Finding the perfect nude lipstick can be a difficult task, trying to find that shade which doesn’t wash you out, but also doesn’t overpower your makeup. If you’ve been struggling with finding that shade that looks like your lips, but just that little bit more polished.
7 Tips for Finding Your Perfect Nude Lip
Examine the inside of your lip by popping your bottom lip down and making a sad face, the inside colour of your lip will help you to see what the most flattering nude colour will be on your skintone.
When picking your perfect nude lipstick, if it isn’t possible to hygienically test it on your lips, swatch the lipstick on your fingertip, hold it up to your mouth and smile. The texture of your fingertips is similar in both colour and texture to your lips and will help to give you a good indication as to how the colour will look on you.
When shopping for nude lipstick, make sure your lips are completely free of colour, and if possible make it that you are not wearing any makeup.
If you have a light skintone, opt for a shade that is more pink, if you’ve got a medium skintone opt for something more beige and yellow based, for those with a very dark skintone you want something that is a rich, dark, mocha style brown similar to your natural lip colour.
Nude lipsticks can be very unforgiving to fine lines and dryness on the lips so try to pick a smoothing, hydrating formula which doesn’t accentuate texture on the lips. It’s best to stay clear of super matte formulas and drying liquid lipsticks.
Matte nudes can sometimes make the skin look washed out so opt for a creamy, semi-matte finish that has a tiny amount of shine to it.
Nude lipsticks with a tiny amount of shimmer will help to avoid the lips looking dry and washed out.
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