As a woman with dark skin, a “nude” lipstick that may work on someone with a lighter complexion may leave me looking as though my lips are chapped and dry. Kind of like Tyrone:

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Okay, maybe not as bad as Tyrone’s but close enough. That was until I realized that “nude” lipstick on women with dark skin has a whole other meaning. Nude typically involves shades of brown or, at the very least, a brown lipliner to give a more natural appearance. Check out these lovely examples for inspiration:

1. NYX Cosmetics Liquid Suede — Downtown Beauty

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2.  Milani Covet Lip Creme, NYX Lip Pencil in Urban Cafe

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3. Melted Cosmetics: Mented 5

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4. Colourpop Ultra Matte Lipstick — Limbo

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5. MAC Taupe Lipstick

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6. Violet Voss “Shade” Liquid Matte Lipstick

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7. Illamasqua Naked Lipstick

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8.  Essence pencil — Hot Chocolate; Colourpop — Limbo; Colourpop — Platformdark skin lipstick

9. Colour Pop DM

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10. NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream — Abu Dhabi

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Have you tried any of these lipsticks?