03 January, 2013

All About Nudes: Lipstick

Hi, lovelies! Today I'm continuing my posts on my lipstick collection. This time I'm showing you my nude shades. You'll notice that almost all of my nudes are quite dark, more on the brown/beige side. That's because my natural lip color is a pinky brown shade. Also, sometimes I get quite tan and I don't want my nude lips to contrast too much with my face. Hope you find a color you like! You can find swatches of my red lipsticks here. Tell me, what are your all-time favorite nudes?

1.  Revlon Lip Butter in "Creamsicle":  This is my least favorite nude and Lip Butter in general.  It's really light so it's not the most flattering color on me. Plus, the formula settles into lip lines and shows dryness easily.

2.  Revlon ColorBurst in "Soft Nude":  This used to be my favorite nude lipstick in high school. It's a gorgeous lipstick but needs so much reapplying. The ColorBurst line doesn't wear too long in general.

3.  L'Oreal Colour Riche in "Fairest Nude":  Currently, this is my third favorite nude.  It's really flattering and has a little bit of pink in it.

4.  Rimmel by Kate Moss in "08":  All the Kate Moss lipsticks I've tried have had a great formula and this is no exception. The thing that keeps me from wearing this often is that I find it a bit too cool toned on me.

5.  MAC in "Velvet Teddy":  My favorite nude and one of my favorite lipsticks in general.  It has a really good matte finish, not drying at all.  For me the color is perfection and the closest to my natural lip color. Lip swatch here.

6.  MAC in "Mehr":  Really pretty color and has a great formula as well. It's slightly cool toned, like a dirty rose color. Lip swatch here.

7.  NYX in "Thalia":  This lipstick is gorgeous and has a great formula.  I hardly reach for it because the color is cool toned and ashy.  On my skin tone it's the nude equivalent to a vampy lip: feels appropriate only on certain occasions and takes some confidence to pull off.

8.  Guerlain L'Extrait in "Avarice":  I forgot to swatch this one in the third image because it was in my purse.  Anyways, the formula for this is amazing!  It dries and looks a little lighter on. I've swatched it on my lips here.

My top 3 favorites:  MAC Velvet Teddy, Guerlain Avarice, L'Oreal Fairest Nude.

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50 comments:

  1. I need to get my hands on Velvet teddy!
    Happy New Year, Hun!

    Ploy <3 x
    withloveploy.blogspot.com

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  2. great collection of nude colours - my favourite is revlon's!

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  3. Nude lips are my favorite to wear. I do smokey eyes with nude lips for a night out. The Revlon "Soft Nude" is perfect.

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  4. Allure Mag holds a blog competition in the spring. I hope you enter it. Your blog and your tumbler site (love it) show an incredible eye for color.

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    1. Thanks for letting me know, lovely! xx

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  5. Velvet teddy looks gorge!! Great picks xxx

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  6. Oh that Kate moss in 08 looks fab! I've got 101 and 107 in the matte ones but none from the original collection!
    Glossyboutique.blogspot.com
    Xo

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    1. Lucky! Whenever I see a display for the new collection #107 is always sold out! I want it xx

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  7. Ooo MAC Mehr looks lovely, I've never seen this lipstick before :)
    www.bonjourluce.blogspot.com xx

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  8. Lovely picks. I love the look of Velvet Teddy and the L'Oreal shade xx

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  9. I've always wanted to try Velvet Teddy, looks gorgeous!! My favorites are MAC's Hue, Creme de' Nude, Angel, and Makeup Forevers #22. Xo

    http://beauty.maybebabyxo.com/

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    1. Angel is beautiful. And Hue is hugely popular. Thanks for sharing your faves xx

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  10. I'm not a lipstick fan, but all these colours are gorgeous and wearable, especially the more 'nudish' ones ^^ xx

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  11. Coco!! You have such a gorgeous collection of nude lipsticks... I've been wanting to nab NYX's Thalia for awhile now but wasn't sure how the formula held up; I think you just convinced me to go get it! :)

    Cassie
    thriftthick.blogspot.com

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  12. I really like soft nude!I'm using the lipglosses from the same line and they nude colors are amazing x)

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  13. i couldn't pick a specific colour to love, all are gorgeous xx

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  14. I LOVE Velvet Teddy, it's a gorgeous shade! Great swatches!! xx'

    www.ruelalips.blogspot.com

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  15. Ooh fairest nude looks so lovely! Your posts are always so helpful, loving your clear photographs so much! <3

    Jennie xo | sailorjennie.com

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  16. Nude lipsticks are always the hardest for me to wear (I have pale lips and fair skin, so they wash me out so easily), so I really appreciate seeing such great swatches! MAC Velvet Teddy looks and sounds so lovely- nude, but wearable!

