Hi
Today's post is all about my favourite pink lipsticks. I love lipsticks and prefer them to lipgloss. I'm not really a fan of wearing gloss ever really. I like having stained lips or just the effect of the lipstick. I think that perhaps this is because I have very dry lips and when I wear lipglosses it tends to become some sort of glue like mixture on my mouth which I loathe! I also find lipsticks last a lot longer on my lips during the day and can even almost look more natural if you want a more neutral kind of face that day.
My advice for finding the perfect pink lip colour is to decide what kind of look you are going for and also to ensure that it goes with your skin tone/colouring. This is crucial and not to mention it has gotta go with your outfit! Further down this post I will show different shades of pink that are my favourites and give an example of when I wear them. But, first it is important to know what shade suits you. You must also not forget that often your skin changes seasonally and therefore you may need to switch up your shades especially for summer and winter. The usual case for most people is that you wear lighter makeup in summer as generally most will be sporting a tan and the fact that summer normally means heat in most countries and lighter makeup is better. It's easier to wear and if it runs then you won't see it as much.
I recommend visiting a local makeup counter and asking them to sort of check out your skin and find out which colours compliment your tones the best. Here are some examples I found whilst googling:
There is even one for eye shadow and eye makeup I'll post the picture but I'll do another piece on eyes soon!
Or you could purchase your own makeup and skin care books. Some which I love are:
The complete book of beauty by Helena Sunnydale
Hair and Makeup by Jane Campsie
Film and Television Makeup by Herman Buchman
1001 Little Beauty Miracles by Esme Floyd
Okay, so after that it's time to put your new knowledge to good use!
There are many different variations of the pink lip.
The light pink is much more girly and subtle. It's cute and it's fresh.
This is Mac Creme Cup which is definitely one of my easy, simple and go to lipsticks. I use this pretty much everyday and it is an absolute staple in my makeup bag. It is incredibly reliable and great to wear.
This is Mac Snob and this is another really pretty light pink. It's slightly darker than creme cup and is less subtle but is a great example that the lighter shades can vary in effect too. Snob is a great lipstick if you like lighter shades but want a bit more of a deeper colour.
The neon pink is eye catching and more fashionable, in a sense it's very trendy.
I think the best example for this particular colour would be Lady Gaga's lipstick the first one for Mac. I love this picture and you can see Gaga wearing the colour.
This shade is very neon and really pops your pout! This is perhaps more of a night time look. Everytime I wear this clubbing or for a special occasion I get tonnes of compliments because it really makes a statement on the face!
A tip which is more like a GOLDEN RULE is never do both. Always either play up your eyes or lips never both! Seriously, otherwise you will end up looking very clown like. We've all made mistakes but this really isn't a good look. Unless it was intentional like for Halloween. I have witnessed cases were it wasn't too bad but the majority of the time it's a big mistake. I've seen plenty of girls with way too much going on, on the face. The idea is to highlight beauty, if there is too much going on like for example with a fussy outfit it is very hard to appreciate one element of the look. This is exactly the same for the face. Only have one thing going on and keep the other more simple. So choose between the eyes or the lips :)
The darker pink is very sophisticated and elegant.
This is Mac pink nouveau lipstick, this is probably my most worn lipstick out of every one I own. It's sort of my signature lip colour. I love to wear this as it brightens my face and instantly adds a little more oomph. Which lets face it, is what we all want. I adore the way this colour looks on photos and as my lips aren't that big just an average size, the lipstick manages to make them stand out lots more!
A good dupe for this is the Nicki Minaj lipstick colour for Mac, however I know this might be difficult to get a hold of since it was limited edition. Nevertheless I thought I might as well let you all know just in case.
This is my take on pink colours and also remember my skin colouring is quite fair
so these might suit paler people but I've tried to be as general as
possible :)
Thanks for reading
love
Beth
xoxo
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