Finding the right lipstick shade is very important as it can completely transform your look. A perfect shade lipstick adds warmth, radiance and gives an instant finish to your face. Indian skin tones are known for their rich spectrum of skin shades, from fair olive to deep dusky complexions. They come with unique undertones, that is the reason a nude lipstick might be a thoughtful choice for someone, or wash you out completely.
To put your best face forward, this International Makeup Day, avoid shades that make you dull, or give a chalky finish. Here are 5 common lipstick mistakes to avoid for Indian skintones, along with quick fixes to get your shade right everytime.
5 Lipsticks Indian Skin Tones Should Avoid
1. Ignoring Your Skin Tone
One of the biggest blunders anyone can commit in the beauty industry is purchasing products that don’t match your skin tone. Most Indian skin tones are lean warm, golden or olive. Wearing overly cool-toned lipsticks such as pink or purple can make your skin look grayish. Therefore, opt for shades that are suitable for warm undertones, such as rich corals, warm browns, golden-tinted red.
2. Don’t Go For Concealer Lips
There are times when one wishes to put on a nude lipstick, but sometimes you end up putting a nude shade lighter to your skin tone. This miskate gives you a ghostly look- nobody wants that. For Indian skin tones, an ideal nude lipstick shade should be one or two shades deeper than your natural lip colour. Look for nude lipsticks with peachy, or warm browns to complement your complexion effortlessly.
3. Overlooking Your Lip Pigmentation
It is very natural for Indian lips to have hyper-pigmentation. Applying pale lipsticks can make the colour look patchy or turn grey over a period of time. To solve the issue of pigmentation, apply an extremely light layer of peach colour corrector or a concealer. After this, outline your lips, and then apply your lipstick.
4. Skipping Lip Liners
Lip liners are essential for defining Indian complexions, therefore skipping it entirely can cause your liquid or cream based lipsticks to lose their shape. A chocolate brown, or berry lip liner locks the product in place, and helps in blending the lipshade in resonance with your face.
5. Matte Lipsticks On Unprepared Lips
Matte lipsticks tend to go completely dry and exaggerate lines, if lips aren’t prepared. To prepare your lips for a matte lipstick, gently exfoliate them, hydrate with a lightweight lip balm before applying the matte lipstick. Blot the excess moisture prior to application.
Conclusion
Mastering the art of putting lipstick comes down to choosing the right lipstick according to your skintone. Lipstick is a very important part of your makeup routine, this International Makeup Day, learn from your mistakes and choose the right shade of lipstick for yourself.
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