Avoid too much of paler reds such as a very pale pink, or orangey reds as they may make you look paler. For fair skinned people with yellowish undertones, try adding some color to your facial tone, by opting for redder tones apart from of course the classic blood red. If you are fair skinned but have more redness in your skin color, opt for reds bordering on orangeish or bluer / blackish streak, avoid pink undertones as they may make you appear ruddier.

Red lipstick and skin tone Red lipstick for Fair skin:įair skinned women find it easier to carry off a blood red color – but they also carry off other colors with equal ease. The trick is of course to find the right shade of red and then carry it with confidence. By picking up a shade of red that you are comfortable with, you could slowly gear up to wearing redder – reds. If you are not so confident about carrying off the blood red color, choose a darker shade of red leaning towards cherry red or a lighter shade leaning towards pink. While, red traditionally would mean blood red, these days the cosmetics companies have come up with different shades of red, suitable for almost every skin color. And precisely this is the reason, many of us shy away from adopting this color whole heatedly, secretly wishing that we could know somehow the perfect way to wear this.

The red lipstick signifies boldness, glamor, exuberance and sexiness all at once. How many times have you secretly thought that you would surely wear the red lipstick stashed away in your cupboard to an outing, but shied away yet again, fearing you may not be able to carry off the look? How many times have you envied looking at women who can carry off the red lipstick with aplomb? For many of us these instances would be innumerable.

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