Picking the right lipstick for your skin tone among the hundreds of shades available can be tricky. In general, though, skin tones, and the colors that go with them, can be divided into three groups: light, medium and dark. For everyday use, pick a lipstick shade that is one shade darker than your natural lip color. Once you find what works for you, you can pick colors that will make heads turn.
If you have light skin, pick light, pinky shades of lipstick for every day. For the drama of red lips, pick reds that lean toward coral.
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If you have medium skin, stick with shades in the berry family for daily wear. Shades with a bit of brown will work well, too. For red, choose anything between true red and cranberry.
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If you have dark skin, select lipstick shades with brown tones, such as terracotta. When you want to wear red, pick darker shades, such as burgundy.
Tips & Warnings
The more water in a lipstick the easier it is to rub off during the day.
To allow your perfect lipstick color to last longer, apply liquid foundation and a lipstick pencil to your lips first, before applying lipstick.
To create your own lipstick color-rather than buying the perfect lipstick color for your skin tone-combine lip gloss and lipstick to create a custom lipstick.
Darker lipstick colors do not belong in the office. Lighter and nude tones should not be worn in the evening unless your blush and eye makeup are heavy.
