How To Choose The Best Lipstick Shades For Every Skin Tone?

by Saly Jose Beauty Products

Have you ever boasted about the sheer number of lipstick shades you can choose from, to the men around you? While having a sea of options sounds exciting in the beginning, all this excitement can soon disappear when it is time to choose a shade for yourself. One of the most dreaded questions in all our lives is what colour lipstick should I wear? In theory, it should be as simple as choosing the colour that appeals to you the most. But how easy would life be if it were that simple? Apart from choosing the colour, you also need to make sure it looks good on your skin tone. Complicated, isn’t it? Don’t worry there is a way around it. In this article, we are going to discuss how to choose the best lipstick shades for every skin tone.

How to determine your skin undertone?

Skin undertone is the pigment of your skin that radiates from beneath your true skin colour. So regardless of whether you have pale skin or dark skin, undertones fall into three categories- warm, cool, and neutral- which further have tones within them.

Warm: golden, peachy, yellow.

Neutral: mix of both warm and cool.

Cool: bluish, red, pink.

How to choose lipstick based on your undertone?

For warm tones, opt for lipstick shades like red, orange, and brown. For cool tones, choose lipstick shades that have a blue or purple undertone, for example, cherry red. For neutral tones, you can broaden your spectrum while choosing shades because almost every shade looks good.

How to choose a bright shade?

Bright colours are available in abundance and are also easier to choose from. Choose the colour based on the look you aim for.

How to choose a dark shade?

Dark lipsticks look good on women of every color. But they especially look better if your skin tone is a little darker. The trick is to make sure that the shades you choose compliment your skin as well as your lip color. Add a bit of lip gloss for a bolder look.

How to choose a nude shade?

People often make the mistake of thinking that choosing a nude shade means finding a shade that resembles your skin color. On the contrary, it is about finding a shade that feels natural to you. The perfect nude shade for you should match or should be one shade darker than your inner lip.