The Lipstick Boss Color Code Makeup Guide: Women 40+
Discover the best makeup for your eyes, cheeks, and lips.
Your Best Makeup Starts With Your Color Code
I’m known as the lady who ran away from home for five days… at 50 years old. The worst part – I was gone for two days before my husband even knew I was missing!
Hi, I’m Nancy Joseph – Master Makeup Artist, Certified Color Analyst, and founder of Lipstick Boss Beauty.
That little runaway adventure became the beginning of my personal development journey. It led me to Color Analysis through the Style by Color system, and for the first time, I began to see how God designed me on purpose. My coloring, my features, my personality…they all worked together.
Finding my Color Code didn’t put me in a box, it actually gave me freedom.
Instead of chasing every beauty trend or trying to look younger, I learned how to work with the way God created me.
Makeup became a tool to bring out what was already there instead of covering it up.
That’s why I created this Color Code Makeup Guide…
You’ll discover:
Eye Makeup by Color Code
The right eye colors that make your eyes look brighter, bigger, and more alive.
Blush Colors for Your Color Code
A good blush doesn’t make you look “made up.” It brings life, warmth, and a healthy glow back to your face with colors that look like they belong there.
Lipsticks by Color Code
This is where the magic happens.
Lipstick is the fastest way to wake up your whole face. The right color doesn’t just match your outfit. It works with your natural coloring, your personality, and even the finish that looks best on you.
That’s why I created lipstick shades, formulas, and lip combos for every Color Code.
Whether you need soft and natural, bold and bright, glossy or creamy, there’s a lip look that feels like you.
When My Daughter Found Her Color Palette…
Last month, my daughter (33 y.o.) finally had her colors done. Not by me, of course. Because…mother.
She had been feeling burned out from teaching and frustrated with the way she looked. She decided it was time to figure it out. She learned she’s a Soft Autumn and started building her wardrobe and makeup around those colors.
She’s a total makeup glam girl, but even she realized she’d been following trends instead of following herself.
The sharp winged liner, bold defined brows, and deep, dark colors just weren’t working with her naturally soft coloring.
Now she’s glowing!
She can’t wait to go back to teaching this fall because she finally feels like she looks like herself.
That’s what Color Analysis is really about.
Not rules, perfection or looking younger. Just learning how God created you and using makeup to celebrate it.
I hope this guide helps you do exactly that!
Your Color Code Makeup Guide – The Makeup Colors That Were Made For You
CLEAR COLOR CODE:
Brighter shades of pink, red, and plum should fill your cosmetic palette.
Accent your eyes with browns, plums and taupes.
Add a pop to your cheeks with blush in shades of deep pink, rose, or soft red.
Your high contrast coloring calls for brighter shades of lip color. Vibrant colors will create balance between your eyes and lips.
A bold pink or red lipstick will enhance your beautiful coloring. The “No-Lipstick Look” will not flatter you.
A tinted lip gloss in a shade of fuchsia is a great alternative to lipstick.
COOL COLOR CODE:
Pretty pinks, plums, and soft mauves should fill your color cosmetic palette.
Accent your eyes with grays, plums, and taupes.
Add a pop to your cheeks with blush in shades of berry, plum, or rose.
Go softer with your blush and stronger with your eye shadow.
The intensity of your lip color should harmonize with your eye color, i.e., the darker your eye color, the deeper the shade of lip color.
A rose or berry lipstick will enhance your beautiful coloring.
A tinted lip gloss in a shade of plum is a great alternative to lipstick.
DEEP COLOR CODE:
Rich shades of berries, plums, and reds should fill your color cosmetic palette.
Accent your eyes with browns, grays, and plums.
Add a pop to your cheeks with blush in shades of burgundy, plum, or tawny.
Go softer with your blush and stronger with your eye shadow.
The intensity of your eye color, i.e., the darker your eye color, the deeper the shade of lip color.
A berry or brick lipstick will enhance your beautiful coloring.
A tinted lip gloss in a shade of plum is a great alternative to lipstick.
LIGHT COLOR CODE:
Light to medium shades of browns, peaches and pinks should fill your color cosmetic palette.
Accent your eyes with browns, grays, and taupes.
Add a pop to your cheeks with blush in shades of pink or peach.
Defining your brows will help frame your face.
The intensity of your lip color should harmonize with your eye color, i.e., the darker your eye color, the deeper the shade of lip color.
A pink or peach lipstick will enhance your beautiful coloring.
A tinted lip gloss in the shade of pink is a great alternative to lipstick.
SOFT COLOR CODE:
Medium shades of brown, peaches, and rose should fill your color cosmetic palette.
Accent your eyes with browns, rose tones, and taupes.
Add a pop to your cheeks with blush in shades of peach or soft rose.
The intensity of your lip color should harmonize with your eye color, i.e., the darker your eye color, the deeper the shade of lip color.
A mauve or tawny lipstick will enhance beautiful coloring.
A tinted lip gloss is a shade of mauve is a great alternative to lipstick.
WARM COLOR CODE:
Tawny shades and earthy tones should fill your color cosmetic palette.
Accent your eyes with warm browns, copper, and plums.
Add a pop to your cheeks with blush in shades of coral, brick, or peach.
A peach or tawny lipstick will enhance your beautiful coloring.
The intensity of your lip color should harmonize with your eye color, i.e., the darker your eye color, the deeper the shade of lip color.
A tinted lip gloss in a shade of brown is a great alternative to lipstick.
Where to go from here…
I hope this guide helps you see makeup a little differently.
It’s not about following trends, looking younger, or trying to be someone you’re not.
It’s about discovering the colors that work with the way God created you and using makeup as a simple tool to bring out your natural beauty.
If you’re still confused about Color Analysis or wonder “Can Your Color Season Change?” Here’s my journey from Summer to Spring to Light.
Thank you for visiting my blog where I love celebrating and supporting women through midlife and beyond.
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