The Best of The Nude Lips

Nude lips are something I never used to go for, until recently that is. I felt like nude lips really washed me out, and hell, what's the point in wearing lipstick that looks like your lips when you can wear pink or red? Well, that's how I saw it anyway. 

Now I can't get enough of nude lips. I feel so sophisticated with a smokey eye, contoured cheek and a nude lip, like a proper grown up. There's a lot of ways to do a nude lips, so I thought I'd round up my pick of the bunch to show you. 

The sheerest nude I reach for also happens to be the priciest. Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Boy was a Christmas gift this year, a pretty luxurious one to say the least. This is my go to for running out the door, the minimal effort pick. It's almost just like a glossy finish to my lips, since the colour is pretty similar to my natural lip shade. I also love wearing this over lipliner, I'll use a nude lip liner like the Clinique Quickliner for Lips in 40 Neutrally to make my lips stand out a little more, and accentuate my cupids bow, and then layer Boy over the top. 

The classic nude shade I reach for the most is the Clinique Chubby Stick Intense in 01 Curviest Caramel, your standard browny-nudey shade, but this is glossy enough, and just pink enough to not make me look dead. This pretty much lives in my handbag for touch ups, it's so neutral, it just goes with everything. It's also super moisturising, so it's a great option for dry lip days.

My most worn nude is the MAC Lustre Finish Lipstick in Syrup. In the bullet this looks plummy, but it's super sheer, so on my lips it's very similar to my natural lip colour, just with a slight darker tint. This is again really easy to wear, and goes with a lot, it just makes you look pulled together. 

The newest nude in my collection is the MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Peach Blossom, which was a birthday gift from my parents. It's a  light pink with a slight peachy tint to it, and is probably the closest nude to my natural lip colour, if anything it's a little lighter, but the pink tones stop it from washing me out. I've only had this just over a week and I am totally in love with it already. 

The pinkest nude I reach for is the NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien (don't ever ask me to pronounce that). I love this one because it's a bit different to your standard nude, it's definitely a pink, but on me it looks like that cliché my lips but better. I love the formula of these, they're so long lasting. 

And lastly the peachiest nude of the bunch (and the cheapest) is the Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Let's Get Naked. I've spoken about this a tonne, but basically it's your classic nude, but with peach undertones. It looks much peachier in the bullet and swatched than it does on the lips, so don't be put off! I get so many compliments on this lipstick.

What are your favourite nudes?