The Best Nude Lipstick for Your Skin Tone
The perfect nude lipstick makes your face look fresh and youthful, but a lot of people pick something too light, too opaque, or too beige ..." says makeup artist.
This trick is to tone down the pink of the lips with a warmer or slightly cooler tone, depending on the skin. The right nude is the perfect balance of warm and cold; it shouldn’t be orange but it shouldn’t look too gray or too hot pink either. Here, we present tips straight from the pros, in addition to a variety of options based on your skin tone.
Taking an extra minute to prep your lips can be the difference between a nude lip that looks pretty and one that looks pasty. Start by layering on a moisturizing balm. Makeup artist said, "I use it under every nude lipstick to condition the mouth and lend a hint of color that prevents washout. It also makes the liner application easier"
Makeup artist Tobi Henney, loves using a cool-toned nude shade like this muted pink bullet by Nars on paler skin tones. "I tend to also look at the natural color of the lip to guide me" she says. "I always want around the same depth of the lip color in my nude lipstick that I am going to apply."
"Nude lipsticks have to be chosen carefully so as not to wash out your complexion or look too light against your skin tone," says Henney, who keeps Nars's Sheer Lipstick in Cruising in her kit for medium skin tone clients.
It's not unusual for your top lip to appear darker than the bottom one, says Wilson. To even out the color, he suggests filling in your entire mouth with a soft brown lip pencil and blending a dusty, rose-brown lipstick on top. The end result is a DIY pink-y nude that's perfect for deep complexions
For deeper skin tones, there’s a bit more range for nudes that are a touch lighter or darker, like deep berry or chocolate mocha," says Martini, who loves Marc Jacobs Beauty New Nudes Sheer Gel Lipstick in Role Play for dark and deep skin tones. "Deeper skin tones will find many ways to have nudes that complement their skin.
