The Redhead Edit: Makeup for Red and Ginger Hair
From one redhead to another, I’m sharing my secrets to creating magical makeup for red hair!
- 15th April 2024
- By Charlotte Tilbury
10 minute read
From one redhead to another, I’m sharing my secrets to creating magical makeup for red hair!
10 minute read
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Darlings, whether you have ruby-flecked tresses, amplified auburn locks, incarnadine corkscrew curls, or a Moscow mule ginger mane, my redhead makeup edit is the perfect guide to makeup for redheads around the world!
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When choosing a lipstick that flawlessly complements your flame-red hair, I suggest choosing a warm-toned shade that matches the enigmatic energy of your locks. Redheads suit a surprising array of lip colors – pinks, peaches, corals, poppy reds and plums are all options. Choose whichever lipstick you feel suits the mood and moment, darling.
I adore my empowering, confidence-boosting shade, Walk of No Shame, as an accompaniment to red hair. Walk of No Shame is a berry-toned rosy red that’s easy to wear and looks gorgeous on everyone, and it’s particularly flattering for redheads. The warm, muted hue looks beautiful on the lips, giving them a rosy rush of red that complements your fiery red hair. You can get the Walk of No Shame look by lining the lips with Walk of No Shame Lip Cheat, then filling them in with Matte Revolution Lipstick in my beautifying berry shade.
For a bolder, brighter red lipstick look, choose a poppy-red shade with a magical matte finish like Matte Revolution in Red Carpet Red. Red lipstick looks gorgeous on redheads, darlings – ginger hair is naturally vibrant and has the same eye-catching quality of a classic red lip. Line your lips with Lip Cheat in Kiss ‘N’ Tell, then fill them in with Red Carpet Red for full-coverage, hydrating-matte lip color. Red lips are instant makeup confidence; pair your shiny red tresses with a cinematic red lipstick look and you will feel unstoppable!
There are two routes you can take with pink lipstick: you can choose an understated pink to create a beautiful, nude lipstick look, or a more vivid pink that adds a pop of color to your makeup look. Wearing a brown-toned nude lipstick can look dull alongside vibrant red hair - this is easily avoided by reaching for a light pink shade with peachy undertones. I love to wear Penelope Pink K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick as a moisturizing pink lipstick that flatters my red hair; first, I use Pillow Talk Lip Cheat to define the look of my lips, then I glide on Penelope Pink to complete my dreamy, pillowy, pink pout.
You can also use pink lipstick to make the lips pop alongside ginger hair. Reaching for a more impactful shade of pink like a berry-rose or petal-pink will give your pout a vibrant finish that carries through the effervescence of red hair into your makeup look. My AIRbrush Flawless Lip Blur in Rose Blur is a pretty pink lipstick that looks gorgeous on redheads; the mid-toned rose-pink shade gives lips a magical matte kiss of color that can be worn blurred or bold for plush, rose-blushed lips.
Looking for more lipstick for redheads inspiration, darling? Why not try Stoned Rose K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick for creamy, coral-shine lips? Or perhaps Nude Blur Airbrush Flawless Lip Blur to bathe the lips in rosy-nude lip color. Or, of course, my iconic, award-winning and universally flattering Pillow Talk Lipstick for nude-pink pout perfection.
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What’s a makeup look without a fabulous feline flick to accentuate the look of your eyes? Redheads can follow the color science of my Eye Colour Magic collection to accentuate the sparkle of their eye color, but it’s worth also considering the ways that colors will interact with red hair. Your eyeliner can complement or contrast your hair, darlings – will you beautify with coppers and browns, or stun with greens and blues?
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Red hair features warm tones like reds, oranges and coppers, so choosing an eyeliner in similar shades helps to create synergy between your hair and your makeup look. I love to create a feline flick with my Pillow Talk Eyeliner; it’s the most mesmerizing berry-brown shade that softly warms up your eye makeup and beautifully complements red hair. To bring the gorgeous copper color of your locks into your eye look, choose fiery-orange Eye Colour Magic Liner Duo in Copper Charge or russet-red Walk of No Shame Eyeliner to add a flash of complementary color to the lash line.
They say opposites attract, darlings… In color theory, orange and blue are opposites on the color wheel which makes them perfect partners. Redheads can make the most of the bright, ambery orange tones in their hair by adding a hint of blue eyeliner into their eye looks; a beautiful blue winged liner or a slick of blue along the lower lash line offers perfect contrast to ginger hair and can really make your look pop. My Eye Colour Magic Liner Duo in Super Blue is the answer to becoming a dream come true in blue!
Tilbury Tip: A green eyeliner like Green Lights can also be a gorgeous accent to your eye makeup, especially if you have glimmering green eyes!
Our eyebrows frame our face, darlings, so it’s important to get your eyebrow makeup shade correct. For redheads, it’s easy to choose an eyebrow pencil in a shade of brown that’s too warm or too dark; I recommend reaching for blonde and taupe brow products that help to add definition to the brows while flattering the unique combination of colors in your gorgeous ginger hair. Nobody’s eyebrow hairs are all one shade, darlings; try sketching hair-like strokes using two or three shades of brow product to create natural-looking brows with deeper dimension.
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