RT @SoSo_Stace: Black girls should not wear pink lippy. #randomthought

(A post by Rhoda)

Around 12pm on June the 3rd, one of my FAVE models: Ms Stace rose (twitter: @Soso_Stace) Made the comment: 'Black Girls Should Not Wear Pink Lippy'

This sparked up a bit of a debate between a few of my followers on twitter.

I COMPLETELY disagree.. I personally think there is a shade of pink for EVERY skin tone.

I've searched the Net...quite disappointed as i didn't really find a lot of people in support of my theory...

There are all sorts of advice columns and articles about selecting the right shade of lipstick:

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pink-lipstick-for-african-american-women.html says:

Light skin tones: Shimmering rose

Medium skin tones: Magenta

Dark skin tones: Sultry Pink

Now i don't know about you, but i thought that information was pointless and boring..*yawn*

Here's what i Think

• DO NOT paint your face..you will look like this:
  RIP LEE 'ALEXANDER' MC QUEEN
• A lot of People like to paint waay over their lip line, making them look like a clown. just don't do it! its not hard, watch a tutorial on youtube, purchase a lip liner and take it from there!

• A lot of what suits you, depends on what you can pull off..which depends on what you are comfortable with. my advice would be to buy a very inexpensive lip palette (from ebay) and experiment with the colours. This way you can try a lot of shades in the comfort of your own home.
  

• Some people like to get pasty chalky colours..this looks bad on ALL skin tones in my opinion. I'd try just one layer of clear gloss over your colour, so that it doesn't look so chalky. rimmel and barry m have great inexpensive clear glosses.

• YOU ARE NOT RIHANNA..you may not look so good with the shades of pink her MUA chooses IE
  

• Another great way to pull off a pink is to not go with a full on lipstick. sometimes a tinted gloss looks wicked! alternatively. you can create your own tinted gloss...using eye shadow/pigment pots (again barry M have a wide selection of pigment pots). simply mix the powder from the eyeshadow/pigment pot with a clear gloss. and you have your tinted gloss. you can do it on the back of your hand or a little empty pot. however with this way, the colours don't stay on as long.

Any way! i Could go on forever with tips and tricks Ive tried..but I'd seriously be here all day!

I'll just end by saying there are a million and one shades of pink, each one to suit a different personality and skin tone. find one that works for YOU :)

and can i just say miss Stace...i do believe i put a pink on you a few months back!!