If you have dark skin, finding the right nude lipstick can be tricky. That's why we've rounded up our top picks for the best nude lipsticks for dark skin tones available at Sephora.
$38.00
Great nude...This is by far my favourite lipstick of 2024! Easy to build up, long-lasting, doesn’t dry the lips, and it’s the perfect nude for people with darker skin....Also so nourishing! Color is amazing for dark skin/lips! Love!
What it is: A lightweight lipstick that has a non-drying formula for buildable color that feels like nothing on the lips.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Visibly plumps and locks in moisture for long-lasting hydration.
- Sesame Seed Extract: Smooths and conditions lips for all-day comfort.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight lipstick provides buildable color that feels like nothing on the lips. The non-drying formula features hyaluronic acid to smooth and lock in moisture and sesame seed extract, so lips stay soft and comfortable all day. It's lipstick you can li
Size: 0.17 oz/ 5 mL·ITEM: 2417475
Color: Rich Cocoa - a warm rich brown
$48.00
As a black woman, the nude lip has been complete frustration. I have literally had people tell me, that nude is just not for black skin but Bobbi did it! ...Goes on like butter. I love Bobbi Brown lipsticks!
What it is: A satin-matte lipstick with the feel of a lip balm that glides on comfortably and leaves lips moisturized and kissably soft.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating
What Else You Need to Know: Lipstick glides on like a lip balm, imparts a blotted-down, matte finish. Swipe once for a pigment-rich, lip stain effect, or more for full-coverage lip color. A hydrating formula to moisturize lips. Lasts and resists feathering for 8 hours. Rich in moisturizing Vitamins E, Vitamin C, and beeswax.
Size: 0.34 oz/ 10 mL·ITEM: 2228781
Color: Nude 04 - light nude- glossy finish
$38.00
I'm not sure why these shades look so dark and rosey in the website swatches. In reality nude 2 is a beautiful warm pink, and looks super glossy on the lips. ...I've been dying to find a natural nude lip gloss that has a little peachy brownish nude vide to it.
What it is: A nude tinted lip gloss infused with volumizing peptides. Silky lip-conditioning ingredients provide shine, hydration and volume
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamins E: A multitasking balm with super hydrating lip protection
- Shea, Avocado and Murumuru Seed butters: Balm base to naturally hydrate and condition lips.
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 & Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Complex: Collagen and hyaluronic acid stimulating peptides
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and phthalates. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
Size: 0.06 oz/ 1.8 mL·ITEM: 2448876
Color: 308 Lucy Dark Orange - dark orange
$66.00
Beautiful lipstick shade. The shade Call It A Day is the perfect nude for my lips with a hint of pink to it. ...Looks like a gloss. Has a slight ‘lipstick taste’ but isn’t too bad. Color is perfection, not too dark and in your face but not too light and not like a nude.
What it is: A lipstick that delivers a long-lasting, glowy finish in buildable, rich colors with a formula that deeply moisturizes for up to 24 hours.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Black Rose, Peony, and Jojoba Seed Oils: Rich in naturally soothing properties, leaving lips soft.
- Shea Butter: Deeply nourishes the lips and prevents dryness.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Retains moisture, smooths fine lines, and enhances the volume of lips.
What Else You Need to Know: This lipstick pairs balm-like care with pigment-rich color. Infused with black rose oil, peony oil, jojoba seed oil, and shea butter, the creamy formula delivers 24-hour hydration and luminous shine. Lips immediately
$47.50
application is quite difficult. order because of dark colors but it's not as dark pigmented as photo. good palette but not worth for this price...So I bought both of the pallets and they are just amazing , I love how they sit on my skin and it never looks blotchy. This is a definite favorite of mine.
What it is: A skin-loving, ultra-luxe cheek and lip cream palette filled with four multiuse shades ideal for all skin tones.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Jojoba Oil: Moisturizes.
- Shea Butter: Soothes.
- Vitamin E: Is rich in antioxidants.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: The lightweight, balm-like texture blends seamlessly to create a healthy flush of color for the ultimate fresh-faced, monochromatic look.
$52.00
Perfect nude...The finish is gorgeous and it is literally the perfect nude shade. I thought it was a bit dark at first but once applied it was perfect. ...This is a very nice nude for light to medium skin tones. Went on smoothly and very creamy.
What it is: A refillable, long-lasting lipstick with hydrating, floral lip care for up to 24 hours of comfort.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating, Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Red Peony Extract: Preserves the lips’ natural hydration to bring out their radiance.
- Pomegranate Flower Extract: Improves overall lip quality for suppleness and softness.
- Shea Butter: Provides intense nourishment.
Size: 0.1 oz/3.5 g·ITEM: 2807451
Color: 03 Le Nude Intense - pinkish brown, case sold separately
$54.00
What it is: The bestselling customizable lipstick refill in a wide range of highly pigmented, long-wearing satin shades with a 89% skincare-based formula.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Highlighted Ingredients:
-Lily flower and sweet almond oil: Smoothing, hydrating and plumping.
Ingredient Callouts: It comes in recyclable packaging. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Rouge G has been reinvented in a radiant golden adornment revealing its secret double mirror. Customizable and refillable at will, Rouge G cases come in an array of designs.
$38.00
What it is:
A sheer lipstick enriched with antioxidant properties.
What it does:
Infused with concentrated labrador tea extract, this lipstick glides on easily, provides a lustrous finish, and leaves lips feeling incredibly soft and luminous. Its hydrating formula is rich in antioxidants and has a lightweight texture to provide unparalleled comfort.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
Size: 0.12 oz·ITEM: 2747319
Color: Peachy Nude - light peachy nude
$38.00
A perfect peachy nude for fair to medium skin tone...You will need to reapply tho. A perfect peachy nude for me!...It’s a nice color. For dark skin tones I recommend lining it or use a taupe/brown lipgloss sheer.
What it is: A velvet-smooth lip mousse with weightless, full pigment, true matte color, cushioned, comfortable wear, and a smoothing lip finish.
Formulation Type: Liquid Lipstick
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also cruelty-free.
ITEM: 2447746
Color: Pillow Talk Deep - berry rose
$35.50
Perfect nude for medium skin. Great product. Natural looking...I bought this in the shade medium and absolutely love it. Its the best nude for medium to dusky complexion. Its very comfortable and non drying on the lips.
What it is: A mini lip set featuring Charlotte's iconic, bestselling Matte Revolution or K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick with a Lip Cheat Lip Liner Pencil for a dreamy, nude-pink, kissable look.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Lipstick Tree and Orchid Extract: Visibly softens, protects, and hydrates lips.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: Charlotte Tilbury’s globally loved Pillow Talk duo is your ultimate secret weapon to re-shape and re-size the look of lips for a "your lips but better" finish.
