Have you found your perfect nude lipstick?
Have you found your perfect nude lipstick?
- Nope, still looking! (70%, 1,625 Votes)
- Yes! (You better share what it is in the comments!) (30%, 685 Votes)
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MAC Hue. Not too beige or peach, just right!
I forgot about Hue! That’s a great one too!
lighter than NC15 and I love MAC honey love, if you are darker a lot of people like velvet teddy
im NC40 and my favorite nude is ‘Just Enough Buff’ by Revlon
Yes, but unfortunately it was a LE, MAC Brew from the long ago and much missed Smoke Signals collection. Nothing comes close to it, and I have been looking, but VG MAC Gaga II is good enough a replacement. I think it looks good on anybody with pale skin.
mac velvet teddy and honeylove are my favs…..
I’m an NC35 and use Mac Peachstock lipstick.
MAC A Perfect Day (hopefully it gets repromoted!) And Clairins lipstick in Nude
My perfect nude lipstick is Craving by Mac!! It is perfect with my colors and it match my natural lip color.
Favorite MLBB/neutral shades:
1) Mac’s “Viva Glam V”
2) Bobbi Brown “Brown Tulle” (discontinued)
3) Mac’s “Unlimited” (Pro-longwear)
4) Urban Decay “Naked”
5) Revlon Colorburst “Soft Rose”
6) Sephora Liplast “Rose Bouquet”
7) L’Oreal Color-Riche “Rose Taffeta”
Of note, I’m very pale!
Anything lighter than these shades WILL give me the dreaded “corpse lips” — yikes!!!
Forgot to add Nars “Dolce Vita” and Chanel “Boy” to my list!
MAC velvet teddy!
For me, the perfect nude is MAC’s Blankety! It’s a nude/MLBB for me, which I love. I have brown hair, brown eyes and NW20-25 skin!
It’s limited edition but MAC Innocence Beware!!!
MAC Naked Truth! Pink-tinged nude would work great on all skin tones
I just wonder what happened to the once overrated MAC Myth?? Must have been a fad.
I’ve been using it for 14 years, so not so much a fad for me
Guerlain Rouge de Guerlain Le Brilliant Jewel lipstick in Blondie,sadly discontinued.
Mac Viva glam V
Estee Lauder Barley nude
MAC Pattiserie is the closest to my lip color so it makes an awesome nude
I keep coming back to it.
L’Oreal Colour Riche in Fairest Nude!!! It almost exactly matches my lip color. I’m nc15-ish with neutral undertones and lips that aren’t that pigmented compared to most people!
Viva Glam Gaga II
MAC Blankety is my favorite nude! Goes with pretty much any look
MAC Hue! I’m fair with neutral undertones.
I really love MAC’s Pure Zen, Blankety, High tea, and Viva Glam 5. For the ultimate MLBB look, though, I love Chanel’s Boy!
I’d be an NW20, and my lips have a decent amount of pigment in them so, I typically go for a nudey pink. My holy grail nude lipstick is Estee Lauders Pure Color Crystal lipstick in Crystal Baby. I can’t take all the credit since Sam from PIxiwoo led me to try it. LOVE!
NARS Lipstick in Crusing!
MAC’s Woo Me Kissable Lipcolour is the PERFECT nude, but the fact that it’s limited edition doesn’t help because I run out of it so fast! Creme D’Nude is a close second and bareMinerals Pretty Amazing lipcolor in Free Will is a close third
NC 15/NC 20. Edward Bess Ultra Slick Lipstick in Forbidden Flower. It’s a creamy warm pinky nude shade and works well with my warm undertones.
MAC Viva Glam V if I want a little shimmer, Lancome Rich Cashmere if I want a cream & Clinique Bountiful Blush if I want a sheer nude.
So another paean to my fallen MAC Bardot and Shrimpton- I will mourn them at every opportunity! I have been reaching for Mac Salute! a ton recently and Too Faced Free Love. When I remember Nars Honolulu Honey, I love that one too..
I’m an NC20, and I love MAC Hue, MAC Blankety, MAC Kinda Sexy, MAC Modesty, and L’Oreal Fairest Nude.
Rimmel Birthday Suit! Also Nars’ Barbarella. Both nudes with a hint of peachy pink so I don’t look dead.
I look awful in most of the MAC shades mentioned. I guess I am too fair for truly “nude” lips. But I gravitate towards “neutral” colors that others might consider nude. Two new ones are Smashbox’s Chai and Honey. Estee Lauder’s Barely Nude has a lot of peach in it but might be more nude on darker skin tones. They discontinued Crystal Beige which was an old favorite, they claim that Barely Nude is a replacement for it, but they’re wrong!! I have MAC Touch, but it is a cool brown of me.
