Natural Lip Color for Luscious Beauty

Colorscience Lip Polish has the full color intensity and coverage of lipstick, but without the greasy artificial feel. In addition to the neutral peach shown here (right), it also comes in 11 other colors to flatter a variety of skin tones.

Perfect Organics Lip Shimmers (left) are vegan and all-natural. Use them on your lips and cheeks for a totally natural, sun-kissed healthy glow.

Lip Ink (right) is a unique eco-friendly liquid lip color. The color formula is "semi-permanent," meaning it has major staying power. But unlike most long-wearing lipsticks, Lip Ink does not dry out your lips or cause flaking. The trial size sampler kit includes your choice of liquid lip color, makeup removal towelettes, and a conditioning lip shine moisturizer. Choose from 56 lip colors, organized in 10 color categories.

Cool blue-red undertones. Check the inside of your wrist: do you see hints of blue, rosy pink, or violet underneath the skin's surface? When you blush, do your cheeks turn pure pink? If so, your skin probably has cool undertones.

Peach tones. This is a common skin tone in people with golden blond, red or light brown hair and freckles.
Their skin tends to be light to medium in pigment, and when they've been out in the sun or get flushed cheeks from exercise, the color is closer to peach than pink.

Olive tones. If this is your coloring, the inside of your wrist will show subtle undertones of yellow-green and golden brown.

Bronze or reddish-brown tones. Some women with brown skin have warm undertones of golden bronze or red. If this is you, you probably have dark hair with lighter brown, golden or reddish highlights. Your best look for natural lips is a warm shade with hints of gold.

• For cool undertones, the best lip color choices are: rose, strawberry (pinkish-red), delicate light pink, blue red, true red (a rich deep red with no hints of orange or gold), blackberry (dark violet red; best in a lip stain).


• Avoid warm shades of red or peach with undertones of orange.


• If you have very fair skin, be aware that the most natural lips for you are not too dark. I love dark red lip color, but the contrast with my pale skin makes me look unhealthy.


• Women with darker skin can get away with more intense, dramatic lips.

• If your skin has olive tones, the best colors for your natural lips are: cinnamon, brick red, coral, sangria, deep chocolate brown (as a gloss).


• Peach-toned skin looks best with lips colored in any of the following shades: sheer coral, peach, light neutral pink (gloss), mauve, grapefruit.


• If you have bronze or chocolate skin with red or gold undertones, you will look best in bold shades of pink, red, and warm brown.


• A nice golden shimmer works great as a gloss to compliment warm skin tones.