Hot/Bubble Gum Pinks + Pinky Nudes - Making them Complement Brown Skin

There are pink lipsticks out there, however finding the right colour and tone to complement Brown skin is the toughest thing in the world...

The Three Pinks I own are all from MAC and go by the names of Mehr, Snob and Candy Yum Yum. 

(Left to Right) MAC's Mehr (Matte), Snob (Satin) and Candy Yum Yum (Matte) 

Mehr is a really nice pinky nude lipstick, its kind of like a "your lip colur but better". I fell in love with Mehr and as an everyday lipstick it really is my favourite choice. 

Snob is more of a pastel pink lipstic and is a Satin. Its is a lovely colour but I never wear it straight and I will tell you why further down. 

Candy Yum Yum is a POP bubblegum pink. Its very in your face and bright. I do love it and it is also a matte (which is a bouns for me as I love my mattes). 

NOW, Let me Tell you how I make these look beautiful and compliment Brown Skin...

With Mehr, I use it straight on the lip but there is a technique as to how I put it on. 

I use either a lip brush or just gently smooth the colour into my top and bottom lip. 

The reason why ? 

This colour is quite nudey and beige/pinky colour and seeing as I wanted it as an everyday lipstick I didn't want it to be really powerful. I also feel that it looks really very understated and would suit ALL SHADES of Brown Skin really well. This colour can also be dressed up with dramatic eyes. 

With Snob and Candy Yum Yum I use lip pencils either as a base or just to line the lips (however I create a thick line). I use various Lip Pencils from Three different companies which are MAC, NYX and Bobbi Brown. 

MAC Lip Pencils - (Left To Right) Cork, Nightmoth, Half Red 

Bobbi Brown Lip Pencil - Chocolate

NYX Lip Pencils - (Left To Right) - Purple Rain,Espresso,Plum

I do this simply because I feel that lip pencils help these colours to become more "universal" and able them to completely suit Brown Skin. 

Now this is my own personal opinion - COLOURS LIKE SNOB AND CANDY YUM YUM SHOULD NOT BE WORN WITHOUT LIP PENCILS ON BROWN SKIN (Unless you are of a light brown complexion) ! 

I feel this because I think these colours will make your lips look too big (y'know us black girls have lucious lips) or it just makes Brown Skinned Females look silly. 

Put your own Twist on Things !!! 

Deep Purple or Plum Lip pencils like NYX - Plum and MAC - Nightmoth deepen the colours and give blue undertones (Which help the teeth to look white). This gives the colours a more sultry effect and will help these colours to suit dark skin tones as well as light. You can line them or colour them in depending on the effect you want. 

Nudey/Pink or Magenta Lip Pencils like NYX - Purple Rain or MAC - Half Red will deepen the colour slightly but still keeps the POP which you probably liked frmo the start. Lip pencil colours like these will make the brightness of the lipstick compliment Brown Skin and they will help to tone the colour down to a certain extent. So if you still want that POP definetly go for these. 

Brown Lip Pencils like NYX - Espresso, Bobbi Brown - Chocolate and MAC - Cork will deepen the colours but will add a more, what I like to call "everyday effect". You'll have the impact of the brown tones which will suit and compliment your skin and will make the colours look really nice. This may take away some of the POP that they have but it will look really classy and professional.

But the effect the Lip Pencils have will depend on how you put them on, as in if you line your lip (whether the line is thick or thin) or if you fill in your entire lip with the pencil then the colour will change but still keep some of its contents. 

HOWEVER !

ALWAYS USE LIP PENCILS WITH PINKS THAT MAY BE PASTEL, BRIGHT NUDEY OR BUBBLEGUM POP ! 

(I don't want you guys looking like clowns now) 

Leah x