No matter what your makeup style is, having a nude lipstick in your makeup collection is a staple for its overall versatility. But with so many neutral pinks and browns out there, it can be hard to find which nude lipstick is best for you. So, to help you find the perfect shade, we have gathered 15 best nude lipsticks that are ideal for Indian skin tones.
Best Nude Lipsticks in India
All of the below mentioned lipsticks are highly rated and available online or in stores across India. Keep reading to see the best nude lipsticks tested by Major Mag.
1. Best Overall: Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink Lipstick in 65 Seductress
In addition to being extremely long-lasting, this matte liquid lipstick by Maybelline is ultra pigmented and doesn’t leave the lips looking all dry and cracked like other matte lipsticks. Oh, have we mentioned that it comes in 32 SHADES?
Price: Rs. 699; nykaa.com
2. Best for Fair Skin: Nykaa So Creme! Creamy Matte Lipstick in Wakeup Makeup
This budget-friendly creamy light pink nude lipstick by Nykaa suits fair complexion very well, and is extremely moisturizing. With a smooth application, this lipstick will become your go-to stick.
Price: Rs. 325; nykaa.com
3. Best for Medium Skin: Maybelline Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lipstick in 657 Nude Nuance
This shade is muted, making it the ideal workday lipstick. The creamy formula contains honey nectar to ensure the product glides smoothly and doesn’t dry out your lips.
Price: Rs. 325; nykaa.com
4. Best Splurge: M.A.C Matte Lipstick in Whirl
This MAC lipstick is a slightly warm-toned shade with a matte finish. It has rich color payoff that applies color evenly across the lips without dragging.
Price: Rs. 1,950; nykaa.com
5. Best Drugstore: Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink Lipstick in 75 Fighter
Almost identical to Amazonian, Fighter is a rich gingerbread brown lipstick. It features a unique arrow applicator for a more precise application, and can easily last upto 10 hours.
Price: Rs. 699; nykaa.com
6. Best Drugstore Runner-Up: Lakme Cushion Matte Lipstick in CN2 Brown Sugar
This soft matte lip colour comes in 20 stunning shades and has an intense payoff that gives lips a matte yet soft focus effect. The non-drying matte formula is enriched with rose oil extracts which give your matte lips a moisturized, comfortable feel.
Price: Rs. 299; nykaa.com
7. Best Vegan: Kiro Non-Stop Airy Matte Lipstick in Nude Mocha
Enriched with apricot and avocado oil, this lipstick is extremely gentle on your lips. It’s long-wearing, lightweight, highly pigmented and does not contain any harmful ingredients so you can wear it as often as you like.
Price: Rs. 875; nykaa.com
8. Best for Everyday: Lakmé Forever Matte Lipstick in Nude Latte
This deeply pigmented lipstick has medium buildable coverage and just don’t budge whilst the color payoff is intense, the texture is lightweight and very comfortable on the lips. Love Lakmé lipsticks? these are the best lakmé lipsticks for Indian skin tones.
Price: Rs. 349; nykaa.com
9. Best for Special Occasions: Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Super Fabulous
It is a deep, sultry rose-brown nude that flatters literally every skin tone. This hydrating lipstick has a square-angled tip that mimics the shape of a lip brush for a flawless application and precise finish.
Price: Rs. 3150; nykaa.com
10. Best for Travel: Faces Canada Weightless Matte Lipstick in 08 Pretty Sepia
Who doesn’t want a highly-pigmented lipstick that’s weightless on the lips and delivers long-lasting coverage? This lipstick contains vitamin E which means it will keep your lips hydrated and well nourished.
Price: Rs. 299; nykaa.com
11. Best Value: Miss Claire Soft Matte Lip Cream in Shade 14
Everyone love Miss Claire for its budget-friendly and long-lasting matte lip cream stain. These stains offer a lightweight, deliciously creamy lip color with decent staying power. Shade 14 is perfect for fair to medium skin tones. Go for shade 63 if you have deeper skin tone.
Price: Rs. 225; nykaa.com
12. Best Satin Finish: Sugar Cosmetics Mettle Satin Lipstick in 07 Gabriella
Enriched with bentonite clay and sea fennel wax, this satin lipstick gives softer, smoother, nourished lips with a perfect flush of color that lasts hour after hour. This fragrance-free, vegan lipstick comes in 10 brilliant shades that match any look or mood.
Price: Rs. 999; nykaa.com
13. Best Crayon: Colorbar Matte Me As I Am Lip Crayon in 006 Stunt
For a natural option, the Colorbar Matte Lip Crayon is made with 100% natural products and delivers the right amount of pigment and hydrates your lips leaving them soft and smooth. It lasts for upto 6 hours on the lips while its non-drying formula is enriched with shea butter and emollients for a creamy texture.
Price: Rs. 850; nykaa.com
14. Best Peachy Nude: M.A.C Cosmetics Powder Kiss Lipstick in Mull It Over
Sure, shelling out more than 2000 for a lipstick may feel steep, but trust us when we say that this lipstick from MAC’s powder kiss lineup of lip colors is totally worth it. Not only is the formula long-wearing, but it’s infused with vitamin E and other emollients to give your lips ten hours of moisture.
Price: Rs. 2450; nykaa.com
15. Best Stain: Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain in 53 Cedarwood
This lip stain goes on smoothly with a creamy texture but magically dries down to a silky smooth satin. While lip stains often get a rep for being too drying, that’s not the case with the Sephora lip stain.
Price: Rs. 1220; sephora.nnnow.com
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Best Nourishing: Huda Beauty Power Bullet Cream Glow Lipstick in Hustla
It’s like your lips, but better! This ultra nourishing creamy nude lipstick by Huda Beauty effortlessly glides on your lips, elevating your everyday makeup look in an instant.
Price: Rs. 1995; nykaa.com
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