How to choose the color of lipstick?

The time has passed when, in order to be in trend, it was enough just to get a fashionable lipstick color. Modern makeup is a true art with its own rules and laws. One of the directions is make up lips, which teaches how to determine the tone of lipstick in accordance with age, color type of skin, eyes, hair, with a hint of tooth enamel, lip shape, lightness, time of day and situation when it is necessary to be perfectly beautiful.

Age has a decisive role in this:

• for girls light tones with mother of pearl or shine are recommended;
• women after 30 - saturated bright tones of satin texture lipstick, matte and dense gloss (taking into account the time of day);
• mature women - dark low-key tones (colors of cherry, plum). Not recommended gloss and pearly lipstick. It is best to use pastel colors, as bright and shiny can highlight wrinkles.

• Light skinned natural gentle shades of cold tones from light pink to plum-colored are more suitable.
• For dark skin recommended bright, saturated samples of warm peach or brown shades.
• To the owners of the neutral (neither light, but not dark skin color) are advised to use red and golden tones. The warm tone of the skin is harmonious with a warm shade of lipstick, the skin of a cold tone, respectively, is ideal with cold shades.

Hair color is also important in the choice of lipstick.

• For red hair, rich tones of dark pink, brown, plum, brick and coral are recommended. Red-haired are not recommended bright colors, orange and pink. Evening make-up allows the use of dark burgundy.
• Blondes need to use light shades of pink, plum or coral.
• Brown hair is perfect with a makeup of dark pink, plum and light brown tones.
• Dark-eyed brunettes are best to use the tone of plum, chocolate, orange and dark red.
• Saturated dark tones are suitable for dark-skinned women with dark hair.

When selecting a decorative tool for eye color, it is recommended to adhere to the following rules:

• gray plum, beige, nude shades will suit the owners of gray eyes;
• those with blue, blue eyes - beige, pink, the color of wine cherry, scarlet;
• brown-eyed - rich bright red, pale pink; brown color is perfectly harmonious with all shades of brown;
• green-eyed - terracotta, pink tone; shades of red are ideal for green eyes.

Every girl, woman is individual, but all can be attributed to one or another color type: spring, summer, autumn or winter. Lipstick is chosen in accordance with the color type.

1. Spring - time of freshness, flowering. Similarly, the color type includes pink-peach skin tone, blond, brown or light brown hair with a soft warm glow. Eyes of heavenly color of various tones, bright and light shades of green, gray. Owners of the spring color type are suitable shades: in combination with a pink shade (coral, peach, salmon, carmine), warm light, just pink, French rose; vanilla, carrot, tomato, tomato-carrot, ruby-red, begonia, sangria, burgundy, bronze, scarlet, warm-flesh, golden-beige.
2. Summer everything plays in the play of the sun. And girls related to this color type are also sunny.Mostly they are fair-skinned girls (ivory-colored skin) with hair from the lightest blond to dark blond with a shine (brown-haired women and brunettes with hair with a cold shade are possible). Blue-eyed, green-eyed (without a brown tint). “Summer” girls are suitable shades: in combination with pink hue (pale, royal, lavender, bright, quartz, neon), cold shades (chestnut, beige, light red), light cherry, marenovo, earthy, milling, fuchsia, lilac, strawberry, raspberry, cherry , plums, amaranth.
3. Autumn - time of the year, which is characterized by brightness and saturation. Such features and this color type. Owners of blond hair in it almost never happens. Most often it is red-haired girls (from red to dark copper), brown-haired women and brunettes with a warm shade of hair. The presence of freckles is a clear sign of this color type. Most often it is a green-eyed with a brown tint or just brown-eyed, sometimes blue-eyed. The skin is pinkish podton or very light, almost pale. Girls "autumn" color type fit tint colors of vanilla, peach, strawberry, cherry, warm plum, ruby, burgundy, bordeaux rose, ocher, carrot, tomato, golden beige, coral pink, carmine pink, bright red, red wine, terracotta, begonia, sangria,
4. Winter - time of the year, full of contrasts: fluffy snow-white cover of the earth and dark bare trunks of trees looking out from under it. So in this color type: contrast is the main indicator. Black hair, dark eyes in combination with snow-white or dark skin. Sometimes there are owners and blond hair and eyes, but with a mandatory cold shade. Central to this color type - eyes. "Winter" girls fit shades with a pink shade (pale, lavender, steel, deep, neon), burgundy rose, scarlet, bright red, wine red, maroon, ruby, burgundy, deep wine, marenovo, raspberry, rowan, cherry, sangria, fuchsia.

