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| From: Elisabeth Braun | Posted: Aug-24-2000 10:22 am | Msg: 204A |
| Subject: [All_About_Makeup] Redheads and colours | ||
| Hello Geri! You sound like you have fairly similar colouring to me as it happens. I have v pale skin, (are you pink or golden toned? I'm both!!!), golden auburn hair and dark blue eyes. Here are some of my favourites which I think will work for you: Firstly, foundation needs to be light to mid coverage, (or else it REALLY shows over freckles), and WELL blended. Sometimes beauty consultants tell me not to go for the palest shade and move me up one, but they're under the misconception that I think my pale skin is ugly. I spend a lot of time with Chinese people and used to live in Taiwan where EVERYONE wants to be whiter and they all thought my skin was wonderful! I decided to believe them, although I like a little of the lightest shade of bronzing powder at times. A good caption I got from a magazine years ago is: "Tanned and tedious, Pale and interesting!" It sounds to me like salmon pink would be great on you. It's nice and natural and would suit you for both lips and eys, accompanied by a darker blue, green, violet, brown or grey around the edges to add some variety etc. Are you golden toned? In that case, you can get away with the golden shades although I find, (at the ripe old age of 28),I don't suit very sparkly shades anymore. I would recommend my favourite eye colour palette, if it's within your budget and that's Christian Dior's 5 colour collection in 810, "Autor Des Rose/The Roses". There's a salmon pink, a neutral brown, a soft gold and light copper and an irridescent lilac. It's well worth the investment.=) Also excellent is Chanel's 22 "Les Fauvres" their original matte brown/pink collection. What sorts of colours do you go for now? Take care and have fun! Love and lipstick! Elisabeth | ||