The truth is, your dark skin tone can handle seriously pigmented colours! Forget all the myths you’ve heard and all the twitter memes you’ve seen; red, pink, purple, blue etc look fabulous with rich melanin skin tones when applied properly.

Thankfully, the beauty industry is now paying close attention to inclusivity and diversity, with a rise in makeup lines/collections dedicated to women of colour and products created specifically for deeper skin tones.

Nathalie Owusu aka FlossyNubian‘s YouTube channel is a makeup lover’s destination for all things bold and beautiful. She knows just what colours make her skin pop even more.

Check out these pretty makeup tutorials we found from her channel that show that dark skin beauties can totally rock bold colours!

Deep Pink

Bright Red and Yellow

Blue and Green

Sunset Orange and Yellow