The Red Spread - Day 2

I wish it was summer y'all.  Orange-reds were made for summer.  They pick up all the of the sun's rays and the gleam from the ice in your margaritas.  It's day 2 of  "The Red Spread" and as I promised orange-reds are today's focused.  Orange-reds, as the name suggests, have more of an orange undertone in them.  They work well for warm undertones because they pick up more of the gold, yellow, and orange in the skin.  So here is today's look:  

Today I have on MAC Lady Danger lined with Burgundy also from MAC

 PLEASE NOTE***

Though I have warm undertones, I have a lot of red and yellow in my skin (thanks colonialism), which means wearing an orange-red can result in me looking like a traffic cone.  So I had to take very deliberate steps to pull this look off:

1) I had to get a dark red lip liner.  This was the only orange-red shade at MAC (though I could've tried elsewhere) that was remotely close to what I wanted.  But I needed to subdue the color and make a distinction between the lipstick and my face so I went with Burgundy which picks up more of the red.

2) I had to make sure that the clothes I wore didn't amplify the yellow and red in my skin. I chose a complimentary color.  I tend to look really good in yellows and oranges but I could not wear any of those today for fear people would think they were going to run into me.  So again I had to wear something that was going to break up the coloring.

3) Finally my makeup had to compliment.  Blue-reds, you can wear nearly anything with because they are also going to give you the contrast.  Orange-reds have a bit more sass and like to be in the spotlight.  So what I did was work a lot of golds onto my lids.  I have a gold eyeshadow on my lid from Too Faced the Return of Sexy, and then a darker gold called Hammered from ColourPop, and then to add some depth and give a slot nod to the orange I have an orange shade on the curve of my eyelid from Sephora Collection Smoky Studio 2 Palette.  I didn't use any eyeliner as that would be too severe a look.  I also added some bronzer because it's the winter and I get pale, so pale that I look like a ghost haunting my apartment. 

Lipstick for Warm Undertones

Orange-Red--this also includes warm reds, tomato reds, brown based reds, golden reds, and tawny reds

Now Amelia is an example of warm undertones and dark skin, which gives her more versatility in her color choices.  Here she has on MAKE UP FOR EVER Rouge Artist Intense in Number 43.

Alison is an example of warm undertones and light skin, which means unlike me, she doesn't have to worry about blending in with the orange, the yellow in her skin is much more pronounced giving the red and the orange some backdrop.  Here she has on NARS Semi- Matte Lipstick in Heat Wave.

Tomorrow is True RED day, these will be your neutral reds, your bold reds, your hot-damn-I-need-to-kiss-her-in-the-mouth-reds.  Please send your pictures and products!.