    -Jen

    www.vibrantbeautyblog.com

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    1. Yes, there's always the danger of going too light or looking monochromatic with nude lips xx

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  17. Velvet Teddy looks fantastic! Thanks for the link to your lip swatch!

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  18. I've been looking for a few good nudes - I have Creamsicle, but it's far too light for me. Velvet Teddy looks awesome, though.

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  19. Those are all so pretty!
    I'm always more drawn to darker brown nudes too!

    Peanutloveslipstick.Blogspot.Com

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  20. Those are some pretty nudes! I still haven't found a great nude lipstick for me. That Guerlain packaging is seriously gorgeous!

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  21. These are all gorgeous but i LOVE the kate moss one! I need to get my hands on some of those...great post :) x

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  22. I have been wanting to try Velvet Teddy, but I just never bought it. I will be adding it to my list!

    - Nicole @ proudproductjunkie.blogspot.com

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  23. Velvet Teddy looks so nice! I love the Loreal lipsticks, such great quality and pretty packaging for the drugstore! Love this post!

    giveaway!

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  24. I've been meaning to buy mac's velvet teddy for a while now, this post just helped me make my mind around it!

    lots of love!



    gorgeous&fearless

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  25. i love the color of fairest nude but i cant stand the smell...it smells like the fake makeup that little kids play with to me...i wish i could stand it but its so horrible and it sits right under my nose i hate it so much.

    i reallyyyy want to try velvet teddy! omg!

    stephanieslook.blogspot.com

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    1. I know what you mean!! Just like some MUA lipstick shades and the entire Colour Sensetional Maybelline range have that terrible lipstick scent xx

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  26. Lovely swatches! Velvet Teddy is currently on my wishlist thanks to this post!

    www.fashionandbeautyrelated.blogspot.co.uk

    x

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  27. I think the Velvet Teddy, Avarice, and Thalia are the best for my skin type. Very pretty.

    Kate from Clear the Way

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  28. I love love love mac's velvet teddy, it's my go-to lipstick, it's so gorgeous yet nude and natural! great post :-)

    burgundybeauty.blogspot.co.uk

    x

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    1. Yes! It's an amazing lipstick and I think the name is cute x

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  29. Velvet Teddy looks beautiful :) I love Lychee Crush from Face of Australia, best nude lipstick ever!
    x

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  30. Really want to try velvet teddy, my fav nude is shy girl, have you tried it? xx

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    1. I haven't but I've seen swatches of it many times and I think it's gorgeous. It's on my wishlist :)

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  31. mac Mehr and Revlon Lip butter is my favorite too !

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  32. L'oreal fairest nude has been my go to nude for years now, love the shade. I hate the smell though!

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  33. I love Thalia! Such a yummy colour.

    Tara
    The Style Rawr!
    xoxo

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  34. I always love reading your posts, Coc! I love the ColorBurst color in Soft Nude too. I really liked Revlon's Rosy Nude, it was warm and the perfect shade, but they discontinued it :(

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  35. Velvet Teddy looks lovely, i might have to try it out (:

    xx

    http://laurathroughthelens.blogspot.co.uk/

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  36. Wow.. Okay I own quite a few neutrals but my favorite from MAC has to be Spirit! It's just. beautiful. <3 The latest one that I got was Double Shot but I need to get Mehr soon! AGH!! x

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  37. Love your swatches, the kate moss 9 is one of my fav this year too love it xx

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  38. oh wow, in the tubes they all look so similar but when swatched, you can really see their own identities!

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  39. I think I am going to have to get Velvet Teddy :)


    www.ofbeautyandnothingness.blogspot.co.uk

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  40. I love the look of velvet teddy and soft nude,

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  41. Those are all so pretty. I need to book mark this page so I can come back to it when I go lip stick shopping :D

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  42. Gorgeous colours!

    Lauren
    Fashionswirls.blogspot.com

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