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 Contour Palette

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

Color: Medium Dark/Dark

21 Reviews

$59.00

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best contour...I’ve been searching for a natural but pigmented contour palette and I found it! The blush is pale but mix so well with my skin, the three types of contour shapes the face and the highlight is so cute. ...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.

Laura MercierMini Translucent Loose Setting Powder

Size: 0.33 oz/ 9.3 g·ITEM: 2376572

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

6.7K Reviews

$34.00

This products works really good! I and goes with my tan skin better than regular translucent powders which leave me looking paler than normal....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, cult-favorite and award-winning, silky powder with a touch of sheer coverage to set makeup for up to 16 hours of wear.

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

MAKE UP FOR EVERMini Ultra HD Microfinishing Pressed Powder

Size: 0.07 oz/ 2 g·ITEM: 1916659

Color: Translucent - for light to medium skin tones

137 Reviews

$31.00

Perfect shade I would highly recommend this for medium to tan skin tone. Results are great underneath any lighting professional or soft. 5 stars...I loved the one for tan skin tones. It truly gives a nice matte finish and reduces the pore look.

What it is:
A finishing powder that is ultra-blurring and light-diffusing to impart unfiltered perfection on all skintones—in every light.

What it does:
The last step in your makeup routine, this pressed powder blurs, smooths, and reduces shine with the even, naturally matte coverage of ULTRA HD Pressed Powder.

MAKE UP FOR EVERUltra HD Microfinishing Pressed Powder

Size: 0.21 oz/ 6.2 g·ITEM: 1911379

Color: 3 - Peach for tan to dark skin tones

276 Reviews

$52.50

This one is perfect for tan skin tones or olive, keeps my foundation its original color. ...AMAZING BEST POWDER EVER...This powder is amazing especially for dark skin women.

What it is:
A finishing powder that is ultra-blurring and light-diffusing to impart unfiltered perfection on all skintones—in every light.

What it does:
The last step in your makeup routine, this pressed powder blurs, smooths, and reduces shine with the even, naturally matte coverage of ULTRA HD Pressed Powder.

Charlotte TilburyMagic Vanish Color Corrector

ITEM: 2245116

Color: Tan - orange for deep skintones

543 Reviews

$43.50

Good cover for dark circles. Doesn't have an applicator....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 :)

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.

LYS BeautyNo Limits Matte Bronzer

Size: 0.23 oz/ 6.5 g·ITEM: 2435436

Color: Harmony - medium

206 Reviews

$27.00

Courage is beautiful for medium/tan skin. Most of the time tan shades run red/orange, but this isn’t that. ...Best Bronzer for Dark Skin!...It’s deep enough for my dark skin and the undertones aren’t too purple.skintheumd

What it is: A clean, talc-free, buildable matte bronzer that sculpts, defines, and livens up the complexion with a silky-smooth formula.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide: Reduces the appearance of pores and limits excess shine.
- Green Tea Extract: Provides antioxidant benefits that soothe and replenish skin.
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Helps retain skin moisture and visibly plump fine lines.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Sculpt, define, and warm up your complexion with this matte bronzer. The ultra-velvety, buildable powder effortlessly blends while delivering a sunkissed glow.

KVD BeautyEverlasting Blush

Size: 0.22 oz/ 6.3 g·ITEM: 2307908

Color: Peony - soft petal pink

492 Reviews

$40.00

The shade Rosebud is a beautiful mauve pink colour, perfect for medium tan skin. A little goes a long way and they are easy to build up without looking cakey....The color is hot is a deep blush and it’s beautiful on my tan skin. I was absolutely shook when I dipped my brush into the blush and applied to my cheeks because this is SO PIGMENTED.

What it is: A high-pigment, petal-soft blush that blends effortlessly into skin for an intense bloom of transfer-resistant color that lasts all day.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This blush contains silky, micro-milled powder that is highly pigmented yet velvety as a rose petal, allowing it to blend effortlessly into skin. A bouquet of six shades offers a range of depths for every complexion each in a rose compact. Everlasting Blush delivers extreme long wear and a beautiful, soft-matte finish.

Clinical Results:In a consumer study on 32 volunteers over 24 hours:
- 100% agreed it applied smoothly and seamlessly
- 100% agreed it had a soft, velvety texture

Too FacedChocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer

Size: 0.28 oz/ 8 g·ITEM: 2064442

Color: Chocolate Soleil - medium to deep

4.1K Reviews

$52.00

Perfect for indivijuuls with tan skin or who want a sharp az contour. The perfect shade, not to dark nor light....i have tan skin and it wasnt dark enough for me, should’ve gotten a darker shade. still a great product overall :-)

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.

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