek (slimming my face)

Recommended lip color(s): I tend to say with nude lips and just apply chapstick. My lips are 3 tones (dark top lip with 3 bright pink spots towards the inner part, and a pink bottom lip, and they’re naturally lined,) I say a nice dark purple/red. or a pale pink.

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Your skin color: NC 45
Skin type: Combination
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Dark Brown
Age (optional): On the cusp of 30
Recommended eye color(s) and why: I haven’t mastered eyeshadow for a day look, what I find works is apply a paint pot and liner. I look fres put-together without being over the top. Colours I use are Rubenesque, Painterly, Coral Crepe and Indianwood. I don’t use it everyday, my staple and what I find comfortable for the days are eyeliner and mascara. I play around with eyeliners from time to time, fluidline, loose khol powder, eye pencils. Don’t limit yourself with eyeliner colours, they can be a great way to add some colour without doing a whole lot. The only one that hasn’t worked on me is Urban Decay’s Bourbon, it doesn’t show up at all.
Recommended cheek color(s) and why: I recently purchased MAC’s Format and that’s been working well as a warm bronze-ish colour for the everyday. A staple though should be NARS Deep Throat, the perfect blush in my opinion. I’m working on finding some highlighters and bronzers for myself because I haven’t explored that previously.
Recommended lip color(s): Too many too choose from, MAC’s Kumquat, Nice Mix Up, Nice to be Nice (corals), Flashtronic (pink), Mad Cap (great for a nude lip) Chelsea (lipstick-brown, I use it with Mad Cap), and Soft Pause (lipstick-pink, great for the office, soft colour). In the fall/winter I definitely go a bit darker and dramatic and I’m not adverse to wearing red at work other colour choices are Deep Love (dark burgundy matte lipstick), Diva (Red), Chignon (purple), Overdone (brown). There are other colours but since I’m away from my collection I can’t recall any names other than my MAC products. I swear there are other brands with awesome lipsticks and glosses.

Recommended cheek color(s) and why: I like MAC’s Sweet as Cocoa, Format, and Gentle. The first two are nice pretty golden browns and the last one is a soft pretty warm pink. All three look very pretty on darker skin.

Recommended lip color(s): Neutral golds, pretty nude browns, warm pinks, soft purples and corals. All look good on darker skin.

Check out Bobbi Brown or MAC. Both lines have decent shade coverage for women of color.