n00dz (and neutrals!)

I'm on my way to the beach right now, and in honor of the bare skin I'll be sporting, I think it's time we get down to it. After all that talk of a bold lip, why don't I share my nude collection?  And I don't mean risque photography...I'm talking about the big lip trend for this fall:  nudes!

There are SO many nude lipsticks out there.  Like...an overwhelming amount of them.  I'm guilty of buying up all the neutral lip shades I can get my hands on.  Even though my husband thinks they "all look the same."  They don't.

I have more neutral and nude lipsticks than anything else in my collection.  The reason?  I love bold lips.  We've already discussed this.  But, bold lips aren't right for every occasion.  Neutral lips are sexy any day of the week and for any event.

Nudes to me are shades that are peachy, pinky, brownish, grayish colors.  I consider neutrals to be any sort of muted color that's...well...neutral.  Some of my neutrals are reddish, or purplish, or something like that.

I'm going to be swatching some of these shades multiple times so you can see how they compare to one another.

Let's start with the Nood Collection from Melt:

I obsessed over this collection for MONTHS.  Of course I got them all.  N00d is by far my favorite of the collection, and maybe my favorite nude in general.  Sext is a little light for me.  I'm super fair, so this shade kind of blends in with my skin.  If I wear it with a liner, it's much better.  Laced is a good one to wear any day of the week.  Catsuit is a little more vampy, so I usually wear it if I'm going out for the evening.  And it's perfect for fall!  All of these shades are matte, but the formula is slightly creamier than Melt's usual.

Now for Lime Crime:

Babette, Coquette, Cashmere, Bleached, and Faded I would consider to be nudes.  Faded is almost a perfect match to my natural lip color.  The rest are what I would call neutrals.  They aren't really nudes, but they aren't super bright or saturated.  But I love them!  Babette and Coquette are matte lipsticks, and the rest are liquids. 

Here's some from Colourpop:

I wrote about Colourpop a few weeks ago, so check out my post to get a full review!  Brink and Grunge are matte Lippie Stix and the rest are liquids.

Here's some randoms:

The Jeffree Star shades are liquids.  Too Faced Melted lipsticks are creamy liquid lipsticks with long wear.  Creme d'Nude is a cremesheen lipstick.  Stone and Lolita are matte.


And here's a comparison of some possible dupes!  As you can see, none of these shades are exact matches, but some are pretty close!

Nude lips are my Holy Grail.  I obviously can't get enough.    With so many finishes and formulas, it's hard not to want them all.

Now I'm going to put my toes in the sand!


Life's a beach my pretties!