Lips, Which Makeup Colors Really Work on You

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Skin color: Medium
Undertone: Cool
Shades to try: Raspberry, cherry and hot pink, (like N.Y.C. New York Color Lip Gloss, $2.99, in Magenta).

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Skin color: Medium
Undertone: Warm
Shades to try: Melon, peachy pink and apricot, (like Napoleon Perdis DeVine Goddess Lipstick, $22, in Harmonia) or copper and warm brown, (like Benefit Silky Finish Lipstick, $16, in Liar Lips.)

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Skin color: Dark
Undertone: Cool
Shades to try: Garnet, crimson and true red, (like Tropez Ultra Glaze Lip Gloss, $1.99, in Lady Love) or currant and berry (like Nars Lipstick, $23, in Russian Doll)

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Skin color: Dark
Undertone: Warm
Shades to try: Cinnamon, plum brown and rusty reds, (like L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche lipstick, $8.49, in Sunset Red) or brick and chocolate, (like Make-up Designory Lipstick, $14.50, in Havana)

So are you cool or warm? Cool complexions usually have "blue, violet or gray eyes," says Los Angeles makeup artist Lucy Crawford. Warm complexions usually have brown, green or hazel eyes and tan rather than burn in the sun. But rules were made to be broken, so here's a second test: Hold a white sheet of paper to your jawline. If you see pink or blue in your skin, you're cool; yellow or orange means you're warm. Now remember your undertone and find your makeup colors:

BY JANE FORT | SHARES

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