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Contour Powders For Dark Skin

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For those with dark skin tones, contour powders can be an effective tool for defining facial features and creating a sculpted look. However, it’s important to choose the right product for your skin tone. Generally, warm tones are best for dark skin, as they help to create a more natural look.

MAC CosmeticsStudio Fix Sculpt and Shape Sheer Contour and Highlight Palette with Sheer Buildable Coverage

Size: 6 x 0.08 oz/ 2.4 g·ITEM: 2147015

Color: Medium Dark/Dark

23 Reviews

$59.00

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Been obsessed with the MAC Studio Sculpt & Shape Contour Palette lately 🤎 The powders blend like butter and give that pro-finish every time! ...medium dark/ dark...The medium dark/dark palette works well on my approximately NC43 skin.

What it is:
An expertly-edited contouring palette with six shades to sculpt and enhance features.

What it does:
This expertly-edited palette contains three matte contouring powders and three subtly-shimmery highlighting powders to sculpt, shape, and enhance your facial features. Each highlighting shade contains soft-focus technology to softly reflect light while the contouring colors provide sheer coverage to create natural-looking shadows. The effect is maximum impact with minimal texture.

What else you need to know:
These shades provide smooth, even, silky application with a formula soothes and conditions skin. This product is suitable for all skin types, dermatologist-tested, and non-acnegenic.

Charlotte TilburyFilmstar Bronze & Glow Contour Duo

Size: 22.5 g·ITEM: 2115947

Color: Medium/Dark

278 Reviews

$93.50

The sculpt shade is ashy toned but isn’t graveyard grey which makes it great for contouring medium-medium tan skin tones. It does have a faint amount of shimmer but when blended on the skin it is not noticeable. ...It’s hard to explain and believe everyone underneath me, but this product is a holy grail item. I am combo skin that is yellow/olive in the winter and dark tan in the summer and this is the BEST bronzer and highlighter I have ever used.

What it is:
An all-in-one pressed powder, bronzer, and highlighter to create killer cheekbones and candlelit skin.

What it does:
Celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is a firm believer that shading and highlighting can re-sculpt and re-define your face. This iconic bronzer and highlighter duo has the perfect blend of pearl and golden pigments to sculpt and highlight your features. These universal shades are created from a refined golden base that flatters all skin tones. The sculpt bronzer adds buildable definition along the lower cheek, jawline, and sides of the nose while highlight illuminates the top of cheekbones, bridge of the nose, eye orbital area, and cupid’s bow.

Laura MercierMini Translucent Loose Longwear Setting Powder

Size: 0.33 oz/ 9.3 g·ITEM: 2376572

Color: Honey - medium skin tones with olive, warm and golden undertones

7.1K Reviews

$34.00

I’ve tried this same setting powder in a little color and loved it! But this one is perfect!! ...BEST FOR MEDIUM/TAN SKINTONES!...I loved this setting powder! Perfect for medium-tan skin tones and I’m a NC44 for reference.

What it is:

A mini lightweight, easy-to-apply, loose powder that blends effortlessly to set makeup for up to 16 hours of wear and 24-hour shine control that is best for oily to normal skin types.


What it does:

This mini setting powder locks in makeup for long-lasting wear, without adding weight or texture.

IT CosmeticsCC+ Airbrush Perfecting Powder Foundation

Size: 0.192 oz/ 5.44 g·ITEM: 2227635

Color: Tan - (W) (Light Bronze)

330 Reviews

$57.00

Perfect for your skin...A little dark but perfect product for your skin is super nice and it feel smooth...It doesn’t look cakey like some of the other powders that are out there. Sometimes I use the foundation and the powder to give an airbrushed look.

What it is: A talc-free, lightweight, color-correcting pressed powder with buildable, sheer-to-full coverage.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Pressed Powder

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Collagen: Enhances visible elasticity for a youthful, smooth appearance.
- Peptides: Help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and support natural collagen for smoother, firmer-looking skin.
- Niacin (B Vitamin): Supports skin barrier function and visible elasticity, promotes a more even-looking tone, and combats the appearance of blemishes and hyperpigmentation.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates.

Charlotte TilburyMagic Vanish Color Corrector

ITEM: 2245116

Color: Tan - orange for deep skintones

611 Reviews

$49.00

A great corrector for dark circles...I might be in between shades but opted for the medium versus the tan. I'm curious to try the tan though-- this one is pretty good, under makeup :)...Great coverage for dark circles...I am very fair skinned and have always had dark circles under my eyes. I combine his productvwith a bit of concealer and it provides excellent coverage!

What it is: A buttery, lightweight, full-coverage color corrector that conceals pigmentation and brightens the appearance of the under-eye area.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Cream

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Flavanoids: Help visibly diminish the appearance of under-eye puffiness.
- Carnauba Wax: Allows for a silky-smooth application.
- Mica: Provides a smooth, silky feeling to the powder, as well as an outstanding illuminating effect, which enhances skins luminosity.

