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Makeup, Bright Winter

Bright Winter makeup,by name.

Vivid, cool and clear. Fuchsia, vivid red and hot pink.

Each shade family has a name and a HEX. Two tools check a shade before you buy, and the picks are sorted by color.

  • Vivid red#E0192FLip
  • Bright cool pink#F2589FCheek
  • Electric blue#1E5EF0Eye

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A flat lay of lipsticks, blush and an eyeshadow palette in Bright Winter colors, from vivid red to electric blue, on white paper.
Bright Winter lips, cheeks and eyes

01 Lips

Start with the lip.

Start with a vivid red. Fuchsia and hot pink are the louder options.

A close crop of the lip color in vivid red, fuchsia and hot pink, pigment on paper.
  • #E0192FVivid redA clear red, strong and cool.
  • #D32C9AFuchsiaA deep pink with a purple lean.
  • #FF2D95Hot pinkThe loudest pink, for a bold lip.

In the shade name, look for vivid red, fuchsia, hot pink

Why, and how solid

Clear, cool color matches your clear coloring. Soft taupe and dusty shades tend to fade beside it. Tradition

02 Cheeks

A cheek that reads like you.

Pick a bright cool pink, blend the edges and check it by a window.

A close crop of the cheek color in bright cool pink and rose fuchsia, pigment on paper.
  • #F2589FBright cool pinkClear pink with a cool lean.
  • #D32C9ARose fuchsiaRose-fuchsia, stronger and deeper.

In the shade name, look for bright cool pink, rose fuchsia

Why, and how solid

Blush shows your palette fastest. Clear, cool shades look like a flush, while muted or warm ones can look dull. Tradition

03 Eyes

Eyes, from lid to lash line.

Pick one clear color for the lid: electric blue, emerald or violet. Keep the rest simple.

A close crop of the eye color in electric blue, emerald and violet, pigment on paper.
  • #1E5EF0Electric blueA strong blue for lid or liner.
  • #05A05FEmeraldClear green with a cool lean.
  • #7B3FD4VioletRich purple that stays clear.

In the shade name, look for electric blue, emerald, violet

Why, and how solid

Clear, cool shades echo your palette, so your eyes read as part of one picture and keep your contrast sharp. Tradition

04 Two lights

Same shade. Two lights.

A white base can turn a shade chalky. Swatch pale ones by a window first.

vivid red, #E0192F

Careful with milky, powdery, soft matte pastel

Why, and how solid

White pigment scatters light and adds a pale veil. On lighter skin that reads as a soft pearl, and on deep skin it can read as chalk. A pastel that goes ashy on you is often the formula and not you. Tradition

05 Eye look

Your eye look, in three steps.

Lid, then crease, then lash line. Tap a name to jump to its card.

Closed eyelid on fair skin with the Bright Winter day look: electric blue on the lid, deeper electric blue in the crease and violet at the lash line.
Closed eyelid on medium skin with the Bright Winter day look: electric blue on the lid, deeper electric blue in the crease and violet at the lash line.
Closed eyelid on tan skin with the Bright Winter day look: electric blue on the lid, deeper electric blue in the crease and violet at the lash line.
Closed eyelid on deep skin with the Bright Winter day look: electric blue on the lid, deeper electric blue in the crease and violet at the lash line.
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  1. Lid #1E5EF0

    Draw it across the whole lid and blend with a fingertip.

    Maybelline New York Tattoo Studio Automatic Gel Pencil Waterproof Eyeliner

    Shade: Sleepless Sapphire

  2. Crease #1542A8

    Layer a little more of it in the crease and blend.

    Maybelline New York Tattoo Studio Automatic Gel Pencil Waterproof Eyeliner

    Shade: Sleepless Sapphire, built up

  3. Lash line #7B3FD4

    Draw it close to the upper lashes, as thin as you like.

    Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil

    Shade: Empire

06 Your makeup bag

Start with your makeup bag.

