Reader Query: Nude Lips, Dewy Makeup & Hair problems!

Hi Tanveer,

I have the following queries.

(Skin tone - Dusky (Very close to the lid color in Chai latte), Skin Type - Very Oily, Hair Type - Oily, but frizzy after oiling and shampooing)

1. My lips are dark. Upper lip dark brown and the lower lighter shade of pinkish brown. Please suggest brands and shades for nude lips. I wish to experiment with peach, orange and coral shades.

2. The right make up products for a fresh, natural dewy look e.g.: foundation or tinted moisturizer, blush, eye shadows etc. I do not have much blemishes.

3. I oil my hair before shampooing (Use an ayurvedic oil) but my hair gets extremely dry and frizzy and tangles. This is even worse in dry conditions (I am in Bangalore). I used Livon in college to tame my hair but lost a lot of hair in the long run. Many of my friends had the same experience. Please suggest a remedy. Do you think leave-in conditioners can cause hair fall ???

Looking forward to ur suggestions :D

Deepa

Hi Deepa,

Thanks for reading the blog :)

1.      Inglot has some really nice peach, orange & coral shades in their lipsticks as well as lip pots. The lipsticks cost around 550 & lip pots around 750. You could try those. Revlon has a peach & coral lipstick in their colroburst range & Maybelline too have some nice peachy pink shades – that you could try out. For a nude lipstick I would suggest you try Sugared Honey, Autumn Rush or My Mahogany – all 3 are from Maybelline Colorsensational line or Rosy Nude from Revlon colorburst. You could use a lipliner to fill into your lips before applying lipstick to minimize the the difference in coloration

2.      Since you have oily skin you should preferably avoid tinted moisturizers as you might find them too heavy and greasy. Stick to oil free foundation formulas or use compacts like Revlon, Maybelline or Lakme Rose Powder to mattify your skin. Use a nice fluffy brush to apply and blend these powders so that they look natural and not chalky and white. You can skip concealor since you don’t have too many blemishes – just use a simple brown eyeliner with black mascara, some pink-peach blush (colorbar’s peachy rose or Jordana sandalwood) and apply a lipstick/gloss to finish off

3.      I think you might be using either a shampoo that is too harsh & drying, or else shampooing too often, or not using a conditioner appropriately. I suggest you switch to a milder shampoo and use a condition only on the hair that falls below the nape of your neck. Don’t use it on your scalp. Although I think it is best you ask a hair stylist for recommendations as she will be able to examine your hair & suggest something accordingly.

       As far as Livon is concerned – no I don’t think it causes hairfall. Basically all it does is help tangled hair. These tangles are generally created by hair that is broken and gotten into a knot with othetr hair. Livon helps open up these tangles and all the hair already broken falls out. So it seems like Livon is causing hair to fall. This is my experience with all leave in conditioners. It could be that your friends & you are allergic to something in it. There is really no remedy for that – just stop using it.

I hope this solves your queries Deepa.

Any more suggestions for Deepa?