Makeup to Match Your Hair Color
When it comes to finding your perfect makeup palette, let your hair color be your guide.
Makeup & Hair
blue eyes, lipstick, lip color, red lips, brown hair, wavy hair, long hair
woman with dark red lipstick and blue eyes
BROWN Unless you\'re going Goth, avoid pale foundation, as the contrast between dark and light can get ghostly. To play up your hair color, stick with deep hues instead, like rich purple, says celebrity makeup artist Landy Dean.
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, blush, powder, clinique
makeup
MC RECOMMENDS: Rimmel Cheeky! in Cheer Up, $6.95
Makeup & Hair
beauty, model, runway, fashion, red hair, long hair, wavy hair
model on runway with red hair
RED It\'s a given that redheads look gorgeous in green. But warm makeup tones, like peach and copper, are equally flattering, says Carmindy, a celeb makeup artist.
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, lipstick, lip color
red lipstick
MC RECOMMENDS: Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Mulled Wine, $7.99
Makeup & Hair
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eye pencil smear
MC RECOMMENDS: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils in 1999, $15
Makeup & Hair
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ysl mascara
MC RECOMMENDS: Yves Saint Laurent Everlong Mascara in 3, $26.50
Makeup & Hair
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eyeshadow
MC RECOMMENDS: Lancôme Color Design Eye Shadow in Click, $15
Makeup & Hair
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eyeliner scribble
MC RECOMMENDS: Rimmel London Eye Twist Automatic Duo Liner & Shadow in Double Trouble, $5.70
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, blush, powder, clinique
powder blush
MC RECOMMENDS: Clinique Blushing Blush Powder Blush in Precious Posy, $18.50
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, eye makeup, eyeliner, l\'oreal
pencil shavings
MC RECOMMENDS: L\'Oréal HIP Color Truth Eyeliner in Brown, $8
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, lipstick, lip color
lipstick
MC RECOMMENDS: Neutrogena Moisture Shine Lipstick in Shimmering Blush, $8.99
Makeup & Hair
beauty, hair, hairstyle, hair color, color, blond, shade, blush, eyeshadow
woman with blond hair
BLONDE Avoid matte nudes -- they can wash you out. Instead, pair a shimmery eye shadow with sheer berry cheeks and lips to brighten your complexion, says Jillian Dempsey, Avon\'s new global creative color director.
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, eye makeup, eyeliner, bourjois
eyeliner
MC RECOMMENDS: Bourjois Liner Pinceau in Prune Styliste, $15
Makeup & Hair
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mascara smear
MC RECOMMENDS: Neutrogena Full Volume Fortifying Mascara in Brown, $6.49
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, eye makeup, eyeshadow, purple, maybelline
purple eyeliner
MC RECOMMENDS: Maybelline Dream Mousse Shadow in Lilac Cloud, $6.50
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, blush, powder, l\'oreal
powder blush
MC RECOMMENDS: L\'Oréal Paris Bare Naturale Gentle Mineral Blush in Pinched Pink, $15.25
Makeup & Hair
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lipstick
MC RECOMMENDS: Clinique Colour Surge Lipstick in Extreme Pink, $14
Makeup & Hair
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woman with dark straight hair and brown eyes
BLACK Flatter a dark hair/fair-to-medium skin combo with sheer plum pigments. For dark hair/dark skin, opaque plums and jewel tones look gorgeous coupled with a swipe of sexy gray eyeliner.
Makeup & Hair
beauty, cosmetics, makeup, lip color, lipstick, red lipstick, avon
red lipstick
MC RECOMMENDS: Avon Ultra Color Rich Lipstick in Sheer Sangria, $6.50
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, blush, powder, neutrogena
powder blush
MC RECOMMENDS: Neutrogena Soft Color Blush in Sunny Spice, $9.75
Makeup & Hair
beauty, makeup, cosmetics, bronzer, powder
powder makeup
MC RECOMMENDS: Iman Sheer Finish Bronzing Powder in Afterglow, $13.99
Makeup & Hair
makeup, cosmetics, eye makeup, eye pencil, covergirl
black eye pencil
MC RECOMMENDS: CoverGirl Perfect Point Plus Eye Pencil in Charcoal, $4.69
Makeup & Hair
eyeshadow, makeup, cosmetics, eye makeup, bare minerals, brown eyeshadow
brown eyeshadow
MC RECOMMENDS: bareMinerals Eyeshadow in Good Fortune, $13
