Hello lovelies,
I was never the nude lipstick kind of a person till I started using foundation and felt nude lipsticks compliment the look to a whole another level. So many shades of nudes are out there and sometimes it’s overwhelming to choose the right ones according to your skin tone.
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In the above reel I have swatched some cool toned nude shades, if interested kindly check out.How do you define a nude shade of lipstick? You can say it is that shade which is similar to your skin tone yet a shade that differentiates from the border of your natural lip color and skin. Nude lip shade doesn’t mean you should exactly wear a lipstick that matches your lip color, you should bear in mind that it should be a color slightly brighter or darker than your natural lip color and it should compliment you rather than washing you out. Nude lip shades which match darker skin tone won’t suit lighter skin tone as it will look dark on them and won’t look nude.
Fair Skin Tone: For pale or fair skin tone people, their undertones tend to be more cool toned with pink hints. Hence recommending dusty baby pinks, blush corals similar to their natural lip color matches them the most. Dusty rose beige also suits their skin tone. Never go beige or light browns as that can make you look flat or like a corpse. Even when picking up pastel shades you have to be careful with the undertones, never go too light as that can wash you out or your lips won’t show up to the party. I remember when Selena Gomez for one of the met gala looks went in with a nude lipstick that totally washed her out and it wasn’t complimenting the makeup look she did. Hence picking out the right shades of nude is very important.
Recommendation:
- Maybelline Sensational Creamy matte lipstick Clay Crush
- Maybelline Sensational Creamy Matte lipstick Daringly Nude
- M.A.C matte lipstick Velvet Teddy
Medium Skin Tone: This category of skin tone people tend to have more neutral or warm undertones. They have warmth to their skin which adds more depth to their natural lip color. So when picking out nude lipsticks, try to reach out for shades that are beige, caramels, even dusty browns with rosy undertones suit this category. In medium skin tone category there are people have cool undertones and some have olive undertones too.
In the above picture the model is between fair skin tone and medium, but the nude lipstick is of a dusty sort of pink shade which compliments her skin tone really well.
Recommendation:
- M.A.C Matte lipstick Mehr (cool toned pink mauve lipstick)
- Maybelline Sensational creamy matte lipstick touch of spice
- Smashbox always on liquid lipstick driver’ seat
- Kylie cosmetics matte liquid lipstick Dolce k
- Nykaa Matte-licious lip crayon mocha sin
If the lipstick is too nude or light for you always go in with a darker lip pencil on the outer corners and blend in the pencil on the border of your lips, so that you can fill in with a lighter lipstick. This technique will define your lips more and make it look more fuller.
Dusky skin Tone: Deeper skin tones can go for berry mauve shades, chocolate browns and even two shades lighter as that can brighten your complexion. Topping with shimmering gloss also does the trick to enhance your whole makeup look.
Recommendation:
- Ny bae primer + matte confessions liquid lipstick ladies night
- Ny bae primer + matte confessions liquid lipstick mugs & hugs
- Kay beauty matte lip crayon chartbuster
- Nykaa matte-llicious lip crayon jade rose
From top: Huda beauty power bullet lipstick pay day, ny bae primer + matte liquid lipstick ladies night, kylie cosmetics matte liquid lipstick Dolce k, nykaa so creamy matte lipstick let it snooze, Kay beauty lip crayon chartbuster, and nykaa matte-llicious lip cray lacy luck.
The above are some of the nude shades that will suit medium to dusky category skin tones.
Hope you all enjoyed reading this post. Do comment for suggestions.