https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:49:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/3#post-1906361 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 04:49:10 +0000 Greyscale 1906361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have lots of chemical sensitivities so I stick to Clinique. I have very pale coloring including lips and recently I’ve preferred light, bright colors. I wear the Clinique Chubby Stick in mighty mimosa - often just a quick streak of it like lipgloss before I mush my lips together, rather than a full lip. For nighttime sometimes I wear Clinique All Heart. It’s a nice subtle color.</p> <p>Love the suggestions here especially since our coloring is similar.</p> <p>I will check out the Mineral Fusion pencils although I’m sensitive to something their lotion (titanium dioxide seems to be one of the things that bothers me, which is frustrating and dumb as it’s in everything and generally innocuous.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/3#post-1906313 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:41:10 +0000 cjh 1906313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Coming late to the topic, but I've been using a little darker pinker/redder color of this for a few weeks and I really like it. Very smooth, sort of glossy. To me this more pink coral would match your skin and red tones in your hair.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.maybelline.com/lip-makeup/lipstick/color-sensational-lipstick/pink-satin" rel="nofollow">https://www.maybelline.com/lip.....pink-satin</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/3#post-1902148 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 03:57:00 +0000 Jenni NZ 1902148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks efbgen for answering my question about the EWG. I will check it out and see if it has any Australian or NZ brands. Thank you for the thread Carla- it has been fun and you inspired me to clean out my lipstick drawer! I have 8, of which only one is nearly finished. Several are fairly new replaced this past summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/3#post-1901806 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 01:34:58 +0000 Zibbets 1901806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent plan! Have a blast and be sure to share pics when you find some colors you like! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/3#post-1901768 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:39:33 +0000 Style Fan 1901768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great.&nbsp; Have fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901763 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:23:33 +0000 Anonymous 1901763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great! &nbsp;Good luck :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901743 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:07:32 +0000 Carla 1901743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisap, I'm interested in the Bobbi Brown lip pencil and lippies from Bobby Brown, Revlon, and Burt's Bees. (My current products are Clinique Chubby Stick in Super Strawberry that I gloss over with Cover Girl Smoothwear Liptint in Barely Berry. I also have a Revlon Colourburst Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie). </p> <p>I'm going to visit some make-up counters and put my face in the hands of the good women there under the auspices of spring makeover time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901728 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:59:57 +0000 Anonymous 1901728@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So - what's the verdict? &nbsp;I'm dying to know what you've bought and tried! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901719 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:14:18 +0000 anchie 1901719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My current favorites are Dior and Clinique. My problem is I don’t have a habit to reapply the lipstick through out the day. I put it on in the morning and it is usually gone with my first coffee break. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901711 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:56:05 +0000 Zibbets 1901711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear lippy all the time! I used to wear only Estee Lauder and/or Clinique but I've discovered in recent years I like L'Oreal just as much. My favorites are L'Oreal Colour Riche "Blazing Lava" and "Peony Pink." I also like Maybelline Color Sensational "Pink Wink" for a slightly deeper pink.</p> <p>On the rare occasion I want an "almost nude" lip, Estee Lauder Pure Color "Sugar Honey" is a nice one for my skintone.</p> <p>I like a little shine and it can't have a weird smell. These all fit those specs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901694 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:54:56 +0000 old chic 1901694@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This past year, I have been loving Bite Beauty's Amuse Bouche lipsticks, especially in the brightest shades (Kimchi, Gaspacho, Radish, Cotton Candy). I am a high-contrast girl all the way, even with my aging lips. I believe their ingredients are all edible. They last, are highly pigmented, and, surprisingly, are not at all drying. Unfortunately for the MLBB fans, Cava (which I think may be their most popular "natural" shade) is lavendar-gray and produces a corpse-like effect on my pale skin. Fig is pretty good, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901623 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 07:02:07 +0000 Anonymous 1901623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LaP hope you don’t mind me answering Jenni since 1 - I am unfortunately awake and 2- I had mentioned EWG and Mineral Fusion in my post also. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901622 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 06:57:18 +0000 Anonymous 1901622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>EWG is the website for the Environmental Working Group.. Their “skin deep” section rates all kinds of products according to ingredients and how “hazardous “ they are to your health. A wonderful website for folks like me that can’t wear most stuff found at Sephora Ulta or fine stores. Google EWG and it comes right up- look for skin deep section and use search bar. They rate products/ ingredients green like Mineral Fusion plus numerical 1 being real good to 6+ for toxic. Site is great for USA folks since we are FAR behind Europe in banning carcinogenics etc ( won’t get into diatribe about health, consumer safety, regulations oversight or lobbyists) check it out- it can be an eye opener </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901619 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:02:49 +0000 Jenni NZ 1901619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>La P what is EWG? