The Redhead Edit: Makeup for Red and Ginger Hair

I adore my empowering, confidence-boosting shade, Walk of No Shame, as an accompaniment to red hair. Walk of No Shame is a berry-toned rosy red that’s easy to wear and looks gorgeous on everyone, and it’s particularly flattering for redheads. The warm, muted hue looks beautiful on the lips, giving them a rosy rush of red that complements your fiery red hair. You can get the Walk of No Shame look by lining the lips with Walk of No Shame Lip Cheat, then filling them in with Matte Revolution Lipstick in my beautifying berry shade.

For a bolder, brighter red lipstick look, choose a poppy-red shade with a magical matte finish like Matte Revolution in Red Carpet Red. Red lipstick looks gorgeous on redheads, darlings – ginger hair is naturally vibrant and has the same eye-catching quality of a classic red lip. Line your lips with Lip Cheat in Kiss ‘N’ Tell, then fill them in with Red Carpet Red for full-coverage, hydrating-matte lip colour. Red lips are instant makeup confidence; pair your shiny red tresses with a cinematic red lipstick look and you will feel unstoppable!

Tilbury Tip: Discover my Lip Cheat lip liner in Red Carpet Red. for a red carpet-inspired, ruby-red pout.

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There are two routes you can take with pink lipstick: you can choose an understated pink to create a beautiful, nude lipstick look, or a more vivid pink that adds a pop of colour to your makeup look. Wearing a brown-toned nude lipstick can look dull alongside vibrant red hair - this is easily avoided by reaching for a light pink shade with peachy undertones. I love to wear Penelope Pink K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick as a moisturising pink lipstick that flatters my red hair; first, I use Pillow Talk Lip Cheat to define the look of my lips, then I glide on Penelope Pink to complete my dreamy, pillowy, pink pout.

You can also use pink lipstick to make the lips pop alongside ginger hair. Reaching for a more impactful shade of pink like a berry-rose or petal-pink will give your pout a vibrant finish that carries through the effervescence of red hair into your makeup look. My AIRbrush Flawless Lip Blur in Rose Blur is a pretty pink lipstick that looks gorgeous on redheads; the mid-toned rose-pink shade gives lips a magical matte kiss of colour that can be worn blurred or bold for plush, rose-blushed lips.

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Red hair features warm tones like reds, oranges and coppers, so choosing an eyeliner in similar shades helps to create synergy between your hair and your makeup look. I love to create a feline flick with my Pillow Talk Eyeliner; it’s the most mesmerising berry-brown shade that softly warms up your eye makeup and beautifully complements red hair. To bring the gorgeous copper colour of your locks into your eye look, choose fiery-orange Eye Colour Magic Liner Duo in Copper Charge or russet-red Walk of No Shame Eyeliner to add a flash of complementary colour to the lash line.

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They say opposites attract, darlings… In colour theory, orange and blue are opposites on the colour wheel which makes them perfect partners. Redheads can make the most of the bright, ambery orange tones in their hair by adding a hint of blue eyeliner into their eye looks; a beautiful blue winged liner or a slick of blue along the lower lash line offers perfect contrast to ginger hair and can really make your look pop. My Eye Colour Magic Liner Duo in Super Blue is the answer to becoming a dream come true in blue! 

Tilbury Tip: A green eyeliner like Green Lights can also be a gorgeous accent to your eye makeup, especially if you have glimmering green eyes!

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Rose Gold is a glimmering cream eyeshadow that beautifies the look of the eyes with understated, pinkened-gold pigment. Rose-golds are warmer than classic yellow-golds and champagnes which are extremely flattering when paired with red hair. With your finger, swipe Eyes to Mesmerise onto the lid to create a gorgeous, one-eyeshadow eye makeup look that looks radiant on redheads.

Red hair and blue eyes look particularly mesmerising with a veil of beautiful brown eyeshadow. I adore a golden-brown smokey eye using my Colour Chameleon cream eyeshadow pencil in Amber Haze; it’s a sultry antique brown with a magical metallic that’s perfect for smudging along the lash line to accentuate the look of your brilliant blue eyes. 

