make up for red heads

[buffy1]

Your new hair colour sounds amazing. I bet it really sets off your eyes and lovely pale skin. I'm sorry you're feeling ugly, you shouldn't!

On pale redheads I tend to use a neutral or slightly yellow-toned foundation as it counteracts pink tones/redness. That doesn't mean really yellow, just a bit of a cooler base. Did you say you're based in China? Global drugstore brands like Revlon, Maybelline etc should be stocked with a fairly good range of foundations so you're not stuck with the really yellowy tones. M.A.C is excellent and if you go to a counter the girls will colour-match you. Otherwise I agree with Frangipani Lou, a mineral makeup like Nude by Nature would be good for your skin if prone to redness and is very forgiving colour-wise if you can't try before you buy. You should be able to get it online.

In terms of eyes, warm-toned browns, coppers and peachy colours look amazing on blue eyes (as they're the opposite on the colour wheel). Yep, go for brown eye liner rather than black I reckon.

Cheeks, peachy or warm pinks would look lovely. Same with lips. I tend to suggest staying in the same colour family for lips and cheeks as it pulls everything together.

Did you dye your eyebrows as well?

[~me~]

Since I know buffy1 is a make up specialist, I will leave to her. I remember from other threads that she is fantastic with this sort of thing.
I also once got explained that with our colouring, the brown eye liner brings out the blue in our eyes more. Seems to work for me as I often get told my eyes are almost glowing blue.

I find if I use the mauvish colour it almost goes to a pink tinge once I rub it in a bit. It's mauve leading to pink without being over pink