12 December 2012

How to wear nude lipstick

Hey guys,
I had to do a post on 12-12-12 haha
So today I decided to do a 'How to wear nude lipstick' post. I asked if you wanted to me do a post on it and alot of you said yes. It always takes a while to understand how to actually pull off nude lips if you ask me  because not every nude lipstick will suit you (been there). 
So I picked three of your basic nude lipsticks, Barry M 101 marshmallow, MAC cream 'd nude and ELF natural nymph.  I've experimented so much with nude lipsticks. They appear to be really white and ashy at  times but as always I make the product work somehow! When I ordered the ELF lipstick it was raved about so much and on the internet the swatches seemed to be a lovely pinkish nude colour but when I used it, it was really pale and made me look like a ghost. Same thing with the Barry M one. The MAC cream D'nude is actually really nice and I wear that alone but I know for alot of people that particular shade doesn't work. 
2 other products that you'll need is a nude/peach lipgloss such as the Rimmel vinyl gloss in 'paparazzi' and any lip marker in a brown or nude colour such as the Maxfactor lipfinity liptint in 08. 
The first way you can wear a nude lip colour is by using a lipmarker that is a little darker than your natural lipcolour underneath the actual pale lipstick. I use this Maxfactor one which isn't the best product when you use it on its own but it works well for this. After using a lip marker or liptint, apply your chosen nude lipstick on top and blend it evenly. I use this technique with the ELF lipcolour. This almost mutes the paleness a lipstick might have because you now have a darker colour underneath. This is the way I wear alot of my nude lipsticks. You can also use a lipliner instead or a lipmarker for this which works equally as well. I love this technique because it doesn't change the colour of the lipstick but makes it alot more wearable and subtle.

Another technique that you can try is by applying your nude lipstick (I usually use the BarryM one for this) and then using a nude or peach lipgloss on top. Because the lipgloss shade is deeper than the actual lipcolour this makes it appear less ashy and alot more neutral. You could always try using peach/pink lipcolour on top of the nude lipstick by patting it on literally. This will add a slight tinge of colour to it.

I have another post coming up on nude lipsticks for your skintone! 

I hope you guys liked this post!
Do let me know what you think!

Hareem x

22 comments:

  1. Great post - nice to see something different. Haven't read much on nude lips before!
    I always opt for a nude lip (most of the time) and love the ones I've accumulatd over the years.
    I don't own a nude gloss though so maybe that shall be my next investment :) xx

    www.hannahsbow.co.uk

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    1. Thankyou Hannah! Really happy you liked it :)
      I love nude lips myself and the lipgloss is lovely! x

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  2. Great post, nude lips are always handy :)

    Sophierosehearts x

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    1. I love nude lipsticks! If worn correctly they look lovely!x

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  3. Love this post!! Too right, nude lipsticks can be such a tricky thing to pull off! x

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    1. Thankyou! I know, I've experimented alot with nude lipsticks! x

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  4. Love wearing nudes but for my skintone it's a bit hard to pull off! Most nudes seem to wash me out:(

    ♥,
    Shari

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    1. If you try the lipmarker method it may work because the same thing happens to me L( give it a go! :) x

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  5. Great post babe, nude lips isn't the easiest look to pull off and you made it so easy to do. I'm looking foward to the next post on nude lips for diff skin tones :)
    Sabi xx

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    1. I'll post that asap :) thankyou and glad you liked it! x

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  6. Great post, creme d nude is one of my fave nudes :) Xx

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    1. Its really lovely! My first MAC lipstick :) x

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  7. I love this, the only colour I ever use on my lips are nude colours. Dark, strong colours don't suit me in the slightest! Very useful post xx

    Elise at elisedopson.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Good to know it was useful :)
      I mostly wear nudes myself because of the same reason :)
      x

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  8. aww would have loved to see the look on YOU :D

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  9. Thank you so much for this post! I'm a mess when it comes to nudes. Red lipstick is my language, I don't speak nude! But I'd love to! Any nude I tried until now looked horrrrrrible on me. But I might try the trick with the lip marker!
    I can't wait on your next post about nudes! Maybe I've been looking at an trying the wrong nudes all this time..

    X

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    1. your welcome! I love the lip marker trick. Its one of the best ways to wear a nude lip in my opinion! :)
      x

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  10. Thank you for sharing this post. Pink color is my favorite, but sometimes I try out a new style with a nude lipstick.

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