MAC FAQ: Top 5 neutral/nude lipcolors and red lipcolors

[martygreene]

What are the 5 most popular neutral lip colors that are part of the permanent collection?
The most popular neutrals according to a recent poll conducted in Live Journal’s MAC community and Makeup Alley are, in no particular order:

• High Tea (lipstick)
• Fresh Brew (lipstick)
• Viva Glam V (lipstick and lipglass)
• C-Thru (lipglass)
• Love Nectar (lustreglass)

Likewise, the most popular reds are:

• Fresh Moroccan (lipstick)
• Russian Red (lipstick and lipglass)
• Ruby Woo (lipstick)
• Viva Glam I (lipstick)
• Dubonnet (lipstick)

[luvme4me]

Out of those 5 reds which one is um blue based? I have an olive skin tone and i am thinking bout buying a redlipstick and adding clear gloss on top which one would be the best?

[tivoli]

Russian Red and Ruby Woo are both blue reds.

[Beautiful1]

I Can't Wait To Buy The Viva Glam V I Sooo Love This One Big Time .

[sbetsy]

I love reds and I adore Fresh Moroccan and Viva Glam I and I used to love Dubonnet before I lost it (sadness!) but I also love tassle and think it's interesting enough to deserve a vote.

[martygreene]

When we did the polls, only permanent collection shades were eligible for votes, as limited edition colors come and go so much that the list would become outdated within a week or so. This allows us to have a list of the 'classics' as it were.

[s0o_r0qish]

first of all thanks for tha list. now for the question...which of the colors look well on darker skin women? lipstick and lipglass.

[mello]

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Originally Posted by s0o_r0qish

first of all thanks for tha list. now for the question...which of the colors look well on darker skin women? lipstick and lipglass.

As far as the reds go, darker skinned women should generally go for brown based reds. Blue based tend to look...odd on darker complextions IMO. I have olive skin and I bought Love Nectar just recently and I love it. That's about all I can offer, though. Hope I helped :P

[stacylynne]

My fav red is Russian Red.
It looks awsome with retrospeck e/s, cat eye (blacktrack fluidline)

I love blue based reds

[brownsuga lady]

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Originally Posted by s0o_r0qish

first of all thanks for tha list. now for the question...which of the colors look well on darker skin women? lipstick and lipglass.

I'm NC50 and out of the nudes on that list I have (and wear religiously): Fresh Brew, High Tea and C-Thru (with a brown liner)

For the reds Viva Glam I is so pretty. I used that with my lips lined with Mahogany and Venetian lustreglass on top...soo purrty.

[Miss Butterfly]

I like underplay lipstick I am NC 43

[animacani]

Lady danger lipstick <33333

[kkischer04]

Which of these or other reds would look good on light biege skin?

[kimmy]

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Originally Posted by kkischer04

Which of these or other reds would look good on light biege skin?

http://specktra.net/f188/red-lipstick-24499/
^ this thread has alot of good red lip suggestions.

[MzzRach]

I think Dubonnet is flattering on a variety of skintones. So gorgeous.

[doodles]

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Originally Posted by animacani

Lady danger lipstick <33333

May I ask, what is your skintone?

[pianohno]

Yeah, LADY DANGER ! How is this not number one !

[Jenehhh]

Thaaaaaaaaaank you... I've heard that Viva Glam V is amazing!

[Yolan]

red lady danger or port red yuuuuum, neutral bonus beat or mouthwatering

[smithhh]

Nude: Hue!

Red: Lady Danger

[Kimmer]

I love 'Dare You'. Such a gorgeous shade of red!!!

[gabi03]

^^^oooh Dare You is an awesome red color, i'd grab that before i other beloved ruby woo

[goddessella]

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Originally Posted by MzzRach

I think Dubonnet is flattering on a variety of skintones. So gorgeous.

yea.. i love it on me.. i'm nc35/nc40

i think it's because its base is blue.. so it's bluish red... and it make's my teeth alotta whiter..

[Almond_Eyed]

Viva Glam V is a good everyday colour, it's very subtle on me since it's close to my natural lip colour. I LOVE Russian Red! So bright and bold, and it doesn't make my teeth look yellow since it's a blue red =) I just wish I had more opportunities to wear it.

<3 A

[Amarie]

I don't know what is my skintone. Who could tell me that ?