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11 Bright Makeup Colors That Work on Everyone

No time to hunt for the perfect makeup shades for your skin tone? Check out these picks makeup artists say look amazing on all women

by Sharon J. Yi

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Tell me if you've been here before: You see a picture in a magazine of a stunning fuchsia pink lipstick that looks AMAZING on the model, so you promptly rip out the magazine page and hightail it to Sephora with one mission: To get that fuchsia lipstick.

But after 30 minutes of trying on eight different "fuchsia" lipsticks, you end up walking out of Sephora clutching your makeup equivalent of a security blanket -- your go-to sheer pink lip gloss.

Look, we love having options -- but the endless number of hues and ever-so-subtle variations of peaches, pinks, and corals often have us breathing into a brown paper bag before resorting to our usual neutral makeup shades.

That's why we tapped our go-to sources -- the best makeup artists in the biz -- to give us the color options that'll help us look put-together and be a little bit daring. And the best way to do that? Buy these 11 makeup products guaranteed to look amazing on all skin tones.

Don't be fooled. This goldmine of products isn't your typical "safe" makeup roundup. We pumped celebrity makeup artists David Maderich and Christina Guerra for the products they use on all of their celebrity clients, from pale-skinned Julianne Moore to chocolate-complexioned Kerri Washington. They say these 11 universally flattering makeup picks work well on every skin tone -- including yours. So, what's first on their lists these days? The universally flattering fuchsia lipstick, of course.

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CoverGirl Cheekers Blush

7.6

Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF 15

8.1

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Compact

8.2

M.A.C. Lipstick

9.1

MAC Eye Kohl

8.4

Nars Blush

9.1

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Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow/Liner

8.6

Benefit Velvet Eyeshadow

9.2

Nars Matte Eyeshadow

8.0

L'Oréal Paris Infallible 8 Hr Le Gloss

7.1

Clinique Almost Lipstick

8.3

Wet n Wild Color Icon Lipliner

7.9

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I actually like the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick

by EricaC123 Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 12:29PM Report as inappropriate

Some very useful information in this article -- the tips as well as the products. I have a full face, and it never occurred to me before that wearing a focal-point lip color could help sculpt it -- while the nude lips that I like could make it look "like a beach ball." Yikes!

by purple9a Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 07:57AM Report as inappropriate