I have always
been a “lippy girl”. Yes, you might indulge yourself with food, clothes, shoes
or bags, but I always end up rewarding myself excitedly with a lube. So I can
imagine when after hours of checking counter-by-counter or browsing the Internet
and purchasing the “what- I –thought- was-perfect- shade” only to end up
picking the wrong color. Quite frustrating!
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| shades for fair skin |
Finding the
perfect shade or color of lipstick that is flattering to you needs pointers to mentally think about when you find yourself in a counter with an
overwhelming array of colorful sticks.
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| shades for dark skin |
It’s All About Knowing Your Skin Undertone
Understanding your skin undertone is the key that
will save you from picking up the wrong shade. To find your skin undertone, do
the wrist test. Go outside where there is a natural light (or just go near the
window) and look at the veins on your inner wrists. If they appear bluish, you
have cool undertones. If greenish then it’s warm.
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shades for olive skin tone
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I made some
categories for your skin undertones (based on the wrist test) for shades that
flatter you the most:
Cool Undertones
Fair Skin:
Invest more on light brown and pinkish beige, nude,
light mocha, light mauve.
Medium Skin:
Rosy pink, pomegranate, and cranberry will look absolutely fantastic.
Olive Skin:
It will be more on brick red, brown reds,
or caramel to compliment your skin tone.
Dark Skin: Your complexion suits the
most on dark reds like ruby red, deep plums, raisin and wine.
Warm Undertones
Fair Skin:
Shell, sand, or nude peach and reds are options best for pale complexions.
Medium Skin:
It’s more on metal colors such as bronze, copper. Cinnamon is also flattering.
Olive Skin: Olive skin tones are
generally neutral, so you can pull of some shades without going wrong like nude,
pink, orange, and red.
Dark Skin: Be gorgeous in honey,
ginger, or coppery bronze.
Good news is, there is also a universal flattering colors based on your
skin tones:
Fair Skin: More on bold reds and
deep colors can emphasize your skin tone. Light brown and pinkish beige will be
flattering as well.
Medium Skin: You can never go wrong
with plums, raspberry and reds.
Olive Skin: Invest into light brown and
dark berry to illuminate your olive radiance.
Dark Skin: Be bold in dark reds with a sheer of blue and deep
plum to illuminate darker skin tones. Deep plums, berries and reds will look
fantastic on you, too!
No matter what undertones you have, the best way to
highlight that great pucker of yours is a great sunny smile with the best shade
you have. Have fun with the colors!
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