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Arianna Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light olive

Favorite matte lipstick shade?: Although it is technically a Satin shade, I will go with Sensual Sparks by MAC, I like to wear it thick then patted with my finger, which makes it a gorgeous opaque, matte color.

Favorite matte eyeshadow shade?: Rain, a divine cool brown shade from the In The Know palette by Stila

Favorite matte blush shade?: I don’t have a fave one! I always use the lipstick I am wearing that day as a blusher! 🙂

Fran Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NW20-ish
Favorite matte lipstick shade? NARS Matte Velvet Lip Pencil in Never Say Never
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? UD Chaos in the Electric Palette
Favorite matte blush shade? MUFE HD cream blush in shade 210

Marissa Avatar

Neutral Fair/Light
Blue-based pink lip colors like NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Milan
Light Beige Eyeshadow like Velvet Revolver by Too Faced
Cool-Toned Purple-Pink Blush like Coy Girl by MAC

Tova Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Pale with neutral undertono.
Favorite matte lipstick shade? – Probably MAC Velvet Teddy, but now for fall also NYX matte lip cream in Prague.
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? – I haven’t got many but when I use eyeshadow, I wear Salted Caramel from the Chocolate Bar palette.
Favorite matte blush shade? – None, I don’t have any matte blushes yet! ): Getting NARS Dolce Vita soon though!

Mariella Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair, cool
Favorite matte lipstick shade? not sure if it’s technically a “matte” but MAC’s LE Red Dwarf
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? I guess Copperplate (Matte2) or my new Taupe Grey from MUFE which is technically a “Satin” but it applies matte and yet is smooth and blendable and not dry at all
Favorite matte blush shade? Has to be Frankly Scarlet from MAC

Mariella Avatar

I so wish MAC would expand the Matte2 range rather than narrowing it down (a few shades have been discontinued over the years but it’s such a good formulation and 3 of my faves and very popular shades generally – Blanc Type, Typographic and Copperplate – are Matte2

Eliz Avatar

Adding Frankly Scarlet (how did I miss this one?!?) and Copperplate to my MAC wishlist. Now if they would just release the Ultimate Lipsticks already.

Lotus Avatar

How original! Maybe they’ll send you to NASA to get a lipstick. Just don’t get any press samples you can’t identify because there are lurkers waiting to say something stupid about them if they’re mentioned in a comment blog.

CeliaV Avatar

Oh gods, Christine! This is the one of the hardest surveys ever. I’m gonna have to think on this without overthinking it…As always I am fairest porcelain with neutral undertones and cool-leaning features (Guerlain Beige Pale, Bobbi Brown Porcelain or Alabaster, NARS Chantilly, KVD Light 42, etc. with blonde hair and blue/green eyes).

Matte Lipstick: THIS IS SO DIFFICULT. I suppose I must pick OCC Lip Tar in Stalker. Since I collect reds, it must be a red and Stalker is such a lovely, power blood red. Runners up include OCC Digitalis for my ultimate nude (though I tend to wear it glossy) and KVD’s Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick in LUV because of its phenomenal finish. Though Besame Cherry Red gives Stalker a run for its money and is more day appropriate for most.
Matte Eyeshadow: This would be much easier if I could pick a whole brand 😉 I love a light matte gray but they’re hard to track down (recommendations welcome! I’m liking Saucebox Killer but that’s more a storm gray). I’ve been really loving MUFE M-548 as a crease, transition, and/or contour color. Super useful. Any Sugarpill shade for color, though!
Matte Blush: Easier but still a task! NARS Couer Battant is my favorite one to gaze at in the pan. I adore NARS Siam Matte Multiple as well. For contours that could be considered blush I love OCC’s Creme Color Concentrate in John Doe, NARS Altai, and Pumpkin and Poppy loose powder in Oak Bark.

