Brighter eyes

I have a thing for eye brightening serum or gel with the rolley-rolley ball bearings. It feels good on my skin and feels like the product would penetrate deep into my skin cells after being massaged in by the metal balls.

Soap & Glory Eye Brightening Moisture Serum ($26)

It is hydrating, but isn’t as effective as the Biotherm Aquasource Eye Perfection.

(I know Ginvera has the ball bearing eye cream/gel/serum too, but I don’t think I will try that. I have the Garnier one, it didn’t work for me.)

This brightening cream has a hint of lavender in it, unlike the Aquasource one which is transluscent. I feel that it is the lavender colour which reduces dullness, like lavender concealer. It will only make eyes brighter temporarily each time after usage.

For about a year now, I have been using Biotherm Aquasource Eye Perfection ($69). At the beginning, it was really effective. My fine lines disappeared and skin around the eye area became more moisturized. But gradually, my eye didn’t look as bright as when I first used it.

Then, I realised that my skin is already immuned to the product. I should constantly remind myself to change my skincare every 3 months.

Lesson learnt. No more going for the rolley-rolley balls. Perhaps using my finger to massage good gel or cream in  would be more effective. There are thousands and thousands of skincare product out there in the market, and I don’t believe I won’t find one that works for me.

Bvlgari Gem Essence

I was at Avalon last weekend and the people who hosted the event gave out Bvlgari skincare as a door gift.

It was awesome because I love freebies, I love skincare, and I love my friends for giving me theirs, although I don’t understand why they don’t want to keep it because all girls need skincare products. I think they saw my enthusiasm when I got excited over the little Bvlgari paperbag, and decided to give theirs to me to satisfy my ‘aunty’ needs. But whatever, aunty loves them.

Here’s what I got:

These are samples, but here are the actual products:

Serem Precieux – Intensive regenerating concentrate

Regard Precieux – Intensive regenerating eye contour cream

Creme Precieuse – Intensive regenerating day cream

Lotion Precieuse – Intensive regenerating lotion

UV GEM – Cellular shield high protection (SPF 50 UVB PA+++)

I can’t wait to use all of it since I seldom buy luxury skincare products. Let’s see if it is any better than cheaper alternatives.

Okay. Here’s an abrupt end to my pointless entry.

 

Review: Biotherm Skinergetic

I saw the advertisement of it a while ago, and decided to try out this product:

Biotherm SKIN.ERGETIC

The advertisement targets the modern woman who is going through a hectic work life, multi-tasking, fatique, stress, diet and coming in contact with pollution. It also mentions that signs of fatigue includes loss of radiance, uneven complexion, visible pores, unrefined skin texture and roughness.

This main component of this product is broccoli, which is rich in antioxidants and boosts skin appearance.

“Present in the revolutionary SKIN.ERGETIC serum, it eliminates free radicals and stimulates cellular renewal, effectively “waking up”, tired skin. So it looks radiant, fresh and youthful, day after day!”

So I tried this serum.

This serum is a little different from the rest of the Biotherm series, as it is paraben-free and contains natural ingredients.

I found this serum to be a little special, as there is this activator which I can click and shake before first-time usage. However, product only lasts for 3 months after activating.

The texture of this serum is non-sticky, and feels good on my skin. Immediately, I felt like my skin is very well hydrated. My skin also looks more radiant and refreshed.

I can’t say much about it repairing my skin such that it stop signs of ageing because I could not stand the smell of this product.

After using it a couple of times, I got extremely nauseous after sniffing this product which smells of burnt rubber and wax. The smell is so strong that I could not stand using it for more than a week. Any longer, I will barf in people’s face.

I think most people will not mind the smell, because I have heard really positive things about this particular product. But it definitely puts me off.

Since people have so many good stuff to share about this product, you might like to try it for yourself. It is retailing at Sephora for $99.

Go give this product a shot, and share your experience!

I don’t have perfect skin

Yes, I don’t have perfect skin.

Here are some pictures of my eczema (taken today).

Can you imagine when it was worse 10 years ago and I still have these on my face occasionally?

Sores everywhere

Everyday I’ll get a new wound somewhere

Dry skin everyday

Alot of sores I have

More sores and scars

NOTE: ALL these pictures are taken today.

It was never easy for me to maintain my face with all the skincare products because I was born with dry skin and eczema.

It does not only attack me every now and then, cause I itch every single day. It really is tough for me to go through this, bearing the pain and itch and the scars it leaves everywhere on my body.

