Hands Down, These Are the Best Radiant Beauty Products for Dark Skin

Complexion and radiance are my favourite topics to cover when it comes to makeup. On dark skin, in particular, a flawless base topped up with an illuminating product is my favourite thing to see and replicate. I remember vividly that I would sit at my vanity table, sing along (badly) to my favourite '90s and early '00s R&B playlist and spend most of my routine illuminating my skin. After plenty of years of practice, I'm now an expert. 

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As I craved the lit-from-within, just-seen-my-facialist complexion, glow products were the only thing that would elevate this desired look.

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These radiance-producing products are my go-tos for either an evening out or creating a natural and healthy glow. And they're beauty-industry musts to complete any red carpet look. Celebrity makeup artist Adam Burrell, who highlights the faces of Winnie Harlow, Jourdan Dunn, Ava DuVernay, and Jennifer Hudson, is one of my favourite makeup artists who's particularly adept at this look for dark skin. 

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He confirms, "When it comes to highlighting, I tend to go for creams and liquids over powders because to me they give the realest glow. Cover FX Custom Enhancer Drops are great, and there’s a range of colours to suit all skin tones. Candlelight is gorgeous on darker skin tones, and I like to press it on the tops of the cheeks as a last step. Sometimes I use a clear balm like Danessa Myricks Dew Wet Balm in Clear, which is a lightweight highlighting and hydrating balm, to give your skin the most beautiful natural glow.”

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Whether on the skin, mixed with my foundation, added to the high points of the face, multi-layered or my own cocktail mix, I have run the gamut of glowing beauty products for dark skin. It's by far the product I own the most of in my makeup bag, so I've narrowed down the best of the best. Keep scrolling to see which glowing products for dark skin I recommend. 

BEST GOLDEN GLOW

BEST LIT-FROM-WITHIN

BEST HYBRID

BEST CLASSIC

BEST ILLUMINATING BASE

BEST DEW

BEST SKINCARE/MAKEUP HYBRID

BEST PEACH-BRONZED GLOW

BEST LOOSE HIGHLIGHTER POWDER

BEST HIGH IMPACT/FULL GLAM

MUA Ernesto Casillas who works with Ryan Destiny to name a few mentions, " For those deeper complexion beauties who tend to lean on the oily side, I would prefer to use a powder illuminator, I sweep a golden bronze shade only on the parts that I want to glow, such as the cheeks, temples and down the nose."

BEST GEL-BASED FORMULA

BEST SHEER RADIANCE BASE

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