Pick or paste the color of a lipstick or blush you already own. You get one answer: keep it, adapt it, or replace it later.

  • Keep itClose to a color of yours.
  • Adapt itWear it sheer or pair it with your colors.
  • LaterReplace it when it runs out.

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07 Three looks

Three looks to start from.

Lip, cheek and eye from one price level, picked by color.

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The Bright Winter drugstore makeup look: NYX Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie XXL Matte Liquid Lipstick in 19 Pink Hit, e.l.f. Camo Liquid Blush in Comin' In Hot Pink and Maybelline New York Tattoo Studio Automatic Gel Pencil Waterproof Eyeliner in Sleepless Sapphire.

Drugstore look

From the drugstore aisle.

  • NYX Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie XXL Matte Liquid Lipstick in 19 Pink Hit.

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    NYX Professional Makeup

    Lip Lingerie XXL Matte Liquid Lipstick

    Shade: 19 Pink Hit (Cool Toned Hot Pink)

    Why

    A hot pink that the listing calls cool toned, which matches the hot pink family.

    How to use: Paint it on for full color, or blot it for a stain.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium hot pink, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • e.l.f. Camo Liquid Blush in Comin' In Hot Pink.

    CheeksLiquid

    e.l.f.

    Camo Liquid Blush

    Shade: Comin' In Hot Pink

    Why

    A liquid blush named for hot pink, so it points to the bright cool pink family.

    How to use: Dot it on and blend fast, then build for more color.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium bright cool pink, liquid.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Maybelline New York Tattoo Studio Automatic Gel Pencil Waterproof Eyeliner in Sleepless Sapphire.

    Eyes

    Maybelline New York

    Tattoo Studio Automatic Gel Pencil Waterproof Eyeliner

    Shade: Sleepless Sapphire

    Why

    A matte gel pencil in sapphire blue.

    How to use: Draw it along the lash line, or smudge it soft.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium electric blue.

    See swatches on Amazon

The Bright Winter mid makeup look: MAC Powder Kiss Lipstick in 935 Ruby New, Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in Pink Pop and Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Empire.

Mid look

A step up, from the beauty counter brands.

  • MAC Powder Kiss Lipstick in 935 Ruby New.

    Lips

    MAC

    Powder Kiss Lipstick

    Shade: 935 Ruby New (Vivid Blue-Red)

    Why

    A vivid blue-red that the listing gives a cool undertone, so it fits the vivid red family.

    How to use: Swipe for full color, or dab and blend for a sheer tint.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium vivid red.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in Pink Pop.

    Cheeks

    Clinique

    Cheek Pop Blush

    Shade: Pink Pop

    Why

    A powder blush named Pink Pop, which points to the bright cool pink family.

    How to use: Sweep it on lightly, then build for more color.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium bright cool pink.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Empire.

    Eyes

    Urban Decay

    24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil

    Shade: Empire

    Why

    A dark purple pencil, so it sits in the violet family, a little deeper than the palette violet.

    How to use: Draw it along the lash line, or smudge it soft.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium violet.

    See swatches on Amazon

The Bright Winter luxury makeup look: Estée Lauder Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Slim Lipstick in 915 Score to Settle, Sisley Paris Phyto-Blush Twist, Cream-to-Powder Blush in 2 Fushia and Sisley Paris Phyto-Khol Star Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil in 5 Sparkling Blue.

Luxury look

For a gift, or one lipstick you keep for years.

  • Estée Lauder Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Slim Lipstick in 915 Score to Settle.

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    Estée Lauder

    Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Slim Lipstick

    Shade: 915 Score to Settle

    Why

    A slim lipstick that the listing calls a rich fuchsia with cool undertones, so it points to the fuchsia family.

    How to use: Swipe for full color, or dab and blend for a sheer tint.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium fuchsia, gloss.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Sisley Paris Phyto-Blush Twist, Cream-to-Powder Blush in 2 Fushia.

