If there was one color lip I had to pick to wear for the rest of my life it would be a neutral pink. Not to say I don't enjoy a nice coral or vampy lip depending on the season, but a nice soft pink is my go-to lip. Over the years I have accumulated quite a few pinks in the search for the perfect shade, which can vary based on the time of the year. I do believe that after all this time and collecting that I have finally narrowed it down to my top five! These are defiantly all in my purse or my car at any given time, and are used on a daily basis.
With all this being said, I obviously have not tried every lipstick/lip-gloss/lip-stain out there to say that these are the best ones period. Also, these might not always be the best pick for others because of everyone's varying skin tones. These are just the best of the plethora that I've tried. The ones I choose vary as my go-to depending on the season, my current skin tone, and my look of the day.
So to start, I have swatched these five shade on my arm, both on bare skin in my current winter shade of NW15, and also with some of my summer foundation. This foundation is Urban Decay's naked skin in 7, which is about a NW35.
Without flash
With flash
From left to right: Maybelline's Color Sensational Lipcolor in born with it ($7.49), Too Faced's La Crème Color Drenched Lip Cream in spice spice baby ($22), Clinique's chubby stick in mighty mimosa ($17), NYX's butter gloss in crème brulee ($4.99), and Maybelline's color elixir lip color in petal plush ($8.99)
No lip products (no flash)
No lip products (flash)
Born with it (no flash)
Born with it (flash)
The first shade, born with it, I use almost all year, but mostly in spring and summer or with a more put together face. This shade is very forgiving, like all of these shades, however I still usually use a mirror when applying. There is a little bit of microscopic glitter for some shine, but is not very noticeable at all in either appearance or texture.
Spice spice baby (no flash)
Spice spice baby (flash)
For the second shade, spice spice baby, I prefer for more of a winter fall pink. This particular lipstick in this shade is used and recommended by many youtube beauty bloggers, and it's no surprise why. Initially I was a little apprehensive to buy this because of the price tag. I found this at my local military base for $18.70 and would defiantly repurchase it at it's normal retail price. Too faced over all as a brand continues to impress me with everything I've ever tried from them, and this is no exception. It's super moisturizing with still a ton of pigment; it really just feels great. Because of the high pigmentation in this I still usually use a mirror when applying however.
Mighty mimosa (no flash)
Might mimosa (flash)
Clinique was one of the first mid to high end products I was introduced to and was actually what I used on my wedding day, with this chubby stick in grape. When I initially started using this I was still in the military and wanted makeup that still had a very natural look to it and was easy to apply anywhere. This definitely hit the mark. It was first introduced to me by the clinique consultant, because I really only wore chapstick before using this. This definitely has the feel of chapstick, and I tend to use is for the moisturizer as much as I do for the color of it. This is sheer but still buildable with one of the best pink shades that I can use all year round. Also, because of the sheerness of it I tend to never use a mirror when applying it, which is definitely a bonus to me when I'm on the go for school in the morning. Again, the price is a little higher, but since I bought this on a military base it was $14.45. And again, I would still buy this at it's normal price.
crème brulee (no flash)
crème brulee (flash)
NYX has got to be one of my favorite drugstore makeup of all time. Super affordable but still has amazing quality and a giant selection to boot. While they have a few lipsticks that are my all time favorites for fall, they aren't really pinks, so they didn't make this list. This is another lip product that I've seen mentioned by a lot of beauty gurus as well, and again its not hard to see why. With almost a barbie-esque shade this is great for spring and summer with almost any look and again is pretty sheer so can be applied without a mirror. My only complaint is that it does have a little bit of a sticky texture and might get your hair stuck to our lips on a windy day.
petal plush (no flash)
petal plush (flash)
Last but not least is again another Maybelline product. Maybelline has some of my favorite pink lip products overall, but sadly most of the others have been discontinued. :( I didn't think It'd be fair to recommend products you wouldn't be able to get, so again I didn't include them. For petal plush, I mainly use this only in summer. This, like crème brulee, is a lip gloss. And like crème brulee there is a little bit of stickiness to it, however not as much, which isn't ideal for a windy day. There is also some glitter to this product, which is definitely much more noticeable than in the born with it, but it still does not cause much of a problem.
So there's my list! Let me know what your favorite neutral pink lips are in the comments, and if this helped you at all!
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