For many, MAC nude lipsticks often provide the Holy Grail of nude lipstick options for a wide array of skin tones. Most of the formulas improve the health of your lips regardless of the finish, but there are plenty of options to choose from when you're in the mood to wear a nude lipstick.
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Nothing says 'light and summery' like a nude lip, and it's perfect for the no-makeup makeup look. Whether you prefer a hint of brown or a rosy tint or even if you want to change from day to day, MAC nude lipsticks have you covered!
The interesting thing about the nude lipstick trend is the variance of tones and shades that still manage to be considered a nude lipstick. Nude lipstick, even in the most natural and close to natural shades, helps to define and enhance your lips.
Taupes and golden honeys complete the range that often starts with startlingly vivid shades of pink that are considered to be on the livelier end of the nude lipstick spectrum. Below you will find options from one end of the spectrum to the other, each designed to flatter your pucker and pout.
Check out our picks for the top 23 MAC nude lipsticks that look great on every skin tone.
1. MAC Matte Lipstick in Bronx
MAC's matte lipstick in Bronx is the creamy nude of your dreams if you're looking for a golden kissed taupe lipstick. The matte formula is smooth and rich without any shine – the perfect nude matte for those looking for a color that is just a bit more than subtle with a hint of light brown.
This MAC nude lipstick is not drying, one of the best features of MAC lipsticks; you can enjoy the color and finish without any discomfort. Pick yours up on the MAC website or at Nordstrom!
2. MAC Lustre Lipstick in Hug Me
This MAC nude lipstick is a buildable pink toned nude shade. The finish is lustrous, while the formula is lightweight and glides on for customizable coverage. This is a very natural pink toned option that can go from an unassuming touch of pink to an obvious but not overpowering shade. Get yours directly from MAC or Nordstrom!
3. MAC Satin Lipstick in Cherish
One of the best MAC nude lipsticks, Cherish is essentially the love child of a peach tinted nude and beige toned nude lipstick. The coverage is buildable and features a soft and creamy feel. The satin finish provides just enough shine for a beautiful toned nude that is not meant to totally fly beneath the radar. MAC offers this lipstick on their website or at Nordstrom.
4. MAC Matte Lipstick in Honeylove
This MAC nude lipstick is a rosy beige nude shade that is obvious on all skin tones. While being just a step above natural, the color richly deposited on application is long-wear with no shine and a smooth matte finish. This is a very popular color for anyone who wants to be complimented on their nude lipstick. Get yours at MAC's website or from Nordstrom!
5. MAC Matte Lipstick in Yash
One of the best MAC nude lipsticks, Yash is matte perfection on the neutral color scale. Animal crossing sw. As neutrals go, Yash is considered deep neutral, meaning that it is on the darker end of neutral. This particular nude lipstick provides a serious color deposit with an ultra creamy matte finish.
This is one of the indisputably perfect MAC nude lipsticks for all skin tones. Even when it looks different, it is still incredibly flattering and comfortable to wear. Get yours on the MAC website or at Nordstrom!
6. MAC Lustre Lipstick in Jubilee
MAC's Jubilee is a favorite nude lipstick for a lot of people (including me!) because the natural looking color is smooth, buildable and most of all – lustrous and flattering. The initial swipe of this MAC nude lipstick produces a sheer, lightweight deposit of color that looks a step up from your natural lip color.
If you want more 'pow' when putting the lipstick on, simply swipe on more, as the color is beautifully buildable. The pink tint over the beige is a perfect buy that is going to look great on you. Get yours at MAC or at Nordstrom!
7. MAC Satin Lipstick in Fleshpot
This particular MAC nude lipstick is a bright but muted pink that is noticeably bright. An auto clicker. Fleshpot is another perfect example of a standout pink that still counts as a shade of nude. The satin finish gives this nude lipstick a bit of buildable shine that mimics a light-frosting effect on nearly all skin tones. Fleshpot is a pink nude that is designed to stand out. You can order yours from MAC or from Nordstrom.
8. MAC Satin Lipstick in Peachstock
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This is one of the best MAC nude lipsticks, as it is a true one-shade-fits-all nude lipstick champion. Its gorgeous combination of peach and beige looks flattering on every skin tone and never overpowering. Thanks to the soft textured satin finish, it's got the perfect sheen and a creamy feel when applying.
The coverage is buildable, allowing you to get the perfect look you want with just the right amount of color for natural and healthy-looking pout with a hint of oomph. Cod waw pc price. Peachstock is available on the MAC website and at Nordstrom.
9. MAC Lustre Lipstick in Touch
MAC's Touch is the dream shade for a nude with a bit of sultry warmth. The formula is lightweight, and the coverage is buildable, allowing you to add however much color you want. The shade has hints of warm cinnamon and peach for a color that works with the lustrous finish for an ideal color and shine combination.
