Lipstick: Finding 'The One'
Here at Airlie&Co we believe lipstick has everything to do with your personality. It is unlikely you could imagine your most flamboyant friend falling in love with the same one lip colour as your most natural friend, however here is a guide to choosing yourself a fabulous and flattering nude lip, natural lip and a natural bright for your colouring.
If you are still building your lipstick confidence, you can always choose a gloss version of the colour for a tinted or more natural hue.
Nude lipstick
A nude lipstick is a colour lighter than your natural colour, yet with more colour than your skin tone. Not everybody will suit a 'nude' Lipstick so here is a test to see if you are one of the chosen.
Next time you do your eye makeup and foundation base cover your lips with a little bit of foundation and notice to see if your eyes and skin pop, or if you feel flat and lifeless. If its the latter - A natural lipstick may be more up your ally than a nude.
If your your features popped, congratulations - you suit nudes. A great nude for you will be a little fairer than your natural lip colour but in a very similar tone with a mix of your skin/foundation tone eg. warm (yellow, beige, olive, toasty/golden) cool (pink, ivory, alabaster, ruddy or chocolate).
This means if you are cool and fair-medium, you will suit nude tones such as
Ballerina Pink
Lilac (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Pout' Luxe Lipstick)
Rose Quartz (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Bling' Gloss)
Powder Pink (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Bambi' Luxe Lipstick)
Dust Rose
If you are cool and med-dark toned you will suit nude tones such as
Milk Chocolate (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Mystique' Luxe Lipstick)
Marsala
If you are warm and fair-medium then colours such as
Apricot (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Peachy' Luxe Lipstick)
Sand (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Naked' Luxe Lipstick)
Honey (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Dollface' Gloss)
If you are warm and medium-deep then colours such as
Oak (Try Melli Cosmetics Aura Gloss)
Coffee
Teak
Natural Lipstick
Next time you are shopping for makeup, it may be best to steralise your hands well and try lipstick on your finger tips, as this is closest to your natural lip colour.
A great natural lipstick should be similar to your lip colour, however add a little further depth and vibrancy. The right tone will also make your skin tone radiate and your eyes pop.
Pinch or bite your lips so the blood flow comes to the surface to get a good idea of a suitable tone.
This means if you are cool and fair-medium, you will suit natural tones such as
Mauve (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Willow' Gloss)
Peony (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Blossom' Gloss)
Cool Rose (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Romance' Luxe Lipstick)
If you are cool and medium-deep toned you will suit natural tones such as
Rosewood (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Grace' Luxe Lipstick)
Marsala (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Boudoir Berry' Luxe Lipstick)
Beetroot
This means if you are warm and fair-medium, you will suit natural tones such as
Strawberry pink (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Siren' Luxe Lipstick)
Coral
Tea Rose
Peach
Salmon
If you are warm and medium-deep toned you will suit natural tones such as
Rust
Blood Orange
Cinnamon
Ginger
Bright Lipstick
There is nothing more uplifting than finding the right bright or bold lip colour to make your features pop, compliment an outfit, flatter the skin and complete a statement makeup look.
For bolder looks such as these we recommend creating a perfect skin base first, as any redness coming through can make a bright gorgeous lipstick look messy and unflattering.
This means if you are cool and fair-medium, you will suit bright tones such as
Shocking Pink
Musk Stick Pink (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Liz' Luxe Lipstick)
Fuchsia
Cherry Red (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Climax' Luxe Lipstick)
Strawberry Jam
Toffee Apple Red
Beetroot
If you are cool and med-dark toned you will suit bright tones such as
Port Wine
Aubergine (Try Melli Cosmetics Zanadu Gloss)
Rhubarb
Claret
Maroon
Sangria
If you are warm and fair-medium then colours such as
Red Dahlia
Neon Orange
Tomato Red
Flame Red (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Infra Red' Lipstick)
Hot Coral
Watermelon (Try Melli Cosmetics 'Cupid' Gloss)
Maraschino Cherry
If you are warm and medium-deep then colours such as
Dark Hollywood Red
Rust
Burnt Orange
Brick Red
BBQ
Clay
Spice
Cider