The perfect nude/neutral lip color would, of course, vary depending on each person's skin tone, but for me this is just any lipstick that is close to my natural lip color, doesn't wash me out, and/or be a lip color that I could wear any time - be it work or just a simple day out. This weekend, since none of the counters at my local Nordstrom seemed to have any of the products that I was looking for, I played around at the MAC counter and swatched a few of the MAC lipsticks that I think would be my perfect neutrals and got some swatches to share!
Note: I haven't bought any of these lipsticks - only swatched them. I don't use MAC foundation/bases, but I have been told I would be a NC45-ish. What would be a perfect neutral lipstick might not be the ideal for someone else. Disclaimers aside, I do hope the swatches are helpful.
MAC Lipstick Swatches - Must-Have Neutral/Nudes for My Darker Indian Skin Tone
Taupe, Cherish, Velvet Teddy, Honeylove
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| MAC Lipsticks for Darker Indian Skin Tones Taupe - Muted reddish-taupe brown (Satin) Cherish - Soft muted peachy-beige (Satin) Velvet Teddy - Deep tone beige (Matte) Honeylove - Light beige toned with rose (Matte) |
MAC Lipstick Swatches - Must-Have Neutral/Nudes for My Darker Indian Skin Tone
Myth, Brave, Twig, Mocha, Spirit
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| MAC Lipsticks for Darker Indian Skin Tones Myth - Light neutral nude Brave - Pink beige with white pearl (Satin) Twig - Soft muted brownish-pink (Satin) Mocha - Peachy yellow-brown (Satin) Spirit - Muted pinky-beige brown (Satin) |
MAC Lipstick Swatches - Must-Have Neutral/Nudes for My Darker Indian Skin Tone
Syrup, Mocha, Cosmo, Blankety
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| MAC Lipsticks for Darker Indian Skin Tones Syrup - Cloudy Pink (Lustre) Mocha - Peachy yellow-brown (Satin) Cosmo - Pink coco (Amplified Creme) Blankety - Soft pink beige (Amplified Creme) |
MAC Lipstick Swatches - Must-Have Neutral/Nudes for My Darker Indian Skin Tone
Freckletone, Jubilee, Fresh Brew, Touch, Hug Me
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| MAC Lipsticks for Darker Indian Skin Tones MAC Freckletone - Natural Peach (review here) MAC Jubilee - Naked beigey pink MAC Fresh Brew - Creamed coffee MAC Touch - Peachy cinnamon MAC Hug Me - Fresh pink |
So, these would be my picks for MAC neutral lipstick colours - for now. I will update with more swatches and links to reviews as and when I post them. It would be great if you could share your favorites among the MAC lipsticks! :)
MORE MAC MAKEUP SWATCHES:
MAC Retro Matte Lipsticks and Lipliners
5 Fabulous Orange Lipsticks by MAC
MAC Lipsticks - Part II
MAC Lipsticks - Part I
MAC Mineralize Rich Lipsticks
MAC Eyeshadows - Part I
MAC Prolongwear Paint Pots
Woww... Among all these I have just one - Cosmo..I want Hug Me, Twig, Syrup, Twig and many more..
ReplyDeleteI also have only one - Freckletone..am making a list :D
ReplyDeletewow..awesome swatches rads..<3
ReplyDeleteRads have you heard of MAC's Middle Eastern collection which features Yash, Mehr, Doubleshot, and Tabla? These are four nudes for our skin tone. I believe you can still pick them up online, but unfortunately they're only available at a few stores in North America.
ReplyDeleteI just wore Freckletone last week and was very happy with it. A MUA tried Pure Zen on me as well. It looked good with gloss, but I preferred Freckletone a bit more.
I have heard of those..and I think they are pretty easily available in India - I will just go there and check them in stores :D
ReplyDeleteI have touch and cherish and i love both of them. You know what a perfect nude for Indian skin tone is viva glam V ..that's my goto nude and my everyday office lipstick. Do swatch it if you don't have it already :)
ReplyDeleteBtw my wishlist is growing after looking at your swatches!
Viva Glam V! I see that listed everywhere as a perfect nude - will definitely give it a try! Thank you :)
DeleteI have touch and cherish and i love both of them. You know what a perfect nude for Indian skin tone is viva glam V ..that's my goto nude and my everyday office lipstick. Do swatch it if you don't have it already :)
ReplyDeleteBtw my wishlist is growing after looking at your swatches!
hi can you please recommend what shade mac powder i can use i have oily skin and i use the revlon medium deep powder?ive spent large amounts on makeup that makes me grey or too dark!!! ariya
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