If you are not ready to choose your own lipstick, which is right for you, you can test to make an unmistakable choice. The fan (stick) method is especially popular. Be sure to pay attention to the lighting, which will conduct testing, it is desirable that this happened during the day. Before going to the store do not paint. Take a small mirror with you (it is possible that there will be insufficient lighting in the store).

We start the test:

• choose the shades you like (up to 10 - by the number of fingers);
• we put on each finger in one color;
• We approach the brightly lit mirror or with our mirror go to the window or to the street (in the daytime);
• we make a wide smile, we look in a mirror;
• alternately apply one finger to the lips (painted side to the mirror);
• We pay attention to the combination with the skin tone, the color of the eyes, whether the teeth are yellow against the background of the selected shade.

Thus we determine the choice.

When choosing a tool in the online store, it is recommended to print a photo of the shades on the printer and attach pictures to the lips. Be aware: printer ink does not always match 100% with real color. Please note that when choosing a color, it is worth considering the structure of the lipstick: gloss will give more volume, matte dark will reduce the size of the lips. The adjustment is carried out using a pencil.

It is likely that the comparison of his appearance with the appearance of some famous, popular pop diva, on the way which whole groups of stylists and makeup artists work, will help speed up the choice of a suitable lipstick. If your appearance matches the color of your eyes, hair, skin, and age, and you like the makeup of this woman, then try to “try on” the colors of her lipstick.Of course, one should not blindly acquire the cosmetics of her color palette, just with fan (pale) testing, you can start fitting it with the colors that this woman uses.

One of the most capricious flowers - carrot, it is not for everyone. Ideal for girls with a warm color type (spring-autumn). Carrot lipstick is a salvation for girls who have circles under the eyes: the expressiveness of the color of lipstick distracts attention from this shortcoming. To create a harmonious image you need to choose the appropriate wardrobe, take into account the other features of makeup. Using carrot-colored lipstick, making it an accent on the lips, you should paint the eyes neutral-beige, gray, brown, coffee colors. Excessive diversity of clothes with makeup with such lipstick is unacceptable. Restrained kits with added color accents are preferable when using accessories (for example, a shawl, kerchief or headscarf, headband, hoop, jewelery with orange in the pattern, a small elegant envelope (clutch bag) with details of the same color as pomade).

Red color symbolizes passion and confidence. It is almost universal and fits any girl, while there is a “but”. But it is necessary to decide on the correct choice of the shade of red: with the slightest mistake, the luxury of the image can turn into elementary vulgarity. Shades of red about 20, while their number is constantly growing.

The rest of the makeup and clothing should match the red lipstick. You should avoid the brightness of the shadows, blush, slightly shading the cheekbone area and making arrows on the eyes. The emphasis is on the lips. The lip contour pencil matches the natural color of the lips, outlining the contour, sketching the entire surface, applying lipstick over the pencil. Pencil or concealer adjust the size. Red lipstick can be used only with perfectly healthy skin, as it will emphasize the existing defects (cracks, airborne, peeling). It should be aware of the nails, the selection of appropriate accessories.

Many blondes feel insecure when choosing red lipstick, believing that this can make the image obscenely bright. Here you should remember the blonde star, sex symbol N 1, the brilliant Merlin Monroe. Red lipstick, blond hair gave her the image of absolute perfection. Blondes are best suited muted tones: coral or pink.

