Red Lips for Valentine’s Day

By Melissa Barlow on February 2nd, 2010

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I truly believe that there is a shade of red lipstick out there for every woman. It just may take a few tries (or several hundred, perhaps) to find it. Well, never fear as I’ve got some tips for all of you on how to pick your signature red shade (mine, M.A.C. Ruby Woo lipstick with Paula Dorf liner in Carousel) and let your lips do all the talking this Valentine’s Day.

Fair Skin with Olive Undertones: Try reds that have a blue or purple under tone. Anything too orange can make your skin read a little green and give you a pasty appearance. Try: Chanel Rouge Allure in Passion.

Fair Skin with Pink Undertones: Try bright reds in cherry tones or for redheads, orange bases. Blue based, fire engine and brick reds are not right for you so steer clear. Try: Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited #128.

Medium Skin Tones: Try true reds (M.A.C Ruby Woo yay!) or reds that have a brown undertone to them. Your skin tone is almost the most versatile and can even pull of sheer orange based reds as well. Try: Lancome Color Design in Red Stiletto.

Dark Skin Tones: Try, well try just about any shade as darker skin tones can wear almost any shade from bright brick to orange depending on undertone and even that doesn’t matter a lot of the time. Try: Dior Rouge Dior in Celebrity Red.