'I usually start by looking at the skin tone and undertone, but also the natural lip color,' makeup artist Morgane Martini tells Allure.
'The perfect nude makes your face look fresh and youthful, but a lot of people pick something too light, too opaque, or too beige,' says makeup artist Nick Barose, whose clients include Lupita Nyong'o, Uzo Aduba, Kim Cattrall, and Brie Larson. It's a tricky thing, though, because choose a shade that clashes with your skin tone and it can do you dirty, as we've all learned by wearing a nude lip color only to look like an undead version of ourselves.
A swipe of nude lipstick is an easy way to look like you made some effort.
