Lipstick Colour And Complexion Rules

Make Up Tips

oi-Suparna Chakaraborthy

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Monday, November 22, 2010, 14:54

Lipstick, one of the oldest members of women fashion and still holds the top most position in a woman's make-up case. Lipstick has the ability to make your face look more attractive and makes your smile beautiful but the inverse can be the case is lipstick colour is not chosen judiciously.

The first step to your make-up is to match the lipstick colour with your complexion. The aim of lipstick is to highlight your skin tone thus, it is necessary that it matches with your complexion. Here are the lipstick colour and the complexion they match the best -

1.Dark Complexion - Asians have brown or darker skin tone. Warm lipstick colours like salmon pink, golden brown, coral lipstick suits them the best. It's a myth that red don't suit darker skin complexion. Dark complexion can flaunt wine red lipstick very well.

2.Olive Complexion – Olive skin is one of the best complexion which carries all the lipstick colour very well. The best colours for Olive skin tone are deep reds, berry red, light brown and light purple.

3.Fair Complexion – It is a myth that fair skin people look good with dark brown lipstick. Dark brown highlight the lips a bit too much and takes away all the attention from the face. Fair skin looks best with berry red shades, light brow, peach colour and light pink.

4.Pinkish Complexion – The European complexion of pinkish skin tone looks great in dark plump shades, matte red and dark pink. People with this skin tone generally have light colour hair. These lipstick shades help flaunt colour of their hair as well.

Lip gloss complements your lipstick colour and helps to make your lips look fuller. If your have a natural pout it is best to avoid using lip gloss or use a little bit. For people who have broad lips, use matte colours. This will make your lips look thinner. Match your lipstick colour with your complexion to look perfect.