Ideas and tips for total black makeup

Sometimes it's not always easy to choose the makeup style based on the dress so as not to risk overdoing it or appearing "too much". Especially when you choose black as the main color for your outfit, here is the king of total black makeup.

Black, as we know, is the color to focus on to be on the safe side: it is a shade that adapts to any occasion and is easy to match. All that remains is to understand which makeup to match for the right occasion so as not to risk falling into the classic "dark" effect.

Rule No. 1 to help us obtain the desired total black make-up effect should be to choose whether to focus on the lips or the eyes, because if you choose to dress in total black, even the eyes and lips must not be both dark.

The ideal would be to make the choice whether to prefer a nude look for the eyes and light up the lips with a nice colored lipstick, or whether to do the opposite, opting for a dark smokey eye on the eyes and instead keep the lips with a nuance of the same shade of natural color.

After choosing what to focus on, let's not forget that to ensure that everything is perfect, the base must also be done to perfection. First of all, the skin must not have imperfections, but above all, be careful to choose the right color of foundation: this is the most difficult part, because simply choosing a foundation of a lighter or darker tone will ruin the entire final effect. Furthermore, also pay attention to the undertone: if your skin is prone to greyness, never choose a yellowish foundation, but always prefer a pink one. The opposite is true if your skin often has redness. In this way, once the foundation has been applied, you will always have a face that will appear fresh and rested.

Once the base is done (don't forget to give depth to the face thanks to chiaroscuro!), move on to highlight the right points: T-zone, under the outer corners of the eyes, chin, Cupid's bow and cheekbones. By doing this, especially by focusing on the key points you want to illuminate, a good highlighter, with the texture you prefer, will be enough to make your face shine with an intense light.

Once the base is done, opt for a smokey or a lipstick, and illuminated your face, another very important thing for your look to be perfectly combined with a total black look, you will have to use an intense and volumizing black mascara, preferably waterproof. That it is waterproof is very important: you don't want to ruin the sophisticated and elegant look that you managed to create with a terrible panda effect, right?