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How to pick a pink lipstick?

Picking the perfect pink lipstick is easier than what most people think. There are several ways to determine the best shade of pink, but before you do, you need to first know what your skins undertone is. There are many ways to find this out.
  • Firstly you can look at yours veins. Blue veins are indicative of pink undertones and Green veins are indicative of yellow undertones. If you have both blue and green veins are indicative of neutral undertones (equal parts pink and yellow).
  • You can also identify your undertones by looking at your jewellery collection. Silver jewellery looks better on skin with cooler, pink undertones. Gold jewellery looks better on skin with warmer, yellow undertones.

  • Once you have worked out if cooler pinks or warmer pinks suit you, you can then start looking at shades.
    Cooler pink shades would be lipsticks such as Mehr and Candy Yum Yum and warmer pinks would be shades like You Wouldnt Get It and Please Me.

    Once you have chosen your perfect pink, you can begin applying Prep & Prime Lip. This will help the lip surface to be nice and smooth, and will also prevent the lipstick from feathering. The primer will also help the lipstick adhere to the lips and last longer. The second thing to do is to choose your perfect shade of pink, and begin filling in the lips. Then finish everything off with a lip pencil in a shade that either matches or in a darker shade to create an ombre finish on the lips.

    PRO TIP:
    Did you know that Women who wear lipstick daily eat approximately 2 kg of lipstick in their entire lifetime !


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