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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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L'Oreal Paris Infallible Never Fail Lip Gloss in Sangria, $9.99 This brownish-plum lip color may strike fear into your pink-lip-gloss wearing hearts, but Maderich assures us that the color is totally wearable and flattering for all skin tones. It's just a matter of personal preference. "It's a great color because it's right between blue and yellow." And even though the color looks fierce, Maderich says it's not a showstopper. Rather, it's the perfect color for when you want to add a little more definition to your lips without garnering too much attention. Some other, universally flattering options are Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, $15, and Wet n' Wild Color Icon Lip Liner in 666 and 712, $0.99.

Bonus: If you have a fuller face, you need a focal point to draw attention to the center, like a brown-plum lip. "A little definition at the center of the face can help sculpt the roundness," says Maderich. "A nude color can just make your face look like a beach ball."

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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