Are there any colors (makeup-wise) that you avoid? Share!
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Mustard-y yellows and some oranges. I am not a big fan of orange on my lips!
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I avoid too much gold, dark pinks/reds/oranges (at least on my eyes).
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I can’t say that i do, I’ll try anything once, it washes off easily enough!! 🙂
Browns tend to make me look tired or just wrong. Oranges make my teeth look yellow :-p
omg I noticed that too! For me it sucks because I do love me some coral lips but I do find that the color alters how white – or yellow your teeth look….
Its sad 🙁 I heard Gwen Steffani uses, or used, blue lipbalm (bonebell?) underneath to make her teeth whiter. Maybe that would help lol
Any shade of yellow. And red, hot pink, fuschia, orange on my lips. Though ppl say I look totally ok with red and hot pink lips, I still feel weird. Any kind of dramatic eyes is welcome, but bold lips? Does that mean I’m not a confident woman XD Ahhh I wanna wear red l/s *sigh*
Ooo I don’t like the way orange lipstick looks – But I LOVE to buy it! Haha – I don’t know why, it’s some kind of problem I have 😛
Pink eyeshadow…I just can’t rock it out.
Eyeshadows To Avoid: Hot Pinks, Neon Yellows and Oranges.
Lipsticks/Glosses to Avoid: Black, Burn Orange Colors & Bright 80s Red. Cyndi Lauper’s Viva Glam Red Is Perfect…that is the only type of red for me.
Bright pink and light blues on my eyes, rust orange and dark purples and browns on my lips. I don’t really do dark, vampy lips at all, much as I would love to be able to rock them, I just look funny. :-p
ooo, pale or pastel colors on my eyes, yuk!
Blue for my eyes. It just never works with me lol.
I love red lips but I just haven’t had the courage to wear it. I have red l/s but I’ve never actually worn it out in public. 😛
i’ve tried it at work a couple of times (im a hairdresser so luckily i can get away with alot), and i always feel like everyones staring and going “WOA!”…but kind of not in a good way. i thought it looked good! so classic, like pin-up-y.
once, one of my co-workers has said “um, its really red. and bold”…….but i stopped and thought
‘hmm you know what, they arent used to it, they arent really into bolder make-up like me….red IS a bold color, duuuh, its SUPPOSED to stand out’
anyways. i know how you feel
Yellows and Bright golds, and Browns on my lips.
Eyeshadow Colours that make me look like I have a bruised eye (some purples, red-violets, & lighter burgundies.)
I’ll wear any colour on my lips as long as it looks good but I don’t think I’ll ever wear orange, blue, green, or brown.
I totally agree with you about orange on the lips! I know women with the right colouring can pull it off, but I’m definitely not one of those women. I also hate any shade of brown on my lips. I’ve mentioned it before, but not only is it not attractive, it just takes me back to the mid 90’s when bright coloured makeup was taboo.
As for eyeshadow, I’m generally comfortable wearing pretty much any colour out there EXCEPT cool-toned silvers. For some reason they are super unflattering against my skin, and sadly as far as I know MAC has yet to release a warm silver (gunmetal, really, is the shade I’m looking for) that suits me.
Bronze, brown and all that would look ugly on my pink undertoned skin 😛
Blue! Most shades (esp. brighter ones) just seem to compete with my green eyes.
I usually avoid wearing purples; for no other reason than I simply dislike it on myself, even though I love purple on others!
awwwhhh, purple looks good on EVERYONE! maybe its the type of purple. i used to think that too but i came to find out that i look better in purples with more blue in it.
As far as e/s is concerned any bright colors, and then you’ll never catch me in yellows, oranges or true pinks. Purple, green, and blue is about all I am attracted to color wise. When I wear color they are toned like my neutrals so they are wearable. However I’ll wear shimmery purples…I love purple. I also don’t like frosty shimmer brow bone shades.
Lipstick wise : anything goes. Seriously. Except browns and freakish odd dark colors.
pinks & greens for my eyes
browns for my lips =)
Coral. I cannot wear coral at all!
yellow, orange, hot pink…I couldn’t see those colors as an eye shadow or on my lips.
As much as I love the bright looks you do on here, I am not brave enough to dabble with bright colors myself.
I tend to avoid pinks and yellows in eyeshadows; fuschia, plum, berry, light and overly pink on lipsticks. I also tend to avoid berry/plum shades when it comes to blushes.
Bluesss..scared of looking trashy…
Browns tend to make me look tired. No overly bright colours on my eyes and cheeks. I like to keep it natural.
Most of the warm colors with a reddish, golden or orange undertone, because these colour don’t match with my skintone.
