Love
30 | YOU Magazine
Eden Kirk-Williams
IN STYLE
YOUR LIPS
Dark skin If you are blessed with a wonderful skin tone, unlike me, you can pretty much own any colour you like. Deep berries and red tones will look fantastic and make a great statement. The only catch is try to avoid really pale colours as they just won’t give your skin that natural glow.
Olive skin Is usually neutral so you really can’t go wrong. Most pink, orange, red and nude shades are going to look great on you.
Have you ever had one of those days where you thought your make-up looked red-carpet worthy when you left the house, only to look in a mirror when you are out and realise resemble Beetlejuice? Well I have. Let’s be honest, the skin colour lipstick trend of 2013 did no-one any favours, especially me. A great face of make-up can live or die with your lips; for example, if I even attempt a sultry red lip I end up looking like Elmo’s cousin because of my complexion. While I wish I had lips like Kylie Jenner and could wear whatever colour I liked, but I don’t and chances are neither do you. So here is my advice on how to love your lips ...
Fair skin The awesome thing about really fair skin is that bold and deep colours will look great on you and are such a fun way to play up your make-up but make sure too avoid colours that are too light or have a yellow undertone as these can make you look washed out.
Eden’s summer colour picks:
Cover Girl - Lip Perfection Lipstick - Eternal 350
Don’t be fooled by the image, this colour is a lot brighter than it looks but doesn’t overpower the face. With fantastic endurance you shouldn’t have to keep reapplying this colour like other bright lipsticks.
Revlon – Colourburst - Matte Balm in Shameless 215
Get a little edgy and channel your inner Lorde with this dark, sultry matte balm. This balm glides onto your lips with ease and gives your look a high fashion edge so don’t be afraid to take a risk and give it a go!
Revlon – Super Lustrous – Kiss me coral 750
This is about as red as I can wear and I love it! This lipstick goes on smoothly and stays on, the bonus is if you have blue eyes anything with an orange tinge makes them look even bluer!