It is every woman's desire (or at least it should be) to find the perfect shade of red lipstick. That soulmate-matching hue that makes their pout look as though it's flowing with luscious passion.

Okay, the search doesn't need to be that deep. Still for many of us females our curiosity does dwell on whether or not there may even exist a man-made color of red that doesn't make us look like we belong under the Big Top. Don't even get me started on the endless wonder on where the heck my natural lip line is.

The quest for this ruby wonder doesn't have to cause so much anxiety. It can be as easy as the color of the blood veins in your wrist. Yes, I said blood veins. Are they blue or green?

No, I am not about to tell you that the reason you haven't found your match is because your blood is to your utter dismay and horror an emerald shade of green or sapphire blue (surprise!) I AM however saying that depending on the hue your blood veins tint through your skin depends on whether or not you have warm or cool undertones in your skin. Relax. It's an easy interpretation.

Blue means you're more of a cool or pinkish undertone and you should lean to the more cool red shades, or blue-reds. I know you think I said that backwards, but trust me, it's blue-reds. If you slap on a red and it gives you a healthy glow, keep it! You've enhanced the morsel of blue in your skin and it's beautiful! You found you a blue-red. If you slap one on and it makes you appear sallow and washed out, put it back and run clear in the other direction. This is not a shade you want to be associated with. You have enough yellow or red in your skin-tone and you don't need anymore.



Green means you're more of a warm undertone, and as such, should stray far from the blue-reds as they will make your complexion appear more dull and grey (and we don't want that now, do we?) Warm undertones will want to turn towards orange-reds, or reds with warmer, brighter hues. Shocked? I know.



If you haven't already looked down at your arm at least once since you started reading this, you are foolish as you should have already done so, it takes you less than three seconds.

If you just glanced at your arm and are having a panic attack because you don't know what color it is, it looks neither blue nor green then congratulations! You are part of the handful of people in the world that have a neutral undertone to their skin. You lucky ducks may wear both blue-reds and orange-reds.

What are you waiting for? Go find your precious and rock it!

Ta!

-Jess