Charlotte TilburyRefillable Airbrush Matte Bronzer

Size: 0.56 oz / 16 g·ITEM: 2365682

Color: Refill Tan - medium deep bronze

549 Reviews

$57.00

Compared to the Fenty bronzers these are way less dry & patchy , they also don’t cling to dry skin! The shade Tan can be used on anyone from med -tan skin tones making it a perfect year round bronzer....I’m considering trying the tan shade but it looks so dark, I wish there was a shade in between.

What it is: An oversized natural matte bronzer in a refillable compact, infused with hyaluronic acid for a skin-perfecting bronzed filter for the face and body.

Coverage: Medium

Finish: Matte

Formulation: Pressed Powder

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and helps skin appear softer and smoother.

$39.50

Great for me medium dark tan/ warm skin tone. Super great for travel and in everywhere i go....I actually really like this product but I’m a light skin tone & even the fair share makes my under eye look darker almost orange.

What it is: An ultra-fine setting powder in a perfect try-me mini size that blurs the look of imperfections and visibly reduces shine.

Coverage: Medium

Finish:
Natural

Formulation:
Pressed Powder

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Rose Wax and Almond Oil: Help to nourish, soften, and moisturize skin.
- Light-Reflecting Pearlescent Pigments: Diffuse light as it hits your face for a luminous complexion.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This breathable, micro-fine powder gives you an immaculate-looking complexion and acts like a luxe, micro-fine cashmere veil.

Too FacedChocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer

Size: 0.28 oz/ 8 g·ITEM: 2064442

Color: Chocolate Soleil - medium to deep

4.1K Reviews

$52.00

Smells delicious and looks fabulous. I have an indian tan skin tone and this looks perfect...I have a medium-tan skin tone and I have been looking for a bronzer the will enhance my tan while giving my face a little more defined shape.

What it is: A long-wearing, rich matte powder bronzer that smell as good as it looks and is infused with 100 percent cocoa powder.

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Pressed Powder

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This bronzer powder will help you create all-over warmth and dimension while achieving a rich, matte, buildable tan that smells as good as it looks. It gives skin a customized bronze for up to eight hours and is available in three shades for a buildable tan.

Too FacedSun Bunny Natural Bronzer

Size: 0.28 oz/ 8 g·ITEM: 2064228

Color: Sun Bunny - radiant duo-tone bronzer

1.1K Reviews

$52.00

Lovely bronzer for my medium tan skin. The shimmer gives a lovely glow and I can bronzer and contour with this shade....Dark enough....The dark side is dark enough for my olive -tan skin tone.

What it is:
A dual-shaded bronzer with a subtle pink undertone.

What it does:
Get a classic, natural glow without ever looking orange. The slight pink undertone in this dual-shaded palette mimics the flush of a real tan for an authentic radiance you can claim is all your own.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
Too Faced has revamped their classic Sun Bunny Bronzer to create a new, luminous bronzer that gives you a natural-looking tan that’s undetectable and easy to apply. The dual-tone is designed to mimic the color of a real tan, creating a luminous, sun-kissed finish.

Laura MercierTranslucent Loose Longwear Setting Powder

Size: 1 oz/ 29 g·ITEM: 1926435

Color: Translucent Medium Deep - perfect for medium deep to the deepest skintones

9.8K Reviews

$59.00

This powder has a nice finish, but I can imagine using this powder if you weren't of a medium of fair skin tone, it seems like it might give a chalky cast to darker or tan skin tones. ...ready set go ! lol setting powder is great...Can’t wait to buy the honey for my tan skin

What it is: A lightweight, easy-to-apply, loose powder that blends effortlessly to set makeup for up to 16 hours of wear and 24-hour shine control that is best for oily to normal skin types.


What Else You Need to Know: This award-winning powder locks in makeup for long-lasting wear without adding weight or texture. It absorbs oil and reduces shine all day, creating a flawless, matte finish with no flashback in photos. These truly-translucent shades work on all skin tones, and create a soft-focus effect to subtly blur fine lines and imperfections.

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“for skin tone reference, i wear mac’s studio & body radiant sheer foundation in C4, saie’s slip tint radiant concealer in 13 and 14, and generally regard my skin as having neutral, olive, peach, or golden undertones. those 4 always work best for me for context, i don’t contour anymore because i struggle to find contour products cool enough in tone, creamy enough in texture, long wearing enough for oily or combo skin, and most importantly, natural looking enough to look makeupless. i have been most interested in a product with these features, and small enough to increase control when blending and placing the contour. i use saie’s sun melt bronzer with their bronzing brush, but contour wise liked westman atelier’s mini contours the most, but still find application too bulky, warm, or muddy sometimes. i just don’t want a product where i have to be as careful as i feel like i am with those, even if good. ”
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