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901597 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:19:28 +0000 LaPed 1901597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have picky skin and super picky lips. I like the lip crayons from Mineral Fusion -- EWG rated and fairly easy to find at co-ops, Whole Foods, etc.</p> <p>My fav colour for my lips is a "nude berry" crayon from 100% Pure (another good source for natural cosmetics), but sadly it's been discontinued. I'm on a quest for something similar. In any WIW's where my lip colour is noticeable, that's probably what I'm wearing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901582 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:32:53 +0000 Echo 1901582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer to wear the long-lasting lipcolors that come with a separate gloss or moisturizer to wear over the top. Except instead of that, I wear lipstick over the top!&nbsp; That makes is such that even when the lipstick wears off (as it invariably does), there will still be the colour I want underneath, except it looks like its natural. So I choose the underneath color that is as close to my natural lip color as possible, just slightly more intense, and then I like to wear sheerer colors over the top.&nbsp;</p> <p>"Natural" colors are very tricky for me, though, as I can go slightly darker or more intense, but when it happens to be slightly lighter, it looks awful and fake to me. So I've had plenty of lipsticks I thought would work and then end up in the bin instead. I am currently using a long-lasting lip color with L'Oreal balm in color 219 over the top. The "balm" is more like a lipstick, but with a really nice creamy texture - not too sticky, not too dry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901562 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:09:32 +0000 Anonymous 1901562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The last few years I had been wearing Tarte products. But when visiting my daughter she introduced me to the “Mineral Fusion” line. Because we both are highly sensitive we have very few product lines that don’t set us off. This Mineral Fusion has great EWG rating/ cruelty free which is fantastic . I bought the BB cream and blackberry lip color. Lips felt great and it had more lasting power than Tarte. Went back and bought the vine color. Sometimes reasonably priced products can be safe (EWG) and work great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901539 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:35:14 +0000 Joyce B 1901539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just got two lipsticks from Mineral Fusion and after reading some of the comments I came to realize that I should have stuck with sheer lipstick :-(<br /> Now I will have to layer a sheer over them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901425 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:19:49 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1901425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My two MLBB colors right now are Revlon Pink Truffle and Urban Decay Sheer Beso. But recently I've gotten into the Maybelline Superstay Matte Inks - I don't usually like liquid lipstick because it's so drying but this formula is pretty comfy. #15 is a nice medium pink. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901415 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:07:51 +0000 Jjsloane 1901415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I"m a lipgloss junkie and have a large assortment of nude-ish colors. I love buxom (but you have to like the minty tingly sensation) not too sticky. I got a sample of Bobbi Brown luxe lipstick that feels amazing on and lasts long. I also like Elizabeth Arden for lipstick and mac lipglass. It's a pretty personal thing and I often buy based on reviews only to be disappointed so you really need to try try try. Nordstrom has mac in minis for a lower investment.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901278 Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:42:22 +0000 JAileen 1901278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I put on lip balm with spf first, then lipstick. I used to only use Clinique because it didn’t have any perfumes, but now I just buy lipstick at CVS. The lip balm I use turns my lips white and freaks people out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901246 Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:30:48 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1901246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nars and more Nars. Dolce Vita velvet pencil is my favorite lately. However, I also really like the long wear YSL glosses.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1901228 Sat, 24 Mar 2018 07:51:31 +0000 Gigi 1901228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have thin lips too. For me, I have found that they look best in lighter colors and MLBB as opposed to dark colors. Sheers and glossy finishes look best.</p> <p>When I do wear dark lipstick, I take pains to apply it well, because my skin is very pale, and the lipstick is very high contrast with my skin. I use the following technique, which I think I learned from some Lisa Eldridge videos:</p> <p>I exfoliate my lips to start (I use EcoLips, but anything similar will do), and then I apply a bit of lip balm and let it sink in while I start the makeup for the rest of my face. When it's time to do the lips, I wipe off any excess lip balm and then prime with Urban Decay Ozone. I then put on a very thin coat of lipstick (it can be kind of messy) and then use a lip pencil to clean up the edges and to overline my lips a bit (my upper lip is thinner than my bottom one). I blot and then apply a second thin layer, usually with a lip brush. I then blot again, this time putting some translucent powder through the tissue (I use only one ply of the tissue). I then apply one last coat of lipstick to finish.</p> <p>I rub my lips together quite a bit during the process to really work the lip color in.</p> <p>I find dark lipstick a lot of work to apply well (as noted!). I think that liquid lipsticks are easier if you want to wear dark lipstick, because the edges are cleaner and the liquid lipsticks usually don't fade or bleed as much. The downside is that they are generally pretty drying. </p> <p>For liquid lipsticks, the ones I like the most are from Stila, Anastasia, and Too Faced. For regular lipsticks, I like Urban Decay best. If you want to try a matte, Urban Decay has something called Comfort Matte that isn't so drying.