TOO HARD 😉

Georgie Avatar

Skin tone: NW15
Favourite matte lipstick: MAC Viva Glam I
Favourite matte eyeshadow: I don’t have that many but I love Chanel Hasard despite the formula
Favourite matte blush shade: Shu Uemura apricot orange, can’t remember the number

Kiss & Make-up Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light to medium warm

Favorite matte lipstick shade? Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick in Frambourjoise

Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Oh that’s tough one! One of my recent favorites is the MUFE Artist Shadow in Khaki

Favorite matte blush shade? Maybe my new Flirty blush from BE Creative 🙂 But it’s still new and exciting, which gives it an unfair advantage over the long time residents in my blush stash 😉

Diana Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC40
Favorite matte lipstick shade?: Maybelline’s Divine Wine
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade?: Inglot’s 341 – it’s a transition color I use a lot, I don’t really use mattes for anything other than transition or liner..
Favorite matte blush shade?: MAC Darkly My Dear – Venomous Villains collection a while back

Carly Avatar

Skin tone/Coloring: NW 20

Favorite matte lipstick shade: Flat Out Fabulous by MAC.

Favorite matte eye shadow shade: I don’t use matte eye shadow too often, but I do love Triple Fudge from Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette

Favorite matte blush: I just recently picked up MAC’s Bred for Beauty. So pigmented you barely need to get any color on the brush to get the perfect color on your cheeks!

Monica Avatar

Skin Tone/Colouring: NW15-20, fairly neutral
Favourite Matte Lipstick: MAC Lady Danger. I always get compliments on it!
Favourite Matte Eyeshadow: None – I don’t have a go-to yet that’s matte. I like my shimmers. 🙂
Favourite Matte Blush: I’m really loving my Clinique Plum Pop right now! Then there’s always my trusty MAC Buff on standby.

Chandrea Avatar

◾Your skin tone/coloring: Dark/Deep/ NW50
◾Favorite matte lipstick shade? Mac Relentlessly Red and Heroine atm.
◾Favorite matte eyeshadow shade?Embark
◾Favorite matte blush shade? Mac Coppertone

Ludmila Assumpção Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light medium with yellow undertones
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Kat Von D. Liquid Lipstick in Vampira and Kat Von D. Studded Kiss in Lovecraft; MAC Viva Glam III and Flat out Fabulous; Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Beso
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? UD Tease from Naked 2 Palette and MAC Swiss Chocolate
Favorite matte blush shade? MAC Gingerly and Melba

Eliz Avatar

Skin tone/coloring: Porcelain, cool undertones
Matte lipstick: MAC Riri Woo, Buxom Menace worn as a stain (patted on)
Matte eyeshadow: Laura Mercier Morning Dew for true matte, NARS Edie for semi-matte
Matte blush: Illamasqua Naked Rose, NARS Amour, and MAC Pink Cult

nina Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC15
Favorite matte lipstick shade: Nyx matte lipstick in audrey
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade: Nectar from the Lorac pro 2 palette
Favorite matte blush shade: Nyx blush in dusty rose

Lotus Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Palest/translucent ghost 🙂
Favorite matte lipstick shade? (Back-ups as its no longer made, I’m working on my dupe) Clonique Moon Violette) Becca Isolde
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? It’s a white/lilac, matte, very beautiful, no brand shown. 🙁 Whites. Reds.—> The matte blush I’m wearing.<— (Eyeylids/area very colored naturally, so I like to just brighten or deepen with the Frankly Scarlet and highlight w/Pure White. Makes eyes POP, is easy. 🙂
Favorite matte blush shade? MAC Frankly Scarlet *Staple* (other contenders here yet not tested)

Lotus Avatar

Do whatever you want, “Eliz.” Anything else you’d like to toss out, please keep it to yourself. Your comment is unnecessary and distasteful. Thank you.

Rachel R. Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Very fair/neutral; auburn hair, hazel/green eyes.

(Disclaimer: As a general rule, I am not a big fan of any matte makeup, except for foundation. So I’m not working from a lot of experience.)

Favorite matte lipstick shade? I don’t have a favorite shade. I really don’t wear a lot of mattes, and I’ve noticed a lot of lipsticks calling themselves mattes are more like satins. I don’t like light colored mattes at all, so brights and darks for me. Brand-wise, I like Max Factor, Wet n Wild Megalast, and Nyx because they feel creamy, comfortable and non-drying. I’m sure MAC probably has good ones, but I don’t own any of their mattes.

Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? UD Walk of Shame, because it’s a perfect base or transition shade; UD Foxy because it looks great on built up on my lids, and is also a good browbone highlight; TF Salted Caramel, because it’s such a nice, pretty warm crease shade. I love bright colors, shimmers, duochromes, etc., but I like neutral mattes for their versatility as supporting players.

