Seeing Red: a guide to bold lips.
by Image in Harmony Consulting Boutique on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 10:45am
Have you ever experienced red lip envy? Spotted another woman wearing gorgeous red lips and wondered why you never made it out the door in red? Or maybe you decided long ago that red is not your thing and you're going to stick to chapstick, thank you very much. Well let's destroy a couple of big red myths, shall we?
Myth 1. Just because the saleslady/makeup lady told you you look amazing in Russian Red, doesn't mean you do.
Myth 2. There is not one red lipstick that would look good on everyone. Unless it happens to be a true Crayola red. Red happens to be a neutral on it's own. Yup, it's true. It's neither neither a warm or a cool color; it's what's usually added to it (blue or yellow pigments) that make it so.
Myth 3. Just because your BFF swore that you look amazing in Baton Rouge doesn't mean that you wouldn't look even more amazing in your bestest red.
Q: So what's a girl to do when there are hundreds of red lipsticks to choose out there?
A: There are four broad categories of reds. Bright Blue Red. Muted Blue Red. Bright Yellow Red. and Muted Yellow Red. If your skin is on the cooler side you will look better in the Blue Reds. And ditto for the Yellow Reds - they will look good on you if your skin is warm. But what about if you're somewhere in between cool and warm? And which will look better the Brighter Reds or the Muted Reds? AHA! So that's what a color analysis with me will do for you!
But here's a little photo display of yours truly (no airbrush, no photo tricks and not the best of lighting, the horror, the fun!) with these 4 categories and why they might or might not work for me.
The best part? Send in a photo of yourself with your red lips to imageinharmony@gmail.com if you need a little help figuring out your best lipstick look. Red Kisses to all.
All Lipsticks in Photos are from MAC. (www.maccosmetics.com)
(For some reason, Facebook won't allow me to use captioning right now.) So...
Photo Number One. Brave Red (Bright Yellow Red). The winner. Bright and Yellow harmonizes with my skin tone.
Photo Number Two. Chili and Red Pepper (Muted Yellow Reds). Hmmm.... not so bad, but not the best either. Needs more brightness... needs a brave red.
Photo Number Three. Russian Red (Bright Blue Red). Brightness works, blue does not. Don't see it? You'll have lots of fun learning at your color analysis with me.
Photo Number Four. Dark Side and Russian Red (Muted Blue Red). Muted and Blue. Not good, not good at all. 'Nuff said?
Myth 1. Just because the saleslady/makeup lady told you you look amazing in Russian Red, doesn't mean you do.
Myth 2. There is not one red lipstick that would look good on everyone. Unless it happens to be a true Crayola red. Red happens to be a neutral on it's own. Yup, it's true. It's neither neither a warm or a cool color; it's what's usually added to it (blue or yellow pigments) that make it so.
Myth 3. Just because your BFF swore that you look amazing in Baton Rouge doesn't mean that you wouldn't look even more amazing in your bestest red.
Q: So what's a girl to do when there are hundreds of red lipsticks to choose out there?
A: There are four broad categories of reds. Bright Blue Red. Muted Blue Red. Bright Yellow Red. and Muted Yellow Red. If your skin is on the cooler side you will look better in the Blue Reds. And ditto for the Yellow Reds - they will look good on you if your skin is warm. But what about if you're somewhere in between cool and warm? And which will look better the Brighter Reds or the Muted Reds? AHA! So that's what a color analysis with me will do for you!
But here's a little photo display of yours truly (no airbrush, no photo tricks and not the best of lighting, the horror, the fun!) with these 4 categories and why they might or might not work for me.
The best part? Send in a photo of yourself with your red lips to imageinharmony@gmail.com if you need a little help figuring out your best lipstick look. Red Kisses to all.
All Lipsticks in Photos are from MAC. (www.maccosmetics.com)
(For some reason, Facebook won't allow me to use captioning right now.) So...
Photo Number One. Brave Red (Bright Yellow Red). The winner. Bright and Yellow harmonizes with my skin tone.
Photo Number Two. Chili and Red Pepper (Muted Yellow Reds). Hmmm.... not so bad, but not the best either. Needs more brightness... needs a brave red.
Photo Number Three. Russian Red (Bright Blue Red). Brightness works, blue does not. Don't see it? You'll have lots of fun learning at your color analysis with me.
Photo Number Four. Dark Side and Russian Red (Muted Blue Red). Muted and Blue. Not good, not good at all. 'Nuff said?
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