How to pick a lipstick guide - Lip Parfait Creamy Colourbalm
Hello ladies. If you are one of those picky types who prefers luxury and quality, then you will love what you see here. As with my other lipstick ‘projects’, below you will find images of what this luxurious lipstick - Lip Parfait Creamy Colourbalm - looks like on the lips and plus suggested shades FOR YOU based on your hair and eye color. Basically, this is going to be your reliable ‘go to’ guide on how to choose the right lipstick for you.
The below images were made with iPhone. They were never modified, photoshoped or altered in any way. I did it because I find it mildly annoying when ads with photoshoped unrealistic looking models misrepresent lipsticks (or any other product for that matter). No wonder we feel weary about catalogs and ads. We do not fully trust them and I agree!
I think we have a right to know what a real product is like and then to use this knowledge to buy (or not to buy). Any additional gimmicks - including photoshoped images of unrealistic looking models and their lips with a product on them – is nothing but an attempt to ‘make things prettier’ which translates into a politically incorrect word – deception.
I do not want you to have a bunch of lipsticks in your makeup bag and never use them.That’s wasted time and money you could have spent on something else! And, of course you did not buy them all intentionally; it is not like you woke up one morning and said to yourself ’Oh gee, today I am going to buy yet another lipstick that I will never wear’. We do not want it to happen to us, BUT it happens all the time!
I do not want you to be like me who spent way too much time and money searching for my ‘The One’ lipstick. With the images below you should get a pretty clear idea of what each of the lipstick’s shade looks like AND along with the additional suggestions below you may actually end up hitting the jackpot. WHY NOT? You deserve it. After all the wrong purchases in the past, after all the disappointments, after all of it and more You Deserve To Be Lucky. See it on Amazon
Lip Parfait Creamy Colorbalm - Laura Mercier
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Need help to figure out what color would look best on you?
Please pick your hair color number from the image below. Also, please pick your eyes color name. Now, scroll through each lipstick name to find out if the lipstick color is right for you. The ‘temperature’ of your looks (‘warm’ or ‘cold’) was already taken into consideration. The color of your skin was not taken into consideration for two major reasons:
~ the hair color and the color of your eyes are already primary and strong deciding factors; they ‘rule’ your face and your looks.
~ your current looks – the colors of your hair, eyes, and your skin - should be pretty much in harmony with each other already i.e. should look ’together’. Adding a lipstick to this trio will only enhance it, not destroy it or put it ‘off balance’.
FYI: I am an interior designer; I studied colors and worked with various color palettes for years. This beautifully designed website is an example of it.
Pick your color number:
Pick your eyes color:
For example, if you have black hair and brown eyes, then your hair color number is 14 and eye color name is ‘brown’. All you have to do now is to scroll down through each lipstick name to see if it will work for your looks. Easy-Breezy.
Amaretto Swirl
Since this is a neutral shade, it will go with many face types. It will especially look good on the following faces: See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Brown eyes: hair color 3, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Blue eyes: hair color 3, 7, 8, 11, 12 – 13 – 14 and 15 - totally fantastic
Light blue eyes: hair color 3, 11, 12, 13, 15
Green eyes: hair color 3, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Hazel eyes: hair color 11, 12, 13
Cherries Jubilee
This is a bright ‘cold’ shade, and will work on ‘cold’ faces only. If you are ‘warm’ it will look bluish on you; if you are pale and/or very light then it will look too strong. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 8, 14 and 15 if your skin is not too dark.
