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I think it also depends on the shade of red. I used to be able to wear what they used to call "fuck me" red polish and lipstick. I even had the matching heels and purse.
But if I wear a red with more orange or brown to it, I get washed out. Same with greens and yellows. If they're pastel or wimpy shades, they're awful. But if they're vivid, cool shades they work with my complexion. At one time, I thought I couldn't wear brown but found a couple of shades that really work well.
Most of us fall into either cool or warm shades and can wear any color, but the trick is finding the tone (or is it hue?) that works best with our skin.
So, red definitely used to make me feel energetic and sexy, 'specially that little red dress or Jones NY suit. But I'm learning that when you reach a certain (ahem) point, you'll want to stick to subtle hints of red (lingerie is good!) as a lot of red will tend accentuate the same thing that too much makeup accentuates when you hit this (ahem) point.
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