without it.
To start with you want to find a shade that is a shade or
two darker than your lips. Remember the color will
change once you put it on your lips. Many women wrongly believe they can't wear red lipstick. Red lipstick is timeless, think Marilyn Monroe or Jackie Kennedy. The secret
to choosing the right red lip color is in the undertones.
There are basically 3 shades of red; blue red, orange red
and deep red. Women with fair skin, look great in shades
such as nudes in a slightly apricot shade, pinks and light
corals. These will be your orange reds. Stay away from
browns, which will make your lips appear dull. Medium
skin tones look great in mauves, roses and berry colors or
your blue reds. Darker skin can go either way with plums
beautiful for the night and a caramel color for the day.
To line or not to line? If you are going to be wearing the
lipstick all day I say to line. I find that it looks more natu-