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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Do you wear lipstick as an accessory? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:09:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Aziraphale on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory/page/2#post-1117488 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:15:34 +0000 Aziraphale 1117488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for the comments, everyone! Gryffin, I have small features too, but for some reason I like the strong lips on me. There must be a combination of factors (as well as simple preferences) that affect whether or not bright lip colours "work" for a person.   I have an auntie like Joy, who came of age when lipsticks were really, really pale, and she's still whiting our her lips even though she's in her 70s. Her preferences are clearly different from mine -- I want my lips to be visible! Vildy, thanks for the link. I do actually wear delicately applied liner on my upper lid occasionally; I just can't do a ring of kohl on the upper and lower like some gals can. Haven't got the right eyes for it.  :-) gryffin on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory/page/2#post-1117334 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:35:11 +0000 gryffin 1117334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Aziraphale - this is a really interesting question.  I personally like very sublte make up on me.  I have small features and can't pull off "important" make up anywhere.  I prefer a tinted lip balm Sugar Rose.  i like glosses either clinique rasberry sometimes of a touch of their chubby cherry stick underneath.  Chanel glaze glossimar.  The MLBB look.  If I do drama it's with eye make up.  I love a dark blue liner subtly done in inner rim and upper outter last line done with suble neutral smoky eye.  I use lip products for polish but low key.  But I love a dramatic lip on others.  It looks stunning on the right person unfortunately I can't pull it off!! Von on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory/page/2#post-1117316 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:03:53 +0000 Von 1117316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a plum color that I do wear as an accessory when I wear purple. Any other time, I don't even bother with it, but it just pops when I'm dressed in purples.  Other times, I stay with the nude lip, so I think it works. Deborah on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1117027 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 04:32:03 +0000 Deborah 1117027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes I see lipstick as an accessory. For for me red lipstick is actually part of my 'signature' look.  I rarely wear any other colour on my lips but red. Anonymous on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1117021 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 04:29:43 +0000 Anonymous 1117021@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I came of age when white and very pale lips were all the rage. Any color at all seems like a lot. Not an accessory for me, just a bit of polish. It seems weird when one sees the lipstick before the person Jaime on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116992 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 03:58:07 +0000 Jaime 1116992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love the idea of lipstick as an accessory, but my lips are extremely crooked and uneven (you don't see it so much when I smile for pictures) and I always feel a little Robert Smith (the Cure) in lipstick. Anonymous on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116906 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:58:03 +0000 Anonymous 1116906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'll think about my lipstick as an accessory when I'm dressing up, but tend to go more for sheer and unobtrusive with my everyday outfits. Not sure why this is. Maybe because the dressier ones are more planned, so my makeup scheme has more thought behind it? Now that I think about it, my dressier outfits tend to be very heavy on the black, so I want more color in there somewhere, while a lot of my everyday looks have warm muted red and purple shades that might look too matchy-matchy, or just sort of off, with more noticeable lipstick colors. Laurie on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116884 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:40:00 +0000 Laurie 1116884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I did when I was young.  Oh, the 80's was a glorious time for make-up!  However, now that I'm considerably older, it's hard to wear as much - including challenging lip colors.  Now, I stick with one or two shades that I hope flatter my skin tone, and teeth. annagybe on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116878 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:34:32 +0000 annagybe 1116878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I do! Red, have multiple variations; or fuschia. Angie on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116877 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:29:52 +0000 Angie 1116877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love lipstick and wear it every day. I love the way it adds polish to an outfit. But I do not wear bright lipstick. I wear shades of nude - and on occasion splatter a little red into the nude for a festive look.  FlorenceFearne on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116844 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:20:06 +0000 FlorenceFearne 1116844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Interesting question. I recently had braces put on, so now I don't wear lipstick anymore, but I wore a classic red lip every single day for years before that. I didn't think of it as an accessory though, any more than I think of my hair color as an accessory. To me, I just had red lips, and that was part of my "natural" coloring.  K. Period. on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116792 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:27:02 +0000 K. Period. 1116792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm a huge fan of lipstick as accessory.  That's actually a little hilarious, though, because I don't have particularly full or remarkable lips.  I think I just like it because it is so temporary and I really like to smile.   Greyscale on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116534 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:06:15 +0000 Greyscale 1116534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I usually wear a very subtle natural color if anything. My lips are pale and my face is low contrast overall so bolder lips feel too bold. But on Saturday I wore shoes with a neon pink accent to a party and decided a bright coral lipstick would maybe bookend the shoes nicely - definitely lipstick as accessory but I didn't think of that til you said it. I should try more intense colors more often. catgirl on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116505 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:44:13 +0000 catgirl 1116505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes.  