Wed. Nov 19, 2008 | 9:17 AM

Which two shades work on women with fair, medium and dark skin tones?

lipstick2.jpgHow many times have you seen another girl working a fiercely pretty pout -- but you're certain that color would never match your skin tone? Instead of turning green with envy, turn berry or red. Here is how these two wonder colors work no matter what sexy shade your skin is.

Berry, Berry Good
We worship at the feet of whomever created the lip stain. The sleek color goes on gently and stays put all day, plus it looks good on anyone. A little smear of stain and your lips go a shade darker and a whole lot more kissable. The added bonus is that stain works as a cheek blush too -- you gotta love the double duty products. Benefit's Benetint Pocket Pal ($20) ups the ante by giving us all we could ask for: one side is a nifty little bottle of stain and the other a clear gloss to make your freshly darkened pucker sparkle.

Lady in Red
Red lipstick -- we all want to wear it, and we all struggle to find the appropriate shade. Oh, how we yearn for Gwen Stefani-worthy lips! Yearn no more -- the good folks at Shu Uemura have us covered with a vampy red lipstick we all can get on board with. For color RD 165, the chemists at Shu Uemura ($23) add blue to this yellow-tinged red, creating the perfect undertone for any skin color. You can have the perfect pin-up girl pout -- no matter what your skin tone!


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Posted by Hdungtnq 07/14/09 3:56 PM
 
i have always admired the red lipstick and have always wondered how it would look on me but don't quite know what color to choose so i have finally gotton the guts..lol and i'm going to go to the mac store and find out what color suits me, makeup artist at the makeup counters are the best to ask for this kind of thing because most of them know there stuff....
Posted by sasha 11/20/08 9:19 AM
 
I believe that brown and pink lipstick go on together on my lips and a bit of lipgloss and i work it! My skin tone is very pale and i still look good in the gorgeous colour. From Anneline in South Africa
Posted by Anonymous 11/19/08 2:05 AM
 
I believe that brown and pink lipstick go on together on my lips and a bit of lipgloss and i work it! My skin tone is very pale and i still look good in the gorgeous colour. From Anneline in South Africa
Posted by Anonymous 11/19/08 2:04 AM
 
I believe that brown and pink lipstick go on together on my lips and a bit of lipgloss and i work it! My skin tone is very pale and i still look good in the gorgeous colour. From Anneline in South Africa
Posted by Anonymous 11/19/08 2:04 AM
 
I don't care what anyone says. Red lipstick will NEVER look good on me.
Posted by M.Li 11/18/08 8:22 PM
 
That's interesting and informative. I dont wear lipstick because I dont know how and have only purchased it one time in my life. The color I bought if I can remember correctly was called Raisenberry, its kind of in the brown family with a pink sort of frost, I dont know. I am usually a chapstick or vaseline kind of gal. I will admit I may have to experiment with the lipsticks mentioned above because I am feeling risky...just kidding, about the risky part. lol
Posted by Orande 11/18/08 5:36 PM
 
I love me some stain!
Posted by Jess 11/18/08 12:35 PM



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