The Pink Pout: Top 5 Favorite Pink Lipsticks

Greetings Gorgeous!

I am definitely a pink lipstick girl, although I will rock a red lip every now and then. There's just something about the girly-ness of a pink lip that I can't get  enough of. Here are my favorite pink lipsticks in my collection:

From left to right: MAC Girl About Town, NARS Schiap, MAC Impassioned, MAC Candy Yum Yum, MAC Naughty Sauté 

Top to bottom, left to right: MAC Girl About Town, MAC Naughty Sauté, MAC Candy Yum Yum, NARS Schiap, MAC Impassioned (**note: I wear MAC NC50 for skin tone reference)

MAC Girl About Town: This is a bright fuchsia that looks great on all skintones. I love wearing this with MAC lip liner in Magenta. The texture is creamy and moisturizing as it is an amplified finish. Don't let the swatches fool you! This lipstick is bright (but not too bright) but compared to the other brighter pinks , this one looks like a berry color. Girl About Town is a classic and timeless pink that makes me feel instantly sophisticated when I put it on. If you like to wear pink lipsticks year round (like me!), this one is a good one to grab. Here is my look that I wore today featuring Girl About Town shown with MAC Magenta lip liner.

MAC Naughty Sauté: This lipstick debuted in the Shop MAC, Cook MAC collection. This is unfortunately unavailable, but I got my hands on it when I had my makeup done for my 21st birthday back in May. (Thanks Luke!) This one is a creamy, Pepto Bismol pink...literally! When Luke pulled this one out, I was SO nervous. But he lined and filled in my lips with Magenta lip liner and saved the day! Here was my 21st birthday look with Naughty Sauté:

The lip liner really made me feel more comfortable with the light color. This feels really comfortable on the lips since it is a creme sheen finish. I've grown to love this one!

MAC Candy Yum Yum: This lipstick is definitely one of MAC's most popular colors. This one is a cult favorite and when I tried it on for myself, I saw why! This lipstick is Gorgeous on the lips. Candy Yum Yum is a SUPER bright and vibrant matte pink lipstick, think Nicki Minaj. The matte finish is more drying, so I like to use a lip balm that is not shiny (i.e. Carmex) that will not interfere with the matte finish of the lipstick. Here is Candy Yum Yum with, you guessed it, Magenta lip liner:

If you love bright lips, this one is a MUST have! At least try it at your favorite MAC counter/store if you're on the fence. 

NARS Schiap: This lipstick has a special place in my heart. This was my first NARS lipstick, and actually my first product from the brand and what a great first impression it was! I thought Schiap and Candy Yum Yum were dupes of each other, but on my skin tone they definitely are not. Schiap is a nice, toned-down alternative to Candy Yum Yum if you want a bright lipstick, but not quite ready for the brightness of Candy Yum Yum. NARS describes Schiap's formula as semi-matte, so a lip balm is recommended with this one. Here is my look with Schiap with no lip liner:

In the pictures they look very similar on the lips, but there is a difference when you have them side by side. If you are a pink lipstick lover, you can justify having both.

MAC Impassioned: This was my first pink MAC lipstick, so this one has a special place in my heart too. Impassioned is an electric strawberry lemonade shade with an amplified finish. Impassioned is not for the faint of heart. If you are not a bold lipstick girl or at least confident when you wear it, this one will easily wear YOU, and we don't want that. This color comes in a lip glass, which is more wearable. I don't have a great picture of me wearing this lipstick (sorry!). I'll do a look soon wearing this lipstick, but for now the swatch will have to do.

Pink lips are by far my favorite when I want to wear a bold lipstick or add a pop of color to an otherwise simple outfit. What pinks do you rock? Have a fabulous week, loves!

Butter London: Yummy Mummy

Hello Dolls,

I don't know about you, but I am SO excited about fall! Cozy sweaters, cute scarves, and pumpkin spice lattes...count me in! I think fall may be becoming my new favorite season (sorry, spring). In honor of the onset of the fall season, I'm going to share with you ONE of my favorite nail polishes for the season.

Butter London describes this nail polish as their "magic lacquer" and claims that it is stunning on EVERY skintone. Judging how it looks on me and the swatches I saw on Google before I bought it, I couldn't agree more! This is a medium beige nail polish with a silver sheen to it to add a certain "je ne sais quoi." The fine silver shimmer really makes it stand out from your ordinary nude polishes. This can be pretty thin, but here it is swatched with 2 coats. I probably could have used another coat so it would be more opaque. Of all the nude/neutral nail polishes I have, this one is by far my favorite! 

I love love love neutral nail polish for the fall! If you love neutral nails too or even if you think nude nails are boring, give this one a try! Butter London nail polishes retail for $15 at Ulta (try to catch it on sale!), Sephora, Beauty.com, Amazon, and some department stores. 

What are your favorite nude/neutral nail polishes? What are your favorite nail polishes for fall? I will do a post in the near future of my nude/neutral polishes and favorite polishes for fall. Until later dolls! 

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My name is Imani, I'm a 21 year old college student, and I have a passion for ALL things beauty. You wouldn't be reading this blog if I didn't Love beauty. I'm the girl that will ask complete strangers what nail polish or lipstick they're wearing with no shame. Take a peek into my makeup drawer as I share my favorite (and not so favorite) skincare products, cosmetics, nail polish, and more! I hope you have as much fun reading my blog as I'm going to have writing it! :)