Running errands, date night, dinner parties, and more… all based on your complexion!
Updated on December 21, 2017 Written by: 100% PURE®
A truly flawless beauty look hinges on one little detail: choosing the perfect lipstick. The best lipstick shade for you will depend on two major factors: your complexion and your destination. Maybe you’re sitting at a coffee shop on a Saturday, in your signature stretchy pants and messy bun - we’ve got a lipstick for that! Or maybe it’s your wedding day and you’re looking for THE absolute perfect shade for photos - we’ve got a lipstick for that, too. Every girl needs that trusty shade that can take her where she needs to go - and keep her looking flawless on the way.
We’ve put together a lipstick survival guide for everything from daily errands to the biggest day of your life - all based on your complexion! So grab a pen and paper (do people use those anymore?) and get ready to jot down some notes… because these are the best lipstick shades for whatever life can throw your way.
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Sometimes we have to put chores above play (at least for a few hours) on the weekend. If you’re zipping around town on your day off with a to-do list that’s too-long, you’re probably looking for low-key/ low-maintenance lipstick shades. We’ve pulled together our favorite weekend-warrior shades of lipsticks and glosses, so you can focus on checking off your to-do list.
Pomegranate Oil Anti Aging Lipstick: Calendula
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Sahara
Pomegranate Oil Anti Aging Lipstick: Foxglove
Gemmed Lip Gloss: Crystal
Date Night
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Whether it’s your first date or your fiftieth, the right lipstick shade can make you feel pretty and primped when you’re with your honey. Down-to-earth darlings and a va-va-voom vixens alike will love these fruit pigmented® lipstick shades - and we’re sure your boo will, too.
Pomegranate Oil Anti Aging Lipstick: Calypso
Lip Glaze: Velveteen
Pomegranate Oil Anti-Aging Lipstick: Zinnia
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Sonora
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Twinses. Besties. BFFs. Squad. Whenever your girl gang gets together for a night out, it’s about turning out a full glam look and letting real-world worries take a backseat. Maybe it’s after-work drinks to vent and gossip, or a destination weekend away, bouncing from party to party. Wherever you go with your girls, make it a point to be bold and shine bright - because girls night is about celebrating the strong, fabulous, superstar, gorgeous, amazing, #girlboss (we could go on) in all of us.
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Marrakesh
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Protea
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Cactus Bloom
Pomegranate Oil Anti-Aging Lipstick: Poppy
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Two classic dinner party rules: never show up empty-handed (no host will refuse a nice bottle of vino), and when in doubt, overdress rather than underdress. Be the perfect dinner guest (both polite and put together) by sporting a versatile red lipstick shade - don’t worry, we already have 4 perfectly selected for your complexion! You’ll be the host’s favorite RS(M)VP.
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Blood Orange
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Nopal
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Winecup
Lip Caramel: Sorbetto
Job Interview
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You’ve stayed up until midnight putting the finishing touches on an impressive resumé for that dream job interview. Now it’s time to take it up a notch with the perfect “hire me” ensemble! The key is to keep your makeup soft and natural. We aren’t saying be a complete wallflower, but might suggest letting your glowing personality, eyes, and smile run the show.
Pomegranate Oil Anti-Aging Lipstick: Bee Balm
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Sandstone
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Pink Canyon
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Currant
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It’s here. The day your gorgeous DIY inspiration pins from the “Dream Wedding” Pinterest board come to life. Besides that, it’s the day where thousands (okay maybe not that many) of pictures will be snapped of you and your sweetie, who are taking center-stage on this special day. Find your perfect “I do” lipstick shade with our Wedding Day natural lipstick suggestions that are perfectly matched to your skintone.
Fruit Pigmented Lip Glaze: Strawberry
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Cassia
Pomegranate Oil Anti Aging Lipstick: Buttercup
Pomegranate Oil Anti Aging Lipstick: Primrose
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Remember those distant dark ages of soggy Saturday cereal? We had no reason to perk up our pout with lipstick - but now that weekend brunch is officially a thing, it’s half expected that you zhuzh up your look for flapjacks and mimosas. Put a little pep in your weekend brunch game with a selection of either nude or vibrant hues. Extra bonus points if you use a matte shade; they tend to stick around better through eating!
Lip Glaze: Coquette
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Prickly Pear
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Mojave
Lip Glaze: Peach
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That was you then, this is you now. Whether you were president of the science club or MVP in just about every sport; you’ll want to make an entrance into that old high school gym looking your best. We’ve rounded up the best lipstick shades for your skin tone, so that you can re-introduce yourself to old classmates - and maybe that old high school crush, too! You might have been the Class of ‘99 but your makeup look is today’s perfection.
Pomegranate Oil Anti-Aging Lipstick: Black Rose
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Oasis
Pomegranate Oil Anti Aging Lipstick: Narcissus
Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick: Desert Rose
That’s a wrap on our updated lipstick guide! Need more help with choosing a natural lipstick? We’ve got a breakdown of every fruit pigmented® lip formula, a guide to nude lip colors, and even a behind the scenes look at how we make natural lipstick!
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