Having these sores and scars can make me really depressed because it hurts whenever I move, and I am not able to do anything about it.

I am sharing this because I want you to know that even though I have sores and dry skin, I am able to use makeup to make me look beautiful still. And I am proud of it.

If you can’t embrace your flaws, you may choose to play up your best features so the attention would be on it.

But beauty comes from within, and I embrace my flaws. We all should learn that not everybody is born perfect, and it really is our scars and other physical features that makes us truly unique.

By embracing our flaws, it is learning how to love ourselves.  If celebrities can embrace their flaws, so can we. And my definition of beauty is definitely not physical.

In all, if you don’t learn to embrace your flaws, no amount of makeup could cover up your imperfections.

xx.

 

 

Daiso finds

All from Daiso!

I have always wondered if the makeup from Daiso really works. Since I have been dying to experiment some of the makeup items, I decided to purchase and try it out.

Each item at Daiso costs $2, so four items would amount to $8 – a pocket friendly price, and in this entry I would discuss how effective these items are and how it worked for me.

Item #1 – Sponge for Foundation / BB cream 

I understand that some people might be paranoid about the makeup they use, especially when buying from Daiso because the cost is only $2 per item and it might be unreliable.

The last thing we want is breaking out in acne the following day after using cheap makeup. Also, price might be a surrogate indicator of quality and hence the perception of Daiso products is that the quality is low.

If you don’t trust the cosmetics from Daiso, there are other beauty products like nail buffer, double eyelid tape, makeup sponges, cuticle remover, etc.

And as you can see in the picture above, I bought the makeup sponge. $2 for 12 pieces. And if I used 5 times per sponge before I dispose it, it’s 5 cents per usage! Great buy, right?

(I am assuming that using 5 times per sponge is acceptable because I know of people who use their sponges for weeks before disposal. Think of the bacterial buildup. Yikes.)

Item #2: Eyebrow pencil

Here’s how the tip looks like.

Tested at the back of my hand. 

Will this cause you to break out in acne? I doubt so.

Firstly, it is used at the brows in little quantities so it can’t possibly cause your entire face to break out in acne. Secondly, the ingredients used are black iron oxide, lanolin, hydrogenated vegetable oil, alcohol, talc, Vitamin E, and some others that you can find in other brands of eyebrow pencil as well.

It glides on skin and isn’t too light or too dark and I like it. I also tried it on my brows and it works like any other eyebrow pencils!

I have no complains, and I wouldn’t mind buying it again.

Item #3: Stick foundation

When I removed the cover of the stick foundation, my first reaction was “dang!” because the colour looks really yellow. As you can probably tell, the colour of the sticker does not reflect the colour of the foundation inside at all.

So I tried it on my skin. Yeap, I was certain that it wasn’t my skin colour.

It was too yellow and too opaque for my liking.

I glided the stick foundation on my skin and regretted big time. The feeling left on my skin was extremely oily! I use BB cream all the time and I am used to the liquid formula. But this stick foundation does not feel like the usual liquid foundation at all. If I have to wear this all day, I’d rather hang myself.

I thought it might be only the top layer that is oily, so I scraped off the top and tried it again. No difference.

After that, I had to use my eye makeup remover to thoroughly get it off my skin. It was definitely a bad experience.

For foundations that are darker in colour, they may be used for contouring. And foundation colour that is lighter than your skin colour may be used as a highlighter. Foundation with a thicker formula can be used as a concealer, or to smooth out uneven skin. But I do not know what to do with a super-duper oily stick foundation.

On the brighter side, this stick is convenient to carry around and that is the only good thing about this little tube.

Do yourself a favour, save your $2 and don’t ever get this from Daiso.

Item #4: Highlighter

Now this little container reminds me of the mineral makeup that I have. I like mineral makeup because of all its benefits (and I will discuss them in another entry).

I picked this up with my eyeshadow brush and brushed it on the back of my hand, and I love how pigmented the particles are. It is shimmery and made my skin look as if it was glowing.

Next, I tried it on my nose bridge and above the apples of my cheeks.

It turned out to be really pretty, and it’s definitely glowing. It also works great as an eyeshadow to highlight the inner corners of my eyes and just below my brow bone.

This is a great buy, and I will not hesitate to buy it when I finish using it (that’s if I ever do cause my makeup seems to last forever).

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So here are my thoughts about these items I got for at a great price.

If you like to save money like I do, go pick up some fabulous items from Daiso!

