If you are a makeup junkie, then a lipstick certainly makes a big portion of your makeup collection. But tell me, how many of you have bought a lipstick at a store inclining to its colour and never used it with the reason being, it did not suit your face or made it look dull. Wrong shade of makeup on your skin will make it look dull and even dark.
So how do you pick the right lipstick for your face?
You need to understand the undertone of your skin to select a lipstick that will compliment your skin the best. The simplest way to do this is by looking on the inner side of your arm under good lighting, preferably daylight. If your vein is green, you have a warm undertone. If it is blue, you have a cool undertone. And if the vein appears a mix of green and blue, then you have a neutral undertone.
Go a step ahead and figure if you are fair, light, medium, wheatish or tan depending on the melanin content of your skin. Your jawline in natural sunlight will give you the exact shade of your skin.
Warm undertones – choose lipsticks with an orange undertone (corals, light (pale) pink, peach, nude, lights brown, beige or fiery red, bronze, copper, tangerine, orange-based reds).
Cool undertones – choose lipsticks with a blue/purple undertone (mocha, nude, fuchsia, red with a blue tinge. Mauve, cherry red, rose, berry)
Neutral undertone – almost all shades will suit you
Deep red shades are usually the best for wheatish to tan skin and can never fail. If you are fair/light-skinned, go for a brighter red and ditch the maroon. You need shades that will complement and flatter your skin and not pull your face down.
If you are out to pick a nude shade, first apply the shade to your lower lip and if it almost matches the upper lip or is one shade darker, then that should be the right shade for you.
As about the texture of the lipstick that you should use, if you are someone with fuller lips, opt for matt shades and if you want to make them appear smaller, a dark shade of a lipstick that compliments your skin should do wonders. On the contrary, if you have thin lips, use glossy and shinier lip shades which will make your lips look plump, giving an illusion of fuller lips.
On a closing note, choose the right shade of lipstick for yourself and wear it with confidence. Your lipstick adds drama to life, so make the world your runway and carry the drama with all the confidence you have.
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Author Bio
Love for makeup and skincare made me pursue a degree in Cosmetic Science from London College of Fashion. I love experimenting with my makeup and trying new products and ingredients for my skin. www.instagram.com/Dreaminginmascara
