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5 My Lips But Better Lipsticks
Reader Charmaine wanted to see five MLBB lipsticks, and here are five that might work for you. “My Lips But Better” are lipsticks that accentuate, perfect, or otherwise better your natural lip color, which means that a lot of it hinges on what your natural lip color is. Instead of choosing only shades that were my MLBB shades, I tried to pick a variety of colors that could give that kind of look.
- Urban Decay Rush Lipstick
- Hourglass Edition Lipstick
- Korres #13 Natural Pink
- Clarins Rosewood Lipstick
- Laura Mercier St. Tropez Lipstick
What are your favorite MLBB shades?
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Anna Phylactyc
Mine is MAC’s Modesty!
Adee
I totally agree Anna!
Rachel
Rush is so pretty!
Stephy
Ooooohhh! They’re all so very pretty! I think my favorites would have to be the clarins and korres lipstick. But I must say all five look fantastic on you!!!
Marisa
MAC Bare Slimshine (it’s the only lipstick I have a backup of)
Mine is MAC Syrup. I was really surprised when I finally tried it on after hearing so much about it that is was really close to my lip color. I bought it immediately.
Edelmc
Mine are mac syrup and hug me
alyssa
Bare Minerals’ Rose Crepe lipstick is mine, but it wears off easily. My MAC lipsticks last forever, but this one has lasted only a few months. And, considering they are the same price, I’m hoping I can find a cheaper alternative.
Juliana Corrêa
Mac Hug Me and Guerlain Rouge Interdit Beige Enchanting (nº2).
I love these lipsticks!!
These are nice, but I don’t think any of these is an MLBB for me.
Mine is Korres #25 Natural Purple. I love Korres lip products so much!
I’m loving the second one! I don’t have a MLBB lipstick, but MAC’s Petting Pink Lip Conditioner is good for me 🙂
Laura
My faves are UD Rush, MAC Syrup and MAC Laugh A Lot
Mariella
another Laugh a Lot fan….how I wish they’d repromote this lipstick – I got 2 when they were available but dread the day when both are used up! I know syrup is supposed to be a dupe but it’s not quite the same.
Laia
Chanel Incognito and MAC Honeylove!
Pawsha
If I want my lips, I just add Korres lip butter in Guava since it’s clear, but I like color and want a lipstick and right now I am loving Chanel Rose Comete with Guerlain’s Rose Tentation lip gloss over it……love!
Jieun
Shiseido Perfect Rouge in Caramel (BE333). It’s a moisturizing, milk-tea color that makes my lips look more polished.
Mariella
I don’t know if I can come up with 5 but here are 4….
MAC Laugh a Lot (LE…what else is new?)
Laura Mercier Healthy Lips
MAC Plumful
MAC Capricious
lil
Mac syrup and benefit good to go ! 🙂
Katrina
Benefit Good to go is mine! But now I’ll have to look into Syrup by MAC
CeeBee
Estee Lauder Signature in Dune Rose! So pretty…
Katrine
MAC Plumful, for me. (=)A very red-lipped, paler-and-cooler than NC15 person.
baby in a corner
This is me also and I love plumful too! I also like Guerlain rouge g gemma.
lil
This is me aswell (Paler and cooler than nc15 and really red lips), its hard because you see all of thoses pretty light pinks like mac Angle and cupcake but you know that they will look really horrible on some one with really pigmented lips. But there are some great colours that i love and look great on pigmented lips:
Benefit – good to go
Mac syrup
Mac plumful
Stila sonia
Mac captive
Mac most popular = LE
Mac impressive
Urban decay rush
Viva glam Special edition
Mac lip pencil in soar is a great colour to fill in lips, last longer too
Please let me know some of your favorites so i can try them out. 🙂
Stephanie
Victoria Secret ‘It Girl’
Mac ‘Warm Me Up’
Rimmel ‘Airy Fairy’
Elf Lipstick in ‘Classy’
Joanna
Mine would be MAC’s Sinister lipstick.
Natasha
MAC Bare Again sheen supreme! Absolutely gorgeous.
