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Beauty Tips: Lipsticks H / W 2011

Dark berry tones, bright red or soft orange: This fall striking colors are announced on the lips. We show you which colors are trendy and tell you how to find the right lipstick for your tooth color.

Whiter Teeth with the Lipstick Trends Autumn and Winter 2011
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Finding the right lipstick color is not that easy. Because what looks good on the lips can make our teeth look discolored at once. Because the natural tooth color is different for everyone. Whether a light gray haze or a hint of yellowness is genetically determined, not unusual and depends on the mix of whitish enamel and the underlying dentin.

Which lipstick fits which tooth color reveals make-up artist Sofia Cramer for Colgate. She has not only put the candidates of "Germany's Next Top Model" in the right light, but also makes up models like Coco Rocha or actress Anne-Sophie Briest.

Cool lipstick tones for white teeth

"If the teeth have a more yellowish hue, all yellowish tones such as orange, coral or copper should be shunned. Cool tones with a blue touch reduce the yellowish tooth color. "

Cool lipstick colors discover in the gallery (10 pictures).

"These include purple, lilac brown or berry shades, " says the make-up artist. Since it makes good that these tones are very popular, especially in the fall and winter of 2011.

Warm lipstick tones for glowing teeth

And even if you sometimes can not perceive the unvarnished, some teeth have a slight gray cast. Again, Sofia Cramer knows a trick: "If the tooth color is rather gray, the yellowish tones mentioned above are used: Copper or orange reduce the effect of grayish-tipped teeth".

Warm lipstick colors can be found in the gallery (10 pictures).

Although pure white teeth are rather rare, all with a bright smile have the (almost) free choice. These lucky ones can of course use the lip colors of both galleries, as long as the tone matches the complexion.

In addition to the tooth color, it depends on the skin tone. Trendy lipsticks for every tooth color we have put together in the galleries.

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