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Meet the Experts
What Is Lipstick Color Theory?
If you need a refresher on color theory, you’ve come to the right place.
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“Lipstick color theory is similar to the color theory used in painting,” Stevens says.
“Mixing primary colorsred, yellow, and bluein different combinations will create every color you could imagine.
The colors in our skin work in the same way, too.
All of this, put together, creates our unique, individual complexion.”
Depending on what it is, that lipstick dances differently on top of our personal skin tone."
To quickly decipher your undertones, look at the veins in the back of your wrist.
To understand how our undertones affect the way lipstick looks, Loughton brings it back to the color wheel.
Would the same lipstick work on two people with different complexions if their undertones were the same?
The truth is that it depends.
depending on its depth of color," Loughton says.
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