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Best Lipstick Shades for Dusky Skin
Aayushi Mehra
The quest to find the lipstick of your dreams can be a long one. While some look beautiful in the bullet, the same does not bloom on the lips. Some look gorgeous, but then turn into an unflattering neon – the struggles are endless. While we understand and empathise, we have some recommendations and tips on how you can make the most of these pale shades and make better buying decisions. You can explore and Buy Lipsticks from us but for this article, here are our top 10 lipstick shades for dusky skin.
Top 10 lipstick Shades for Dusky Skin
1. Pale Shades
A pale nude might sound ridiculous, but it is the perfect addition to adding a pouty look to the centre of your lips. Pick one that would generally wash you out and mix it with your bolder lip shades.
We recommend:
a. Swiss Beauty Liquid Lipstick - Real Nude
Customer Rating: 4 / 5
Net Volume: 6ml
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b. Maybelline Nude shot
Customer Rating: 4.1 / 5
Net Volume: 7ml
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2. Bold Browns
These are every dusky girl’s staple and best friend. A beautiful brown nude or a coffee brown will look stunning on you no matter what the occasion is.
We recommend:
a. Stay Quirky - I Woke Up Like This
Customer Rating: 3.9 / 5
Net Volume: 4.5ml
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b. SUGAR cosmetics Vianne Rocher
Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5
Net Volume: 2.8gm
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3. Versatile Peaches
A peachy nude adds a touch of flirtiness to an otherwise regular look. You could go for a burnt peach with a brown lip liner or a brownish peach for a sunny day out with friends.
We recommend:
a. Maybelline Creamy Matte - Toasted Brown
Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5
Net Volume: 3.9gm
4. Cheerful Pinks
Every girl’s first love, you can always count on a simple pink shade to brighten up your mood no matter what’s happening. A pink shade with hints of brown or magenta will look gorgeous on deeper skin tones. Checkout lakme lipstick shades for a perfect pink shade .
We recommend:
a. Lakme Matte Melt Mini - Pink Footprint
Customer Rating: 4 / 5
Net Volume: 2.4ml
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5. Cool Coral Nudes
A coral nude might sound funny to a dusky girl, but it is the perfect recipe to add a pop of brightness to a dull outfit. Mix your coral shade with a red lip liner, and it will give you results you will fall in love with.
We recommend:
a. Lakme 9 to 5 - Coral Date
Customer Rating: 3.7 / 5
Net Volume: 2.5ml
6. Mauvy Nudes
If you are a dusky girl and have not tried mauvy nudes, you’re missing out on life. Grab a mauvy nude for office days as well as night outs. You will adore how it looks on you, we promise.
We recommend:
a. Renee - Castle of Nude
Customer Rating: 3.8 / 5
Net Volume: 2.5ml
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b. SUGAR Smudge Me Not - Suave Mauve
Customer Rating: 4.1 / 5
Net Volume: 4.5ml
7. Plummy Plums
A plummy shade or deep berry makes any look even more festive. Grab a plummy shade if you want to experiment without taking big risks.
We recommend:
a. Faces Canada Weightless Creme Lipstick - Plum Peach
Customer Rating: 4.1 / 5
Net Volume: 4gm
8. Flattering Magenta
A place where pinks and purples meet and happiness begins. You will be surprised at how flattering magenta shades look on deeper skin tones.
We recommend:
a. NY Bae Crayon - First Base
Customer Rating: 4.1 / 5
Net Volume: 2.8gm
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b. Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick Glancing Stare 107 - Pink
Customer Rating: 3.7 / 5
Net Volume: 4.2gm
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9. Deep Pinks
Add a deeper and darker pink into your routine, and prepare to get your socks blown away. You can use a deep pink on festive days as well as when you’re going about your daily routine without it looking too much or underwhelming.
We recommend:
a. Stay Quirky Pink Smoochin’
Customer Rating: 3.9 / 5
Net Volume: 4.5ml
10. Grungy Browns
A grungy brown is a show stealer and definitely not for the faint-hearted. That does not mean you should not try it, does it?
We recommend:
a. Lakme Forever Matte - Deep Espresso
Customer Rating: 4.1 / 5
Net Volume: 5.6ml
b. Stay Quirky - Let's Go Incognito
Customer Rating: 3.7 / 5
Net Volume: 3.5g
How to choose the perfect shade for you?
Now that we have recommended the shades and lipsticks for dusky skin, how do you determine what looks stunning on you and what does not?
- Always go for a strong brown undertone. Since South Asian skin tones are rich in melanin, it is safe to stick to colours that have brown undertones.
- You can pick and choose between brown-toned berries, brown-toned pinks, or even brown-toned peaches. Such colours look stunning and are always a safe bet if you buy your lipsticks online.
- You can also always use the colours that have previously washed you out with a dark lip liner. Dab the lighter colour on top or right in the centre of your lips for a beautiful, pouty look.
Using up what you have ensures that your lipsticks are being utilised, and you end up using them by mixing and matching them with your deeper, bolder colours. How cool is that?
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About Aayushi Mehra
Aayushi is a writer at Purplle.com. A beauty, lifestyle and fashion enthusiast, she also loves to watch K drama and listen to KPop music, and travel through the holidays. She is always reading makeup blogs or watching makeup tutorials to up her game & reflects the same in her expert makeup blogs. Besides this, she has a nose for elegant & sophisticated perfumes for every occasion and she should be the go-to person for all your fragrance needs. Aayushi is free spirited and enjoys sharing her experiences with the readers.