Purple help needed

I`m off to a Christmas dinner dance at the beginning of December and have already bought my dress which is a vibrant shade of purple. I don`t wear masses of makeup but this dress is in a colour I`ve never worn before so I`m really unsure what eye colours and even more importantly lip colours will match it. I once had a purply lilac lipstick which made me look as if I had heart problems because it really made my lips look a strange colour so I`d like to avoid lipsticks/eyeshadows with purple in them plus I think the dress on its own is enough purple for one person to wear. Ideas and help needed please for eyes, lips and cheek colours.

I love purple and wear it often. I've got brown eyes and normally go for brownish/beige eyeshadow and pink lipstick (bluer rather than orangey shade) but if that is too alarming for your colouring try a neutral/nude colour and let the colour of the dress take centre stage.

If you lived round the corner I'd lend you my purple diamonique........

Have a lovely evening.

Depending on the colour of your eyes, what about a contrast with a subtle green eyeshadow. Bronzey pink blush and a nude/natural gloss on the lips? Something a bit like Julia Roberts' (QVC) wears but a bit more dramatic for the evening?

I`ve got brown eyes and quite high colour (pink cheeks !) which i have to tone down with my foundation. The purple eek sounds lovely btw

LOL Minim at not far off 60 if I wore a dress like Katy Perry`s I`d need engineering not lingerie to keep my bits in place plus himself would die laughing ! The only thing my dress has is common with Katy`s ( god love her, gorgeous gal btw ) is the colour which is almost identical.

I love purple too - am wearing my Land's End purple fleece top as we speak! Depends on your colouring of course, I'm silver haired and pale complexioned and I would say a pale pink blush, any lippy from the pink palette (deffo not coral/peach/red!) and eyeshadow..lilac, green, or just something neutral like beige so that your colours aren't fighting each other! Hope you enjoy the "do"!

I can't wear purple eyeshadow it always looks like I have sore eyes. Why don't you go to a beauty counter and ask for a demo. They are really good and will show you how to do it yourself at home. Bobbi brown staff are always great.

I agree on the purple diamonique I have a couple of rings and the colour is fab - maybe you could treat yourself to something to go with your dress :cheeky:

Brill idea ! I never thought of that and I`ll pop into Debenhams or Boots and rugby tackle the Clinique/Clarins/No7 gal to give me the once over. Thank you ladies.

Grey!..........

Okay. Check out Laura Mercier,she has a little palette at £30 it has four eyeshadows in soft purple type shades. A lipgloss in pink and in the bottom layer a pink blush with a softer bronzer shade. Small but perfectly formed.


Here is the link to Space NK, House of Fraser,Harrods and other places sell the brand.

http://uk.spacenk.com/COLOUR-TO-GO/...SPUK3040704&prefn1=brand&prefv1=LAURA MERCIER

I agree with MrsW, think grey, silver grey looks really good with purple - or dusky pinks

Grey is good, but maybe not with brown eyes, I am sure a makeover will sort that out and show you how to wear shades you have never dreamt of before! I love the idea of a purple dress for a special event rather than the usual black! Hope you turn heads (in the right way!) and have a fabulous night, feeling like a million dollars! msx

I also have brown eyes and find Bobbi Brown's Heather very flattering. It's not a dark purple but I have worn it with a purple outfit. BB's Eggplant is a much darker but a lovely shade too.

Another vote for grey from me.

If you go into M&S, take a look at their budget range make up. It's very good, and they do a soft eyeliner pencil in a colour called Smoke. I think the last one I bought was £3 - bargain!

It's grey, but has the tinest smidgeon of indigo in there, which looks fab with purple. The pencils are soft enough to smudge for a smoky look, I love 'em!

Can't sleep, thought I'd have another attempt at damned website and came across a pair of purple eek earrings (round studs) at £18.12 + £2.95 P&P - item no 606419. Might be suitable...

They're nice - not a bad price either! Discreet.. did you get fixed up with your make-up yet?

I went into town the other day but both Debenhams and Boots were so busy and all the staff seemed to be on the tills. Time of year I suppose. I`m fancying a kind of smoky eye, greys but I`d have to see how it looks with my brown eyes. The heather colour suggested sounds a good idea too. I have really sensitive eyes and some eyeshadows make them sore so I`d have to be careful what brand I use. I usually get them from Elemental Beauty so I might email the site and ask for suggestions because its so hard to judge when you can only see the colours online. Failing that I`ll go into town really early one day and corner either the No7 or Clinique lady, I can use both their brands. It`s lipstick colours too but if I`m having a smoky eye with quite dark shades them I think I`d go for a simple nude gloss.