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Summer is the season of color and, especially in make-up, there is nothing more beautiful than to experiment different shades and color combinations every time, without setting limits of imagination.
The trick, in fact, is first of all a game and should be experienced as such. However there are some nuances that go best with the colors of eyes, complexion and of course hair. One of the most iconic and super copied of the moment is the bright red-orange of Jessica Chastainwhose face always shines with an enviable allure.
The main merit is obviously the genetics but also the make-up plays its part, and for this reason we asked the make-up artist Luna Taddonio how to make your features stand out if you have red hair like the actress.
“There are a thousand theories concerning the association of colors in make-up and I often love to distort them, however if you want to be on the safe side, I recommend following the classic one based on complementary that enhance each other“, explains.
How to make up your eyes
The color of the iris also determines which are the most suitable choices for the eyes, but if it is decided that it is mainly the hair color that guides them, the nuance that should never be missing in the beauty bag of a red-haired girl is green, declinable in a thousand different ways. During the day, a light stretch of pencil or eyeliner but in the evening you can dare a little more by relying on a classic revisited in a green key, as explained by Luna Taddonio. “The smokey eyes green is the solution able to do greater justice to red hair, especially if it is light enough and that turns towards orange but not only ».
Also excellent bronzealthough it is a similar and non-contrasting color.
Never weigh down the complexion too much
Although there are many shades of red, each with different characteristics, it is always a warm color and if natural it is often accompanied by rather fair skin.
«For this reason, I always recommend opting for the base light and bright foundationwhich even out the complexion without weighing it down and, above all, do not cover freckles in case, as common in many redhead girls, there are ».
According to the make-up artist, to enhance red hair and fair skin better not to use bronzers and bronzers which could darken the whole, but give light to the face tapping the illuminant in strategic points, even better if in cream, a texture that usually guarantees a more impalpable application.
On the cheeks, on the other hand, the blush«Color fishing for a more natural result, or pink for a more visible and breaking one ».
Lips in the foreground
The ideal to accompany a smokey eyes green is a transparent gloss or a delicate but never nude lipstick, a nuance that, when combined with red hair, risks fading a little. «Much better to bet on a fishingmaybe even not very intense but with a warm undertone, or a roseas long as it too not cold“.
In the case of basic eye make-up, the lips should take on the role of protagonists by dyeing themselves red making sure it does not veer towards the cherry, or di fuchsia “A perfect color for girls with red hair and a rebel soul who love to break the mold”, concludes the expert.
Source: Vanity Fair