Scott Barnes on Red Lipstick: Some Dos and Don'ts Red lipstick is used to create a very specific look. I would not suggest women wear red lipstick every day. If red lipstick is your signature thing, you'd better have a whole style and wardrobe that go along with it. Gwen Stefani is a good example. She wears red lipstick well because she has an entire wardrobe and hairstyle that support it. You can't throw on sweats with red lipstick. DON'T wear red lipstick: - When you're wearing red. Matching red with red is tricky. It's rarely the right shade, so it usually clashes. - When you're wearing bright green. Why would you want to look like a Christmas tree? - For funerals. For some reason, women like to do the "red lipstick with a black suit" thing when they're in mourning. I feel it reads too flirty, as in, "I can't wait to bury him...who's next!" - During the day in bright sunlight. It looks too harsh. DO wear red lipstick: - In the evening. - For black-tie events. - With minimal makeup on the eye (or at least the allusion of minimal makeup on the eye), like Sage. - If you're a redhead. Excerpted from About Face: Amazing Transformations Using the Secrets of the Top Celebrity Makeup Artist by Scott Barnes All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
