Choosing the right lipstick shade can be overwhelming with so many options available. Here are some tips to help you choose the right lipstick shade for your skin tone:
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Determine your skin tone and undertone: Your skin tone can be fair, light, medium, tan, or deep. Your undertone can be cool, warm, or neutral. Knowing your skin tone and undertone can help guide you in choosing the right lipstick shade.
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Consider the color of your lips: Look at the color of your lips and pick a shade that is one or two shades deeper than your natural lip color.
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Experiment with shades that experts recommend for your complexion and skin tone: Here are some general guidelines to follow based on your skin tone and undertone:
- Fair or light skin: light pink, coral, peach, nudes, beige, dusty red, variations of red, and pinks.
- Cool undertones: soft mocha, nude, pink, cranberry.
- Warm undertones: pale pink, peachy nudes, copper, bronze.
- Medium skin: rose, mauve, berry, shades of pink, cranberry, copper, bronze.
- Tan skin: coral, deep pink, bright red, shades of red with an orange base.
- Deep skin: brown, purple shades like plum, caramel, wine, and blue-based reds.
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Consider the shape of your lips: If you have top-heavy lips, apply a bright lipstick on the bottom of the lips and a slightly darker shade of the same color on the upper lip. If you have bottom-heavy lips, apply any color that suits your undertone and a little bit of light nude color right in the center of the upper lip.
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Consider the shade of your teeth: Cooler tones of red lipstick will make your teeth appear whiter. If your teeth arent as white as youd like, you probably should avoid orange lipstick, as theyll make your teeth look more orange.
Remember, these are just general guidelines, and its important to try on different shades and choose what you feel looks best.
