New Urban BEAUTY- Spring Makeup for Black Skin: How To Capture The Soft Glow of Spring With A Fresh Pink Palette

48-year-old actress Taraji P. Henson  (Hidden Figures, What Men Want, The Best of Enemies) shows just how beautifully pink palettes of color work from daytime to evening on black skin for subtle, feminine glamour.

Pictured center right: BOBBI BROWN's Luxe Matte Lip Color in "CROWN JEWEL" (€37,50) available at bobbibrown.de . 

It's a shade that never goes out of style, and like cherry blossoms and Easter tulips, it always reminds you of spring.  The color pink is trending once again in spring make-up palettes, with an array of muted tones to give your skin a delicate, feminine glow soft as cotton candy, and warm as rosy cashmere. Shades of pink (including its cousins rose, mauve, and taupe) aren't just for fair complexions- they work just as beautifully with darker skin tones when you know the right hues and textures to choose. If you'd like to try touching up your make-up routine with a gentle brush of color this spring, just follow our recommendations in this week's NUY 40+ Beauty edit. As always, check product title and retailer to find out how to shop.

BOTTOM LEFT: Afro-Latina music star Amara La Negra shows the subtle power of a pink lip on deeper skin tones; recreate the look with the long lasting range of pink-based glosses available from BOBBI BROWN COSMETICS.  PICTURED RIGHT:  Bobbi Brown "IN A JAM" Crushed Liquid Lip Color (€26,00).

The dark and the light, designer lacquer, and drugstore dream: LEFT: NAILBERRY L'OXYGÉNÉ Fashionista Nail Polish in "Fashionista" (€19,95) from flaconi.de. RIGHT: a muted pink that leans toward nude, ESSIE COSMETICS "Wire less is more" #606 Nagellack (€7,95) is available at all Drogeries where Essie is sold, including Buni, Rossman, and  DM.

 Lid color in luxury and cost-efficient price points ensure the pink trend available for every customer: Real Housewife of Atlanta star and accessories designer Cynthia Bailey (52) radiates with a pink glow framing the eyes. Recreate the former Supermodel's look with Yves Saint Laurent's BLACK OPIUM TIBAL PALETTE in "Pure Illusion" (€70,00), or the essence SALUT PARIS EYESHADOW PALETTE (€7,00), both available at DOUGLAS.

BOTTOM RIGHT: R&B superstar Toni Braxton goes for a clean make-up look that emphasizes the cheek with deeper colored pink rouge against a neutral lip. LEFT: Juicy o'Pang Water Rouge from A'PIEU (€6,85) available at DM.  Upper RIGHT: LAURA MERCIER Blush Color Infusion Rouge in "Pomegranate" (€30,00), available at Beauté Printemps Place des Tendances.