Yeah, I agree with the skin tone guidelines, however your last paragraph sums it up perfectly...@@grace2016 - Wearing a lipstick color that compliments your skin tone is key. If you have neutral undertones, then you can pretty much wear any color that you're comfortable with, but be aware that anything with yellow undertones is going to make your teeth look yellow. So, unless you have very white teeth, those colors are tough to pull off. Anything with a blue undertone, likes reds or pinks that specify a blue or cool undertone, as @@makeupilove mentioned above, will make your teeth look more white, even if they aren't the whitest.
If you have cool undertones, then a yellow or warm undertoned lipstick will look orangey on you and won't be flattering. So, you want to stay with cool toned colors, mid toned colors or neutral. Most websites will state in the color description what tones the color has, or you can just eye it in person. Try a cool toned nude, a blue toned pink or red, or a mauve shade.
If you have warm undertones, you can wear warm toned colors, like corals, orangey reds, warm pinks and berry shades. They will look more warm toned in person. A cool toned lip shade on someone with warmer undertones can sometimes make you look washed out. As far as lip liner goes, if you're going for a seamless look, meaning all one color, go to a place where you can test out the colors on the back of your hand, and try to find the closest match between your lipstick and the liner.
You can also go to a website like Colourpop.com, where they sell amazing lipsticks (for only $5/ea!!) and they all have matching lip liners that were specifically made for those lipsticks. You can't go wrong! Plus, all the shade descriptions are very helpful. Most tell you if they are warm/cool/mid toned and it makes it really easy to pick a shade that will compliment your skin tone. Some high end lines, like Tarte, also have lipsticks with matching lip liners made specifically for them, like their Tarte Matte Lip Paints and liners.
At the end of the day, it's all about what you feel comfortable in. If you want to wear a pinkey nude lip, go for it. If you want to wear neon purple, rock it girl. There are no real "rules" to makeup. It's about self expression. These tips are merely guidelines. Have fun with it!! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
It is confusing! There is so much contradictory information out there. I agree that visiting a makeup counter may be the best way to figure it out.I dont know the colour of my veins.
I prefer red and green. They tell that the suit me best.
Eye colour brown hair natural colour brown.
I get burnt not tanned.
I think i look better in gold jewelery.
Its confusing!!!!!
Make-up is a personal choice for sure.I pick a color that goes with my outfit. For a black dress I go with dark rose, for a colorful outfit I choose something bright, for something casual I pick a subtle peach. The only thing I don't like is shimmery lipstick. Shimmer is only appropriate for clubs, costumes, and young girls. Otherwise it looks ridiculous.
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