Favorite matte blush shade? Tarte Exposed (goes with everything) ; MAC Taupe (for contouring); Pinktini from Sleek’s Pink Sprint Palette. Pinktini is a red velvet matte probably made for much darker skin tones than mine. I use the tiniest amount and blend it really well, and I feel like I have “Snow White” cheeks. Just that hint of red against really fair skin. It also looks amazing dabbed on top of a red lipstick for a velvety finish.

Eliz Avatar

I’ve never thought of dabbing blush over lipstick to achieve a velvety finish – what an amazing idea. I’ll be trying that tomorrow 🙂

Leslie Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: deep/dark
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Limecrime’s red velvet velvetine
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? MAC brown script or uninterrupted …I just couldn’t choose one 🙂
Favorite matte blush shade? MAC gleeful

Amy Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: deep
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Ruby woo (love love love!!!!!!!!)
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Clay from Stila In the Know Palette
Favorite matte blush shade? Fuschia (yes im one of those girls that goes for pink and red blushes lol

Brittany Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC15 or UD Naked Skin 2.0
Favorite matte lipstick shade? MAC Kinda Sexy
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Sugarpill Poison Plum (if that counts? There’s tiny shimmers, but they don’t show up on my skin at all)
Favorite matte blush shade? MAC Whole Lotta Love (I literally bought it because Led Zeppelin is my favorite band and I coincidentally love the color!)

Maddie Avatar

■Your skin tone/coloring: NC20
■Favorite matte lipstick shade? You can’t make me choose!!! I loves all of them! *thows tantrum*
OK, maybe MAC Relentlessly Red. Or Stila Liquid Lip Color in Fiery. 😀
■Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Seriously, you can’t do this to someone that loves her matte makeup, siiiigh. Fine, Urban Decay Tease. 😀
■Favorite matte blush shade? MAC Pink Cult and NARS Dolce Vita, undoubtedly!

MClaudeS Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Neutral Fair
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Nars Afghan Red
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Louise Young Cosmetics Maowi
Favorite matte blush shade? Illamasqua Hussy

Mariela Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light medium. yellow undertones
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Mac Flat out fabulous
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Mac Blanc type
Favorite matte blush shade? Tarte Exposed

markiebamboo Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Medium with pink undertones. NW-30 in MAC
Favorite matte lipstick shade? MAC Velvet Teddy! Pink Plaid is another often overlooked
matte shade that i love.
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? MAC Embark
Favorite matte blush shade? This is tricky. Blush is my favorite product.MAC Melba. I also have
this ancient MAC blush called Reed. It is a deep brown with a plummy undertone. It is darker
than Blunt. It would be a great blush for women of color but with a light hand its great for
deepening a contour. I must have bought it in 1999 or 2000 in pro pan and its still gorgeous!

Sylirael Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: cool-neutral vampire
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Either Revlon Shameless or Revlon Elusive. I’m wearing Elusive right now, as it happens! 😀
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? This is kind of tricky, actually. I’m not sure I have a favourite *matte* shade… 😉
Favorite matte blush shade? Chanel Affinite

Kim Avatar

Skin tone: Medium dark (NC42)
Matte lipstick: Sephora cream lip stain 01 (I maybe cheating with this but it dries matte and lasts through meals)
Matte eyeshadow: MUFE shadow 92
Matte blush shade: I’m a blushaholic so couldn’t choose one! My favs in the coral family- NARs Gina, MAC Gingerly and in the pink family- Illamasqua Hussy and MACs Bite of an apple

Nikki J. Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC50
Favorite matte lipstick shade? I don’t wear matte lipstick. I have crazy dry lips.
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Sable from LORAC Pro Palette
Favorite matte blush shade? La Femme Blush in Coral

Gracie Avatar

Skin tone: light-medium with cool undertones (NW 20-25)

Favorite matte lipstick: Kinda Sexy by MAC

Favorite matte eyeshadow: Mauve from the Lorac Pro palette

Favorite matte blush: Gilda by NARS

Sharonda Avatar

Skin tone/Coloring: NW43
Favorite Matte lipstick shade: Mac Heroine
Favorite Matte eyeshadow shade: Nyx Blame It On Midnight
Favorite Matte Blush shade: Mac Desert Rose

