It is always believed - wrongly - that dull skins are easier to make-up than light skins, but they tend to be gray. What makeup to highlight his tanned complexion without turning gray?

TAKE CARE OF MY SKIN MATE

For starters, it is important to take care of one's skin. Like all skin tones, dull skins, which are often mixed to oily skin, should not ignore scrubs and a good moisturizer. Make-up removal is also an essential step to take care of her face. It cleanses its skin morning and evening, changing cotton and product for the eyes.

MAKE UP MY SKIN MATE: A PERFECT SKIN

To look good, we put on the complexion, which is the basis of a successful make up: "People who have black to dark skins are often afraid to gray, the important is the complexion!" "says Frédérique Alcaraz, a make-up artist for Couleur Caramel. "For matt to dark skins, you start with a matte-organic foundation - organic if possible - that smooths the skin and will make it easier to fix the make-up for the day."

Then, apply its concealer, which is chosen slightly orange or apricot and is applied in small touches. It is not taken too lightly to avoid getting the skin tone. "It's essential to melt it with the foundation to avoid demarcation . " If necessary, a little concealer can be applied after the foundation to camouflage the imperfections.

How to choose the foundation? One tries the color on the maxilla and not on the back of the hand, which is darker than the face! "For the matt skin, it is chosen a tint above its skin color, the foundation is often cleared at the application, and above all, the foundations are too light to tarnish our skin. darker tone makes it possible to restore radiance. " The ideal, for Frédérique, is a stick foundation, both covering and light, which is applied by brush to better stretch the material and reach difficult areas such as the edge of the nose. In addition, this soft technique is as pleasant as a massage!

On a dull skin, the foundation must not be too powdered, to avoid the mask effect: "We keep a satiny complexion, more beautiful and natural." One chooses a compact powder of the same color as the foundation, which is applied to the brush in a light cloud, only on the zone T. One maintains the brilliance on the cheekbones for a glowy complexion. One can also opt for a mineral free powder if one has a very oily skin, which is always applied with the brush, and always of the same color as the foundation! The main thing when you have a dull skin is to look after the make-up of the complexion. A perfect complexion and velvety will assure you a good look and will highlight your skin tone!

AND FOR THE REST OF THE FACE?

If the complexion is successful, one can afford everything. For the eyes, one adapts the colors to that of his eyes, while being careful not to marry them with the hue of his skin. We therefore put on warm tones, copper or iridescent, in eye shadow. We add a line of liner for a cat's eye timeless!

For the make-up of the lips, when one has the matte skin, one can dare color, according to the tendency of the moment. If it is orange, wear a glossy apricot lipstick or carmine red. If it is pink, choose a lipstick pink fuschia or a shiny pink.