..and leave the stick foundation alone.

Etude House Total Age Repair

Warning: Pretty boring entry ahead.

So I tried both the Etude House total age repair activating emulsion and the royal jelly cream.

Etude House Total Age Repair Royal Cream

Etude House Total Age Repair Activating Emulsion

So here is Etude House’s description of the total age repair:

“ Total Age Repair’s special formula utilizes fermentation of Immortelle Flowers and Royal Jelly to nourish and preserve youthful looking complexion with natural moisturizing, anti-aging, regenerative components.

Total Age Repair Activating Emulsion provides ideal moisturizing care for women in their thirties who experience the onset of fine lines, wrinkles and structural damage of derma.

Key ingredients in this exclusive formula include Immortelle Flower extracts, Royal jelly fermented extracts, and Shea Butter.”

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Use sparingly!

I would not recommend you to use it if you’re still in your twenties because anti-ageing agents like the above is too strong for your young skin and would work magically for you now but in future, you’ll find that products like these would no longer work. Instead, you can try the normal moisturizer, toner, vitamin C essence, vitamin E without the anti-ageing agent.

However, if you are still in your twenties and your skin is cracking up like mine, go ahead and use it occasionally. I don’t use it on an everyday basis because I am extremely afraid that no products would work for me in future if my skin gets too used to all the strong creams or essence in the market.

I tried it, and found it to be extremely moisturizing.

The texture of it is a little like gel moisturizer, except that this product magically firms skin and reduce fine lines. Immediately after application, I could feel the difference. My skin felt more supple and lines less visible though it did not last long.

Priced at $49.90 at Etude House, it might be a little more expensive than other skincare products (I saw L’Oreal’s youth code selling for $25 at Sasa yesterday). But the of this bottle of emulsion does to your skin is probably justified by the good things that it does to the skin.

And once again, whatever works well for me might not do the same for you. Go ahead and try all the skincare out there in the market to find out what’s best for your skin. Good luck!

 

More rude people. This time at The Face Shop.

I went to The Face Shop earlier on, trying to find products which I haven’t seen before.

But what I found so interesting is the sales staff at The Face Shop.

I should have noticed it before, but I hadn’t. Apparently, each time I walk into the store trying to find something to buy, or just browse, the sales girls would stand beside me and stare.

It happened at Plaza Singapore, IMM, and Suntec City. Surely there’s a pattern that is forming.

Instead of telling me the how does BB cream work, why is their collagen botox cream effective or introducing the new arrivals to me, they get out of the counter and stand beside me to breathe down my neck.

Stare and stare and stare.

I think they should realize how rude it is to stand beside me and stare without uttering a single word.

And when they are right beside me, it is already intruding my personal space. So much that I am not able to read the ingredients on the bottle of toner without feeling pressurized to buy.

Come on, why are you staring at me? Are you going to tell me something that I don’t know, or are you going to make your presence felt?

Well, if it is about making your presence known, you’re doing it extremely well. I am aware and can’t miss the fact that there is someone beside me, watching my every move, and waiting to see if I would buy something.

Perhaps buying is the last thing that I would do, because I felt so uncomfortable that I wanted to leave the store immediately!

Staring does not only make me feel uncomfortable, it makes me feel as if you’re saying “buy now, or leave and don’t waste my effort”. And staring with an unfriendly disposition certainly does not help.

I do not expect the staff to greet me when I enter the shop, or to smile, or to say “Thank you, see you again!” when I leave the shop. Honestly, I’d rather be ignored than being stared at (like how the people at Prada ignore me).

If you are a sales person trying to sell a product, where are your sales skills?

Had I all the time in the world, I would sit all of them down and teach them some sales skills (I scored a Distinction in that module, by the way) so that no girl would need to experience this uneasiness and unpleasant feeling.

Now if you’re wondering why is The Face Shop empty when you enter, it probably is because that the staring of the staff made every girl in Singapore so uncomfortable that they don’t feel like stepping into the store again. Also, be prepared to be stared at.

I go to The Face Shop all the time, and I buy their products quite often. If this staring goes on, I might just head over to Etude House, where the staff are more friendly. After all, their products are easily replaceable.

My point is, if you’re gonna stare me down like a fourteen year old gangster (think of the girl who recently boast about slapping her mom twice) the next time, I will ask you to explain the effectiveness, usage, price difference and uniqueness of every single product you have in your store. Let’s see how much tolerance you have for me with all your sales experience (or the lack of it).