Revlon SOFT NUDE better than MAC or any high end formula hands down!!!
I should add here – I actually bought a nude lipstick tonight without meaning to, but I kinda like it! Shiseido Lacquer Rouge RD203, it’s a nude but it looks very natural, and the formula’s fantastic, so…now I have a nude lipstick. I also want to check out the Rouge Dior Blush lipsticks – I picked one up but it’s not quite a nude, more of a neutral pink. But another shade might be a good nude for me.
Well, I found 2 perfect nude lip glosses. The first is Mad Cap lipglass from Mac and the second is Mocha Stila lip glaze. They are both perfect. As for lipstick, Fresh Brew from Mac is close.
I´m the kind of person that likes the lips to be the star of the entire makeup, so I mostly use bright pink, peach, fuschia, and even soft berry and red berry, but everyday use are gorgeous medium pinks. As far as nude goes, I would use rouge coco mademoiselle 5 gorgeous muted beige pink, and rouge coco gardenia 13 a shiny pink peach with gold undertones and that´s as nude as I go.
Revlon ColorBurst in Fashion’s Night Pout
My lips are quite pigmented and rosy, so I don’t know that I’ve found a perfect nude–often, nude-colored cream lipsticks refuse to give smooth enough coverage over my natural lip color, even with a lip pencil.
So, I tend to go sheer gloss or a sheerer lipstick (like UD Midnight Cowboy) when I want a “nude” color.
Though I just got in a couple Milani HD Advanced Lip Colors in nude/browner shades, and they’re more of a medium coverage lipsticks, so I’m hoping one of them might make for a perfect nude for me.
Mac Blankety, Mac Yash, Clinique Tenderheart
I’m very fair NC 15 or lighter usually and I adore Nars Bangkok I’m actually surprised no one else has mentioned it.
Guerlain Rouge G L’Extrait ‘Avarice’
MAC Lustre lippie ‘Midimauve’
MAC Cremesheen lippie ‘Modesty’
I’m in looove with my new lipstick – Miss Pupa #104, it’s gorgeous!
Mac Peachstock forever!!!. And Mac Patisserie for MLBB thingy. You gotta love nudes <3
Photo by MAC!
Lady’s Choice by Benefit is LOVE
Mac hue and Creme d’nude
Mac’s cut-a-caper. Got it last time it came out but because it’s about as rare as unicorn poop I don’t like using it too often. Defeats the whole purpose but hey.
i wouldnt call cut a caper nude i bought it because everyone was going nuts over it but honestly i dont really like it that much lol
its a coralish nude on me
its qualifies as a nude imho
Mac cherish!I am nc40
mac freckletone!
Velvet Teddy. It’s perfection!
NW20: MAC Faux, my favorite!
Dior addict lipstick No333 Nude
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MAC Bare slimshine!!!!
MAC Blankety – it’s the perfect colour for my skin tone!
It’s actually a pencil, but MAC pro longwear lip pencil in Nice n Spicy. A Little darker than my natural lip color but it’s so perfect on me! I asked the MAC counter girl to help me pick one out and that was the one she helped me decide on. I don’t own much MAC but it’s one product I know I’m going to end up purchasing again.
Kat Von D Celebutard. Perfect nude for those with cool undertones because it leans pink. Vanilla Truffle by Estee Lauder is my favorite peachy nude.
I have
my fave nude is rimmel nude delight i love it 
i dont like the MAC nudes they are not good!!
It’s the limited edition lady gaga 2, it’s pretty pigmented b/c it’s an amplified, so I pat it on my bottom lip and blend it out so that it covers up the color of my lips without being too dramatic
Viva glam gaga 2. ..I’m nc 30. …looks amazing!
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in London (NC40/42).
More on the pinky side, I love Bobbi Brown Sandwash Tule and Rose Petal. The last one is the colour of my lips (but i prefer the Sandwash Tule one). Otherwise, all look very washy-washy on me.
nc42, nars barcelona, mac kissable super is as good as it gets for me. i have a back up.
i dont’ care for nude lips so the backup will last.
others i have: vgV, mac cant get enough,
Revlon Matte in Mauve It Over…not exactly, perfectly a match, but my lips are naturally pretty pinkish-red, so this tones them down just enough to look neutral without making me look dead.
NC30, the best I found was Guerlain Galia 03
NARS Cruising is my HG nude/natural lipstick. I’m NW10 with red hair and blue eyes, and Cruising just makes me look polished and natural without competing with a strong eye look.
