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Beauty Bakerie
Beauty Bakerie Insta-famous brand Beauty Bakerie is beloved for its dessert-inspired products. Its recent launch, Nude-tella Matte Liquid Lip Whip, actually smells like Nutella, but also includes four shades especially flattering for people of coloir. If these four don't suit you, fear not — countless other Lip Whip shades definitely will. Plus, the brand is Black-owned, so you know it is looking out for shoppers with melanin.
Mented Cosmetics
Mented Cosmetics Mented is actually short for 'pigmented' — the founsers started the brand specifically with darker skin tones in mind. Its creamy, moisturizing, and vegan lipsticks come in nine shades to suit complexions often ignored by mainstream beauty brands.
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Nudestix
Nudestix Nudestix's whole mission is about achieving natural-looking make-up, so it boasts countless neutral lipstick hues. Rose, chestnut, deep brown and every lip colour in between is represented. The Creator's Palette, a collaboration with six beauty influencers, includes all of the above. However, peruse the brand's entire lip collection and you'll surely find what you're looking for, whether it's a solid everyday matte or a multipurpose lips-and-cheeks tint.
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NYX Cosmetics
NYX NYX's Lip Lingerie collection has an impressive 24 matte shades catering to both different skin tones and undertones. Lip Lingerie isn't the brand's only 'nude' offering—there are many candidates in the brand's beloved 34-shade Soft Matte Lip Cream range, too.
MAC
You can always rely on MAC for bold colours, but make no mistake — the beauty giant has a hefty collection of neutral shades, too. Its Nude Lipstick collection comes in 34 shades, so everyone can find their match. Nicki Minaj is such a fan, she collaborated on adding two of her own 'nudes' last Summer.
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Maybelline
Maybelline's Superstay Matte Ink liquid lipstick, a favourite for its last-all-day formula, became even more praiseworthy when it added 10 new shades in December. Ironically dubbed the 'Un-Nudes', they match a wider range of naked lips from light peach to dark chocolate.
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