To create a rosy eyeshadow look for red hair and blue eyes, choose Pillow Talk Dreams Luxury Palette. The Pillow Talk-inspired shades in this eyeshadow palette look sensational on redheads; they add the perfect amount of warmth to the eyes and create romantic eye looks that are effortlessly dialled up from sweet to sultry.

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Pillow Talk looks fabulous on everyone, darlings! Pillow Talk Eyes to Mesmerise is a perfect shade for making your brown eyes shine bright! I created my signature nude-pink shade as a shimmering, fuss-free cream eyeshadow formula that glides onto the lids and illuminates the look of your eyes with a radiant pink glow that’s always flattering alongside flame-red hair.

Everyone loves a golden glow, darlings, and redheads are no exception. To complement your red hair and brown eyes, apply a golden-brown shade of eyeshadow like Colour Chameleon in Golden Quartz. This cream eyeshadow pencil looks gorgeous on brown eyes; it gives them a smokey, gold-toned gaze that accentuates the honey-coloured hues that are already present. 

Do you love a grungy makeup look, darling? My Luxury Palette in The Rebel is the perfect way to channel your rebellious spirit into your makeup! This eye-enhancing eyeshadow palette features captivating khaki shades that create a gorgeous green smokey eye. Green shades offer head-turning contrast to red hair, and they are a fabulous way to highlight the look of the colourful flecks in your brown eyes.

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Red and green are colour opposites, so redheads with green eyes are blessed with this colour synergy. To emphasise the contrast of your hair and eyes with eye makeup, choose a red eyeshadow that mirrors the warm tones in your red hair while helping green eyes to look even greener! I recommend Eyes to Mesmerise in Walk of No Shame – it’s a rose-toned red eyeshadow that helps to boost beauty confidence!

Purple tones behave similarly to red eyeshadows on green eyes by offering beautiful contrast. If you gravitate towards jewel-toned purples, I recommend gliding my Colour Chameleon eyeshadow pencil in Amethyst Aphrodisiac along the lash line to enhance the look of your glowing green eyes with twinkling purple shimmer. 

Embrace earthy, burnished bronze tones to enliven and add spark to the look of emerald-green eyes. My Bella Sofia look is a perfect way to accentuate the look of green eyes, adding shimmering bronze hues that define and light up the look of gorgeous, green eyes. Use the Bella Sofia Luxury Palette to create an effortless bronze makeup look that looks beautiful with ginger hair and add one of my electrifying Eye Colour Magic Liner Duos to give your look a magical pop of colour.

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Many redheads have fair complexions and are often blessed with fabulous freckles. Makeup is all about enhancing the look of your natural features, so I like to celebrate freckles rather than covering them up by reaching for a more light-coverage foundation. Embrace your freckles, darlings… I recommend applying my sheer-coverage glow booster, Hollywood Flawless Filter, to give your complexion a Hollywood-inspired glow that lets freckles peek through. 

Tilbury Tip: If you love the look of freckles, darling, my Lip Cheat in Foxy Brown is perfect for drawing on faux freckles.

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The world fell in love with Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! mascara, so I created a berry-brown shade for everyone that loves to wear a universally flattering brown mascara. Dream Pop is my berry-brown shade that makes wearing coloured mascara a breeze! This dreamy, lash-enhancing shade beautifully complements green eyes, and it’s perfect for creating an understated makeup look for redheads!

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Should redheads wear bronzer? Yes, darling! I created the Fair shade of Airbrush Bronzer to look fabulous on even the fairest of complexions, so if you’re a redhead that’s hesitant to apply bronzer that might look too orange or too red-toned, this is the shade for you. This silky-smooth, modern-matte formula swishes onto the skin to deliver sun-soaked pigment that effortlessly warms up the look of a fair complexion. If you are looking to apply bronzer that looks natural on lighter skin, Airbrush Bronzer is the beauty secret you need in your makeup bag!

Tilbury Tip: To create a more sculpted makeup look, discover my Hollywood Contour Wand for red carpet-ready, Hollywood-inspired contouring.

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