You guys know by now that I LOVE me some coral, but orange? That’s another story. As with any color, there are certain shades that look good on my skin tone and in this case, the lipstick I chose is on the orange-soda side, an orange that doesn’t enhance my skin tone too well. So here’s what I do when I find that a certain orange is too bold for my taste – I add some red!
1.) Prime. My lips are super pigmented so to make the lipstick/lipliner’s true color show, I make a blank canvas by using the left over foundation on my brush.
2.) Outline. Here I chose an red-orange lipliner from Starlooks called Kinky around my lips and towards the middle of my lips, but made sure to leave a little space for the orange lipstick. Outlining your lips like this also creates some depth to your lips – so for the ladies that wish that their lips were a little fuller, try using a lipliner a little bit darker than your lipstick for a more pouty look!
3.) Fill in. Add your orange lipstick in the center of your month and blend, blend, blend. You don’t want the red-orange lipliner to be too obvious, so blend for a seamless look. Here I used the LA Colors Hydrating Lipstick in Orange Love (swatch below).
4.) All done! The red-orange lipliner is super subtle, but trust me, it really makes a huuuge difference!
As you can see above, the LA Colors Hydrating Lipstick* in Orange Love is really orange, but I find the lipstick really easy to wear and is quite hydrating on the lips. With one swipe, the lipstick is semi-sheer, but you can build it up for a more creamy opaque look.
Orange is not an everyday color for me, so when I want to try really bold shades, I visit my fave budget makeup lines first so I can afford to experiment. This LA Colors Hydrating Lipstick is the perfect example (there are TONS of colors), it’s around $2.50 to buy at Kmart and I won’t feel guilty if I only wear this a couple of times.
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Gorgeous! I just got out of my comfort zone a couple weeks ago with a coral lip. I usually stick to reds and pinks. This looks gorgeous on you!!
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Aw thanks! You should try a red-orange, it’ll look beautiful on you too!!!!
i’m also not a big fan of true orange lippies on myself .
i do , however , love red oranges like you .
wet n wild’s purty persimmon is a great , inexpensive alternative !
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I have that one too! That one is def more wearable since it’s on the redder side!
You look great. I don’t usually wear lipstick–it just doesn’t look very good on me, lol.
I bet I can find one that will look good on you! 😉 I think a sheer one would be soooo pretty
Dayum! That colors looks radical on you girl. You are completely rocking the orange. Adding a touch of red is such an excellent idea. :] // itsCarmen.com ☼ ☯
hahah thanks, Carmen!! xx
It looks great on you! I love how you mixed in red; you crested a really pretty color!
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I meant “created” not “crested” sorry for the typo 🙁
Thanks, Cathy! 🙂
You make orange look so good! I love your pictorials as well- keep ’em coming! 🙂
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Ada
Thanks, Ada! xx
You rock that orange lipstick like a pro!! Orange really makes me look so weird, on clothes, lips, anything. Thanks for the tip, I’ll try adding a little bit of red next time.. maybe someday I’ll end up wearing Morange, who knows haha
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I think you’d look AMAZING in red orange! xx
Your teeth and skin are fabulous! X
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Aw, thanks! 🙂
haha i like the orange soda reference on the color! my lips are super pigmented to so i try to do the same thing with priming. btw you are so pretty!
You’re so sweet, Shayne! xx
You’re so pretty! <3