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The Best (and Worst) Red Lips for Every Skin ToneWe paired the most popular, iconic red lip colors with some expert advice from celebrity makeup artists to find the perfect hues |
The Right Red for Warm-Toned Olive Skin "Latina or caramel-colored southeast Asian (yellow-based) skin tones look best in orange-based reds," says Shackleton. "For olive skin, blue-red to burgundy and wine lipstick shades are perfect. I love MAC Ruby Woo, which is what I used on Catherine Zeta Jones at the Oscars earlier this year," adds Barnes.
Frances Loved: Lipstick Queen Saint Lipstick in Fire Red, $22. "I don't usually wear red lipstick, because I don't feel like it suits my face. But I could tell right away this color was a warm, orange-based lipstick, which looks good with my skin tone."
Not So Much: E.L.F Royal Red Lipstick, $5. "This color is way too brown, which I knew even before I put it on. I grabbed it hoping I was wrong, but this ended up making my whole complexion look darker."
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Frances Loved: Lipstick Queen Saint Lipstick in Fire Red, $22. "I don't usually wear red lipstick, because I don't feel like it suits my face. But I could tell right away this color was a warm, orange-based lipstick, which looks good with my skin tone."
Not So Much: E.L.F Royal Red Lipstick, $5. "This color is way too brown, which I knew even before I put it on. I grabbed it hoping I was wrong, but this ended up making my whole complexion look darker."
SEE NEXT PAGE: The Right Red Lips for Cool-Toned Tan Skin