Last Updated on May 9, 2023 by Ellen Christian
Do you know how to choose the right lipstick color for spring? Learn more about picking the right lipstick color with these tips.
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How to Choose the Right Lipstick Color for Spring
I admit that learning how to choose the right lip color is one of the first things that I did when learning about makeup and beauty tips. I have vivid memories of a relative of mine wearing almost orange lipstick when I was a child.
While this might be a great look for some women, with her skin tone, the result was not a good one. Learning how to choose the right lip color is based on a few variables but the most important one is your skin tone.
Picking the right lipstick color
There are many different types of lip colors that attract me when I’m shopping but that doesn’t mean that they are all going to look good on me.
One of the easiest ways I have found to find out what type of skin tone you have is to look at the veins in your arm (near your wrist).
What color are they? If they are blue, you have a cool skin tone. If they look more green than blue, you have a warm skin tone. Wasn’t that easy?
Fair Skin
- Fair skin with cool undertones: Choose nude, light mocha, or light mauve.
- Fair skin with warm undertones: Pick shell, sand, or pale peach.
- Fair skin should avoid: Bright pink, dark bronze, and dark brown.
Medium Skin
- Medium skin with cool undertones: Try rosy pink, pomegranate, and cranberry.
- Medium skin with warm undertones: Use bronze, copper, and cinnamon.
- Medium skin should avoid: Nudes
Olive Skin
- Olive skin with cool or warm undertones: Choose brick red, brownish red, or caramel.
- Olive skin should avoid: Orange-reds and pinkish reds
Dark Skin
- Dark skin with cool undertones: Try raisin, wine, and ruby red.
- Dark skin with warm undertones: Pick honey, ginger, or coppery bronze.
- Dark skin should avoid: Anything orange.
Which shades work best for you? Now that you’ve chosen, how about trying an ombre lip?
For more spring beauty articles, visit a few of my favorite bloggers:
- Colorful Spring Fashion Must Haves by How Was Your Day?
- Spring Mix and Match Wardrobe Featuring Target by Style on Main
- Coordinated Family Styles for Spring Pictures by Fun Happy Home
- 10 Top Colors for Spring by Day by Day in Our World
- Jewelry Trends by April Go Lightly
- How to make lipstick lighter
Ellen believes you can feel beautiful at any age and size. She shares healthy beauty and fashion information geared toward women over 40. She is a direct sales rep for several fashion and beauty businesses.
I always feel so bad for women who wear the wrong color lipstick! It can make them appear way older and more haggard looking than they actually are…or worse yet, they can just look like a clown! Thanks for such an easy to understand breakdown of what works for each skin color!
Glad to share, Lisa!
This was really helpful! The hardest color for me to pick is a nude. A lot of them make me look washed out. Any tips for that? I am fair with cool-to-neutral undertones. Thanks!
Glad to help, Zoey!