Till then, ciao.

The texture of my foundation

If you have not tried foundation before, here’s a short summary on the texture of foundation you should get.

Before finding out what type of foundation should you buy, you need to know your skin type (combination, dry, normal, oily).

Oily skin 

L’Oreal powder foundation

For people with oily skin, it is more appropriate to use powder instead of liquid so the sebum that is produced can be balanced out. If your skin is extremely oily, do look out for oil-free foundation. Powder foundation gives pretty good coverage, but it will not look as natural as liquid foundation.

Dry skin

L’Oreal liquid foundation

For people with dry skin, using liquid foundation is more ideal. As a liquid foundation is more moisturizing than powder foundation, and dry skin will look better with a satin finish.

You may also wish to use tinted moisturizer or BB cream if you prefer a light coverage. This is a preferred option among younger women.

Open pores and uneven skin

Unfortunately, most types foundation will not be able to conceal open pores and uneven skin as the coverage is too thin. As maximum coverage is needed to even out the skin, it is best for you to work with a concealer then layer foundation over.

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Hope this helped you in selecting your first foundation!

Bifesta for girls who appreciate efficiency

Isn’t it troublesome to remove makeup after usage?

After spending a bomb on our pressed powders, eyeshadow and lipsticks, we still have to fork out money to buy makeup remover.

Although we don’t really want to spend money on it, we understand that makeup will clog our pores and we will have bad skin the following day.

Oh, who haven’t heard of the horror stories yet? Doesn’t help when girls who talk about clogged pores exclaim loudly and end it with a grimace.

That being said, I tried Bifesta for the first time today.

Previously known as cleansing express

I am pretty sure that if I continued using this for the next few weeks, I am not going back to my L’Oreal eye makeup remover.

My current eye makeup remover

Right now, I am using this L’Oreal eye makeup remover with cotton pad everyday.

What it is lacking is the pump that Bifesta has. Great for lazy people. But it costs only $5.80 from Chinatown whereas Bifesta costs about $18. Teehee.

With Bifesta, I need not wash my face off with a facial cleanser and then moisturize it afterwards because it already contains moisture. I just need to rinse off the makeup remover lotion with water and I’m done!

Now I am wondering if there is any economical sense for me to use the cheaper alternative, but spend an additional 5 minutes to cleanse and moisturize my face. By the way, my cleanser costs about $20 and moisturizer costs $80.

Then again, it is not possible for me to use Bifesta alone, without any cleanser or moisturizer in my house. Right?

Perhaps I should keep a bottle of Bifesta around for lazy days, and stick to the cheaper alternative for non-lazy days.

Perfect solution. Pun intended.

Winter, dry skin and bad countergirl.

Harsh weather conditions during winter can take a toll on your skin because of its low humidity.

And the results?

We will end up with dry skin and makeup will not look as awesome.

“Not as awesome”?

Yes, not as awesome. The same cakey and patchy looking concealer your bitchy colleague wear every single day with pure ugliness cause of her dry skin. The same cakey uneven skin that can be seen on your best girlfriend’s multi-layered foundation. The same flakey effect on your cousin’s face on your relative’s wedding day.

And last winter at Taipei, my skin was at the verge of splitting apart.

My face is already extremely dry in Singapore, and I already have dry skin underneath my eye area that appears “patchy” whenever I used concealer on it.

Although I am used to harsh criticism from my friends, that particular winter definitely didn’t make things better. My face was so dry that my skin feels so tight, like my imaginary obesity threatening to burst the seams of my pants.

So, I made my way down to Biotherm because I was running low on moisturizer and my tiny bottle could not sustain for another week.

At the counter, I asked for this:

Biotherm Aquasource for combination skin

I really liked the feel of the gel as it does not feel sticky on my skin after application.

But the countergirl told me my skin was extremely dry and needed something stronger.

Even though I kept saying that i liked the above product, she kept persuading me into buying this:

Biotherm Aquasource for dry skin

After using it, I didn’t feel as good as using the one in the green bottle.

It works perfectly fine, moisturizing my skin and all. But it just didn’t feel…. right. It’s almost like licking silver after tasting gold.

Don’t get me wrong. They are both the same price at the counter. And they both are from the same series.

But I just didn’t feel as “connected” to the latter. Soon after, I had a mental prejudice against that bottle because I hate how I allowed myself to be influenced by the bad countergirl.

The bottle is now safe in my girlfriend’s place. Just as well, lah. She has really, really, really dry skin. (She uses a firming cream as moisturizer. Now everyone say it with me: Goodness. Gracious. Me.)