Vanessa V Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Medium MAC NC35 Neutral undertone
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Bobbi Brown Creamy Matte in Warm Nude it’s LE
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? UD Foxy and WOS, MAC Bamboo and Brown Script
Favorite matte blush shade? MAC Melba and Mocha

Hex Avatar

i’m light/medium: like nw25.
matte lipstick: MAC Pink Plaid
matte eyeshadow: Copperplate
and I don’t really have any blushes right now. Just a limited edition Mac blush that kinda sucks. its from the Marilyn Monroe collection. I’m eager to try some Nars & Kat Von D blushes

pePear Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: med light/yellow undertone
Favorite matte lipstick shade?: Lady Danger from MAC
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade?: Makeup Geek eyeshadow in Latte or MAC Shadowy Lady
Favorite matte blush shade?: Makeup Geek blush in Spell Bound

Gabriela Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Very pale, MAC NC15
Favorite matte lipstick shade? MAC’s Please me
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? The mauve one from Guerlain’s Les Fumes Palette
Favorite matte blush shade? Oh, it’s so hard to choose just one! Ok, MAC’s Desert Rose

fuji Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC 15 to NC 20
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro 500-Blush.
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Milk tea tone, like MUFE Artist Shadow M-536.
Favorite matte blush shade? Probably NARS Geity, that’s pretty much the only matte finish shade I have.

CL Avatar

Skin tone – Very fair, cool-toned.
Favorite matte lipstick – don’t really have one, I haven’t tried more than 1 or 2.
Favorite matte eyeshadow – probably the matte mauve shade in the Sonia Kashuk mauve monochrome quad.
Favorite matte blush – Nars Amour (pinky peach).

xamyx Avatar

Skintone/Coloring: Fairly light, very neutral; dark-featured.

Lipstick: I don’t think I have any that haven’t long been DC’d… L’Oréal had an amazing line years ago, as did Revlon; the finishes were completely matte, yet they felt exactly like creams…

Eyeshadow: I have many favorite transition shades, but for color, I’d have to go with MUFE #92 (R.I.P….), and NARS Daphne- a PITA to work with, but the resulting shade is sooo worth the effort!

Blush: MAC Pink Cult.

Marina Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light medium neutral cool
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Nars Dolce Vita and Cruella. I also love Mac Chilli
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Urban Decay Walk of Shame
Favorite matte blush shade? I’m not the biggest fan of matte blushes, but Nars Dolce Vita

Shelly Avatar

Skintone/colouring: NARS Siberia(ish); very fair, pretty neutral undertones

Favourite matte lipstick shade: My lips and matte lipsticks don’t get along very well; I have to do a ton of prep before I can put them on. Satins or semi-mattes are better for me. My favourite satin would be MAC Viva Glam II, I think!

Favourite matte eyeshadow: MAC Copperplate. (And if they ever bring back the Matte² shades they discontinued I will be a very happy woman. I’d especially love to get my hands on Graphology and Poison Pen.)

Favourite matte blush: NARS Sex Appeal or MAC Pink Cult.

Sunny Avatar

Skin tone: Mac nc37, warm, olive, tan

Favorite matte lip: Mac diva

Favorite matte eyeshadow: Mac brown script–beautiful in the crease

Favorite matte blush: wnw mellow wine

Eliz Avatar

Ooooh, I love all your favorites. Do you happen to have Illamasqua Tweak? I’m wondering if it is at all close to MAC Frankly Scarlet. Tweak pulls a little more red on me than Hussy, but I love both.

Jade Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light with neutral/warm undertones.

Favorite matte lipstick shade? Ummm!! I have so many amazing mattes (all MAC) but I’d have to say MAC Party Parrot…! Closely followed by Lady Danger.

Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? theBalm Adagio comes to mind, closely followed by Urban Decay Naked.

Favorite matte blush shade? I haven’t tried many, but NYX Natural is a favourite, and NYX Taupe is really lovely too, though not technically a blush!

LMM Avatar

Skin tone: Fair olive

Favorite matte lipstick: Really liking Maybelline Touch of Spice, from their new matte collection, right now!

Favorite matte eyeshadow: Urban Decay Laced or Nooner from the Naked 3 palette.

Favorite matte blush: Tarte Exposed.

