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 compliments 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. Learn more in lip makeup tips.
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. More on red lipstick for fair skin.
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 co-ordination 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. More on lipstick ingredients.
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.