My little lesson costs $70. And it’s good enough a sum to wake me up.

In Sales Strategy class, we learnt that a buyer would not buy a product based on its features or the advantages it brings to them. Buyers are always looking for how would a product benefit them. In this case, I was convinced that the product would moisturize my skin (advantage), leaving me with smooth makeup application (benefit).

Lies!

The smooth makeup application didn’t happen.

A big hatred towards the bad countergirl happened.

I have learnt an important lesson after that five minutes of interaction with Biotherm girl – I should have listened to my heart.

Never will I again be influenced by bad countergirls.

What? 1 for $2?

“One makeup item for only $2? Really? Singapore where got?”

Well, there is. Only at Daiso.

Only at Daiso, we find eyebrow pencils, stick concealer, blusher, eyeshadow, makeup remover tissue, loose powder, lip colour for only two dollars. However, the question is – will it work?

I have tried the black eyeshadow from Daiso before, and the colours are not pigmented. That caused the black eyeshadow to appear grey on the skin. But for only two dollars, what grounds do we have to complain?

I’m not sure about other products from Daiso, but I have all the intention to find out if it works well.

And that brings me to the next point. I often wonder if the ingredients are safe for application.

I think that it is safe because there must be some standards and requirements to be met before factories or companies are allowed to manufacture makeup. Right?

Furthermore, we’re talking about items that are manufactured in Japan, not China. And if you don’t already know, China is the land of fakes. We’ve heard of fake Char Siew Bun stuffed with cardboard instead of meat, poisonous milkpowder, fake meat made of flour and gelatin, fake Apple stores, and whatnot. Disgusting people.

To add on, a friend who works in a widely-known cosmetic company mentioned that the ingredients used in products of a cheaper brand can also be found in their products. Looks like we’ve been paying for their marketing expenditure all these while.

If you’re too worried about using Daiso’s makeup, there is definitely something that will entice you from their wide array of products. There are stuff like double eyelid stickers, eyelashes, eyelash curler and makeup brushes. Surely this wouldn’t do much harm to your skin?

 Facial cleansing wipes from Daiso. Cheaper alternative to Biore’s.

I shall be your guinea pig and try out the makeup products from Daiso and tell you how it goes.

Stay tuned!

A step nearer to perfection

Do you always complain about having bumps on your face, uneven skin tone, dark eye circles and wrinkles?

Well, I need to repeat this - There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

I know we’re all tired and busy, but a step nearer to perfection would be taking just five minutes to do your skincare regime at night.

I too am guilty of not doing my skincare regime on a daily basis because after a whole day, it would be quite tiring to decide which cream from which jar should I pile on my face at night.

A proper skincare regime will not change your face overnight, but it will help you look better in the long run.

It is not possible to get rid of wrinkles entirely, but sufficient moisture would lighten the appearance of wrinkles. It is not possible to get rid of dark eye rings entirely, but massaging some eye serum around the eyes would let the blood around the eye area flow and you’ll look significantly better the next day.

Apart from that, great skin could make makeup look better without the bumps and uneven skin tone. There will be no need to pile on foundation till it looks really unnatural on the face.

If you’re reeeeeally too tired to do skincare, at least remove your makeup as soon as possible when you reach home so your pores will not be clogged and your skin can breathe.

Also, it is good to head out for a facial treatment every once a month. Therapists have this magical ability to remove crazy microscopic stuff from the pores, and their equipments make my face more radiant than before. I even get to de-stress and relax for an hour before facing reality again.

If you’re taking these steps to make yourself look better and hence feel better, well done! If not, I suggest you start your skincare regime tonight.

Remember, it’s never too late!

Do I prefer being fair or tanned?

…well, I am ultimately confused by it too.

With Heidi Klum always saying,  ”As we all know in fashion one day you’re in. And the next day, you’re out” on Project Runway as an analogy, my preference for skin colour changes almost on a monthly basis.

When I was 17 and 18, I never fail to soak up the sun every weekend. At that point of time, I thought that it was really cool to look like a Hawaiian chick. Apart from that, I found it ever so relaxing to be sipping cocktail (it was coke, really) by my poolside.

May I also mention that at that age I did not use much makeup, even it was partying 3 consecutive days -Wednesday at Phuture, Thursday at dbl o and Friday back to phuture. For some reason I found it hard to look good in makeup then. But now I realised that I have been doing makeup wrong when I was younger.

