Tips for the MakeUp Gal 7/24/08

By: Kim Myers
When many of us are buying or shopping for cosmetics, we have no idea what to look for or what colors go best with our skin or hair color. Here are some examples. Over the next two weeks the focus will be on various looks and what colors look most natural on those features. As a note, I think any person can wear just about any color cosmetic as long as it is applied in a naturally flattering atmosphere. These are just examples of what would be helpful in making decisions.
Blonde or Light Brown Hair with Cool Skin Tones: Examples (Gwyneth Paltrow, Claudia Schiffer, Gwen Stefani)
Best Eye Colors: slate grays, sky or icy blues, lilacs and plums, navy or gray mascara tend to look more natural than black. I can say this with authority because I’ve used many a navy color for mascara and it really makes the whites of the eyes stand out.
Best Blushers: rose pink, icy rose or pink.
Best Lipsticks: sugary/icy pinks, lilacs, heathers, light rose, or pinky browns.
Biggest mistake: wearing too many pale colors at once, therefore giving the face a washed out look.
Blonde or Light Brown Hair with Warm Skin Tones: Examples (Jennifer Aniston, Kate Moss, Sienna Miller)
Best Eye Colors: warm browns, shimmery golds and greens, pale yellows or peaches.
Best Blushers: apricot or tawny brown.
Best Lipsticks: golden brown, corals, peachy pinks, or bronzes
Biggest mistake: avoid blues, purples, and pinks that make you look washed out and enhance any darkness beneath the eyes.
Red Hair with Pale Skin Tone: Examples (Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Lindsey Lohan) Best Eye Colors: peach, orange, khaki, light green, and bronze.
Best Blushers: light tawny pinks, light apricots/peaches.
Best Lipsticks: orange reds, heather pinks, terra-cotta browns, apricots.
Biggest Mistake: not wearing mascara because most redheads have very pale eyelashes (it’s best to wear brown mascara for a more natural look) and enhance brows with brow color because many redheads appear to not have any brows.
Some of the above information was taken from "The Complete Beauty Book" by Helen Foster.