7 tips to choose the right lipstick for you

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Lipstick is the first cosmetic we think of when applying makeup. Lipstick can make a huge difference to facial contours. A poorly chosen lipstick color can easily destroy the entire look. That's why choosing the right lipstick color is so important. Here are 7 good lipstick tips you can apply to choose the right lipstick for your lips.

1. Determine skin color

The first step to choosing the right lipstick color is determining your skin tone. There are 5 main skin types: white, light, medium, tan, and brown. Lipstick colors commonly associated with fair or light skin are pale pink, coral, peach, nude, and dusty red. Pink, berry, cherry red and lilac lipstick shades look stunning on girls with medium skin tones.
Dark-skinned girls can perfectly combine with coral, dark pink, scarlet and almost any other color except brown and purple. The most suitable lipstick colors for dark skin tones are brown and purple colors such as plum, caramel, wine and red with blue tints.

2. Determine the tone under the skin

Basically, there are 3 types of undertone skin tones: cold, warm and neutral.
Cool tones: Fair or light skin can choose light or nude mocha lipstick; medium skin can choose pink or cranberry lipstick; Tanned or dark skinned skin can choose ruby or wine color lipstick. Warm tones : White or light skin can choose light pink or peach lipstick; Medium skin, tanned or dark skin can choose bronze lipstick. Neutral: Wide color spectrum, with both cool and warm tones.

3. Lip shape

Based on the shape of your lips, you can apply lipstick as follows:
Thick upper lip : Apply a lighter shade of lipstick on the bottom of the lips and a little darker of the same color on the upper lip. Thick bottom lip: Any color that matches the skin of your lips + a bit of light nude in the center of your upper lip. Asymmetrical lips: Use a lip liner of the same color as your lipstick to outline your lips.

4. Size of lips

Lip size is a very important factor for you to choose the right lipstick color. So, based on the size, you can choose the right lipstick color as follows:
Thin lips: Avoid bold and flashy lipstick colors, they will only make your lips look thinner. Try applying lip gloss and cream lipstick. Full lips: Avoid lipsticks that are too pale and glossy, with shimmering textures.

5. Hair color

In addition to the above factors, hair color is also a point to pay attention to when choosing lipstick:
Dark hair, fair and light skin: Choose bright pink, magenta, cherry and plum lipstick. Blonde hair, fair and light skin: Choose dusty pink, pale pink, light pink and bright red lipstick. Dark hair, tan, and tan: Choose beige, terracotta, terracotta, and bronze lipsticks. Blondes, tans, and tans: Choose caramel, ocher, warm pink, and "salmon" pinks. Brown hair, medium skin: Choose beige, salmon pink, coral and deep dusty pink. Red hair, fair skin: Choose "salmon" pink lipstick, coral, terracotta and burnt sienna.

6. Eye Color

Brown eyes: Choose bright red, brown and light pink lipstick. Blue eyes: Various shades of cherry or magenta. Green eyes: Choose terracotta, pink lipstick. Gray eyes: Choose nude lipstick and ripe plum color.

7. Tooth color

Because teeth are the closest part to the lips, you need to pay attention to choose your lips according to the color of your teeth as follows:
White teeth: You can choose any color you like. Yellow teeth: Pink, slightly orange, light red. Avoid burgundy, brown and magenta, shades of red. If you have trouble determining skin tone, just follow these simple steps:
Look at the veins : Blue and purple veins indicate cool toned skin; green veins - warm toned skin. If you can't decide if your veins are blue or green, you have a neutral complexion. Try on some silver and gold jewelry: Gold usually suits people with warm skin tones, while silver works better on people with cool skin tones. Lipstick is an indispensable cosmetic for any woman. To choose the right lipstick, you can rely on the factors of skin color, hair color, tooth color.

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