Nothing exudes glamour like a ruby pout. Period.
Yet many women are afraid of this look, with legitimate fears that, if chosen or applied incorrectly, it may lead to a garish and tasteless look — like the joker!
The first step in choosing the right red lipstick is deciding upon your skin’s undertone! Two questions will help you decide this issue:
1) Do you look better in gold or silver jewelry — or both? If you look better in gold, your skintone has a warm undertone. If better in silver, your skin is cool-toned. If you cannot decide — or you look good with both — your skin tone is neutral.
2) Do your veins appear blue or green beneath your skin?. If blue, you are definitely a cool-toned individual. If green, your skin is warm-toned. If you cannot decide, count yourself among the neutral toned group!
Here are some celebrity examples — and some recommendations for flattering lipsticks for your skin tone:
***Cool Skintone
Taylor Swift immediately comes to mind. She is wearing a cool-toned red lipstick which leans slightly pink in this photo, and such a lipstick usually makes the teeth appear whiter.
Some recommendations for cool-toned ladies include the following lipsticks:
Mac “Red”—>
NYX Round Label lipstick in Chic Red”—>
Napoleon Perdis Devine Goddess lipstick in “Xenia”—>
Lorac Alter Ego lipstick in “Pin Up”—>
***Warm Skintone
These are actresses Penelope Cruz (L) and Kat Graham (right) sporting beautiful warm red lipsticks! Notice the slight orange-y cast, which really pops against their dark/olive skin tones.
Some recommendations for warm-toned ladies include the following lipsticks:
Nars “Heat Wave”—>
Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in “Fire and Ice”—>
Mac “Lady Danger”—>
Makeup Forever Rouge Artist Intense lipstick #42 “Vermillion Red”—>
***Neutral Skintone
The luckiest ladies of the bunch — those who can get away with wearing any lipstick color!
Here are some lipsticks which, while suitable for neutral-toned ladies, are universally flattering:
Mac “Russian Red”—>
Covergirl Lip Perfection lipstick in “Hot”—>
Napoleon Perdis Devine Goddess lipstick in “Aphrodite”—>
Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in “Love that Red”—>
Makeup Forever Rouge Artist Intense lipstick #43 “Moulin Rouge”—>
Nars “Jungle Red”—>
Have fun shopping for your perfect red lipstick!