Lipstick Colour - Just A Teeny Bit of Advice

Lip colour has the longest history of all makeup, and is still evolving every year. Nowadays, with the huge range of brands, colours, and textures, we find it difficult to select products that suit us. Many women refuse to wear anything but the one or two lipsticks they are accustomed to using. I believe that every woman should own an assortment of lipsticks in various shades, each of them looking great with specific attire and in certain situations.

All of us would like to have a collection of lipstick colours, but we don’t want to waste money on products we will never use. When choosing lipstick quality, you will need to consider the performance of the lipstick, and how it feels on your lips. Most importantly, you must select the right shade.

In the next few weeks you will learn the three aspects of colour, which are:

• hue
• brightness
• transparency

However today we will look at Hue :

Hue

The hue of a lipstick may belong to the warm, cool, or neutral palette.

Warm colours look best on skins with warm undertones. Asian, some Hispanic, and warm black complexions look fabulous with salmon pink, coral, or golden brown lips.

Cool colours in pastel look more natural on women with skins that have cool undertones: pinkish European complexions, and black skins with red undertones. However, for stunning lips, a bright fuchsia or dark plum shade works best with warm-toned skin and hair.

Neutral colours are the most universal. Indeed, the most flattering lipstick shades for any complexion, pale or dark, will be on the boundary between the cool and warm palettes. Neutral lipstick colours, from soft peachy shades to poppy red, are also easy to wear with outfits in warm or cool shades.

If you have the confidence to wear the boldest looks, then try making your lipstick and outfit palettes complementary, instead of matching them. For example, the combination of a bright apricot lipstick with a navy blue suit, or fuchsia lips with an apple green dress, will create a stunning effect.