

She said: "Paler skin tones don't tend to suit bright eye shadow shades, such as turquoise and blues, as much as darker skin tones do. Illamasqua's Beyond Power highlighter in Epic, £34 Eye shadowĭenise warns against using bright blues, and instead going for similar shades of brown that suit your gorgeous red locks. I would recommend using a bronze tone blush and one of my favourite highlighting blushers the Illamasqua - Epic." She said: "With this shade of red you can use your makeup to reflect the golden and bronze pigments in your hair. Smashbox's LA Lights Blendable lip and cheek colour in Warm Coral, £26Īs for blusher, she continued: "For red hair I'd stray away from brighter pink shades and opt for a peachy coral or brown shade that look better on fair skin and also bring out the red in the hair." Award winning make-up artist Stacey Whittaker agrees, telling HELLO! that it is best to bring out the red of your hair with highlighter, particularly if your red is on the copper side. It's also important that the application of the bronzer is delicate to avoid it looking too heavy on pale skin or streaky."


Opt for a lighter shade of bronzer, that's more light brown in colour than orangey. Since spring is right around the corner, we'll be focusing on makeup that's perfect for the weather warming up and, for most gingers, the factor 50 sun cream coming out! Starting with… BlusherĪccording to International Makeup Artist and Founder of WOW Beauty, Denise Rabor, caution should be exercised when opting for any sort of look that isn't light and easy to blend, particularly when you want to use bronzer (in summary, stay away from anything orange in colour)! She told HELLO!: "It's important to consider bronzer when it comes to pale skin. So we have spoken to the best in the business to find out great makeup ideas for the lovely ginger lot, be your hair bright copper all the way to dark auburn. But there can be some downsides too, one of them being that makeup tips tend to cater towards blondes or brunettes, and poor old redheads tend to get left outside in the cold. Your Disney princess is Ariel, which we can all agree is the BEST one. You have been muses throughout history, most notably in pre-Raphaelite art. For an example, you're a genetic unicorn along with less than 2% of the population. There are many wonderful things about being a redhead.
