Guide to Nude Lips

Hello again! So a few days ago I posted my Guide to Coral lips, and now I've decided to go nude. I think nude lips are always classic, either with a smokey eye or for a really natural, flawless look. They go with everything, they make your lips just a little better with little to no maintenance required. Here are my top picks for nude lips!

 Mayeblline's lipstick in 920 Nude Lust is a creamy, satin finish with no sparkle but a bit of gloss. It's a warm toned nude, and with a drugstore price I think it's a perfect everyday lip.

 Benefit's Skinny Dip is a shade from their older line, before it was re-designed. Although this shade is no longer available, I thought I'd include it because it's one of my most-loved lipsticks. It's a very shiny formula for a lipstick and although it isn't too long lasting, it's a really nice natural shade.

 MAC's Modesty is a Cremesheen formula, meaning it doesn't have any glitter but isn't matte either. This particular colour is gorgeous, especially beautiful in fall and winter because of it's berry-undertones.

MAC's Patisserie is a Lustre formula, meaning it has some gold sparkles running throughout the lipstick. It doesn't look too glittery, but you can definitely tell there is something sparkly going on. It's a beautiful shade anytime of year, either for some festive sparkle or to shine up a summer tan.

 NYX's Mega Shine Lipgloss in Natural is exactly that. It's very, very natural. It is an essential everyday colour, with a perfect formula, finish and colour. It is glossy, quite long lasting and doesn't have unnecessary sparkle.

 NYX's Xtreme Shine Lipcream in the shade Natural is basically the sister of the above lipgloss, but in a different formula. The lipcream is more pigmented and lasts a lot longer, but applied too heavily and it can look a bit cakey.

 Rimmel London's Apocalips Lip Laquer in the shade 100 Phenomenon is a more ligh-toned nude, with a similar formula to that of NYX's lipcream. It can be quite heavy, so the lighter it is applied the better. This nude is a bit less pink toned, and a little more yellow, so keep that in mind if you're in the market for a new nude lip colour.

Finally we have Hourglass' lipgloss in the colour "Child". It's a nice nude shade and quite light. This is perfect for people with lighter lip tones than my own, my natural lip colour is actually quite dark. This has a really nice, longwearing formula with the perfect amount of glossiness.

Swatches from left to right: Maybelline's Nude Lust, Benefit's Skinny Dip, MAC's Patisserie, MAC's Modesty, NYX's Natural Mega Shine Gloss, NYX's Natural Lip Cream, Rimmel's Phenomenon and Hourglass' Child. 

I hope you're enjoying this lip colour series! Let me know some of your favourite nude lip shades!