Are you wearing the right shade of red? Photo: Flickr
A: It all depends on your skin tone. To determine which shade looks best on you, head to a place where you can try on lots of different red lipsticks from a slew of different brands -- like Sephora, Ulta, or a department store. Bring a piece of white paper, and mark it with three different shades of red you like. The paper will show you the true undertones of each. Fair-skinned women should look for shades with blue undertones, like cherry. Medium-skinned women should look for true reds -- apple or fire engine. Darker-skinned women should look for darker "blood-red."