10 Best Lipstick Shades For Dusky Skin

For all the dusky skin women out there, you are beautiful and loved and you don’t need anything or anyone to prove that to you. You have to pay a lot of attention to the shades of makeup you use on your skin. And lipsticks can be the biggest challenge of all. Fear not because I am here to take away your worries. Here are the 8 best shades for you. Check them! 

1. Brown

This shade is apt for Indian skin! From matte cinnamon shade to warmer browns like coffee and tan hues, you must try this shade, for sure.

• Faces CanadaWeightless Matte Finish Lipstick- Flamboyant Plum12
• Maybelline New York Color Sensational Creamy MatteLipstick-Chili Nude
• L’Oréal Color Riche-Cinnamon Toast
• Huda Beauty Demi Matte Cream Liquid Lipstick-Revolutionnaire

2. Pink

Pink, being everyone’s fav, can be applied on dusky skin too, but only the brighter shades! From rose pink to mauve to Fuschia, they all will look super stunning on you. Here are the shades you can apply if choosing pink lipstick:

• Maybelline colour sensational the loaded bolds- Fierce Fuchsia
• SUGAR vivid lipstick-02 Breaking Bare(Mauve pink) 

3. Maroon

Maroon always does justice with dusky skin! You can experiment with all the deeper shades of maroon but avoid brownish maroon. Try a deeper shade of maroon from any brand that suits you. You can test the following:

• NYX Liquid Suede
• NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lipstick- Lalaland (maroon)

4. Red

It’s BANG on for you! The Red colour makes the dusky skin look bolder and outpouring. So, why not try these splashing red shades on your lips:

• MAC Retro Matte Lipstick-Ruby Woo
• MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lip Color-Dance with me-Deep Cranberry Red
• Bobbi Brown Luxe Lip color-Pink Guava
• L’Oreal Paris Pure Reds Color Riche Collection Star lipstick- Pure Garnet(darker shade of red)

5. Purple/Violet

In the trendiest time like now, how can we refrain from applying darker shades of purple? Though it needs appropriate attire and high confidence to carry, we can make a difference, right?

• LA Girl-Love Triangle
• Maybelline New York Superstay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick-Escapist DarkPurple
• SUGAR Cosmetics-08 Berry Picking(Berry)
• MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lip Color-Recollection-Intense Bright Violet.
• SUGAR Cosmetics Smudge Me Not Liquid Lipstick-48Violet Bullet
• Stay Quirky Liquid Lipstick Purple Millennial Slang19

6. Orange

Orange is furious for fair but fast for dusky. These shades of orange can make you marvellous in reckon. So, don’t hesitate to experiment with this colour:

• MAC Amplified Lipstick-Neon Orange
• Maybelline NewYork Super stay Matte ink liquid lipstick-Globe Trotter(135)
• Smashbox Always on Liquid Lipstick- Out loud

7. Burgundy

This colour is jaw-dropping for dusky skin! No matter, whether you like it or not, but surely give it a shot! I am sure, you will turn heads with your look. Here are some burgundy shades especially featured for your beautiful dusky skin tone:

• Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick cream finish-Witchy Deep Burgundy
• SUGAR Smudge me not Divine Praline Liquid Lipstick18-Dusty Burgundy
• Swiss Beauty Stain Matte Lipstick-Burgundy

8. Magenta

Magenta is the colour that demeanours your outer beauty precisely. The features of the lips and face can be highlighted with this colour. Here are some lipsticks you must try:

•  Maybelline NewYork Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lipstick-Mesmerizing Magenta
• Maybelline New York Super Stay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick-Artist 120
• SUGAR Cosmetics Nothing Else Matter Long-Wear Lipstick-07-Hidden Magenta

9. Nude

Undoubtedly, this shade is for you! It matches your dusky skin and has countless variations. You can pick and try any from the following listed below:

• MAC Mocha(this is known as the Iconic shade, which makes MAC famous)
• Nykaa- Nude spice
• Nykaa-Matte to last liquid lipstick shade-Kashi
• Wet N Wild Megalast lip color-Mocha Licious
• Lakme-9to5primer+matte lip color-cherry chic
• NYX professional makeup soft matte lip cream- Dubai
• Maybelline New York Color Sensational creamy matte lipstick-Nude Nuance

10. Chocolate

The appearance of this lusty and hot shade is perfect for Indian skin. Time brings a huge transformation from light to dark colours and chocolate is the one, you must fall for.

• Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick-Chocolicious
• Huda Beauty Power Bullet Matte Lipstick-Masquerade
• SUGAR Cosmetics Matte Attack Transferproof Lipstick-05 Tan Halen(Chocolate)
• Nykaa So Matte Lipstick in Hot Cocoa