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What’s your go-to lipstick/lip product for the classic nude lip? Brand, color name? Description?
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Well I wonder, what the word “nude” means? Is is it the your lips but better color or just a hint of color or really light like a concealer or beige or soft pink or whatever?
In my personal definition nude means just a little bit color, like MACs Pleasureseeker and N3.
My perfect nude : N4 mac!
MAC 2N lipglass
whirl l/l + twig twig l/s + touch of jellybabe l/g = perfectly nude lips 😀
MAC l/g young spark
SHISEIDO lipgloss peach melba g26
EL signature venetian rose 😉
I just use MAC Tinted Lipglass in Viva Glam V for my ideal nude look (I have dark skin tone). x
MAC Hue Lipstick
MAC Underage Lipglass
No lipstick, just Burt’s Bees. My lips are far too dark as it is.
Mine would be MAC Sandy B or my MAC Slimshine in High 90’s
MAC Half ‘n Half (with some clear lipgloss)!
Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Knockout Nude with a tiny bit of Bonus Beat (from the Heatherette coll.)in the middle.
YSL Rouge Volupté in #2(Blond sensuel) for a light nude lip
Bobbi Brown Heather Mauve Lip Color for MLBB color
MAC Naked to the Core l/s because it is MAC = love
oooOOooo some great ideas, thanks so much!
lordy how i miss the MAC N collection 🙁
Nude-nude lip: spice + honeylove + Nice Buzz/Instant Gold
Pink Nude lip: spice + kinda sexy + Nice Buzz/Instant Gold
Lazy Nude Lip: L’oreal Color Juice Stick “Personali-tea”
NUDE LIP: MAC 4N (N COLLECTION)+ BARE TRUTH L/G FROM MAC
EVERYDAY LIP WTH HINT OF COLOR….HIP JELLY BALM IN LUSCIOUS
GROCERY NUDE LIP: ILLUME LIPGLOSS BY SMASHBOX…
I wonder if any of this category makes sense…lol!!!!
MAC High Tea lustre lipstick b/c shu discontinued my fav nude lipgloss.
Maybelline Baby Brown lipstick and clear gloss
I like to put concealer on my lips and then put clear gloss over it. 🙂
I do the same as Lydia! 😀 I’m not a big lip product person . . . so I usually only keep a clear or a pink gloss.
freckle tone l/s + naked space l/g <333333
Usually, my nude lip is either 3N or Hue with a teeny bit of this Milani light pink sparkly sheer lipgloss on top – just a little kick to give it some dimension.
3N l/g over Touch l/s works for me.
lately its been MAC Ripe and Ready
Syrup ls and pleasureseeker lg, fleshpot ls with bonus beat lg, 3N with bonus beat lg, politely pink, plink
spice or subculture l/l, brave l/s, and lust l/g
I’m really pale (NC15) if it helps.
I love love love MAC lipglass 1N…bought four of ’em! I don’t know what I’ll do when I run out
my all time favorite nude is honolulu honey lipstick by nars and mac’s florubundance lip glass over it. looks perfect on my nc40 and pigmented lips. =]
True Nude: Naked to the Core l/s or Honeylove l/s w/ instant gold l/g
Tinted Nude: Touch l/s w/ caramellow cs/l
i’m obsessed with nude lips! it seems like every lip product i buy is some sort of nude, i have to FORCE myself to go looking for a coral gloss, etc. My all time fave nude lip product is NARS lipgloss in Striptease. It’s so gorgeous..their website describes it as a ‘candlelight nude’. I love that. It’s my HG gloss for sure. I also really love Rimmel lipstick in Birthday Suit for a brown-y nude.
Snickerdoodle, lately I’m the same way! I keep trying to look for a red and getting nudes instead.
4N is totally my HG “what my lips would look like if they were naturally perfect”…
I’m going to go get Myth with my next Back2MAC, I love it!
I use Beaux over a nude to make it a little more glam.
I also have been using Painterly and then gloss, for a very subdued “lip erased” look.
Revlon Lip Glide in Glistening Sand
They don’t offer it anymore unfortunately but I’ve had mine for a few years and I always get a lot of compliments. Revlon made a new brand though called Sheer Lip Glide. They don’t have the same colors as the regular lip glide but the new ones aren’t that bad either.
I use MAC Not So Innocent Fafi lipstick or MAC Delish lipstick. Haha not exactly “nude” per-say, but those two colours are the closest I can get to nude lips without looking washed out!
My new fave is Female Trouble by NARS =) perfect pinky nude!
Nude-nude – Whirl + 1n
Gold nude – sandy B
pink nude – buoy o buoy
I use Naked to The Core for a nude-nude… Or for a pinky-nude, probably Ahoy There!
My lips are really pigmented so a nude look for me is one coat of oyster girl lipglass.
Mine is MAC Blanketty (Amplified Cream)…. it is creamy, the perfect shade of nude/beige for me without being too pale.
I have been using Nude to the Core for the last month and love it!!! Gorgeous natural color plus the texture is smooth and rich (mostly because of the vitamin E/conditioner in the middle) and, if I want to spice it up, I add Jampacked l/g on top!
MAC satin lipcolor in SISS, then for a glossy nude lip, SISS topped with MAC lustreglass in Sinnamon. YES!
I’m obsessed with nude coloured lipstick/gloss as well – I have very red lips so it’s always a challenge to find something that will make my lips look more “beige”. Off the top of my head Bobbi Brown Lip Sheer in Beige.
Mac’s Siss l/s with Instant gold or nice buzz over top.
3N + Baby Sparks dazzleglass
Not So Innocent + Suger Trance
Style it Up + Suger Trance
Flattering + Trifle
Lazy Nude:
Strobe Blossom + Pretty Plush
Any tendertone
MAC’s Hue Lipstick
I’m lighter than NC15 and I do nude lips every day my fav is
true nude- Myth and Loreal bubblegum color juice
pink nude- myth and hue l/s with underage l/g
coral nude- myth and sock hop l/g
SO mad I missed out on 3n, melrose mood, and fleshpot!
i usually just wear either clear or pink gloss – from vickies secret .
currently its passion fruit pop or grapefruit blast but i really want to find a color that will make my bottom lip look brown
im NW 45 in mac if that helps anyone