I have been trying to perfect this look for ages and I think I'm finally happy with it. I never thought that I'd wear a nude lip to work as I feel that it tends to wash a face out if you haven't balanced it with a statement/dark eye.
I personally think that getting a nude lip for those of us with darker skins is one of the biggest makeup problems we have, alongside finding a decent concealer which doesn't cost the earth. You want a nice nude lip, not one that looks like you've smeared someone's concealer all over your lips.
As my lips are not uniform in colour and are already quite pigmented, getting a natural (as possible) nude lip is made that little bit more difficult.
A long time ago now, I took the advice of this WOC beauty oracle and she told me that she had recently bought a lipstick which worked as a perfect nude.
I rushed to ebay and bought it.
It has been documented here before and I have used it for a few desi functions when the eye makeup has been heavy.
I have always wondered how people figured out which coloured lipglosses worked over certain lipsticks. I came across this totally by accident. I wanted to make my lips glossier but had no clear gloss and grabbed the lightest coloured gloss I could see. I have never really layered coloured lipgloss over a lipstick before but I am so glad I decided to mix these two as I now have the perfect glossy nude lip. The colours are strong enough to not vanish the second I put them on my lips.
I've got hand swatches and lip swatches so you can see the colours as they are and how they transform over to my lips.
The top left hand photograph of my lips is how it looks in reality, the rest are just there to show you how it looks when layered.
Do you think this works as a nude? If you have any tips and tricks re. getting a good nude lip, leave a comment!
I personally think that getting a nude lip for those of us with darker skins is one of the biggest makeup problems we have, alongside finding a decent concealer which doesn't cost the earth. You want a nice nude lip, not one that looks like you've smeared someone's concealer all over your lips.
As my lips are not uniform in colour and are already quite pigmented, getting a natural (as possible) nude lip is made that little bit more difficult.
A long time ago now, I took the advice of this WOC beauty oracle and she told me that she had recently bought a lipstick which worked as a perfect nude.
I rushed to ebay and bought it.
It has been documented here before and I have used it for a few desi functions when the eye makeup has been heavy.
I have always wondered how people figured out which coloured lipglosses worked over certain lipsticks. I came across this totally by accident. I wanted to make my lips glossier but had no clear gloss and grabbed the lightest coloured gloss I could see. I have never really layered coloured lipgloss over a lipstick before but I am so glad I decided to mix these two as I now have the perfect glossy nude lip. The colours are strong enough to not vanish the second I put them on my lips.
I've got hand swatches and lip swatches so you can see the colours as they are and how they transform over to my lips.
Do you think this works as a nude? If you have any tips and tricks re. getting a good nude lip, leave a comment!
This is nice. I prefer peach or pink toned lip looks to the concealed looking ones like GOSH darling. I don't think they work on our complexions very well. This however looks really wearable and very pretty. I might copy this soon :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks good but not sure if it works as a nude lip as its kinda sparkly :)
ReplyDeletegreat post hun.. combination looks great. x
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I like the combination, it looks natural and pretty. Stila's Brown Sugar lipglaze is a favourite of mine as it adds a subtle golden brown shimmer on lips.
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