It’s kind of a yes and no. I fell in love with Mac Nude Rose from the DSquared collection. But of course it was a LE so now I’m looking for a similar one to replace it with when needed.
If anyone has any ideas for similar colored lipsticks, they are most welcome!
LimeCrime’s Coquette =D
Tarte matte lipsurgence in hope is my lips but better (def not a nude tone tho). Plus it looks fantastic with macs cultured lipglass on top!
mac pure zen
My perfect nude is Clinique Blushed Nude..
Revlon creme brûlée lip butter
The discontinued Covergirl Trushine in Peach Shine…it’s such a perfect, easy color. I can get a pretty similar color if I dilute just a little bit of Rimmel Kasbah in plenty of lip balm, but it’s much less effortless/foolproof.
MAC Jubilee or Cosmo, Revlon Lip Butter in Pink Truffle and NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Sex Machine are my faves. I’m not sure what my shade is in MAC foundations, but I am a B40 in Chanel as of the moment.
essence: all about cupcake
For me it’s MAC Spice.
Tom Ford Blush Nude!
I have not found the perfect nude lipstick but I do have a few I tend to use and mix together.
MAC – Viva Glam in Lady Gaga, Kevyn Aucoin – Expert Lip Color in Faith, Dior – Nude Rouge in Trompe L’Oeil, Rimmel – Kate 14, WnW – Mega Shield in Bare-ly Legal, WnW – Mega Shield in Birthday Suit and Revlon ColorBurst in Rosy Nude.
Rouge Coco Mademoiselle 05
Mac Ravishing
Mac Mocha
The d/c’ed Maybelline Caramel Kiss lipstick (originally purchased because of the review here on Temptalia!). I typically don’t like to wear brownish lipstick, but this is the exception. This is one of the few tubes of lipstick I’ve purchased back ups of.
MAC Blankety! Love!!
Not 100% perfect but very close to it on me (I wear Revlon Colorstay oily/combo in 400 Caramel)
1. MAC Spice lipstick + matching lipglass
2. MAC Empowered + MAC Spirited lipglass
3. Revlon Superlustrous Lipstick in Mink + MAC Spirited or Explicit lipglass
4. MAC Sheen Supreme in Impressive
MAC Blankety e Viva Glam II
honey love by mac and fairest nude.
shu uemura’s rouge supreme matte BG 931
MAC Honeylove, MAC Cherish, MAC Blankety.
Urban Decay’s High Gloss lip pencil in Naked. Looks like my natural lips with a very beautiful shine that is natural, not like I smeared a ton of vaseline on. I’ve tried the fleshy colored shades like Creme d’Nude, Blankety, Myth (which is very popular), etc. but I always feel like I look like I’m thirsty and haven’t eaten in days. So my definition of a nude lip seems to differ from the fashion standard. Nude lip to me is a color that looks like your natural lip color but with a bit of enhancement from a lip product to perhaps even out the lip color with a bit of shine. The fashion standard seems to look, once again, like you’re very dehydrated in the middle of the desert. My opinion……………
Mac Faux! Makes my lips very polished so it’s ideal for everyday day looks as well as bold or smokey eyes! I love it!
Revlon’s Rosy Nude- it’s not white-based so it doesn’t wash me out. It’s totally a my-lips-but-better shade, just one shade darker than my already fairly pigmented lips.
I’m a warm toned medium skin tone; my main advice for finding your perfect nude is not to go with those creamy, pale shades, especially if you’re anything more than porcelain toned. They’ll wash you out! Go for brown or beige toned neutrals.
Mac’s Hue is DIVINE.
Hue by MAC! I’m very pale, so it may not be best for darker skintones, but it’s my favorite.
I think that nude lipsticks are not made for me
Overrated: revlon nude attitude. Looks bad on me. Threw it out, it could of used it as concealer I guess.
Underrated:Mac innocence, beware!
MAC Marquis’d is my perfect nude!
MAC Fleshpot is just right for me!
Revlon Soft Nude!
M·A·C Kissable Lipcolour Super, M·A·C Yash, MUFE Rouge Artist Intense 26.
Shiseido Perfect Rouge #701
NC15/20, I absolutely love Viva Glam Gaga 2!
i *love* givnenchy rouge interdit in voluptuous nude and nars velvet matte lip pencil in belle du jour with clear or sheer nude gloss on top
MAC Gaga II is perfect for me as a nude!
Duda Molinos – Bossa and YSL Rouge Volupté #1 nude.