“Put on red lipstick and live a little”
Red lipstick is timeless; a fave among everybody who loves flaunting a sultry, red pout. No matter what your signature lip shade is, red lipstick will always remain a classic and sexy siren Marilyn Monroe is proof.
Admit it, red lipstick can instantly change your look…and your mood. But with so many stunning shades of red, we often tend to wonder which shade of red will suit us the best? The answer is simple, choose the one that flatters your skin tone beautifully.
What’s Your Perfect Shade Of Red?
Each of us has a different skin tone that ranges from dark-skinned beauties to fair ladies. While the beauty world offers a plethora of red lipsticks for us to choose from, but not every lipstick shade will look amazing on everybody (Thankfully, us Indians don not have to worry about having different hair colours like the firangis). Keeping the common umbrella of skin tones in our mind, here’s how you can choose the perfect lipstick for you.
Red Lipstick For Dark-Skinned Beauties
Think stunning shades of red look good only on fair skin? Allow Rihanna to break that common misbelief the same way she broke the internet when she launched her inclusive makeup line, Fenty Beauty.
If you have rich, chocolate brown skin, choose the brightest red lipstick in the room and pout out loud. Choosing a dull or brick red shade will make it look a little berry-like instead of red. Just make sure you pair it with a gorgeous eye look and let everybody wonder, “Who is THAT?”
A classic smokey eye will look so bomb with your red lips, or you can opt for sombre shades such as pink (yass, colour blocking for the win!). You can also add a coat of a red gloss over your red lipstick for the juiciest pout ever.
For Medium Skin Tone Mavens
If you have honey glazed aka medium skin tone, a deep red shade on your lips will so flattering on you. Either choose a brick red shade or a deep wine shade and we bet your lips will catch everyone’s eye.
Keep your eye makeup to a minimum or play with glittery eye makeup as the festive season is around the block. You can also choose complementary shades such as purple or brown as they will make your deep red lips pop.
Just don’t forget to define your brows, because we know you’re all about making a statement.
For Our Fair Ladies
Red lipstick looks amazing on fairer skin tones but if you want your lips to look bomb dot com, choose a bright, fiery red lipstick. Keep your eye makeup muted and allow your lips to do all the talking. Choosing pastel or softer nudes shades on lids can make such a difference to your makeup look.
Or using a dark eye pencil, create a stunning smokey eye because it is BFFs with red lipstick.
Re(a)d(y) to flaunt your perfect shade?
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