Left to right: ChiChi Shop A Holic, Maybeline Satin Collection 741 Silky Beige, Benefit Thrillin' Brazilian, Maybelline Color Sensational 265 Autumn Rush, Bare Minerals Butter Pecan, Coral Colours 872 Serenity, Prestige 61A Sand, Nars Corinthe, Maybelline Color Sensational 305 Copper Charm, Nyx 573 Stone.
ChiChi Shop a Holic is a matte spicy red brown shade. This is definitely darker than my natural lip colour but it's wearable for night time. This is extremely pigmented.
Maybelline's Silky Beige is a really creamy formula with a satin finish. Although it's a nude, it has a slighty pinky undertone like most maybelline colours. I purchased this a while ago, apart from the Color Sensational range, I found it really hard to find Maybelline colours that weren't too pink based.
Benefit's Thrillin' Brazilian has a tone of golden shimmer, perfect for a summer lip. If you don't have a benefit counter near you (also stocked in Myer) there are a few dupes of this shade in the top ten below.
Maybelline Autumn Rush is a slight satin finish, a perfect fall rosy nude. This shade is almost identical to ChiChi's Shop a Holic, but Chichi is definitely more pigmented and slightly darker. This shade will look great on any skintone.
Bare Minerals' Butter Pecan is 100% mineral based, without no chemicals or additives. This is very similar to Maybelline's Copper Charm (mentioned below) but Butter Pecan is a darker shade. Great summer lip shade too with golden shimmer!
As you can see, I have loved this lipstick a lot! It's slightly darker than my natural lip but because it's matte it gives a 'your lip but better' shade. Very similar to ChiChi Shop a Holic.
I can find it very hard to find nude colours that suit my skin because so many have pink undertones. However I found with Prestige's Sand, it's is a great pink based nude because it's a dark shade. It's also matte which I'm a huge fan of.
Nars Corinthe is my all time favourite nude shade. The colour is perfect and really matches my skin tone. I just really wish this was either a satin or matte finish. Because it's a sheer you really have to apply a few generous coats.
Maybelline's Copper Charm is a shimmery golden brown. Also a top 3 favourite. Opt for a shimmer with gold undertone than a frost. Similar to Benefit's Thrillin Brazilian.
Lastly Nyx Stone is the darkest of the nudes. This matte shade looks great with a smoky eye as it's a matte deep brown nude. Has a slight plum undertone.
1. ChiChi Shop a holic
2. Maybelline
3. Benefit Thillin' Brazilian
4. Maybelline Autumn Rush
5. Bare Minerals Butter Pecan
6. Coral Colours Serenity
7. Prestige Sand
8. NARS Corinthe
9. Maybelline Copper Charm
10. NYX Stone
I hope you guys enjoyed this post, if you have other shades to add, please do!
Have a wonderful week
Love, Sonia xx
Lovely post Sonia. Nice to hear and see swatches of brands across the market, although I have to say my fav nude is Mac's Freckletone lipstick, I can wear on it's on or with a gloss, unlike my Nars Honolulu honey which I feel def needs a gloss on top.
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane :) And thank you for following too, I must try out some of MAC's lipsticks especially freckletone, I've heard a lot about it. I've heard MAC's Touch and Taupe is also a nice nude, have you tried that one? Take care
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, thank you for returning the gesture :-)
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried that one, in face I haven't heard of it! Will check out swatches online. Thanks for the tip off.