Black Women – Makeup is Your Friend (Stop Being Plain Janes)

Before I begin, let me just say that I am aware that there are a lot of Black women who are now getting into makeup thanks to the Kardashian sisters introducing the world to beating the face, contouring, highlighting, and getting those brows on fleek.

However, there are plenty of ladies (especially in the church) who are against makeup. And if I were to think about the black women I see on a daily basis versus the white/asian/latina women, I’d say they are much more likely to be walking around sans makeup.

Now, I am totally not one to layer on a billion products because I want my skin to breathe. I stick to exfoliating and steaming my face every now and then, using Retin A, a light peel once every few months, moisturizing, and never leaving the house without my SPF 50.

As a result, I have smooth, clean, and clear skin that was never plagued with acne even in my teenage years. Obviously I understand not everyone is working with the same canvas, but I notice a lot of Black girls have beautiful clear skin thanks to that oil and melanin popping!
**PRO TIP for girls like me: You don’t necessarily need foundation or concealer and the like if you have a good tinted Sunblock.

My no foundation/concealer on a daily basis stance aside, I would be a fool to deny that makeup enhances your beauty and puts you on the dating map. We all know men are visual creatures and if you are walking around looking like Alicia Keys and all the other women look like Alicia in her pre-makeup free days than you don’t really stand a chance.

Look, nothing against Alicia, but bare faced just doesn’t compare. The reality is other women are out there that you and MEN think are “naturally” beautiful that are using glam and subtle makeup in their favor.

For example, if you don’t want to look totally overdone, a little eyelash lift or natural looking extensions, mascara, lipgloss, eyeliner, blush, lip stain, and brow tint/wax goes a LONG WAY.

The below viral asian makeup transformation video is a testament to how you can totally change your looks and go from plain jane to a stunner with the help of makeup. I should point out that so many people think Koreans and Japanese girls are naturally GORGEOUS but I’ve noticed a lot of them just wear “natural looking makeup” to present their best face forward.

Now, of course you don’t have to go all out with the jawbone tape, nostril plug reshapers, colored contacts, fake nose clay, and white skin spray to beautify yourself, but looking like you just rolled out of bed and not caring one iota about your appearance is not it, chief! **Come back to see one of my favorite videos on how to enhance your look for the low maintenance girls**