Well, as I said in the first entry about makeup, I love nude lipsticks. But also I love nude shades in all sort of makeup: I’m a fan of all nude complexion! That’s why I’m looking forward the new MAC collection, N, that’s going to be all about nudes! I also have been finding so many beautiful shades of beige lipsticks on ebay that I’m getting crazy!!! Whats funny about that is most of the beautiful shades I’m finding with asian sellers, so now I make a question: Why only in the Asian countries they launch the most interesting nude shades? =PPPAnyway, I have bought 2 more nude lipsticks, apart from the Chanel #30 Rêve, that I told you in the first makeup entry: Chanel Rouge Allure #29 Troublant (Limited Edition and the same collection of the Rêve one) and YSL Rouge Pure Shine #25 Natural Brown, of The Naturals Collection, only launched on Asian countries =(((( I’m also intending to buy other 4 lipsticks, but I’ll just tell you their names when I actually buy them =PPP
BTW, my obsession about nudes is so huge that today I bought 2 l/s of the same colour, because the shade got out of the store’s catalogue. It’s the same Brazilian store I bought my red l/s, Boticário, the name of the shade is Demi Canela, a sheer beige/brown colour. I love it, so I asked the salesgirl seaches for me in all stores and she found them =))) I got so happy!
But its important to tell you that the nudes have different shades: the orange-peach nude; the beige nude; the rosy-mauve nude and the brown nude. A perfect example of the 4 shades you find in the Limited Edition Nude Collection Dior launched: the Dior Addict Ultra Nude. I absolutely loved the collection, so I bought all four lipsticks. Here they are:
*orange-peach nude: #540 Stripped Orange;
*beige nude: #220 Skin Beige;
*rosy-mauve nude: #380 Undressed Mauve;
*brown nude: #520 Naked Brown.
Each one of them matches with an specific skin colour or lip colour. Because we cant forget our lips has got different colours: some of us have rosy lips; other has got reddish lips; others has got brownish lips (my case); others have got beige lips. Depending on your lip colour, the lipstick can get completely different shade as you see in the tube: that’s why you need to try some nude shades until you find the one that matches you. Or, if you want to wear all shades, you simply use foundation or concealer over your lips, to “erase” them and make them a complete neautral colour, and then you can apply any kind of shade you wish! Luckily all shades of the Dior Ultra Nude Collection fit on me, I think its because it’s a sheer collection, so with sheer l/s you hardly get wrong. The pigmented l/s are the ones you need to be careful.
I can give you some other examples of gorgeous nude shades separated by the categories. I hope you like my suggestions =)) Here they are:
1) orange-peach nude:
*Chanel Rouge Allure #30 Rêve;
*MAC Lipstick in Freckletone;
*YSL Rouge Rouge Pure Shine #27 Natural Honey;
*Chanel Rouge Hydrabase #41 Sahara Beige;
*Bourjois, Pour La Vie, #44 Beige Eternel;
*Revlon Super Lustrous Flashstone.
2) beige nude:
*MAC Lipstick in Jubelee;
*L’Oreal Star Secrets Aishwarya Beige;
*L’Oeal Made for Me Naturals (an excellent collection as well) #240 Dune (this one has got a touch of gold);
*Lancôme Rouge Absolu #270 Ambre Cuir;
*Bourjois Pour La vie #43 Beige Chic
*Clinique Long Last Lipstick #03 Creamy Nude.
3) rosy-mauve nude:
*L’Oreal Glam Shine Cream #100 Sweet Nude;
*Clinique Moisture Sheer Lipstick Sweet Violet;
*Lancôme Rouge Attraction #200 Beige Nude;
*Clinique Long Last Lipstick in Blushing Nude;
*MAC Lipstick in Hug Me;
*Chanel Rouge Allure #06 Silhouette.
4) brownish nude:
*Shiseido 05 Macadamia Beige;
*Shiseido M3 Natural Brown (matte);
*Guerlain Divinora Matte #482 (I believe that this one is out of catalogue, but worth checking);
*L’Oreal, Made for me Naturals collection, #231 Sepia/Silk;
*Dior Rouge #515.
P.S. I believe there is a sub category of brownish nudes: the brown-grayish nudes - this one are very dangerous, so I suggest you wear a neutral lip liner to balance the shade or apply other l/s shade, such as rosy-mauve nude one, to look healthy and not a corps =PPP Examples:
*Bourjois Lovely Rouge, #06 Praline Desiree;
*Lancome Rouge Absolu, Romance Satin (LE).
I think I have passed to you all the secrets that I use in a daily basis with my nudes. I hope you all enjoy reading this post as much as I enjoyed write it =)))
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