    Cheeks

    Sisley Paris

    Phyto-Blush Twist

    Shade: 2 Fushia

    Why

    A cream-to-powder twist blush named for fuchsia (the listing spells it Fushia), so it points to the rose fuchsia family.

    How to use: Swipe it on, then tap to blend, and build for more.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium rose fuchsia.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • Sisley Paris Phyto-Khol Star Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil in 5 Sparkling Blue.

    EyesShimmer

    Sisley Paris

    Phyto-Khol Star Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil

    Shade: 5 Sparkling Blue

    Why

    A blue pencil from the Sparkling line, so it points to the electric blue family.

    How to use: Draw it along the lash line, or smudge it soft.

    If it's gone, look for: a medium electric blue, shimmer.

    See swatches on Amazon

How to read the cards

The color on each card is the color family a pick sits closest to, not the exact product shade. A picture shows that color on a plain, unbranded piece and not the product. Save picks with Add to my list, then open them all in one Amazon cart.

08 Find by color

All 19 picks, by color.

Every pick sits inside Bright Winter's colors. Tap one to see it.

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More lip picks (10)
  • An unbranded lipstick in hot pink, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    Maybelline New York

    Super Stay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick

    Shade: Romantic

    hot pinkDrugstoreMatte

    If it's gone, look for: a medium hot pink, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded lipstick in vivid red, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    Maybelline New York

    Super Stay Vinyl Ink Longwear No-Budge Liquid Lipcolor

    Shade: Wicked (Cool Red)

    vivid redDrugstoreGloss

    If it's gone, look for: a medium vivid red, gloss.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded lipstick in vivid red, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    Maybelline New York

    Super Stay Vinyl Ink Longwear No-Budge Liquid Lipcolor

    Shade: Red-Hot (Fire Engine Red)

    vivid redDrugstoreGloss

    If it's gone, look for: a medium vivid red, gloss.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded lipstick in vivid red, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    NYX Professional Makeup

    Slim Lip Pencil Long-Lasting Creamy Lip Liner

    Shade: Hot Red

    vivid redDrugstoreCream

    If it's gone, look for: a medium vivid red, cream.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded lipstick in fuchsia, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    Revlon

    ColorStay Lip Liner with Built-In Sharpener

    Shade: 677 Fuchsia

    fuchsiaDrugstore

    If it's gone, look for: a medium fuchsia.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • wet n wild Silk Finish Lipstick in Hot Paris Pink.

    wet n wild

    Silk Finish Lipstick

    Shade: Hot Paris Pink

    hot pinkDrugstore

    If it's gone, look for: a medium hot pink.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded lipstick in fuchsia, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    MAC

    Retro Matte Lipstick

    Shade: 705 Flat Out Fabulous

    fuchsiaMidMatte

    If it's gone, look for: a medium fuchsia, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded lipstick in vivid red, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    Charlotte Tilbury

    Lip Cheat Long-Lasting Lip Liner

    Shade: Red Carpet Red

    vivid redMid

    If it's gone, look for: a medium vivid red.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • MAC M·A·CXIMAL Silky Matte Lipstick in Candy Yum Yum.

    MAC

    M·A·CXIMAL Silky Matte Lipstick

    Shade: Candy Yum Yum

    hot pinkMidMatte

    If it's gone, look for: a medium hot pink, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

  • An unbranded lipstick in vivid red, a picture of the color family, not of this product.

    NARS

    Powermatte Lipstick

    Shade: Dragon Girl 132

    vivid redMidMatte

    If it's gone, look for: a medium vivid red, matte.

    See swatches on Amazon

09 Foundation

Foundation is different.

It follows your skin, not your season.

  1. Test shades at your jaw by a window. Even skin lets clear, strong color lead.

    Foundation follows your skin depth and undertone, not your season. Brands name shades differently, so daylight says more than a label. Moderate

Bright Winter makeup for everyday looks.

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The phone cover of the Bright Winter makeup palette, plum letters on cream paper.