Believe it or not I would have to say browns that are in the same family as woodwinked and amber lights…. it looks like I got punched in the eye !! Once Im tan again I’ll give it a try but for now….blahh
Definitely yellow! It makes me look sickly. I’ve blue undertones and am very pale. It just doesn’t look right 🙂 It’s funny, that yellow is the colour that suits me the least, and is also my least favourite colour generally.
I avoid any lip color thats not nude or natural looking. I love the way it looks on others I just like all the attention to go to my eyes.
Not so much on my eyes, but I don’t do oranges and bright reds anywhere on my face. I’m also not a huge fan of browns when it comes to blushes and lipsticks..
Oranges, brown-yellows or bright yellows, and all pinks except very light pinks
I am an Asian, I try to avoid orange because of my yellow skin tone. I thought orange makes me look more yellow, especially eyeshadow.
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Reds! I avoid red like a plague! Nail polish, blush, eyeshadow and especially lipsticks, not a fan.
I avoid blue and green eye shadows and orange lipsticks. I’m also not a big fan of orange, coral shades 🙂
But Christine you have warm toned skin, near-black hair and your eyes look dark from far away so a golden mustard yellow on the eyes and definitely an orange lipstick or gloss would look good on you.
corals and yellows, very nude nudes and pale pinks in lip colors
orange tones. I dont look good in orange tones. If I want to be on the wild side I will wear orange itself but stay away from anything with orange tones other wise.
i personally cant stand blue eyeshadow (though Christines last post was the MOST gorgeous blue shadow work ive ever seen)
but yeah, generally blues, steel blue, pale blue.
i LOVE orange on the cheeks and eyes, however HATE it on lips. more then anything!
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Honestly? None! Granted, some are bound to be more flattering than others but I love all colours way too much not to use them. 🙂
Yellows and oranges — they look horrible on me! Reds don’t look good on me either — I am very cool toned, so these colours just don’t work on me.
I love to experiment with all kinds of colors of eyeshadow, but as far as using lipstick/lipgloss…that’s another story! I find only shades of pink or nude colors and the occasional bright red lip suit me. I really can’t pull off orangey or purple lips.
RED! the only color I cant stand!!!
yellow, orange, green (except brown-green), blue (except dark navy blue)
mustard yellow is very difficult for me, as is burnt orange. both look very unnatural and even dirty against my skin tone. anything with too much of a brown tint on my lips seems to just suck the colour right out of my face and make me look sick.
I mostly avoid things that are pastel.
I won’t wear blue eyeshadow. I have blue eyes so I know it’s always recommended, but it just looks terrible on me.
Very cool pale/pastel pinks on my lips. There are some other colors I just haven’t tried (super dark vampy lips, for example) but the pastel pinks are the only ones I can’t wear. Make me look green.
I have a hard time wearing certain pinks and blues…everything else i can pretty much do anything else but pinks especially…I always look like i am sick when i put pink on 🙁
Not the biggest fan of bright greens on me…I’m super pale with dark hair…those kinda greens make me look sickly.
I stay away from oranges and yellows and blues. I can wear the coral family only when I have a tan but I trying to stay away from the sun due to all the damage it causes. I limit myself to pinky/mauve, purples and browns. Of coarse “the smokey eye” is always in. I am going to try to venture out and try some greens. Have a great day!!
oh yes! I am waaaay to pale to pull of black. And I don’t like crazy brights, esp orange, yellow, blue – i dont think those colors flatter me at all. and any bright pinks or red toned plums make me look sick or bruised. Sometimes i wish i had darker coloring….
dark colored lips, such as a deep plum or black. ick!
Blue eyeshadow, it clashes with my eye color. And I love corals but have difficulty with coral lipstick, it often just looks too orange on me.
80% of the blue color family 🙁 im blond so blue has a tendency to look trampy on me.
Yellow, Orange, and Red on the eyes! I usually don’t wear Blues or Greens either, but I wouldn’t say I avoid them (I just don’t know how to wear them!)
I avoid pale lilac/pink, orange, yellow on eyes. For lips, I avoid really pale or dark lip color.
Warm browns are not flattering on my eyes. I like neutrals, but love color–sheer washes of bright color. Anything goes on lips. Blush is mid-toned neutrals, leaning slightly warm or cool. Dislike corals & pinks on cheeks just because it’s not the look I go for.
I don’t wear bright blues on my eyes… just Dark Navy (like Deep Truth or Prussian) with neutrals. Makes me look unclassy when I do.
