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MADEXXXX MADELIFE #MADEUp TOP BRANDS FOR WOMEN OF COLOR MADE By Christina Perez @makeupthug LANCÔME Lancôme's Teint Idole foundations has 40 different shades for any skin tone and skin type. That's why this is one of my favorites. It's a high end brand with an amazing formula for foundation and has a shade for everyone. The finish of this foundation is natural to matte. Their cushion blushes I also find to be beautiful on deeper skin tones. NARS NARS is another luxury brand that has a variety of shades for all different skin tones. I love that they also have different formulas and finishes to their foundations from luminous to natural and matte in 20+ different shades. Their highlighters and eye shadows are beautiful on POC. MAYBELINE The Maybeline matte & poreless foundation is a great drugstore brand. It's matte and long wearing and can be worn by all skin types. Maybeline extended their darker tones as well so more POC can wear this foundation. This foundation is lightweight and flawless. Medium to full coverage and comes in warm and cool tones. URBAN DECAY Urban Decay has an all around variety of options for POC. Their newest all nighter foundation has a variety of options for foundations. The finish is matte and great for oily skin tones. This foundation does oxidize so you have to test it on the skin for a minute, but once you find your shade it hides every flaw. Urban also launched their line of VICE lipsticks and liquid lipsticks this past year with endless options for all skin tones, so women of color can definitely find their perfect lip color with these. They're all beautiful. KAT VON D - KVD has great eyeshadow palettes for POC. In her shade and light eyeshadow palette she has all neutrals of different shades to compliment every women and their skin tone. She also has very made-magazine.com | 43