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

We all knew that when Rihanna released a beauty line, it would not only be inclusive but she would know what shades would make any skin tone pop. Killawatt is a 3D hyper-metallic gold that sets you apart from the rest.

Radiant, long-wearing, natural and healthy-looking, the Glow Booster is an all-rounder for achieving the highly coveted lit-from-within-glow. Formulated with a jojoba complex, Hydraglow, that strives for deep nourishment and a dewy finish, this Glow Booster is the answer to many prayers. As the weather gets warmer, this booster will be your go-to, your ride-or-die.

This blusher is the perfect peach-golden pigment that works as both a highlight and blush. On the high points on the cheeks or on the apples, this blush creates the perfect enhancement as the light catches the face.

This has seen me through many nights out, parties, events or even the quick “I need a little extra on the face today.” As a baked illuminator, this is packed with pigment, finish and colour, resulting in an overall infusion that you can’t resist.

This strobe cream goes with everything. It is the perfect illuminating base that allows for the skin to radiate no matter what products are placed on top. Applying a small amount with my foundation and blended together with a brush before blending into the skin will create the most perfectly lived-in glow.

Recently, I have enjoyed the feeling that gel formulas have left on my skin. Inspired by Marc Jacobs’s love for coconut water, this dewy highlighter does everything it says on the tin. Applied under my foundation or mixed with my primer, this beauty product flatters dark skin with a golden-peach finish that leaves a complexion looking and feeling nourished.

If there is anything I love more than skincare, it's skincare that's combined with great makeup, and Tom Ford’s primer is the ideal fusion of the two. Neutralising, energising and brightening, this primer brings the complexion to life. Brightening the skin’s undertone, diminishing signs of dullness and fatigue as well as helping to neutralise the appearance of discolouration whilst enhancing the skin’s natural radiance, this primer is a must-have for your beauty arsenal. 

I have been after a peach-bronze highlighter in a compact powder form for a while and have tried other products that just haven’t made the cut. In the latest collection from MAC, this highlighter is a step above the rest that offers a radiant and well-defined finish. Multi-reflective, sculpting and gorgeous on black skin, this bronze beauty is a quick add, as it's only on the shelves for a limited amount of time.

Featherlight, the Jaclyn Hill loose highlighters are impactful, beautiful on the eye and for every skin tone. Pink is usually a shade I shy away from on my skin, but recently I have found how pretty it is on dark skin and how it softens the complexion. This powder, therefore, targets two elements—the need for radiance and the need for softening—and both of these agendas I am completely on board with.

For those wanting high impact, full glam and the ultimate strobed glow, then look no further than this highlight palette. When it comes to shades, I personally adore Bronzed Sands for its depth and richness. It is these pigments and hues that make dark skin look beautiful as if it has been kissed by the Arabian sun. 

One of the first to bridge skincare and makeup, Kevyn Aucoin continuously nails products, and the face and body laminator is another star product. There is nothing worse than having all the glow on the face and none on the body. For the perfect spring and summer companion, this illuminator will turn the Kira Kira app into ancient history.

This base includes the three things that I love the most: skin, sheer and radiance. It's the best at turning a dull complexion into a radiant one in a matter of seconds. It's a 55% water-infused primer that applies easily, hydrates instantly, and leaves a glass-skin effect. A perfect base to start applying your makeup.