These Are the Best Nude Lipsticks for Your Skin Tone

Prefer to take the natural rosiness in your lips down a notch? Try a sheer, light taupe or beige, like the L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Lipstick in Fairest Nude. It's affordable yet its packaging looks expensive — the golden combo, some might say.

Makeup artist Tobi Henney, loves using a cool-toned nude shade like this muted pink bullet by MAC on paler skin tones. "I tend to look at the natural color of the lip to guide me," she says. "I always want around the same depth of the lip color in my nude lipstick that I am going to apply, which is why I love this Satin Lipstick in Cherish for lighter-skinned clients."

"Nude lipsticks have to be chosen carefully so as not to wash out your complexion or look too light against your skin tone," says Henney, who keeps Nars's Sheer Lipstick in Cruising in her kit for lighter-toned clients. (Bonus points: a sheer formula blends seamlessly with your natural lip color for an undetectable finish.)

One of the most popular nude lipsticks of all time, Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk has earned veritable icon status (and an Allure Best of Beauty Award), thanks to its creamy formula and warm nude hue that seems to work on almost anybody. Not to mention, there's a medium shade as well, which works great on tan to dark skin tones. 

If anyone is going to create a perfect nude for medium skin, it's going to be Kim Kardashian's makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic. The Makeup By Mario Ultra Suede Lipstick is a matte lipstick that feels anything but dry. This hue, Kate, is a rosy nude that feels soft but gives depth to your lips.  

"The depth of the lipstick color should correlate with the skin tone, meaning the lighter the skin, the lighter the nude, and the darker skin, the darker the nude," explains makeup artist Quinn Murphy. Peachy-tan hues like Maybelline New York Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lip Color pictured above are as wallet-friendly as they are chic. Plus, this shade Darling Nude is just darling for medium skin tones. 

"Tom Ford's Sable Smoke is a great warm-beige nude, and also Lily Aldridge's favorite," says Murphy. "I always have it in my kit for her — It's not too light or dark and looks great against warm skin tones," she adds. Well, if it's good enough for Lily, it's good enough for us. 

We love a lip product that's impossible to mess up, and Hourglass Femme Nude Lip Stylo's are chunky lip crayons that do exactly that. Makeup artist Kelsey Deenihan loves Femme Nude, a beige-y mauve that looks like a dream on medium and tan skin tones.

What's better than a nude lipstick for darker skin tones? An affordable nude lipstick for darker skin tones. Meet the Nyx Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie Push-Up Long-Lasting Nude Lipstick, which features a retractable pencil and built-in sharpener that makes it easy to line and fill lips. This hue, After Hours, is a milk chocolate color that looks ideal on deeper skin tones. 

ICYMI: Sunnies Face is officially available in the US and the Filipina-owned brand's Fluffmatte lipsticks are it. The matte formula is never drying on the lips, and can we talk about this shade? Brunette is a deep shade with reddish undertones that give a sophisticated vibe to any look. 

Natasha Denona's I Need A Nude Lipstick is a collection of nudes that have four undertones: Beige, Neutral Beige, Neutral Pink, and Pink. This shade, Lala, is a deep brown that falls into the Neutral Beige category for its ability to work on all skin tones but works well as a nude for deeper tones, too.

Looking for a long-wearing nude that will last you from brunch to cocktails with minimal touchups? Try a soft matte lip pencil like Nudestix's Magnetic Matte Lip Color in Boho. It has rosy undertones and some serious staying power.

The Mented Cosmetics Semi-Matte Lipstick are exactly what it claims to be: a semi-matte formula. It's infused with castor seed oil and vitamin E which makes it super nourishing on the lips, but still boasts a lot of pigment. Speaking of which, this shade Dark Night is a cherry-brown hue that looks stunning on dark to deep skin tones.