Have any of you guys rushed out to buy a particular nude lipstick seen in a video/on a celebrity/ heard from hype , only to find that it looks like concealer on your lips? If yes, then im guessing you are a medium or an olive skin toned girl. Finding a decent nude lipstick that does not look like concealer or like you are a dead ghost is one of the hardest things to do . Case in point, MAC Myth- one of the most talked about and hyped lipsticks of the category- i totally hated it. It looked dry and artificial on me, like i had some disease or something. Post that debacle, I have done some experimentation with nude lipsticks and these are my picks for the best
Best Budget Nude Lipstick : Maybelline Color Sensational in ‘Totally Toffee’:
Adore this one, its a nude pinkish beige colour, but it has some mild caramel and warm pink undertone to it so it sucks out the colour of your lips but doesnt wash out your face. Its hard to describe a colour except that it looks like the colour of toffee, possibly the perfect nude for NC 30- NC 45 skin. Great worn with smokey eyes on its own if you want a stark nude , or i just like to wear it under a gloss for every day milder nude lipstick.
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Best Pink Based Nude Lipstick :MAC Hug Me
Absolutely love this. If i were to recommend u a nude, this would be it.This is a pinkish nude- so not completely a true beigey nude. But its one of my favourite MAC lipsticks out there. Goes very well with both warm and cool skintones. It really is a flesh toned color, and goes on natural on me- slightly lighter colour than my lips and a perfect nude for those who are afraid of those beige nudes that can be washing out.
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Best Peach Based Nude: MAC Velvet Teddy
Velvet Teddy is a warm peach lipstick by MAC, and is a fantastic nude for darker skin tones who get washed out with other nudes. It has some warm brown undertones to it that complement brown skin, and the colour is a beautiul apricot deep peach. Great or smokey eyes as well
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Best Brown Based Nude Lipstick: MAC Midi Mauve
This is the kind of lipstick that gives you a ‘my lips but better’ look to your face. It just matches your lip colour, so its a nude in that sense, it doesnt suck out the colour from the lips but its a fantastic everyday option as well as a decent one to pair wth smokey eyes. If you want a beige nude though- the kind that takes of any colour of your lips..this isnt for you…
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Best Brown Based Nude Lipstick2 :Clinique Long Last in “Blushing Nude”
I dont know whether this will classiy strictly as a nude. But hey, thats how clinique describes it so im going to trust it on this. This isnt a beige based colour, its a soft warm brown based colour with a rosey pink undertone. This is an HG product for me- it doesnt wash me out, but just polishes up my pigmented lips and gives them a smooth even wash of rosey caramel. Its actually, the exact colour of my lips, so its great for everyday wear. Not something i would necessarily pair with smokey eyes though because its got a lot of life on its own.
Those were 6 of my favourite nude lipsticks. Tell me yours please !
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thanks…i actually stopped my quest for finding the perfect "nude" but i will definitely test these out!
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hey Mehak thats a nice round up of nude lipsticks…hv u tried my mohogany?
Gr8 post! Liked your selection
I like Revlon CB Rosy Nude, that is a bit more pink – but then since my skin is cool with lotsa pink undertones I need a bit of rosiness. Browns/ Beiges just look horrid on me
hey try my mahagony, and autumn rush, are reallie great, and me buying totally toffee, i like the shade
@Classy&fAB- Yep, ill tell them that…this is getting to ridiculous levels…
@HD- Yes, I love my Mahogany as well, but totally toffee is nuder, My Mahogany still adds a bit of colour to me
@Tanveer- Thanx…ill check out Revlon ! I actually dont own any Revlon lisptick..Are they good quality?
@Rentu- I have My mahogany, dont have autumn rush…will check it out
I too have my mahagony n quite like it…even crazy for coffee is gud..wud also check out totally toffee..
I used to run away from nude lippies in the past, but now I've learnt how to wear them. Will check out totally toffee.
Usually nude lipsticks are a disaster for me but will try the MAC one's
i am getting the MAC one and as usual great post Mehak
hehe then v r sailing in d same boat!
m always on this quest n quite hate myth myself.
post some swatches of ur picks
I agree with you about MAC Myth: it looks terrible on my lips!
XOXO
Catanya
I'm forever searching the perfect nude for my lips…..you are so right about "rushing to the store after spotting a celeb" i do that and end up with the wrong stuff….i will try the blushing nude and totally toffee….
I love wearing nude shades so I will definitely check these out.
2 of my favorite nude shades are
mac cremesheen creme cup
http://dazzleandsizzle.blogspot.com/2010/12/mac-cremesheen-cremecup.html
mac satin cherish
http://dazzleandsizzle.blogspot.com/2010/12/mac-satin-cherish-lipstick.html
Wow, I've been looking for a nude that's appropriate for my skin tone (I'm Indian, so olive or wheatish tones) and it's so hard to find one that doesn't make you look dead. Thank you for posting these. I found one by Clinique (pink beach) which is a nice light pink, almost a nude but a little more lively. I use that as my nude because I couldn't find any other. I'm going to try totally toffee.
wt r dere prices???
@sherlyj- tell me if u like it, wear it under a gloss i love it that way
@pankhuri-nthe maybelline one is or INR 250 i think, the MAC ones are or 990/- and clinique is for 1025/-
ok.. these are all great picks! I am going to have to try. thanks for this post!
my favorite MAC pick: "Cream in your coffee"I cannot live without it, i am an indian girl and it goes well with my color, it is the best
vismaya- i absolutely love creme in your coffee– but its not a nude on me..more like pink brown…but still…love it..
PnB, did u try SUGAR PLUM from sephora…that is a good one too
@anonymous- we dont have sephora in india so nope…nt tried that!!!
Mehak, the same 'concealer' thing happened with me when i bght a nude lipstick recently, it's street wear Earth shade. unfortunately i missed ur post. now im buying the maybelline one. Mac seems to expensive to me.
All beautiful shades! The perfect nude!
I have been in search for a nude lipstick for the longest time. Will check out all the shades u mentioned as well few from the comments section. I love MAC so am going to stick to that brand:-)
Try Inglot 404 with MAC cork pencil brushing for the nude effect.Also great is MAC siss .
inglot 410 is a great shade for dusky skin .