To every woman out there, I think it’s clear that one cannot roam around or outside of your house without a lipstick. Atleast I can’t, as I feel unsecured going out with bare lips. A lipstick can change your whole look, even if your face is bare without makeup.
With the beauty and cosmetics industry growing day by day, makeup trends and lipsticks keep getting increased. So many shades of lipsticks to choose from and a variety of finishes available too according to your preference. Formulas can range from matte to cream, Demi matte to satin etc. Picking a lipstick color is like spotting a needle in a hay stack I feel especially if you are not sure what color you are in the lookout for. So how do you go about choosing the right shades for you? Well that’s where this post comes in handy.
First and foremost your complexion is they key to selection. Are you fair skinned, medium or tan, or are you on the dusky side. Along with the identification of complexion, think which undertone are you.
Seeing the above chart you will get an idea regarding what shades can match, also ignore my lipstick swatches on the paper. Never thought swatching lipsticks on paper would be hard😅.
Lipsticks for Fair skin tone
When you are fair, you tend to have a lot of options to choose from but this where you draw in some mistakes such as not considering your undertone. Most fair skin type ladies out there lean on cool undertones such as having pink, red or bluish hues to your skin. If you check your vein on the wrist you will know if it bluish purple you are cool toned. And if you have warm undertones, then your vein has green tones to them, more like you have yellow on your skin.
Lipsticks suitable for fair skin type with cool undertones would be shades that have these cool tones to them which have blue or purple hues. You have red lipsticks with blue tones to them and they appear to be flattering on these type of skin tones. Also light pinks, pink nudes and beige lipsticks that are taupe in colors will suit. For example M.A.C mehr is a beautiful cool toned pink and it will suit mostly all skin tones upto NC 42 I would suggest. But due to the purple bluish hues in it, it will particularly suit cool toned skin types. If you have warm undertones, try lipsticks that have orange or peach tones to them like a coral lipstick, light terra-cotta nudes etc.
Lipsticks for Medium skin tone
I would classify NC 30 to NC 37 to medium skin tone category. This particular category tentatively leans to warm under tones for Asian women, and there are other women being in this having cool undertones too. Warm lipstick colors such as your terra-cotta browns, rosy brown colors, brick reds, deep oranges etc can be appealing. Kylie cosmetics matte liquid lipstick dolce k is also a good option for both cool and warm undertones in this category as it tends to stand out to be a neutral. Maybelline touch of spice lipstick is another beautiful example.
Lipsticks for Tan skin tone
From NC 40 to NC 44 is what I would classify as tan. More like a wheatish complexion is what you see with warm undertones. For example fuchsia lipsticks would be a fun and beautiful color for this category. Light plums, nude mauves are an excellent choice you should consider. Browns with pink tones like the Huda beauty bullet lipstick wedding day is an option etc. Also pay day lipstick by huda beauty which has more of cool undertones is suitable if you are cool undertoned.
Lipsticks for Deep skin tone
You have options to deep plums, rich browns and berry colors. Chocolate brown lipsticks are so flattering on deeper skin tones. Burgundy colors with a tint of red looks fabulous on these type of skin tones as well. For example Kylie cosmetics matte liquid lipstick true brown K, nykaa matelliciuos lip crayon jade rose, etc.
For neutral undertones where you have pink and yellow or warm tones as a mix, you are on the luckier side as you can rock both the tones catering to the lipsticks well.
Hope this helps. Stay tuned for the next post.