After a long wait here it is…  The Red Lipstick Post.  I never gave much thought to my red lipstick. Mostly because I think beauty is so personal. Its really important to go and try lipsticks on (this can be quite messy so I just turn the lipsticks out almost full length and then hold them in front of my mouth to tell if the tone is right for my skin, only if I think it is do I actually put it on).Your skin tone and hair colour play a huge role in what kind of red you should go for. Broadly speaking I would say if you’re fair and blonde go for a more orange red, if you’re dark and olive go for a more plum.  However thats just the opposites on the spectrum, if like me you have a yellow skin tone look for more blue reds, while if you’re darker go more pink. Think of it as a sliding scale in four directions, with orange, blue, brown and pink at the ends. But don’t feel too restricted by these guides, thats all they are, a starting point.