This bright look is perfect for dark skin on festive occasions:

Face:
Step 1: Use a sheer foundation to even out your skin tone.

Step 2: Dust a bright orange blush (try Shu Uemura Glow On in Orange 55, $21) on the apples of your cheeks.

Next: Eye and lip how-to

Eyes:
Step 1: Sweep a deep, true gold (not bronzy) shadow (try Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadows in Honey, $17) on lids only. Blend a warm brown shadow (try Bobbi Brown Eye Shadow in Mahogany, $20) along the crease and outer corners of your eyes.

Step 2: Use a black liquid liner (try Lancome Artliner, $27, which is like a felt tip pen) and follow your natural eye shape on the top lid, staying close to the lash line.

Step 3: Line the inner rims of your eyes with a soft brown eyeliner (try Bourjois Kohl & Contour in Brun Expressif, $11.50).

Step 4: Apply black mascara, focusing most of the product on the upper outer lashes. Then just barely coat bottom lashes (try Clinique Lash Power Mascara, $14).

Lips:
Step 1: Fill in your lips with a neutral-colored lip liner that matches your natural lip hue (try N.Y.C. New York Color Classic Lipliner Pencil, $1) and follow up with a natural-colored or clear gloss (try Hourglass Extreme Sheen Gloss in Verse, $28).

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