How to Wear Red Lipstick

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Notorious for being hard to wear, red lipstick is one particular product many women shy away from. However, anyone can pull off the look with a little know-how and the right shade.


Keep reading to learn how you can wear red lipstick without looking like a clown!

Avoid Too Much Makeup

When wearing red lipstick, it’s important to keep the rest of your makeup neutral. This saves you from looking overdone and allows your lips to be the focal point of your look (that’s the whole point of wearing such a daring shade, anyway!)

Forget the eyeliner, but add a swipe or two of mascara and wear a neutral eyeshadow. Feel free to wear a little blush, but avoid garish colors — they will clash with your lipstick.

Lip Liner is Key

I found out the hard way that red lipstick likes to bleed. Avoid this embarrassing mistake altogether by filling in lips with a lip liner that’s close to the natural shade of your lips. This will ensure that the red lipstick will go on smoothly and not bleed into the corners of your mouth. Plus, the lip liner also serves as a base to help hold color in place.

Color, Color, Color

Yes, red lipstick can be scary — but not if you know which shades will look best for your complexion! Pale ladies or those who have pink tones to their skin would look smashing with reds that are more plum colored, while women who have yellow tones to their skin will look great with a red shade that has a brown base.

Women with darker tones will look gorgeous with a pinkish red or a shade with orange tones. For Asian women, try a lipstick that has shades of plum, cherry, or raspberry.

In short, cool skin tones would benefit from cool shades while darker skin tones will look beautiful with a warmer red. You may have to try a few lipsticks before you find the one that works well for your skin tone, but trust me — you can pull it off!

If you find yourself getting discouraged, try blending a few red lipsticks together to find a shade that works for you. That’s what I ended up doing, and I found my perfect shade of red lipstick this way.

If you’ve always shied away from wearing red lipstick, face your fears and try it on! These tips should help you pull off this daring look.

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