Red lipstick gives a passionate charm to dark-haired beauties who can use any saturated shades without restrictions. It should not be forgotten that in the daytime it is recommended to apply lipstick lighter. Wine, berry and golden tones are recommended to use light-skinned; dark pink, coral, brown shades - tan; bright juicy tones - burning brunettes. Buying a red lipstick, carefully examine your skin in good light:

• with pink skin - apply a lipstick of pure red or cold tones that have a bluish or pink tint;
• the darker the complexion, the brighter the lipstick should be, the peach and orange shades are not suitable;
• if the face is yellow, use orange, persian shades, without bluish;
• with dark face, bright and saturated natural red lipstick is ideal, burgundy and brown shades are possible

How to use red lipstick in the video below.

Cherry - one of the varieties of red lipstick. This color makes the image elegant and elegant. Argued that cherry-colored lipsticks are purposeful, powerful, self-sufficient women. The color of the cherry does not fit all types of appearance.

• Perfect with dark hair and eyes.
• Use and blue-eyed blondes.
• The advantage of this lipstick: does not create a visual yellowness of tooth enamel, but on the contrary emphasizes their whiteness.

Feature: gives the lips subtlety, slightly ages the face, so older women use the cherry color is not recommended. Saturated cherry lipstick does not combine with the dark contour of the lips, as this will significantly age the face and give the makeup heaviness. Suitable for both daytime and evening events.

Bright lipstick - an indispensable attribute of social events, star parties, ceremonial exits on the red carpet. It is worth trying it in your make-up.

Makeup artists developed 9 tips on how to choose and apply bright lipstick:

1. If you do not dare to do it right away, then you should start gradually, first limiting yourself to lip gloss, gradually adding lipstick, giving lip color more and more saturation.
2. Bright lipstick requires careful skin care lips.
3. To increase the resistance of lipstick, it is recommended to have a silicone primer.
4. Universal contour pencil for bright lipstick - a transparent colorless. But it is better to use color, drawing the entire surface of the lips to them, this will give additional saturation and durability.
5. Matte textures require special care, as they visually reduce the volume. If you wish to increase the volume of lips should be preferred berry tones, choosing shades lighter, and the most creamy textures. It is better for owners of narrow lips to use gloss, as it visually increases lips.
6. When choosing a shade you need to take into account your color type, skin and hair.
7. The contour of the lips should repeat the contour of the eyebrows: soft-smooth lines of the eyebrows correspond to smooth lines of the lips, clear geometric eyebrows require the same clarity of the lips.
8. You must be very careful when choosing orange lipstick: it does not suit everyone.
9. Be sure to remember the ideality of tooth enamel. Bright lipstick attracts attention to itself, respectively, and there are teeth in the epicenter. Cold shades visually make the teeth whiter, and orange and warm red emphasize the yellow color of the enamel.

Dark lipstick takes steady positions in the fashion of many generations. Requires special skills to use dark tones. If you want to make bright and saturated lips, it is necessary to be more concise in the makeup of the eyes, eyebrows, cheekbones.

When choosing a wine group, stylists are advised to pay special attention to the color of the skin.

• Dark-skinned is better to choose warm burgundy with a light pearl tint,
• light-skinned or having pink skin - shades of a cold-purple subtone.

When applying dark lipstick has its own characteristics:

• using a scrub or any other exfoliating means, you must give the skin of the lips perfect smoothness and softness;
• using a brush, apply a concealer that will mask the natural color;
• a little powder lips (optional);
• squeeze the lips and circle them with a perfectly sharpened contour pencil, initially having drawn a tick on the upper lip, and then moving the edges to the edges with the lines; also outline the lower sponge (the pencil is matched to the lipstick or slightly darker; it must be perpendicular when applied);
• sketching should start with the corners;
• apply lipstick synthetic brush, clearly adhering to the boundaries;
• to cover the lipstick with the shine of the same shade (this will give softness, enhance the color, create a color play);
• using a brush and a drop of corrector to walk as close as possible to the contour of the lips (this will give even greater expressiveness, clarity and contrast);
• If possible, use lip liners that do not allow lipstick to accumulate in the lip-like wrinkles, prevent spreading, which does not allow to maintain a clear lip contour.

Remember that the focus is on only one thing: eyes or lips. Lipstick decorating your girlfriend is likely to be unsuccessful for you. Consider your individuality, conquer the tops of make-up, be always on top. In your lips - the power of your charm.