Lips I don’t like to be too avante garde unless for a special occasion. On my lids I don’t like muddy reds and yellows they make me look dead or on drugs lol
i can NEVER wear black lipstick. even for halloween. it just looks weird.
Brown around my blue eyes is fab, but I don’t like the way it looks on my lips. The exception is MAC’s Stay In Touch lipstick.
I haven’t really ventured into wearing bright eyemakeup in public – other than when I was on vacation. Due to work, I tend to stick to neutrals but I hope to start wearing brighter colours when I’m off duty.. Regardless, I’ll probably still stay away from reds and baby blue or any neon colours for that matter on my eyes.
As for lipsticks, I tend to stay away from dark lips.
1. black or dark eyeliner on the lower lash line
2. dark lips
3. brown eyeshadows that have red undertones
Reddish eyeshadows, since it just looks odd next to my red hair. They probably would have worked back when I was a blonde. And I’m not a big fan of bright pink lips, although I can do them if they’re more of a transparent gloss.
I try to avoid things with red dye on my eyes, b/c I’m allergic. I love pink’s and purples, so………I limit my exposure. Going blind for the cost of beauty, lol.
Yellow/orange eyeshadows!
Dark brown lips.
Pinks without a doubt. My college yearbook photo was almost a disaster bc of pink shadow. I had just started wearing makeup and didn’t know any better lol.
Eyeshadow-wise: yellow, orange, gold, bronze, red.
Lips: orange, gold, brown.
Honestly, not really. Sure, there are some eye shadows that I own that don’t look amazing on my skin alone, but when combined with others for a custom shade or when blended next to other colours, they look fine. I find that cooler shades (mostly cooler blues and cooler greens) aren’t as flattering on my semi-warm skin tone. I generally avoid true reds on my eyes though, since I don’t really like red eyeshadows. I love pinks though – even though my eyelids are naturally discoloured and slightly red, I adore wearing pinks.
On my lips, unless it’s a gloss, I’d only stay away from colours that don’t match my complexion, because it’s very difficult to pull off a lipstick that is truly wrong for your complexion.
I avoid any bright colors, especially bright blue (too 80’s). I prefer subtle makeup colors. I don’t own any red lipsticks. I find that I look best in peach, coral or bronze shades. For some reason, I can also pull off plums. I think it’s because my hair and eye color are both dark brown.
For my lips I try to stay away from pinks. I feel like they will make me look like a drag queen :/ For the eyes I really don’t stay away from anything.
Unfortunately, blue eyeshadows make me look like a victim of domestic violence. No matter what the application method.
Red anywhere near the eyes.
pink eyeshadow
Yes, Green.
I can’t seem to ever make it work with my skin color [NW45] for some reason. I have been looking around more and I think I need to go darker in shade if I want to make it happen. Greens are so pretty, especially with brown, for that earthy look with a touch of color. I have to figure it out!
blue (unless there’s enough gold in it), steel blue, slate, greyish muted purples, true purples…they all make me look sickly or bruised. Olive toned skin just doesn’t work well with those colours, for me anyways.
Oh and brown lips. Did that, not a good look, even 17 years ago!
eyeshadows:
certain pinks and purples that make me look tired or like i have just been bawling my eyes out.
the silvers that oxidize weird on my skin and turn blueish on me….(i love bluish silvers, but when i want silver, i want silver, goddamnit!) lol.
bold oranges and bright yellows and golds that are tooo warm scare me, i dont think they look right on my skintone.
and orangey bronzes!!! color looks lovely in the pain, but then when i go to wear it, it looks orange and looks terrible!!!!
and for lipcolors:
i found out that i cannot wear corals that are more on the orange side….ooooo nooooo. last summer i ordered NYX round lipstick in Margarita (i think?) and when i got it i looked at it, gasped (it really is a pretty color, just not on me), tried it on, and gasped some more.
brown for the lips
Since I have a warm skintone and cool eyes I should be able to rock most colours.. But I’ve never looked good with blues, pinks or greens on my eyes or corals and peaches on my lips, it just doesn’t work :/
hooker blue eyeshadow 🙂 lol
Plummy colors! They always make me look like i have a black eye
Almost everything in the brown spectrum. I wear gold just cause I love it…but I can’t really wear browns or coppers or bronzes on my eyes cause it looks like I have black eye or sallow skin or something.
I don’t use bright colors. I stay in the neutrals and some shades of purple and pink that are subtle and neutral.
I don’t use shimmer/glitter/pearlized shadows during the day — I go matte.
I stay clear from white (only on the corners). It makes me look ashy and horrendous with my medium skin tone.
Blue-toned shades. I’m convinced that they clash with my skin tone, and look strange with the blue in my eyes.