There are very few genetically blessed beauties who can pull off a nude without sacrificing their glow, on the rest of the female population those tones caramel to taupe tend to lend to a corpse like pallor. I have been told by several beauty insiders that the key to avoiding channeling the un-dead is to choose a shade no lighter than your skin colour and with a natural based tone(think honey, rose, flesh and caramel tints) rather than those Twiggy inspired sugar pinks and chalky beiges.
The lovely ladies (and lady boys) of the Mac counter have introduced me to two lipsticks which make mastering this look a cinch… they are Freckletone - a sheer caramel wash that works well for a natural look and is a fave of Hilary Duff, and Honeylove -a pale pinky nude which is super matt (on trend for this season) and works a treat for when you’re working smokey eyes.
To lift this look a bit and make it even more fashin forward femme fatale, put a touch of clear or plumping gloss (Lipfusion by Fusion Beauty from Mecca Cosmetica is on parr to a trip to the plastic surgeon and requires much less damage control, and Bloom does a great one called Lip Plump that tastes like Big Red) on the middle of your top lip and press together. Voila! A shiny sexy pout to rival Angie’s.
NB: Lighter lip colours also make your lips look bigger so this is a flattering look for those lips on the underweight side
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