</p> <p>I would highly recommend going to some kind of larger makeup store, or the makeup department of a higher-end department store, and have the staff make recommendations for you. Most of my favorite colors were purchased because a consultant recommended something; I would never have found them myself. I also try to go to a store that has an abundance of natural light so that I can see right away the true color of the lipstick on my face.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1900976 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:42:27 +0000 Style Fan 1900976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla, I apply the CeraVa lotion to my lips and let it sink in for awhile.&nbsp; I do my eye makeup and other stuff.&nbsp; The last thing I do is lipstick.&nbsp; By that time the lotion has been absorbed and the lip pencil goes on easily but does not slide off.&nbsp; I do have to reapply lipstick throughout the day but I always have to do that.&nbsp; My lips must absorb lipstick more than most people.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1900950 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:32:32 +0000 danskogirl 1900950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a makeup minimalist but lipstick is my jam. Lipsticks look different on everyone, but here are some of my faves for my light-to-light-medium Asian skintone, pigmented lips:</p> <p>NARS Pigalle -- most nude lipsticks are too light for me and make me look corpse-y. Pigalle is deep enough not to. It's a plummy-pinkish brown that's a great neutral on me.</p> <p>NARS Gipsy -- a sheer, warm-undertoned rosy red berry. It's an MLBB (my lips but better) color on me.&nbsp;</p> <p>Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet in Rouge Vie -- a gorgeous muted warm red with pink and brown undertones.</p> <p>Lancome Lip Lover in 338 Rose des Cygne -- a gloss/lipstick hybrid; color is an opaque dusky plum rose that's very natural and MLBB.&nbsp;</p> <p>Yves Saint Laurent Vinyl Cream Lip Stain in 407 Carmin Session -- another gloss/lipstick hybrid; color is a browned reddish rose that's a good neutral on me. I'm not a fan of its strong scent, though. (The Chanel and Lancome lippies I listed here have scent too, though not as strong as the YSL.)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1900921 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 02:07:57 +0000 Aquamarine 1900921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m a fan of NARS. I like Tolede for a my-lips-but-better shade, and Pigalle for deeper color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1900849 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:38:11 +0000 tulle 1900849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brands:&nbsp; Bobbi Brown has good colors, but I find them hard to suit to my skin tone. &nbsp; For me it's Chanel, Chanel, Chanel. I&nbsp; love everything about their lipsticks.&nbsp; If you order directly from Chanel, your lipstick will come beautifully packed, and with a couple of extra goodies.&nbsp; I know it's expensive, but if you feel like pampering yourself, it's worth it.<br />As for thin lips (I've got them, too, only it's my lower lip that fades away) I would try using two shades of lipstick for depth and the illusion of volume.&nbsp; A lip brush helps, if you don't mind taking the time.&nbsp; (It's especially good for defining the upper lip.)&nbsp; Apply one coat of the lighter shade of lipstick to your entire mouth, then apply a slightly deeper shade with the lip brush, along the upper edge of the upper lip, and the center bottom edge of your lower lip.&nbsp; Blend in gently with the tip of your pinky.&nbsp; If using a second lipstick feels like too much, a lip pencil in a slightly darker neutral tone will work.&nbsp; Just a&nbsp; touch of gloss in the middle of the lower lip adds fullness, too. When choosing lipcolors, you'll know you've found the right one when it makes your skin look brighter and your teeth look whiter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1900837 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:03:35 +0000 Barbara Diane 1900837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve had great luck with the beauty stylist at Nordstrom. I tell them what I’m looking for-red, or my lip color but better, or a change, or something to wear with a certain color, and my budget. They can pull from the entire department, not just one brand. I knew instantly that the most recent pick was perfect. Other times I wear it while I shop and keep glancing at the mirror. Then I decide to purchase. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1900676 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:46:49 +0000 Kate 1900676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I forget to add that a couple of my winter favorites are the BB Art Stick in Cassis, which is a lovely cranberry red on me, and Mac's Brick-o-la, which is a brighter red with some pink to it. Very pretty, and can look very different depending on what lipliner I use. For spring and summer I head more to the warmer nudes and orange-y shades. I'm itching to try the Art Stick in Sunset Orange. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-lipstick/page/2#post-1900674 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:36:09 +0000 Kate 1900674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ACK! Just lost a lengthy message. Let me try this again.</p> <p>I'm a makeup minimalist because I'm lazy, but I love lipstick, and it's the one bit of makeup I pretty much always wear, even around the house. The only thing I wear more of is Chapstick, which I reapply constantly throughout the day, always wear underneath my lipstick, and often over it.</p> <p>Of the short list above, I quite like and wear Bobbi Brown lipsticks—and I'm a big fan of her chubby Art Sticks, which are highly pigmented, unscented, and come in a nice, if limited, array of colors, but they are not as creamy as I had hoped—and Revlon, which is good basic drugstore line with lots of options. Chanel lipsticks are beautiful, but they are highly scented, so I cannot wear them. I also wear Mac lipsticks, but do find them drying, even the creamier versions. But it's hard to beat Mac's colors. I also like Nars&nbsp; lipsticks, but am less enthused about the color palette. I used to be a huge fan of Dior lipsticks; they had a great slip factor and beautiful colors, but they retired too many of my favorite colors, and I got peeved and strayed from the line. I should check them out again. When it comes to other drugstore brands, by far and away the best I've found (my requirements are well-pigmented lippies with a creamy formula that isn't too thick or sticky feeling) is Sonia Kashuk brand lipsticks. Her makeup line was sold at Target, but I don't believe Target sells it anymore, only her line of makeup brushes. Sob! Rimmel also used to do a nice line of lipsticks, but I have not revisited that brand&nbsp; in a few years, so I don't have any up-to-date intel. Happy hunting! </p>