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: 2228807
Color: Nude 08 - tan/deep tan 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: 0.08 oz / 2.4 g·ITEM: 2797629
Color: 612 Dimensional Dark Brown - Deep Neutral Brown
$39.50
I have the shade anywhere caffeine and it’s a perfect neutral nude for deep dark skin! i’m so shook by how creamy and long lasting the formula is, even hours after application and eating and drinking at a coffee shop i didn’t need to reapply just touched up the liner a bit! ...It’s also very pigmented and lasts all day. Such a beautiful nude for summer....Perfect matte lipstick
What it is: A creamy, highly pigmented lipstick with a soft, weightless feel for up to 16 hours of comfortable wear.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating, Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Passion Fruit Seed Oil: For enhanced comfort and hydration.
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 vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: The velvety formula of this lipstick provides full-coverage co
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
Size: 0.10 oz.·ITEM: 2730091
Color: 14 Dark Aura
$22.00
It's a great nude for my skintone that doesn't make me look washed out or pale. ...If this ever gets discontinued I’ll cry. I have soft twinkle, dark aura, pink mirage AND ray of red. Soft twinkle is the PERFECT nude for me, I have neutral undertones and it’s hard to find a nude lipstick doesn’t pull peach
What it is:
A lightweight lipstick with eye-catching prismatic shine that provides lips with a sheer flush of color and a 12-hour moisturizing, balm-like texture.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
What Else You Need to Know: This lipstick contains pigments with unrivaled power to reflect light, for maximum prismatic shine.Their special structure reflects the light more intensely than traditional pearls while the sheer coverage balm formula coats the lips with a long-lasting feeling of hydration. Available in a wide range of shades that compliment all skin tones with a sheer flush of eye-catching color.
$47.50
Not only does it save me space with my blushes but I don’t need to pack lipsticks either! I just use the shades as a lipstick as well!...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
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.
Size: 0.13 oz / 3.8 g·ITEM: 2696094
Color: N12 Nude Instinct - mauve nude
$65.00
Luxury Nude Lipstick!!!...The packaging is gorgeous and it has nice weight to it. I have medium light skin complexion and this shade of nude is perfect for me. ...I’m impressed by the new component design, which is based on the Libre bottle and features the logo wrapped around the edges; it looks fantastic displayed on my vanity. N44 Nude Lavalliere is a pinky nude that complements my fair skin tone nicely and layers well with my YSL Volupté Shine in the same shade if I want a glossier look and added moisture.
What it is: A lightweight satin lipstick with ceramides and flower extracts for softer, more moisturized-feeling lips. Luxurious vegan formula with a creamy feel.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
What Else You Need to Know: A satin lipstick for up to 16H of comfortable wear and antioxidant care. The formula with ceramides, Moroccan tuberose extract and cactus fig flower extract adds a smooth glide and hydrating feel. Apply directly on lips for classic full coverage or blend with
$66.00
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/ 2.8 g·ITEM: 1897339
Color: Saint - light fuschia with matte finish
$36.50
The color in particular appears as a soft nude on dark skin. In the state of the industry, brands only begrudingly (if not refuse to) expand their collections to suit dark skin. ...A magnetic matte in ROSE! The perfect nude for me (I'm fair, natural blonde, blue eyes).
What it is:
A three-in-one lip stain, lip color, and lip liner that glides on high-performance, intense color in must-have, rich nude shades.
What does:
These touch-and-go makeup sticks create bold nude lip looks with kiss-proof color that lasts up to nine hours. The formula lasts like a tattoo, while the lightweight pigments allow it to glide on like a liquid lipstick with the precision of a pencil. The non-drying, waterproof formula applies smoothly and will not budge or feather. Its intense pigment load provides maximum, smooth coverage to take any lip look from the office to the runway.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates
