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Red carpet glamour is its own category ofbold makeup.
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Gigi Hadid recently walked the 2022 CFDA awards carpetwearing gray lipstick(!)
courtesy of makeup artistPatrick Ta and made it look wearable as if it werethenew neutral.
It made me think, is gray lipstick for everyone?
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Just the thought of the cool-toned hue as a lip color is a bit intimidating.
“Let the gray lipstick be the focal point of the face,” she says.
“Balance it with fresh skin, a bold mascara, andblush.”
Jennifer Hussein
“Trust me when I say that it’ll never,everbudge.
Makeup artistSara Taliasrecommends using the shade of gray lipstick to inform your overall color palette.
Commerce producerSarah Hoffmanndid just that with the Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink Lipstick.
I reached for NYX Lip Lingerie and found it to be as intense as it looked in the packaging.
I softened the shade by topping it with clear gloss and liked it for a vampy aesthetic.
I found the Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink Lipstick to be too cool-toned for my skin tone.
“I’m not upset at the results,” she says.
“I’m reliving my emo-girl era 14-year-old Rachael would be proud.”
Jennifer Hussein
Jennifer Hussein
Annie Blay
Annie Blay
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