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Currently, it’s Dior Addict in Incognito. Perfect summer nude!
Modestey MAC
MAC’s Creme in Your Coffee most definitely!
I am LOVING Sephora’s Luster Matte Long-Wear Lip Colour in Fig. It’s going to be the my-lips-but-better for the winter months.
Cosmo lipstick by MAC. It’s the perfect MLBB shade for me.
MAC Peach Blossom
MUFE’s lipstick in N9!
That’s my shade too!! It’s perfect!
Nars Vanessa
Nyx Butter gloss in Angel Food Cake actually, but for lipstick, can’t decide between Mac Brave and Faux.
Mac bad gal riri
Well, Revlon’s Lip Butter in Pink Truffle, but I actually haven’t worn it in a while.
Mufe Rouge Artist Natural #15! I am in love with it right now!
Mine is Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in Honey.
I’m loving NARs Dolce Vita lipstick and gloss for a MLBB look
Currently I love Loreal’s JLo Nude 🙂
MAC Bad Girl RiRi. It’s the perfect mix of pink and brown tones. I love how easy it is to wear
My go to has been Revlon’s Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey. Considering that I have probably over 50 lipsticks, it’s rare that I wear a product on a regular basis. However, this is so nice on the lips, easy to apply and really is my-lips-but-better!
MAC Taupe matte lipstick
Mine is mark Dew Drenched Moisturlicious Lipcolor in Rain. Sadly, it’s been discontinued, so I’ll be on the hunt for a replacement when my backup runs out. 🙁
OCC Memento for me!
Jordana Terra Crave! It’s so good, so long lasting, and so affordable! 😀
Still looking for it 🙁
MAC Syrup
Yes! That’s mine too!
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Carnival Spirit!
Guerlain KissKiss lipstick in 363 Fabulous Rose!
Estee Lauder Pure Color lipstick in Pinkberry.
MAc Capricious
Illamasqua Bare. It’s matte, and kind of a dark nude on me, but it just always looks amazing no matter what.
Mine is Mac Flaunting It, its quite a deep mauve but I have quite pigmented lips and very cool colouring, bonkers but that’s the way it is 🙂 it’s a pain that it is a Limited Edition but they’ve used it a couple of times so I stock up when it’s available.
Currently don’t have one, but the other day I tried on Too Faced La Creme Lipstick in Nude Beach, and I think it will be coming home with me!
Nars Audacious lipstick in Juliette!
its not my MLBB, but good god, I love Juliette! Probably my favourite so far out of the 5 Audacious lipsticks I’ve got
Clinique Pure Posh and Nude Beach
MAC Creme in Your Coffee or Milani Naturally Chic
Guerlain Rose Lip!
Mac Twig
love this one!
Definitely “Estee Lauder Pure Color” in the color “(16) Candy”!
it’s a bit shinier than my lips obviously, so it’s not natural, more of a “Naturally Glam” 🙂
I don’t really have one. I use MUFE N15, it makes the lips a little bit darker and pinker. Perhaps I should get one, but I always fall for the brights and the reds, and the unconventional colours like purple and blurple.
Actually, I’m on the hunt for a new MLBB lippie. I love the color and consistency of Nars Dolce Vita, but I find it drying after a few hours of wear. Christine and readers, any suggestions?
MUFE Rough Artist Natural in N9. I got it in Sephora’s Birthday box and love it! If I want a super natural look, I’ll just use a little MAC Whirl liner and lip balm.
It is MUFE Rouge Artist Natural in N9 Copper Pink
Ok… I’l share the secret with you guys! It is Laura Mercier’s Brown sugar… a God send to me 🙂
Chanel Glossimer in Wild Rose; lovely!
Styled in Sepia lipstick and Cork liner. Perrrfect nude! I am a NW45
Clinique Curviest Caramel. I’m looking for something slightly more orange/brown though.
MAC’s Kinda Sexy!
MAC Syrup! or Fresh Rose
Bobbi Brown’s Italian Rose
Lovecraft from Kat Von D is my absolute HG lips but not my lips lipstick. I get a little crazy when I run out and Sephora is sold out. I’ve tried others, but that’s the one I keep returning to. If there are any commenters out there who can give me recs on good dupes, I am more than willing to try some! Lovecraft can be a bit unreliable to find at times.
Milani Color statement lipstick in Naturally Chic
Dior Grege! My drugstore MLBB is Revlon Pink Truffle though.
Nars Dolce Vita lipstick
Totally agree. I’m quick to grab up anything Dolce Vita; I wish they would make a multiple of it!
MUFE Rouge in N9 or Maybelline ColorSensational in Warm Me Up.