This MAC nude lipstick is warm and perfectly situated on the darker end of neutrals with more than a hint of brown. Get yours at MAC or at Nordstrom!
10. MAC Satin Lipstick in Shrimpton
This MAC nude lipstick is the beige standard nude, but in a creamy medium to full coverage formula. The color is rich and feels amazing when applied. This is a true neutral nude lipstick that has a satin finish and no additional tones or distractions – just a stunning classic nude. Pick up yours at MAC or at Nordstrom!
11. MAC Amplified Lipstick in Blankety
Soft and smooth as the name implies, this is one of the best MAC nude lipsticks especially for fair skin tones. The color – a combination of soft pink and beige – is one of the trendiest pink nude lipsticks available.
The popularity of the shade is not just because of the depth of the pigment or the semi-lustrous finish, but also because of the smooth, full-coverage formula. It doesn't take much to create the look you want with this MAC nude lipstick, so get yours on the MAC website or at Nordstrom.
12. MAC Frost Lipstick in Icon
This MAC nude lipstick features a pearl finish that is semi-lustrous. The initial coverage is medium but easily builds up to full coverage without having to apply very much. The frosted finish on top of the beige is a great option for those looking for the most natural look possible for a frosted lipstick. Get yours on MAC's website or on Nordstrom!
13. MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Crème d'Nude
This is one of those vibrant pink-toned MAC nude lipsticks that are popular with a lot of MUAs. The formula is creamy and smooth thanks to this shade being a part of the Cremesheen lipstick collection. The finish is semi-glossy for a little bit of extra visual appeal over the very bright pink color. It is available for purchase on MAC's website and at Nordstrom.
14. MAC Matte Lipstick in Velvet Teddy
This MAC nude lipstick is matte, creamy, smooth and highly pigmented. The color is a deeper toned beige that looks impossibly beautiful on every akin. It's one of the best MAC nude lipsticks available and a very popular one due to its heavily pigmented color and soft, comfortable feel. Get yours on the MAC website or on Nordstrom!
15. MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Japanese Maple
Japanese Maple is a frosted light beige color that shines beneath a semi-glossy finish. The color, which is incredibly pigmented, is bright pink with undertones of beige. The cremesheen lipstick formula is creamy and feels great when applying and throughout the day. You can purchase your own tube of this MAC nude lipstick at MAC Cosmetics.
16. MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Pure Zen
MAC's Pure Zen cremesheen lipstick is formulated to provide a medium to full coverage deposit of color in a creamy, comforting formula. This MAC nude lipstick lives up to the 'Pure Zen' name by offering a really comforting feel on the lips and lightly shining with a semi-glossy finish. Described as a 'frosted warm nude,' you can grab one to try for yourself at MAC Cosmetics or at Nordstrom.
17. MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour in Café au Chic
MAC's Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour line was greatly enhanced with the inclusion of Café au Chic – a grey tinted beige liquid matte lipstick. The color is beautifully pigmented, and the finish is a suede matte. The final feel once this MAC nude lipstick has set is an ultra-soft suede without a drying feel. Get yours on MAC's website or on Nordstrom!
18. MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour in Lady Be Good
This MAC nude lipstick is everything you could want from a warmer mid toned nude lipstick. MAC put this color in the Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour line, which translates to a suede soft finish on the lips that spreads evenly and looks stunning. The applicator helps get perfectly clean lines, and the color payoff is unmistakable. Grab yours at MAC Cosmetics or at Nordstrom!
19. MAC Liptensity Lipstick in Driftwood
MAC's Driftwood is an incredibly intense shade of pink that is visually striking due to an abundance of pigment. The color is a mixture of lilac and beige, which keeps it in the family of nude colors. This MAC nude lipstick is a cool pink that is unmistakably bright and on the more fun and less natural end of the nude lipstick spectrum. Purchase a tube on MAC's website or on Nordstrom!
20. MAC Amplified Lipstick in Half-N-Half
Half-N-Half is a pinkish nude shade of lipstick with an amplified creme formula. The formula creates a visually impactful appearance with a soft shine and bright, heavily pigmented color. This MAC nude lipstick can be purchased on MAC's website or on Nordstrom.
21. MAC Satin Lipstick in Mocha
One of the best MAC nude lipsticks, Mocha is an iconic neutral with a soft satin finish that creates a semi-matte finish. The pigment is smoothly deposited across the lips with a formula that allows for smooth, soft, creamy application and excellent coverage. This MAC nude lipstick is available at MAC Cosmetics and Nordstrom.
