Lipstick Color Guide

Lipstick shades are so confusing to choose from when you don't know what you want. There are millions of color shades in reds, pinks, purples, browns and beige which could look good on you but you can't judge by just looking at them. And you can't try every lip color to make sure it matches your skin tone. Thus you end up buying a neutral shade which you're obviously not very happy about. In the coming up article, we have tried to make this job a little easier for you with the help of a lipstick color guide. This guide will tell you what kind of lip colors and shades would look good and attractive on the kind of skin tone you have. Everyone has a variant skin tone and according to that, there are colors that complement it, thus find out which is your perfect lipstick by matching your skin tone.

Choosing a Lipstick Color

If you've always wondered how to pick a good lipstick color, there are two things you should keep in mind. The first being your complexion color and the second, your hair color. The difference between these two always complements the lip colors you go for. Thus we have a list of colors which you can choose from if your skin and hair color are as follows. Lip makeup tips and the proper shade of lipstick will make you look stunning!

Fair Skin with Light Hair: If you have very fair skin and white or blonde hair, then you should try; Pinks (shell, soft, iced, neon, magenta), Brown (dusty, plum, apricot, pastel, beige), Wine shades.

Fair Skin with Red Hair: If you have fair skin with shades of red in your hair, you can go for; Pinks (rose, clover, ginger, berry), Peach, Brown sugar, Mocha, Red (cherry, scarlet, brilliant, garnet, soft), Golds.

Fair Skin with Medium Dark Hair : Many women have this type of look, with a skin tone of fair complexion and either black or dark brown hair. For such women they can try shades like; Pinks (rose, clover, ginger, berry), Red (cherry, scarlet, brilliant, garnet, soft), Golds and Purples.

Olive Skin with Medium Dark Hair: Such skin and hair coordination is seen with women in the South East Asian countries. The Chinese and Japanese women are very well-known for their beautiful hair and skin. For them, the perfect shades in this lipstick color guide are; Red (cherry, scarlet, brilliant, garnet, soft), Brown (dusty, plum, apricot, pastel, beige), Peach and Copper.

Warm Skin with Medium Dark Brown Hair: Mexican and Many Indian women have these color skin tones along with dark brown or simply brown hair. They have a slight dusky look and thus the lipstick colors that could be used by them can be; Pinks (shell, soft, iced, neon, magenta), Velvet wine, Red (cherry, scarlet, brilliant, garnet, soft), Brown (dusty, plum, apricot, pastel, beige), Gold (rough and damson).

Afro-Caribbean with all Hair Colors: For these women, since they have a slightly tanned skin tone with light or dark brown hair colors, also black at times, the lipstick color guide would suggest colors like; Pinks (rose, clover, ginger, berry), Peach, Brown sugar, Mocha, Gold (rough and damson) and Brown (dusty, plum, apricot, pastel, beige).

African-American with Medium to Dark Hair: These women have very dark skin and sometimes jet black hair. But their skin too is very beautiful and plain which can suit many colors on the make up palate. These colors are; Copper, Purples (light and dark), Red (cherry, scarlet, brilliant, garnet, soft), Beechnut, Bronze, Gold (rough and damson), Brown sugar.

African Skin with Black Hair: Since this type of skin tone is very dark and the hair color is jet black, women with this skin tone look very attractive with colors like; Pinks (rose, clover, ginger, berry), Wine, Brilliant Red, Garnet, Damson Brown, Bronze, Beechnut, Brown sugar.

With such a variety of colors from the lipstick color guide, I am sure you must have found your choice of lip colors and shades. This will definitely help you make a decision with lipsticks the next time you go to buy some.

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