For the last few weeks, the picks have revolved around eyeshadows, so it seemed like a good time to change gears and feature some of my favorites for fall! To start, here are my personal picks for a matte lip this season!
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Just picked up Train Bleu, and I want to order Chula next! I’m loving MAC Whirl, NARS Anna, and UD Manic for Fall so far.
Nice!! 🙂 Train Bleu is such a great, vampy shade!
My Trail Bleu would be arriving anytime and am so excited to try it now 🙂
my pick would be NARS scarlette empress
Yayy!
I’ve always wanted to try Train Bleu!
It is worth checking out if you can, Erin!
Double Dare and Stone are on my list to get! Unfortunately Train Bleu was super patchy on me that I had to return it, which is weird because the other Matte Lip Pencil I have in Walkyrie is perfect.
How weird! Was Train Bleu too dry or too creamy when you tried it?
Little dry, it kept emphasizing my lines and moving the product around my lips creating the patchiness. I might try again though.
And I did exfoliate my lips. So weird… the color is so pretty.
Oh yes, Chula is such a great shade!
Agreed!
Going by my dark tastes, you *know* how I must love Nars Train Bleu!!! The only reason I haven’t ever bought it is because of it being in a pencil format, so I would be super perturbed at losing any while sharpening it.
And MAC Stone is still on my list of “to gets”!
My personal picks are MAC VG I & III, Maybelline Touch Of Spice, MAC La Vie En Rouge, and UD After Dark.
Totally understand! I wish NARS would update with twist-ups!
If only, right? I hate losing so much of product, but ESPECIALLY lipstick to the cruel sharpener!
I am all about matte lips! My more autumn appropriate matte favorites are: KVD Double Dare, ColourPop Tulle, MAC Velvet Teddy, ColourPop Oh Snap, MAC Soar (lip liner).
Great picks, Kat! All shades I was considering, haha!
Nice idea with the swamp of eye shadow palettes amongst us! I can proudly say I have all but Trap and Train Bleu. Train Bleu is going to be necessary. But, Trap, I will pass due to the formula not agreeing with my lips. Dupes are god things. 🙂
Colors like Train Bleu feels like a staple for fall!
These are gorgeous shades. Trap doesn’t work at all on me, but I know it does for a lot of people. It’s really gray on me and makes my lips look like raisins. I’m going to try some glosses and lipsticks over it. I know that will take away the matteness and staying power, but at least I might be to wear it. I swatched Nyx Opal over it and it looked really pretty. I just have to get up the courage to try it on my lips (Trap really dries them out).
I really prefer creams over mattes, as a general rule. This fall for mattes I’m liking the 90s ColourPop matte Lippie Stix (all of them), Jeffree Star I’m Royalty and Weirdo, Jordana Modern Matte in Matte Caliente, Wet n Wild Megalast (especially in Sugar Plum Fairy, Ravin’ Raisin, and Vamp It Up), and e.l.f. Studio Matte Lip Color (especially in Cranberry, Wine, and Rich Red).
LOL! That doesn’t sound flattering at all. Let me know if you find a way to make it work for you 🙂
Love the Nars Train Bleu colour – it is beautiful.
I also love Maybelline’s Divine Wine as well. A great matte colour.
Divine Wine is a nice one!
Trap is gorgeous and I wish my lips took to pink lipstick better. Train Bleu is definitely a shade I need to get myself to the store and buy, though. I’ve been fussing over wanting it for years.
My favorite matte lipstick is actually drug store – Revlon’s Really Red is a classic for a reason.
Need to try Really Red!
Any recs for a deeper, cooler red? A Santa red velvet or deeper?
Maybe NARS Dragon Girl or Maybelline Very Cherry?
I think mattes and I just aren’t meant to be 🙁
I need something creamy and/or glossy on my lips. These shades are lovely though!
Aww!
Excellent picks! I have Train Bleu, Stone and Trap and they’re going to be in heavy rotation this fall lol
Thanks, Fancie!
I love a good matte lipstick, so I bough Train Bleu. It was a nightmare for me 🙁 It was dry and patchy. Had to return it.
Oh no! 🙁
Now I remember why I must pay Sephora a visit <3 Train Bleu!
Perfect for fall!