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• To step
• Part 1 of 5: Determine your skin tone
• Part 2 of 5: Choosing a color for daytime
• Part 3 of 5: Choosing the right shade of red
• Part 4 of 5: How to buy a lipstick
• Part 5 of 5: Match the lipstick with the rest of your look
• Tips

With the endless color palette of lipsticks, lip gloss and lip powder, a visit to the makeup department of the drug store can be a bit overwhelming at times. This article will teach you how to choose the right color for your skin tone, outfit and occasion.

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Part 1 of 5: Determine your skin tone

1. Examine your skin in natural light to determine your complexion; clear, light, medium, tinted or dark. Pay particular attention to the skin around your jawline.
   • White: your skin is very pale or translucent and you burn easily. You may have freckles and some red spots.
   • Light: your skin is pale. If you go out in the sun, you will burn and may tan a little afterward.
   • Medium: you get tanned easily and you do not burn as easily, and you do not have sensitive skin.
   • Tinted: your skin is light-tinted or olive-colored. You rarely burn and are a little tanned even in winter.
   • Dark: your skin is dark and you never burn. Your hair is probably black or dark brown.
2. Look at the color of your veins on the inside of your wrists. This is a quick way to determine if you have a warm, neutral, or cool skin tone.
   • Blue or purple veins mean you have a cool skin tone.
   • Green veins means you have a warm skin tone.
   • If you have a hard time determining whether your veins are blue or green, you probably have a neutral skin tone, and you can choose colors from both the warm and cool spectrum. People with olive skin often have a neutral skin tone.
3. Pay attention to how your skin reacts to the sun: burned or discolored easily?
   • Skin that tans quickly has more melanin in it, which often indicates a warm skin tone. Most women of African or Indian descent fall into this category.
   • If you burn first and then tan (or maybe you don't tan at all), your skin will have less melanin and a cool complexion. If you have very dark skin you can also fall into this category.
4. Try on gold and silver jewelry. What looks better?
   • Gold jewelry works best with a warm skin tone.
   • Silver jewelry works best with a cool skin tone.
   • Both go well with a neutral skin tone.
   • This can be useful for taking the plunge if you can't decide with the other criteria.

Part 2 of 5: Choosing a color for daytime

1. Find a shade that is one or two shades darker than your own lip color.
   • To test how close the shade is to your natural color, you can only apply the lipstick to your lower lip. Compare this with the shade of your upper lip. If the color is very drastically different, look further.
   EXPERT TIP

   Decide whether you want to make your lips appear thicker or thinner. Dark shades make your lips thinner, while light colors can make them appear thicker.

   • Matte lipstick also makes your lips appear thinner, while glossy or glittery lipstick makes them appear fuller.
2. Determine your undertones and complexion.
   • Keep in mind that the undertones and complexion can help you, but that's not all when choosing a lipstick. It is important to try different colors and eventually choose something you likes it best.
3. Experiment with colors recommended by experts for your skin tone and complexion.
   • If you have fair or fair skin, try light pink, coral, peach, beige, or flesh. If you have cool undertones, try soft mocha or flesh colored. For warm undertones you can try soft pink or flesh colored with a little peach in it.
   • If you have a medium skin tone, try pink, mauve or berry shades. Cool Undertones: Try pink or cranberry. Warm undertones: experiment with copper or bronze.
   • If you have tinted skin, avoid browns and purples, and go for colors with an orange undertone. Most other colors look great on you. Try coral red or deep pink.
   • If you have dark skin, you can try brown or purple, or shades like walnut, caramel, plum, and wine. With cool undertones, ruby ​​red and wine red look great. For warm undertones you can try copper or bronze.
4. Keep it subtle. Unless you really want to make a statement with cheeky lips (which is nothing wrong with!), You should apply a strong color to your bottom lip only. Press your lips together and smudge the color with your fingers.

Part 3 of 5: Choosing the right shade of red

1. Find the right shade for your skin tone. Again, use your skin tone and complexion as a guide, but if you like a color that breaks all the rules, go for it!
   • For fair or light skin you can try powder red, pink red or coral red. For cool undertones: raspberry. Warm: red with a blue undertone, or coral red.
   • For medium or medium skin, you can choose cherry red or true red with no undertone (if your skin tone is neutral). Warm undertones: orange-red or mandarin. Cool undertones: wine red.
   • For dark skin with warm undertones you can try red with a blue base. Cool skin tone: Metallic ruby ​​red or dark wine red.
2. Wear red with pride. This is a classic style that any woman can wear regardless of age, skin, hair, eye or lip color. Dare!

Part 4 of 5: How to buy a lipstick

1. Try the lipstick before you buy it. Clean the tester with a little alcohol (often there is a spray bottle in the store) and use a test brush or cotton swab to apply the color to your lips.
   • If you don't want to touch your mouth with the tester, you can test it on your fingertips. Your fingertips are more like your lips in color than your wrist or the back of your hand.
2. Remove one color completely before trying a new one. Otherwise, the colors will get mixed. Ask a sales clerk if she has some makeup remover for you.
3. Make sure there is good light.
4. If you have little other makeup on your face, try the lipstick. Find a shade that, even without further makeup, makes your face glow so you don't even have to make up.
5. Ask for help from the makeup department. Sometimes it is difficult to judge it yourself objectively. An expert who works in the makeup department can help you choose the right color.

Part 5 of 5: Match the lipstick with the rest of your look

1. Don't wear a lipstick color that looks too much like a piece of clothing you are wearing. For example, if you're wearing a fireman's red dress, it can get a bit too much if you put on the exact same shade of lipstick.
2. Feel free to experiment, but use these guidelines when in doubt:
   • Flesh-colored lips are everywhere. It's a fun, casual style that lets you emphasize your eyes.
   • Red adds drama to a fairly neutral outfit. Try not to be too overwhelming by wearing red lipstick with bright clothes or clothes with busy patterns.
   • Pink is versatile because there are so many shades. Pink that is slightly brighter than your natural lip color is great for a subtle, everyday look.
   • Berry colors can make a dark outfit a bit gloomy, and they bring down a breezy summer outfit. Try combining berry tones with neutrals.
3. Go for dramatic lips or eyes; not both.
   • Stick to just a little mascara on your eyes, or just some dark eyeliner.

Tips

• These guidelines are here to help you, but they are certainly none rules. Remember everyone is different. What looks best on you may depend on your skin tone, so try different colors.
• Don't forget to also buy lip liner when you buy lipstick, especially with reds.
• Red with blue undertones makes your teeth appear whiter.
• Never try lipstick on your lips in a store as the tester can contain harmful bacteria. Rather try it on your hand.
• Before you buy a lipstick, check the chemicals in it. Apply it to your wrist first, and put some on a gold ring or gold chain as well. If it turns black, don't use that lipstick because it contains very harmful chemicals.
• For long-lasting lipstick, outline your lips first with a lip liner (the same color as your lipstick). Then some color will still be visible when the lipstick fades.
• Dramatic eyes and dramatic lips can seem a bit exaggerated.