Janet
MAC Touch. Great if your lips are a bit more pigmented.
M@rsy
Mac’s way to love. LE
Neha
MAC Sheen Supreme Impressive
Loreal Gilded pink
Heidi S.
I LOVE UD’s Rush. It’s so pretty…though, the scent can be off at times.
Lana
MAC’s ‘The Faerie Glen’. It’s beautiful!
Yumi
Mine too 🙂
nan
Rose- laura mercier!
Brenda
Love this post!! Will check out a few of these. For me currently MLBB are MAC Patisserie (I have a back up) and NARS Cruisin’.
Resa
Brenda, soooo agree with you on MAC Patisserie! I have 3 backups, LOL!
Lori
Mine is MAC’s Shy Girl.
I’m SO cool-toned that anything even a little warm goes all coral-y or even orange on me, so my current best MLBB lipstick is MAC Twig. Apparently to look pinkish on me, you gotta go purple-ish? I want to try Syrup too, it looks like it’d work as well and maybe be a bit warmer than Twig.
Iliana
I’m the exact opposite of you. I’m so warm toned that the slightest pink color looks mauvey or lilac on me. Opaque as Pink Nouveau is, it turned lilac the second it touched my upper lip. 🙁 I’ve been looking for the perfect baby pink shade (like what Angelina Jolie wears, I have a peg of it) and I feel like I have to go coral if I want a lipstick to look like that on me. 🙂 I kind of envy you because pinks are much easier to come by than really good corals. 🙂
Pariah
this is an awesome post, because I love my lips and i would love an MLBB lipstick.
Amy
Nars Dolce Vida!
Michelle
Those lippies look great on you!
Mines are: Smashbox Pixel & MAC Love Nectar
Instant Karma
I have very pigmented berry-red lips, so I love Benetint for when I want my lips to be just a tiiiny bit brighter.
JulieD
Gotta go with MAC’s hug me and high tea. Modesty is also good.
Keira
MAC’s Touch and Fresh Brew :]
Chrissy
I can’t seem to find a MLBB that’s right for me. I was told I have pink undertones at a Sephora, so pink colors look way too pink on me. I came close with Korres lipstick in Nude (forgot the number), but it doesn’t last long at all. I love makeup and I have beauty staples but I just can’t seem to find the right lipstick. It’s a neverending journey that is so frustrating. What do you suggest for pink undertones? I’m also Asian. I always thought I had yellow undertones, but the woman at Sephora told me I had pink undertones. Should I go for coral shades? Brown shades? Help me!!
Chrissy
Oh, and I recently decided to try MAC Freckletone and it’s not so bad. I also got the new MAC Sheen Supreme in Can’t Get Enough. It’s almost like my lip color but still a tiny bit pinker than I’d like.
Mitzi
NARS Mitzi =)
MakeupMonster
Estée Lauder Rose Tea, Chrystal Rose and Chrystal Baby
Polly
OMG! I want all of these! Right now!
I’m looking for a new pretty in pink lipstick, and you post this just the very right time.
One bad thing, I want just one, but I’m going to have at least three!
MLBB so far is CdP ES #124 (and I bought it after seeing your post!)
Uuughh… wallet-ache
;P
Iliana
Mine’s MAC Cosmo or Twig since I have darker lips. 🙂 I have also tried layering Revlon’s Sky Pink matte ls and MAC’s See Sheer and it works out to be a nice baby pink that’s MLBB for girls with my skintone but lighter lips. 🙂
MAC i Syrup
MC
Mac Plumful and Kiehl’s Lip Gloss in Pink Rider 🙂
My lips are a bit darker than the colors you’ve chosen, for me MAC’s Cosmo and Bobbi Brown’s Heather Pink are MLBB.
t_zwiggy
1. Urban Decay Naked
2. Urban Decay Rush
3. MAC Syrup
4. MAC Bare Again Sheen Supreme
ak
MAC Mehr lipstick
Suzanne
The second one is nice and and Clarins rosewood looks great on you!
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