Blonde, Brunette, or Redhead: Find Your Perfect Makeup Match!

Makeup Tips for Blondes

If you’re a blonde who prefers cool tones, choose eyeshadows in pastel shades such as pink, gray, or sky blue. These colors add a gentle touch to your appearance. For those who favor warm tones or have brown eyes, go for gold, bronze, light brown, or salmon to brighten and warm your complexion.

A fresh pink lipstick perfectly complements a porcelain complexion, adding softness, freshness, and a glow. Coral red, on the other hand, is more intense and creates a sophisticated look. Don’t hesitate to experiment with bold contrasts as long as your overall makeup remains gentle and subtle. For instance, a vibrant fuchsia can bring radiance to blondes with fair skin, especially when paired with a sheer complexion and some mascara. Golden-skinned blondes should try poppy red, as this contrast will bring brightness to the face and enhance the sparkle in their eyes.

What to Avoid: Be subtle with your eyebrow makeup. Stay away from dark shades that can give a harsh look to your features.

Makeup Tips for Brunettes

Brunettes have a plethora of options and can pull off almost anything. If you have green eyes, opt for warm shades like bronze, gold, amber, or khaki. For blue eyes, soft pinks, grays, or mauves are ideal. Light-skinned brunettes can enhance their glow with raspberry or copper-red lipsticks, while those with darker skin can wear any lipstick color, including classic red, carmine, chocolate, plum, orange, coral, or pink. The contrast adds sophistication, while pastel colors bring softness.

What to Avoid: To avoid a harsh look, use a brown eyebrow pencil instead of a black one. Also, stay away from concealer that is too light as it can create an excessive contrast with your hair color.

Makeup Tips for Redheads

A brown or black graphic eyeliner can add depth to your eyes and is perfect for a simple day look. For more elegance, opt for a black smoky eye. The color palette is extensive: green, khaki, blue, plum, lilac, all in a creamy texture for a delicate finish. For the lips, choose shades of pink, coral, peach, or matte red. Enhance your complexion with a tinted moisturizer or a light foundation that corrects minor imperfections and redness while naturally revealing freckles. “To highlight the face subtly, I apply the Highlighting Pen around the eyes, under the chin, between the eyebrows, then blend it with my fingers. It instantly brightens the complexion, especially for those with translucent skin, thanks to its melting, imperceptible texture,” shares Angloma, a makeup artist at Sisley.

What to Avoid: If you have light eyebrows, opt for brown mascara rather than black. If your eyebrows are ginger, choose warm shades over ashy ones. Pay close attention to selecting the right shade of foundation. If your skin is very pale, be careful not to use a foundation that’s too dark. Avoid overdoing your makeup on either the lips or eyes, as your hair color already adds a glamorous touch.

Special thanks to Angloma, makeup artist at Sisley, for the expert advice.