Brown eyes: hair color 3, 8
Blue eyes: hair color 3 – totally fantastic, 8, 13, 14, 15
Light blue eyes: hair color 3, 14 - maybe, 15
Green eyes: hair color 3
Hazel eyes: hair color 3, 8, 15
Cherry-on-top
Although this is a bright ‘warm’ shade, it should work on ‘neutral’ (neither cold nor warm) faces as well. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15
Brown eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15
Blue eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15
Light blue eyes: hair color 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15
Green eyes: hair color 2, 4, 5, 6, 15
Hazel eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 15 - maybe
Cin-ful
This is another lovely neutral shade – neither cold nor warm, which means you cannot go wrong with having it. The only thing you need to remember is the darker you are, the ‘paler’ and ‘weaker’ this shade will look on you. It will look the best on the following ladies: See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 6, 7, 8, 14, 15
Brown eyes: hair color 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Blue eyes: hair color 3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15
Light blue eyes: hair color 3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15
Green eyes: hair color 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15
Hazel eyes: hair color 6, 7, 8, 14
Creamsicle
This is a very warm ‘coral - orangey’ shade. It looks the best on warm light and dark blondes. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5
Brown eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 - maybe
Blue eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5 and 15
Light blue eyes: hair color 2, 4, 5, 6, 15
Green eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 – maybe, 15
Hazel eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5
Iced Pomegranate
For many of you this shade will look like the color of your own lips but 2-3 shades darker. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color - all
Brown eyes: hair color - all
Blue eyes: hair color 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 15
Light blue eyes: hair color 3, 7, 8, 14, 15
Green eyes: hair color 3, 7, 8, 14, 15
Hazel eyes: hair color 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Juicy Papaya
If you are looking for a nice bright orange lipstick, then you may like this one. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15
Brown eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15
Blue eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15
Light blue eyes: hair color 1 – could be too strong, 2, 4, 5, 14, 15
Green eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5
Hazel eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 - maybe
Pink Grapefruit
This is a very gentle, pastel shade that looks pinkish-coral. It is ideal for pale, super light faces as it will not over power them. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14 and 15 – if you want your lips to look light
Brown eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5
Blue eyes: hair color 1, 2, 9, 10
Light blue eyes: hair color 1 and 2 – totally fantastic, 9, 10
Green eyes: hair color 1, 2, 9, 10
Hazel eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4
Raspberry Ripple
This is an adorable and feminine shade; it has an ‘innocent’ and gentle look to it. Perfectly suitable for young ladies and blondes. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Brown eyes: hair color – all hair colors except 9 and 10
Blue eyes: hair color 1, 2, and 3 – totally fantastic; all hair colors except 9 and 10
Light blue eyes: hair color 1 and 2 – simply perfect; 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13; 14 and 15 – totally fantastic
Green eyes: hair color - all hair colors except 9 and 10
Hazel eyes: hair color - all hair colors except 9 and 10
Red velvet
This bright shade is rather on the cooler side. In case you are wondering, it is not orangey-red. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 – totally fantastic, 14, 15
Brown eyes: hair color 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 – totally fantastic, 14, 15
Blue eyes: hair color 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 – totally fantastic, 14, 15
Light blue eyes: hair color 6, 7, 8, 14, 15
Green eyes: hair color 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15
Hazel eyes: hair color 3, 8
Sweet Guava
This warm shade appears to be 80% orange and 20% red. Although, it may look bright it is not intense which means it will look great on women with light features (hair, skin, eyes). If you are light it won’t look too strong or overwhelming on you (like the rest of the bright lipsticks). This shade will look ‘not strong enough’ or a bit ‘too pale’ on ladies with dark features. See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 15
Brown eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5
Blue eyes: hair color 1, 2, 15
Light blue eyes: hair color 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15
Green eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4, 5, 15
Hazel eyes: hair color 1, 2, 4
Tutti Frutti
This cold, rather strong shade resembles color of natural lips but is good 3 shades darker (if not more). See it on Amazon
Black eyes: hair color 8, 14, 15
Brown eyes: hair color 3; 8 and 14 – absolutely fantastic
Blue eyes: hair color 3, 8, 13, 14
Light blue eyes: hair color 8, 13, 14
Green eyes: hair color 3, 8, 13, 14, 15
Hazel eyes: hair color 3, 8, 13, 14
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