Warm Me Up is mine, too! I’ll need to check out the MUFE N9 now that I know it will look good also.
It’s lovely! Sephora has it in their birthday gift this year. I didn’t think anything of it at first, just another meh blah color. One day I decided to at least see what it looked like and it’s really nice! Simple but nice.
Good one, Christine! I love Graccia! Thank you for clarifying Gala versus parade for me! 🙂
My current MLBB: 315 Framboise Velours (LE Burgundy case) And Marc Jacobs Seduce Me LoveMarc lip gel 🙂 I use the Hourglass Empress Lip Liner with these & sometimes on its own. A New Shu one may take the lead.
Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Naked.
Thats mine too! I didn’t buy it intending to be my MLBB, just thought it was pretty in the tube, but its perfect.
I like NYX’s Black Label lipstick in Bling to bring out some pink undertones. Bite’s Lychee is a lighter version of that one, and I use that quite a bit too 🙂
L’Oreal Color Riche in Velvet Rose
I remember buying Guerlain Gillian # 14 rouge g after reading in one of the “temptalia ask you ” few months back , and so glad its still your fav.
It doesnt look bad on me but i soooo want a perfect my lips but better shade 🙂
I find it too sheer on my lips but guess thats the beauty of the shade 😀
Revlon’s Sugar Plum Lip Butter! I’ve had it for ages, but have only started wearing it regularly these past few weeks — and I LOVE it. It’s so comfortable and hydrating!
Me too! Fresh’s Berry just narrowly beats it for me but I love it!
Tom Ford’s Spanish Pink 🙂
Nars Damage and Mac Deelight
Love NARS Damage. But for me it’s a step up from MLBB.
NARS Anita! Or Tarina Tarantino Cameo 🙂
Bobbi Brown Blue Raspberry (a little darker than my natural lip color)
I love the Maybelline ColorSensational in Warm Me Up. It’s my favorite!
Estee Lauder envy 410
My current fave is mac’s creme in your coffee!
Chsntecaille ‘Tea Rose’
I’ll second you on that one!!
Mac Brave and Cosmo
rimmel London the Kate line in number 8!! best ever its a creamy satin finish my lips but better shade.
if i want it in a more purple or pink shades i used MUFE in 31 or 30
MAC Hue or Giddy They make my pink lips a touch better and brighter
Tory Burch ‘Ramble On Rose’ I love it
Tory Burch – Ramble On Rose
YSL # 20 Voodoo Brown
Tory Burch – Ramble On Rose – 09
Fresh Berry lip balm because it’s almost the same color as my lips but it quickly makes up for any color splotchiness or texture issues. No one can tell I’m wearing but I look better.
MAC Peach Blossom
Urban Decay Fiend!
Maybellinelip butter in fig!! Your lips but better color.
A combo of MUFE mat 8 red topped with sephora always red lip stain.
MAC, Hug Me and Charlotte Tilbury, Penelope Pink
Actually, I made it! 😀
I’ve been trying to find the perfect color for a long time… Then I bought some MAC lipmixes. Medium nude mixed with white with a touch of Burgundy (!!!) and voilà! My perfect lip color!
The shade I’m currently using has been discontinued and I’ve only got about a half of a tube left. When I heard it was being disc., I bought 4 tubes. It is Rimmel’s long last lipstick in Paradise. It’s really a nice shade, I always get compliments when I wear it, and I wear it all day everyday. But, you know what? I’m getting kind of tired of it and have been looking recently for a replacement. After wearing one shade for so long, it’s hard to try another, thinking nothing will look good on me. I guess I’m being extra picky. Maybe I’ll see some suggestions here that I might try.
Revlon’s Sandstorm
Elizabeth Arden’s Ginger.
Revlon Lip Butter in Pink Truffle – love!!
The body shop’s born lippy balm in plum …oh soooo moisturizing
I’m still looking for the HG MLBB lipstick but I do love MAC’s Viva Glam V. I will have to revisit Giddy, Cosmo, Brave, and Faux but not at the moment because I have WAY too many lipsticks! I also like TheBalm’s Mai Billsbepaid for a MLBB lipstick.
mac siren song, enchanted one, brave, velvet teddy. Dior Trench, Charnelle, Incognito. Chanel sweet beige glossimer.
Revlon Mink!
Korres Natural Purple (lipstick and/or gloss),
Revlon lip butter in Pink Truffle…love it!
