Dusky skin makeup guide for Diwali 

Though the beauty market has thankfully opened up with a range of options for us dusky girls, getting the right combination can be a little tricky. Especially when we would like to go bold during the festive season like Diwali. For this very reason, we have got together some effective yet simple tips that will help you nail the look. 

Setting the base

This is the perfect time to flaunt that festive glow! To begin with, start with a clean, well exfoliated and moisturised face. Makeup looks smooth and flawless when your skin has been taken care of on a regular basis. A good exfoliator will help you get rid of all the dead skin cells and dirt as well as prepare the skin to absorb the moisturiser and hold the makeup for long. Opt for a quality scrub and use it twice a week depending upon your skin type.

Our pick – Lotus Herbal Apricot Scrub

This contains natural goodness and gets deep within the skin and works hard to get the job done.

Find a foundation that is your right match 

You might want to go heavy with your makeup during the festive season. A good foundation will help you have that clean canvas. The tone you use can make or break your look, choose something lighter and you will land up having an ashy face, whereas a darker one will be ab obvious mismatch. Also, each brand is different, so figure out what is your skin tone as per the brand too. It might be a pain in the beginning but will certainly help you out later.

Tip: Mix a tiny amount of your everyday moisturiser so that the foundation can blend easily on the skin. For the festive season, take a tiny amount of shimmer while doing so. This will give you flawless coverage along with a supple and glowing effect.

Our pick: Maybelline New York Fit Me Matte+Poreless Liquid Foundation

It gives you that natural yet matte finish. Most importantly, this brand caters to a wide range of skin tones.

Highlighting eye-makeup enhances your dusky skin tone

When your skin is on the darker side, it is obvious that eyes and lashes are deep too. With darkness and deepness, the eyes become very expressive. Enhance these features more! This is the time you can go bold on the eyes to perfectly match your heavily embellished traditional clothes.

Use a cream-based eyeliner as it blends well and looks more natural on dusky skin. The highlighting eyeshadow with more of dark metallic tone works best for this season. Most suitable shades to be considered are browns, prunes, copper, burgundy, and such.

Our pick: Milani Illuminating Face Powder

Giving you that luminous glow, this vegan product serves the triple purpose of a blush, bronzer, and highlighter. It is packed with an array of hues to pick from.

Blush to make your dusky skin pop

Blush is one of those makeup products that create a magical effect on your entire makeup look. The shade on your cheeks makes your skin pop.

For dusky skin; mauves, wines or plummy shades are the ones that suits best through the festive occasion. These will stand out well, especially during the evening party. Do not hesitate to use shimmers and golden tone that will be a perfect match with your gold and sparkly jewellery.

Our pick: Ciate London Glow-To Illuminating Blush, In Too Deep

The product is formulated with Prisma technology that flawlessly merges matte blush with a super fine powder highlighter. It offers that enviable lustrous effect to the eyes!

Complement your dusky skin with a warm red/mauve lipstick

Red is a shade for all seasons. Diwali makeup guide is incomplete without including a warm red lipstick. The hue on the lips will beautifully work with your skin tone and compliment the season’s mood.

If red is not your shade, then neutral/nude is ideal too. Apply a tiny bit of foundation on your lips to cover any unevenness, this will bring out the true colour of the lipstick on your lips.

Our pick: Lakme Absolute Matte Lipstick, Burgundy Affair

It enables you to achieve sculpted lips while ensuring that the pop of colour stays on for a long time.

Makeup for dusky skin might seem tricky but with the right makeup and technique, you can create a magical effect!