From Color to Wear: All About Lipstick

Lipstick is a very popular way to give yourself color, and there are many products out in the world competing for your business. You would think that putting on lipstick was just as simple as picking your favorite color and applying it. Well, your favorite color may not be what is best for your skin color.

When you wear the wrong color it can wash the color right out of your face, look too bright, look odd, or even make you look sick; unless that is the look you are going for. Everyone also has different personalities that show up when picking our lipstick. There are also natural skin care products for your lips if you prefer natural skin care ingredients.

The Hardest Thing… Picking out a Color

When picking out a lipstick color keep in mind what your natural coloring is. For example, red heads look great in warmer tone and even some cool tones, while brunettes look great in cooler tones. Everyone falls into a coloring category of summer, spring, fall, or winter. When you find the right color it can really make you look beautiful. If you are not sure what tone you fit into, it helps to go to a professional to find out. You can go to a spa that handles makeup to help you find that perfect color.

Permanent Color

There is another way you can get your lips a nice color without using regular lipstick. This particular way is a bit more long lasting, and it is known as permanent lipstick. Basically, it is getting your lips tattooed to stay a perfect shade for the rest of your life, or at least partly anyway. When you do this type of work on your lips you need to make sure you have the right color picked out or you could be very unhappy. Most people do not opt to do permanent lipstick, because they like to use more than one color, or do not like the thought of not being able to take off their lip color.

The Many Types of Lipstick

There are also many types of lipstick; there is long lasting lipstick, shimmering, lipstick which can plump your lips for a fuller appearance, semi-permanent lipstick, and hydrating lipstick that keeps your lips moist all day. There may also be more lipstick out there which has not been mentioned, however these are the types of lipstick mostly worn by women today. Medicated and UV protectant lipsticks are also another form of skin care to help keep your lips soft.

Different Shades for Different Times

There are different times and places to wear lipstick. There is evening wear lipstick; which shows a much darker and deeper tone to match the night setting. This helps define your face while out in dim lit restaurant, club, or for a midnight walk with your date. It is wise only to wear these deeper tones for these occasions, because during the daylight hours these colors can be overwhelming. During the day hours wearing a lighter lipstick color can still make a statement with out overwhelming those around you. There are a few women who can pull off “fire engine red” lipstick anytime, but they are rare. So, wearing light tones during the day hours are very flattering, and show the softer side of the woman.