Hair, boots and lipstick are my primary "accessories", especially now with the new job and functional dressing. Sveta on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116419 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:17:54 +0000 Sveta 1116419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am like Janet: I don't like myself with bright lips. Interestingly they look good in the pictures but not in the mirror and I think makeup is one thing when mirror is more truthful than pictures! Another problem wth lipstick is that it has to be re-applied during the day and I always forget :-( Shannon rocks red lips as accessory though! Thistle on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116414 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:11:19 +0000 Thistle 1116414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wear chapstick, but almost never lipstick. DH hates it, and the smell bothers me. E on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116411 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:08:15 +0000 E 1116411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love bright lipsticks on other women, but I look best in muted colours, and my lips aren't thick, so lipsticks quickly overwhelm me. Right now I stick with two muted medium pinks that are both quite close to my natural colour. I would love to find the right berry or burgundy shade for when I want to be more dramatic but no luck so far. Mo on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116393 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:53:25 +0000 Mo 1116393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think it can be worn this way, and some ladies pull it off wonderfully.  Others, not so much.  I never remember even tinted gloss.  I am faithful to mascara, though ;) I did try a color last month that the BF quite correctly described as 'clown like' on me.  I invariably go back to the very occasional tinted gloss after a few attempts at finding a lipstick color every year or two.  Vildy on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116389 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:48:47 +0000 Vildy 1116389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I definitely wear lipstick as an accessory but more likely to wear a fuschia than a red for that. I finally learned to line my own deep set eyes watching Sali Hughes of the Guardian. I can't find the video where she did one eye and proved that it made it look larger and not smaller but here is one where she shows a technique with pencils. She doesn't line the water line. <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/video/2012/feb/24/beauty-tips-eyeliner-pencils-video" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/fas.....cils-video</a> Janet on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116387 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:47:49 +0000 Janet 1116387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Good points, Elisabeth! I can rock dramatic eye makeup and even black eyeliner, although I rarely do it now. I guess it's no big loss for me, I'm fine accessorizing in other ways, and hubs likes more natural looking lips anyway. Anonymous on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116360 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:22:49 +0000 Anonymous 1116360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I rarely wear lipstick. Emily on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116350 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:09:26 +0000 Emily 1116350@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm wearing lipstick as an accessory right now! Anonymous on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116329 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:48:42 +0000 Anonymous 1116329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, lipstick can be an accessory, albeit one that requires re-application throughout the day. :)  ironkurtin on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116328 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:48:13 +0000 ironkurtin 1116328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I wish I could wear lipstick, but I have never found one that doesn't turn my lips into jerky.  I've spent so long without it I feel weird with it on, now.  Plus the boys hates it and won't kiss me even if I'm wearing balm! ramya on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116327 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:48:03 +0000 ramya 1116327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am with janet though I love the idea of say red lips I can't carry it. Hence stick to my pinks and neutral to me color. Guess my thick lips ensure that lipstick can't be an accessory for me MuseumGal on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116325 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:46:51 +0000 MuseumGal 1116325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have brown hair, brown eyes, brown eye glasses, and brown skin.  I absolutely use lipstick as an accessory - and to keep my face from completely disappearing.  Periwinkle on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116309 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:26:02 +0000 Periwinkle 1116309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I absolutely use red lipstick (and red shoes!) as an accessories.  I especially like the pop of red when I am wearing a simple outfit with a lot of gray or navy.  I think the look works for me in part because I wear a lot of neutrals and I have a slight retro flare to my style.  I don't wear a bright lip as often if I already have a lot of color in my outfit. I have always loved the look of a bright red lip with a neutral outfit, but it took me a long time to find the right red lipstick for me.  My current hands down favorite is bareminerals marvelous moxie in "call the shots."   It's a nice cool red, has a good texture, and wears down really nicely--doesn't turn a weird shade of pink or get streaky looking as some shades do. Alassë on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116306 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:18:41 +0000 Alassë 1116306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I agree that strong lipstick can be a "pop of color" accessory. carambola on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116297 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:05:04 +0000 carambola 1116297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I also tend to go with a natural colored lipstick that matches or is just a shade darker than my lips, even for special occasions. I do vary the tone and brightness depending on what I'm wearing, but I never go with anything truly bright. I just don't feel quite like myself when my lips stand out that much, but I often love the look on others who use a strong lip as part of their style. I don't know if I would call lipstick an accessory, but I do think it can impact the overall look as a bag or a pair of shoes, which I guess means it can serve the same purpose. Aziraphale on "Do you wear lipstick as an accessory?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-wear-lipstick-as-an-accessory#post-1116278 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:47:01 +0000 Aziraphale 1116278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Janet, I've never seen you with bold lipstick so I can't comment, but I do think it works better on some faces due to a number of factors. It's the same with eye makeup. For example, I love dark liner on top and bottom, but I've never been able to wear it. My eyes are deep set and not large like yours, so if I try dark makeup around them, they just look smaller and more deep set -- like two black holes in my face! I bet dramatic eye makeup looks fabulous on you, though (whether or not it includes black liner). I also feel that a person can play up either eyes or lips, but not both, or it will look theatrical. Parkmommychic, most women go for delicate pink or neutral and it works really well. But it's always fun to try something new!