22. MAC Satin Lipstick in Myth
Myth is soft, light and smooth. As MAC nude lipsticks go, this is a soft pink that seems to catch the light easily. The lighter shades of nude are an excellent way to define your lips and make them look fuller without going too bright. MAC's nude lipstick in Myth is a great choice that you can pick up at MAC Cosmetics or Nordstrom.
23. MAC Satin Lipstick in Spirit
Spirit is one of the best MAC nude lipsticks designed to work on lighter skin tones, as it can appear frosted on the darker skin tones, but the color itself is beautiful. If you are looking to make your lips stand out with a nude color that defines your lips, Spirit is an excellent choice. You can buy yours at MAC Cosmetics or Nordstrom.
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I am often asked how I got into makeup and where I learned to apply it. Makeup has always been something I was passionate about and have enjoyed experimenting with, even as a little girl. I remember rummaging through mum's vanity, picking out her most colourful eyeshadow palettes and taking them into my room to play with.
Ever since then it has been a journey to learning slowly how to apply makeup. I have had some wonderful teachers along the way (thanks Neeley) and also learnt from makeup artists in stores like Napoleon and MAC. But it has been the last five years since getting into watching YouTube tutorials that I have really taken my skills to the next level.
I am a firm believer that your skills will continually evolve as trends change, new types of makeup are released and you change your own personal style and preferences. I have picked up so many skills along the way, and one of the key eyeshadow techniques that I mastered that has really uplifted my skills is the use of warm transition colours blended into the crease of the eye.
By starting with a light transition shade that is one shade darker than your natural skin tone (for me MAC 'Soft Brown' is suitable) and blending it into the upper part of the crease/brow bone using a MAC 224, then deepening the crease with a richer warm shade (MAC 'Saddle' is perfection) with a MAC 217, you can apply any eyeshadow colour to the lid and the end result will look complete and flattering.
For this look I used a mushroom-taupe shimmer shade from Girlee Cosmetics all over the lid, then applied a mid-tone brown in the crease with warmer colours to blend it out.
Over The Taupe Lipstick Looks
How I created this look…
As I mentioned above, the key to this look (and the majority of my smokey eye looks!) is to start with a light, warm transition shade high up in the crease with the fluffy brush. I took MAC's Soft Brown eyeshadow (holy grail for me) and swept it across the crease to start (Sigma E40 brush).
Over The Taupe Lipstick Colors
Following this I deepened the crease with MAC's Saddle (holy grail x 2) to provide additional depth (Sigma E35 brush) – I continually build up the colour and consistency until I am happy with the look. I then went in with a flat eyeshadow brush and applied Girlee Cosmetics E96, which is a gorgeous mushroom-taupe shade that is quite a cool toned shade but blends well into the warmer colours.
Because the contrast of the cool toned shimmer shadow and the warm toned matte blending shadows was a bit choppy, I took a mid tone brown (Girlee Cosmetics E21 eyeshadow) and placed this between Saddle and E96 to blend the two together more seamlessly.
I felt like the look would be complimented by black cat eyeliner on the top lid, so I used the L'Oreal Paris gel eyeliner to make a thin line across the top. I used my favourite whispy lashes to finish off the eye.
For the lower lashline, I smudged a black kohl liner into the inner waterline and blended it out with the E96 eyeshadow and a pencil brush. To further smoke this out, I took Saddle again on an E35 brush and blended it towards the outside of the eye, making sure it connected with the shadow on the crease.
Things I put on my face…
Face
- Smashbox Studio Skin 15 Hour Wear Hydrating Foundation in '2.2' mixed with
- Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay In Place Makeup in 'Desert Beige'
- NYX Matte Bronzer in 'Light'
- Models Prefer Contour Palette using matte contour and highlight shades
- MAC Prep and Prime Fix+ Spray for setting
- Napolean Pro Palette Concealer for colour correcting
- Tarte Mamacuja Crealess Concealer in 'Light Sand' for concealing
- Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in '20'
Brows
- Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade in 'Blonde' (front half) and 'Auburn' (tail)
- Anastasia Brow Powder in 'Taupe'
- Australia Tinted Brow Gel in 'Blonde'
Eyes
- Sigma Eyeshadow Base in 'Persuade'
- MAC eyeshadows in 'Soft Brown' and 'Saddle'
- Girlee Cosmetics eyeshadow in 'E21' and 'E96'
Lips
- Too Faced La Creme Colour Drench Lip Creme in 'Nude Beach'
- NYX Butter Gloss in 'Creme Brulee
My go to way to finish off a smokey eye is to pair it with a subtle highlight and contouring, a pink undertone blush and nude lips with a lick of gloss. And highlight. Always highlight.