Erica Avatar

I am fair with warm undertones

My fav matte lipstick shade is Kinda Sexy MAC

I don’t have a favorite matte eyeshadow shade since there are maybe one or two eyeshadows in general I like. I find matte eyeshadows too bothersome to deal with anyway.

Favorite matte blush is mocha by MAC

Nurse Ratchet Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair, NW20; Ginger; Green eyes.

Favorite matte lipstick shade? Revlon Mauve it Over (tragically discontinued); Wet n Wild Purty Persimmon and Stoplight Red; Nyx Copenhagen; NARS La Paz.

Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? I love warm oranges and reds as a transition shade to make my green eyes that much more green: NARS Persia, Milani Bella Eyes Mandarin, Kat Von D Cleopatra.

Favorite matte blush shade? I feel pretty “meh” about blusher, thusly I have a ten pan palette from Coastal Scents that is matte and satin shades that I use a lot.

Alison Levy Avatar

Light Neutral — Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer x5
Eyeshadow: Kevyn Aucoin # 103 Also like a FaceStockholm pale lilac which I layer over everything.
Shiseido: Wink
Favorite blush: Chanel Intonation

MissJae1908 Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Deep Dark NW47
Favorite matte lipstick shade? MAC Ruby Woo and MAC Dangerous
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Makeup Geek Cocoa Bear
Favorite matte blush shade? NARS Coeur Battant and MAC Raizin

Gillian Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fairest neutral. Illamasqua Skin Base in SB02 or Koh Gen Do Maifanshi Moisture Foundation in 001.
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Estée Lauderdale Red Velvet. It’s one of the few lipsticks I have that is truly matte . It’s a beautiful red. 🙂
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? It has to be Handwritten by MAC. It’s a lovely formula and is a nice deep brown that is good as a crease colour.
Favorite matte blush shade? I can’t think off hand if I even have a matte blush. I must do but I’m not at home to check. I have satin finish blushes with no shimmer so if I were to pick one of those it would probably be MAC Pink Swoon.

Lee Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: very pale, slight yellow undertones

Favorite matte lipstick shade? Mac Quick Sizzle from the Shop/Cook collection. The perfect dark pink on me and it’s so smooth and creamy. I wish I had gotten a back up.

Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Hmm, maybe Mac Blackberry? I use it lot of a neutral-ish crease shade with cool looks.

Favorite matte blush shade? I don’t know if I even have any matte blushes, I like satins to keep my skin from looking dull.

Kat Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Extremely fair and neutral cool
Favorite matte lipstick shade?: It’s a tie between Ruby Woo and All Fired Up
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade?: Maybe Mac Fashion Fix. It’s multi-use for me, I can use it as a natural crease color, brow powder and contour.
Favorite matte blush shade?: Oof, I don’t know. I’m not a blush person. Nars… is it Love? I think that’s right, and there’s another that starts with ‘a’ that I don’t remember. Fail.

Nicole Avatar

–pale as I can keep it, 20+ years, pink undertones,seriously pinky
–off hand, any matte or satin Nars red or vamp colors. User of the original Chanel, Vamp
— Matte, can’t remember which UD black liner is matte, Black Velvet? MAC Carbon is a bit more day friendly, use both as liner and shadow, depending on that days skill level.
–blush, Rosacea

Mel Avatar

Skin tone/coloring: NC45/50
Matte lipstick: MAC Heaux
Matte Eyeshadow: MAC Swiss Chocolate, UD Buck, this dark brown shade from Inglot (I don’t remember the number)
Matte blush: MAC Fun Ending

Sydney Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Blue/pink undertones, practically paper-white
Favorite matte lipstick shade? Mac ‘Fixed on Drama’
Favorite matte eyeshadow shade? Illamasqua ‘Heroine’
Favorite matte blush shade? Illamasqua ‘Tremble’

Ellen Avatar

skintone: fair with slight pink undertones
favorite matte lipstick: not a big fam of matte lipstick, prefer some creaminess, that said, current favorite
is Smashbox’s Be Legendary lipstick in Chai, which was recently discontinued.
I find I can duplicat it with MAC’s Siss (which is Matte) layered over Smashbox’s
Be Legendary lipstick in Honey
favorite matte eye shadow: MAC soft brown
favorite matte blush: MAC taupe or Nars Zen with a brighter peach or pinky brown layered over it

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