Should Your Makeup Match Your Hair?

by Deborah Dunham (Subscribe to Deborah Dunham's posts)
Posted Apr 16th 2010 at 7:00AM

Sienna Miller's gold tone makeup matches her golden blonde hair. Photo: Getty Images

We know you know the importance of coordinating your makeup with your complexion (fair-skinned gals: ditch the ruby red lips, please). But, did you know that matching your gloss, blush and eyeliner with your hair can be equally as important?

Celebrity makeup artist Brett Freedman, who works with Hollywood celebs like Vanessa Hudgens, Jessica Biel, Emily Blunt, and Sienna Miller, believes that coordinating your shades of makeup with the shades of your hair will help you pull off the most flattering look. "Next to skin tone, it really makes a huge difference," he says.

It's all about complementing your hair's warm or cool tones to create uniformity.

"Cool toned blondes would use less golden tones with their lip and cheek color than a beachy blonde. Brunettes kind of have free reign," Freedman says. "Their hair is impactful and a great face framing balancer."

Freeman goes on to say, "Blondes have to be careful to bring their face to life with makeup, but not overpower their lighter look. Redheads are trickiest. They are generally more freckled so they have to make sure their makeup looks crisp so as not to 'muddy' their sexy freckles!"

Other makeup matching tips from Freedman include:

Brunettes: Opt for more vibrant hues, like plums, burgundies, reds, and metallics.

Black Hair: Put the focus on your eyes with smoky shades like charcoal and navy, and keep lips and cheeks subtle with sheer pinks.

Red Heads: Try bright and airy shades like sheer greens for eyes and dewy pinks for cheeks and lips.

Blondes: Play up golden glows with iridescent, shimmery shades.

And if you're wondering about matching your hair's style, length or texture to your makeup, Freedman says this is not as important. "It's mainly about color," he advises. "But, if you have very full, thick hair you may want to make sure your make up isn't too overpowering. Also, if you're wearing your hair tightly back or have very short hair, you may want to subtly amp up your makeup to create interest."

When in doubt, Freedman suggests looking at pictures of celebrities with your coloring and checking out their red carpet looks to see what works and what doesn't.

After that, check out ways to match your hair to your body type!

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BJ, 4-17-2010, 3:11PM

You're in your 40's. big deal. When I was 40 I looked 25, now I'm 72 and get hit on by guys in their 40's and 50's. Wait til you're my age and then brag.

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KMC528, 4-17-2010, 8:37PM

Thank you! A good friend kept trying to get me into the same dark, dramatic makeup that looked good on her, insisting that I didn't know what I was doing. She treated me to a makeover for my birthday, tried to pressure the artist to do me up the way she wanted, and was firmly told by a professional that redheads cannot wear the colors she wanted me to wear.

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Margo, 4-17-2010, 10:34PM

Red heads look stunning in warm colors, i.e., peaches, browns, golds, khakis. They especially look fantastic when using a warm bronzer on their cheekbones, chin, forehead and a dab on the nose during the summer.

effinie, 4-17-2010, 9:10PM

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SELMA, 4-17-2010, 8:55PM

YOU OFFER NO ADVICE FOR MAKEUP FOR GRAY HAIRED WOMEN.

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Jean Jacob, 4-17-2010, 8:58PM

I have grey hair - actually it's very white around my face, and the rest of my hair is an ash blond with silver and white highlights- no gold highlights - what makeup should I wear????????????????//

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Jenni, 4-17-2010, 9:06PM

Bwa ha ha ha ha. If you have to dye your hair to get noticed and shout it on a message board, then you're definitely not a 'natural' beauty.

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Pearl, 4-17-2010, 9:51PM

I am light to medium skin with dark brownish hair and would like to know what color best fit with my color tone of skin and hair.

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Heather, 4-17-2010, 10:16PM

I am also light to medium tone, have dark brown hair (with dark blonde/light brown highlights) and brown eyes. Maybelline makes this shade of blush called mocha velvet and it is by far my most favorite I have ever used! I prefer that shade out of others I have but from time to time I will use estee lauders bronze goddess or nude rose blush if I am going out and want a little more color. As far as for the eyes, for daily use I go with mochas, roses, browns. Most of the time I will use an eyeshadow brush and just use my blush for eyeshadow. When I go out I do the same except add a darker plum shade on the lower outside half of the eyelid and just blend it with your finger. Just look for these shades and you should be good; nudes, mochas, bronzes, roses, plums (pick your faves). One key to making your makeup look great is to always moisturize before applying. My Mom was a beautician and had her own shop for many years and that was one of the rules she taught me lol.

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geegee, 4-17-2010, 9:34PM

Yeah.. I agree with Jean. My hair is white.. white.. not gray.. what color should I wear. They forgot about us old glamor girls.. We have lips and eyes too,, you know...

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renee, 4-17-2010, 10:57PM

your hair sounds BEAUTIFUL. i think that you could wear any color you want !

lisanie43, 4-17-2010, 9:40PM

YES!!!! I know that red goes well very well with my brown hair!!!!! And my eyes too! Blue doesn't work for me :-) I think green works okay. Hmmm I don't know about yellow, but orange works very well too. Wine works better with brunette than with blondes. However, I think pale rose goes pretty good with blondes.

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Jackelyn, 4-18-2010, 5:25AM

I got a problem with my hair . I just turn 33 year old . And I paint my hair dark brown with blonde hightlights five months ago . But my hair keep getting dry everytime I blow dry it . It's hard for me to deal with my freeze hair every day . Can somebody give me any suggestions about how to manage my freeze hair ?

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Mea, 4-17-2010, 10:17PM

Try using a leave in conditioner and turn your blow dryer down to a lower heat. Also rinse your hair in cool water - not hot.

Cecilia Romanus, 4-17-2010, 10:50PM

Don't worry about your hair, Sugar. Go back to school and learn proper grammar.

debbie, 4-17-2010, 10:11PM

Jackelyn, Get some really good, deep conditioner to moisturize your bleachy blonde streaks. It deends on what type of hair you have as to which brand works best. if your hair is fine, you cant use anything too heavy on a regular basis, but you can condition it well once a week. Sometimes the beauty supply stores are willing to suggest something appropriate once they see the condition of your hair. sometimes when you have your hair done it is helpful to wait a few weeks after dying your hair to put highlights in so your hair is in better condition. Also, the new 'ion' blow dryers (you can get some that are not expensive, mine was $15) reduce the dryer'd heat damage and frizzy hair. good luck, and I hope this helps.

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