Sam Fine Says Biggest Beauty Mistake Women of Color Make is Not Wearing Makeup
Sam Fine may ruffle a few feathers with his brutal honesty, but trust us, he means no harm.
Fashion Bomb Daily landed an exclusive interview with the celebrity makeup artist and Fashion Fair Creative Makeup Director and when they asked the beauty guru the one area where black women need to step their game up he didn’t hold his tongue:
“I think the biggest beauty mistake is really not wearing makeup.”
Let him explain. “I think the biggest beauty mistake is not understanding how to enhance your beauty,” Sam added. “And I think a lot of [women of color] are scared that makeup is going to make [them] look fake, ‘It’s not gonna look like me, they’re not going to have my color.’ I think that they just tend to step away from the category when a brand like Fashion Fair, is releasing a liquid foundation in July to add to the range of colors. Nineteen shades! There will be 17 shades in liquid! And if you look at that, that’s not a range that’s broken up for general market vs. African Americans. So you really are getting a wealth of coverage options and colors. I think the biggest mistake is not participating in the game at all.”
That’s a good point. With it being so hard to find your perfect shade in an industry catering to white beauty without spending big bucks, most black women do opt to forgo makeup altogether. They also tend to think they’re going to look too made up or overdone and if their mother’s don’t wear makeup, they’re usually slow to dabble into it later down the line.
The good thing is Sam doesn’t believe it takes a face full of makeup to enhance your natural beauty. In fact, he can narrow down just five key things women should have in their makeup bags to put their best face forward, and they’re not overpowering.
“Pressed powder, mascara, and lip gloss, because I think those things aren’t intimidating,” he said. “Once you get past the shade of powder, I think that becomes easy to apply. But if I had to go two steps further, I always start out with some kind of a coverage product. A concealer, or a foundation that you can use as a concealer. Underneath the eyes is the thinnest area of skin, so you really want to make sure that any redness or discoloration can be covered. Also powder. Powder’s going to set the foundation or the concealer so it can stay on longer. I always say powder is to foundation what topcoat is to nail polish. It really holds it in place and keeps it from rubbing off and settling in fine lines.”
That doesn’t sound so bad, does it?
Do you think black women are too hesitant to experiment with makeup?
At first when i read this article, I thought to myself, ‘what Black woman is he referring to? he seems to be talking about a specific person’
but after reading the comments I am surprised by how many Black women forgo make up
I wear make up to go out and to go to work. Otherwise I am bare
I have acne prone skin and some make-up makes me break out (MAC). But makeup really does make my face look more ‘alive’ so I won’t ever see it as not being an option
I get sick of people telling us what to do. And also speaking to us like we are one person.
True. DAT!!!!!!!
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*Nods head in agreement* Preaching to the choir, sista.
i see everyone else has their opinion so i’ll just add mine in there…he’s right!
where i live at least, a lot of black women don’t put on makeup.and they tend to be overweight, both young and old. some of them don’t shave their legs, some have on nasty weaves , always have a frown on their face…you get the gist.
when you see a woman who looks like that you tend to get the impression that she has “given up”. and then you hear chica complaining about ain’t nobody trying to holla at her. 0___o
not saying one needs to do this for a man but truth be told you might love you and the way that you look naturally but if putting on makeup helps you and gives you a step up then do it! there is competition out here ladies and we are too wonderful to be out here losing!
Makeup is not going to fix the problem if those women still walk around and they’re “overweight, both young and old. some of them don’t shave their legs, some have on nasty weaves , always have a frown on their face.” What they need is a healthy lifestyle (diet AND EXERCISE!), either a good weave or a nice hairdo on their real hair, and a smile.
I wish I would of read your comment before I posted mine! I wear make up most day, and I wax my whole body. Its always surprised me how many black woman walk around with hair sprouting out of their chin and do not shave their legs. I don’t get it…. never will.
Are there legit women out there that don’t shave their legs? Is this common? Please tell me it isn’t so!
There are still women who don’t shave their legs. I believe a shaved leg looks better than a hairy one, but I don’t think women need to shave their legs just because society tells us that it is inhumane for women to have body hair.
I understand it’s not required, but it’s been the social norm in this country and most of the Western world for some time now. Most women adhere to it. Just like most men adhere to not having extremely long hair or wearing makeup even though once upon a time, both were acceptable. I mean, it’s a free country. A woman can be as hairy as she pleases. But people will remark on it. That’s just human nature.
while i agree,my point was some women tend to let themselves go COMPLETELY, and this tends to relay a very negative perception of one’s self to the rest of the world thus my use of the phrase “given up” . if she is at least doing one of those things (healthy body/smiling/hair done /makeup) well then something different may be concluded. i focused on makeup because that’s the topic of the conversation.
Um…i dontse my leg hair is invisible. its like a clear color that matches my skintone.lmaoo
” there is competition out here ladies and we are too wonderful to be out here losing!”
and what exactly are we competing for ?
I don’t wear makeup. I don’t have time or money to waste on that stuff, nor do I care to use it.
Makeup, when done right, gives your face a polished, finished look, and in the workplace or even the social scene, where everything is competitive and looks matter, this can make a difference.
The biggest issue for most black women is foundation. In reality, most Black women don’t need to cover their entire face in foundation, which is the biggest mistake most sistas make. A little concealer here and there, particularly under the eyes, with some pressed powder is all most of us need. Add some mascara, eyeliner, and lip gloss, you’re good to go.
If you don’t wear it already, you’ll be surprised at how much these touches can add some sophistication and professionalism to your look, Nothing wrong with that.