How to replicate smooth magazine lighting

The first thing you should know before you try to replicate smooth magazine lighting is black people skin always require more light.The best lighting to use on black skin is Ring flash.Ring lighting is a lighting that get rid of shadows and bring out the texture of the skin.You have to be very careful with this light because if used incorretly you will end up destroying all the texture of the skin.Smooth magazine lighting is done by using mostly Ring flash with a medium: silver umbrellla.The trick is to close down the umbrella so it mimics a medium soft box.The umbrella is the fill light and the Ring flash is the main light.Try bracket the exposure and use the histogram to see if the details are clipping on the high lights and shadows.