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Red means "stop".....
  • JamiSingsJamiSings
    I know I already ranted about this over in the General forum. However I thought I'd make this an offical question because if I have scientific proof to back it up, most people will shut up and leave me alone.
    The question is - "Is there really a shade of red for everyone out there?"
    Apparently makeup expert Bobbi Brown said so. Now everywhere I look there's articles claiming that this is the gospel truth of makeup, that everyone can wear red. And when I say "Not true! ALL shades of red look terrible on me and make me look like I have a highly infectious rash" people argue with me and tell me I'm wrong because "Bobbi Brown said everyone can wear red, you just need to find the right shade of red for you."
    Help me Beauty Brains, you're my only hope. Help me defeat the Dark Side of red and give me proof that not everyone can wear red.
    I hope you're Star Wars fans and I've appealed to your inner geek. Otherwise I've got to break out either Star Trek paraphrases or Evil Dead ones.
     
  • Left BrainLeft Brain
    LOL!  Of course we are Star Wars fans.  Who isn't?
    The technical answer to the question "Can everyone wear red?" is YES, everyone can wear red.  This is what Bobbi Brown said, but it is not the answer to your question.
    Your question wasn't quite the same.  It was "Is there really a shade of red for everyone out there?"
    Unfortunately, the way this question is worded makes it unanswerable with science.  To apply scientific thinking you'll need to better define what you mean.
    For example, if you are wondering whether there is a shade of red that can make everyone look good, then you have to define what "looking good" means.  If you are the judge of "looking good" than it's not likely that there is a red shade for you because you have decided that no Red shade looks good on you.
    However, if you have an independent evaluator determine what "looking good" means then you could use science to get an answer.  One way would be to try a bunch of different red shades and have your independent evaluator judge whether it looks good or not.
    If you went through this exercise and didn't find any that looked good, then you could say "Red is not for me".  This probably won't convince Bobbi Brown deciples but at least you'll know for sure.
  • JamiSingsJamiSings
    I'm not really putting it well. (I'm going to blame it on my concussion. Don't ask. Just remember to always look where you're going when climbing up the stairs.)
    Basically, everyone says that "Everyone looks good in red/can wear red because there's a shade of red for every person." When I insist no red looks good on me they say "Oh you need a red with a more blue base" or "a more orange base" etc.
    I can't convince them that any shade red makes me look like I have a highly infectious rash. That put my hands next to any shade of red and they look like they're all purpled with a disease.
    If I could just prove that Bobbi Brown is wrong and there's not a shade of red for every single person out there....



    Oh well, I tried. I'm not scientific. I'm a singer for goodness sakes. You want science from my family? See my dad, he's a PhD chemist.
  • taiwanesegurltaiwanesegurl
    Hm, does red bring out more redness in your skin?  Is that what you mean by looking like you have a rash?  Cuz I go through at least 1 rash a year (some self-induced, like drinking too much, others.. who knows why), so I have a pretty clear picture of how rashes look like on me.
    IF it's that redness is more emphasized, do you think it could be concealed??
    Best bet, just go to MAC and get a makeover.  =D
  • JamiSingsJamiSings
    Yes it does and frankly, I HATE Mac products. Had nothing but bad experiences with them. Red also makes my acne more noticable, even with concealer.
  • PurpleRulesPurpleRules
    Since we're getting all science-y here, I think we need to define "red". Here's a link to the Wiki page for web colors.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors
    If you scroll down to the COLOR NAMES section, You can see a fairly broad spectrum of  what is considered "red."  I would not consider corals and salmons to be red but if you include them, then I suppose most of us could find a shade in there that's not unflattering, which isn't really the same as flattering.
     
  • JamiSingsJamiSings
    Corals and salmons to me are pinks, not red. No matter what wikipedia says. (After all, WP is user edited. Like one time I went to look up The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants for someone on there and it claimed the girls in the book were three transvestites.)
  • PurpleRulesPurpleRules
    Just for yucks, i googled "how to find a red lipstick." Apparently, there is an entire industry out there that is devoted to helping us all find the perfect shade of red lipstick. There are articles, videos and lists and lists of colors broken down by coloring.  I googled "how to find a nude lipstick" and "how to find a pink lipstick" and got virtually nothing. I guess if you want nude or pink, you're on your own.
  • JamiSingsJamiSings
    Told you, Purple. It's driving me insane. That's why I wish it could be scientifically proven that there is not a shade of red for every single person out there because skin tones in the long run vary so widely.
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