So, the point is, can you image the tanned girl clubbing without much makeup? I didn’t only look awful then, I looked hideous. I was nowhere close to looking like J.Lo, Nicole Scherzinger, or any other bronze goddesses. Instead, I look like an overly tanned farmer’s daughter who enthusiastically helps out in the rice fields.

Perhaps it was from then on that I decided to get rid of the tan.

When I lost my tan and is somewhere between “tanned” and “fair” girl, I look Spongebob yellow. Then, I would hit the beach and roast myself a beautiful golden brown once again.

Then I would realize that I look horrid tanned and makeup just doesn’t flatter tanned skin. So, I would try to stop tanning before realizing that I am turning yellow without the brown. And the vicious cycle repeats.

It was only a few years later, when I got extremely busy with school and work that I couldn’t find the time to roast myself a pretty golden brown. It was then I could not do anything about my Spongebob yellow skin.

A couple of months later, I became less yellow and gradually turned fair.

It was then I realized that makeup actually looked better on me. Why should I expose myself to the harmful ultra-violet rays when I look better fair? Now, I even get paranoid when I have to walk under the Sun for more than ten minutes.

Although I didn’t know the existence of warm makeup and that it can be used on warmer skin, I realized that being fair allows me to play with more colours and creating more looks.

At the moment, I am extremely satisfied with my skin colour, and I am definitely having fun with experimenting different makeup colours!

Verdict? I definitely prefer being fair-skinned and am never gonna go back to being tanned!

Skin tone and red lips

As promised in the previous entry, I am here to share what kind of red lip colour would be perfect for your skin tone.

Many females in Singapore tend to shy away from red lip colour because it stands out and they are afraid of wearing it wrongly. With this entry as a guide, you can too try wearing red lips because it is not a temporary fashion trend but a classic.

Red lips will always be in style and the correct lip colour will make your skin radiant. And with so many shades of red to choose from at makeup counters, it will not be difficult to find the right shade of red for yourself.

Also, don’t be shy to ask the experts at makeup counters within departmental stores which shade is the right one for you. But do your homework before testing the colours out at the counters. You wouldn’t want to be seen hopping from Chanel, to Estee Lauder, Ettusais, Anna Sui, Benefit, Lancome because counter girls here gossip a lot.

For most Asian girls like myself, it might be a little harder to tell if your skin tone is cool, warm, or neutral.

The general assumption is that fair, white English girls are cool, and tanned, bronzed beach American babes are warm. People with a yellow undertone would be classified as “warm”. But is it, really?

Different types of skin colour.

In Singapore, the majority of the population is made up of Chinese, Malays and Indians. And 95% of us Asians have yellow skin, or a yellow undertone. By general assumption, our skin tone is warm. If you should think so, that is wrong! We might be yellow on the surface, but our skin tone can be neutral, or even cool.

How do you tell what is your skin tone then?

There are many methods to find out what your skin tone is. I will discuss two methods here.

#1. The Gold and Silver watch test

Wear a gold watch on your left wrist, and a silver watch on your right wrist. If you look better in silver, you’re cool. If you look better in gold, you’re warm. Remember, this is not a matter of taste and personality, but to identify your natural skin tone.

#2. The wrist test

Go outdoors and get natural light, then look at the veins on your wrists. If you see a yellow-orange cast, you’re warm. If you see blue undertones, you’re cool. If you have a peach or olive undertone, you’re neutral.

In general, warm tones goes very well with beige BB cream, foundations and concealers, whereas cool tones goes very well with ivory-based ones.

Lip colour

We all know that warm red goes with warm skin tones, and cool red goes with cool skin tones. But what exactly is the right colour for us?

Look at lipsticks a little closely to find that every shade of red has an underlying pigment tone, and this will determine your look. Be very careful with this, wearing the wrong colour will make you avoid red lips for the rest of your life.

If you’re warm with a golden or bronze tan, your lip colour should be in orange-red shades. Examples of orangey-reds are brick red, orange, dark red, burgundy.

If you’re cool with fair and rosy skin, your lip colour should have a blue undertone. That means you may experiment with hot red, or any red with pinkish hues.

These are general guidelines to help us find the right shade of red by cutting our options by half, but we still have to take our time and select the right shade of red from the other half. Finding the correct colour requires time and effort. It is all about experimenting and trying on different shades to eventually find the perfect red rouge for yourself.

Good luck!

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Credit: all images used in the entry are from istockphoto