MAC – Viva Glam II
Nars stolen kisses- Mac Modesty- Mac Marquise D
Bobbi Brown lipstick in Brown
Ulta house brand called “Pink Chocolate”, a new NYX I just got called “Thalia” and a Sephora long wear one called “Antique Pink #3”. I also like Buxom “Dolly” and Cargo “Santa Fe”. I was surprised at how the NYX one has a nice creamy texture like the higher end ones do. And at a price cheap enough that I can buy a backup one to carry in my purse.
Healthy Lips by Laura Mercier
Milani Nude Creme and Teddy Bare. Been wearing lots of dramatic eye looks lately so been going with nude lips to tone everything down
I don’t currently own any lippies that look just like my natural lip color! The closest possible thing I can think of is MAC Pink Lemonade gloss. When I wear “nude” lipsticks, they’re usually really beige or more brown/tan colors, which isn’t like my naturally-pink lips.
I don’t have one. Anything I own that would even come close is too brown, purple, or light to come close.
Nars “Dolce Vita” lipstick and gloss..have loved that shade for years. It is the only lipstick I have used to a nub!Pretty much a match to my lips as they are pretty pigmented.
In lipstick form – MUFE Rouge Artist Natural N7
In gloss form – MAC Spice Lipglass
Either Revlon’s just bitten kissable in Honey or Jordana’s Honey Love .. both are fat pencils.
I am liking Revlon’s Pink Truffle lip butter too. Have similar effect on me.
Dior Rouge Dior Baume Lip Treatment Lili #558
YSL kiss and blush #10 and Tom Ford deep mink
My lips are very pink and I look better in warm colors, so I usually go towards a lipstick that’s warmer than my natural lip color. That said, the closest to my lip color that I own are Clinique’s Tenderheart and Delovely. They are beautiful, sheer, peachy and pinky browns. My current favorite lipstick is Smashbox’s Be Legendary lipstick in Chai, but I just went to reorder it and noticed it is the one color in the line that has been discontinued. I bought Siss from MAC’s Artificially Wild collection. Its way too yellow to wear alone, but when put above or below a coral or orangey shade, makes a beautiful peachy brownish shade, very close to Chai. I think I’m going to get more, because I don’t know if it is a limited edition lipstick, and it is the perfect shade to warm up some of the shades I have that are a little too bright for me on their own. If anyone knows of a dupe for Chai, please fess up!!!
Revlon colorburst matte lip balm in elusive. Subtle lips isn’t a look I go for super often so I like that its cheap and the formulation is nice
I am always looking for the perfect MLBB shade, but my current favorites are both from Mary Kay. Their True Dimensions Lipstick in Natural Beaute, and my latest favorite is Mary Kay Creamy Lip Color in Retro Rose. It is more semi-matte, but I love the color and the longevity.
Chanel rouge coco Mademoiselle.
lt’s the perfect nude on me.
Lately, I have been using MAC Feed the Senses!
The first two that come to mind are Chanel Darling (LE) and Guerlain Rose Ingénue (discontinued). Just my luck that both are unavailable now although I’m sure they turn up on the internet from time to time. 🙂
It used to be Smashbox Flawless but it was discontinued. 🙁 I’m still looking for the replacement.
NYX Extra Creamy Lipstick in 565 – a pinkish- brown that is creamy and moisturizing. Goes great with dark smokey eyes or just a natural look. And it’s cheap!
Ooh, a toss-up for me between Givenchy Rose Plumetis and NARS Dolce Vita Sheer Lipstick. Givenchy gives more pigment and lasts forever, but NARS is hydrating and gives a perfect natural sheen without glitter/shimmer/sparkle.
Mac Cosmo 🙂 (This may seem pretty dark for an MLBB but my lips are VERY pigmented)
Clinique Chubby Stick in Bounciest Blush! Great color and format: I could apply it with my eyes closed.
MD Perricone’s No Lipstick Lipstick. A beautiful dewy, but not glossy, rosy pink shade.
Charlotte Tilbury “Bitch Perfect”. It is.
I love MAC Viva Glam V. I also wear MAC Syrup too!
Mac Glamourdaze cremesheen (a hint darker than my lips. I’m not personally a fan of cremesheen finish but I’ll be darned because EVERY time I where this stupid color I get a compliment…. lol)
Mac Good Kisser Matte (omg…. in the ocean of choices Mac offers in pink/fuschia’s – this by far is the most perfect shade for my NC 40 skin tone. I personally like it because it’s not an “in your FACE” color. I went back and got 2 back ups because I feel like a million bucks in it.
NARS Dolce Vita is the perfect pinky nude with a ton of moisturizing shine. It’s THE lipstick to wear to my male-dominated workplace without them all asking “why are you wearing lipstick?”
Modesty by Mac!