Finding the right red lipstick for your skintone?
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Jan 30, 2013
Eimear C.
how does one go about finding the perfect shade of red lipstick for your skintone? shop assistants dont seem to have a clue and i need help!
Jan 30, 2013
Brittne B.
Well it depends if your cool or warm undertones. Are your veins more blue? If so then your cool. If they are more green, then your warm. With cool tones choose a red lipstick with blue undertones, if your warm choose some with yellow.
Jan 30, 2013
Cathy L.
MichellePhan on YouTube has a video on this.
Jan 30, 2013
Stephanie D.
Veins are in my opinion a bad way to see your undertone. Go into even, but indirect daylight (you don't want to create harsh shadows or force your camera to compensate the color by standing in full on sunlight) and take a mug shot of yourself without makeup. I definitely have a cool bluish/pinkish look and I seriously did not figure that out until I did that.
Jan 30, 2013
美芯 林.
I always do swatches of three different colors I like on my wrist. If you're cool tone go for something with more blue hues.(like berry reds)
Remember if you want to pull off classic red lips make sure to tone DOWN your eyes/blush ect. you only want to excentuate one feature in a given design.
Jan 30, 2013
Brooke E.
Veins are a terrible way to find out. My body has different undertones than my face. I find I can only find lipstick that looks great if I try it on. I look better with blue based reds and I have yellow undertones.
Jan 30, 2013
Lily L.
lisa eldridge made an awesome video just on this topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meb9wGgEixs
Jan 31, 2013
Tiffany M.
I'm very yellow but blue based reds look best on me IMO...just try different things on
Jan 31, 2013
Noelle M.
I agree, blue based reds are a good way to go. Plus if you should go the other direction be careful the more orangey/warmer colors, *can* have a tendency to make your teeth look more yellow. Blue toned reds will make them look whiter.