Recently within the last few months, mostly what my money has been going to is nothing other than makeup! It comes as a shock to some, because a few years ago I had no interest in makeup whatsoever. The only makeup items I owned were foundation, mascara and eyeliner. Nothing else. Now, all of the products that I have can not fit into my makeup bag.

Watching YouTube tutorials on different makeup looks has inspired my obsession. And I can't help but to notice the lack of color foundations for darker skin tones. It's slowly getting better, but I find myself having to mix two different colors to match my skin, which isn't the problem. Plenty of girls mix their foundations. The problem is that there are several brands that do not cater to dark skin. It's quite upsetting because I truly do love makeup, but when I go to shop for a foundation I want to try, the store or brand does not have my skin tone!

Slowly but surely, there are colors being made for my melanin beauty. Those colors are from the brands Becca and Black Opal. I personally have not tried them yet because it's actually hard to find them in stores that isn't typically a black neighborhood. Nonetheless, I have heard many great things about both and have seen Becca and Black Opal on a few of my friends and they looked gorgeous!

Moral of the story: drug store and luxury makeup brands need to start catering to dark-skinned women if they aren't already.