I've still not caught on to this look! What is a 'nude' lip? Nude=naked, right? So why would any woman want to have naked lips? Stories and songs have been written about a woman's lips more than any other facial feature she has! "Lips like cherry wine", I think that was a line in a song a long time ago. Can you imagine Liz Taylor or Marilyn Monroe in a 'nude' lip? I think that would have just erased the bottom half of her face!

I'm not saying a red lip would be suitable for everyone either. Sometimes you have to pay attention to how a color of lipstick will cause your teeth to look more yellow or white. Of course we all want whiter teeth not yellow!

My personal preference for a lip color is to not go nude or even pink. I don't think a light pink fits my skintone nor will it cover my lips because I have more pigment in my natural lip color than a light pink lipstick can cover. I will combine a light pink with a darker shade of color to make a unique shade that suits me. I really enjoy being creative in that way.

What can I say, I just love lipsticks! I think the lips are just as important as the eyes when it come to makeup. But then again the whole face needs to be 'made-up' to get a full affect and show off all the beauty one has.
With a lip pencil, lipstick, lip gloss and a few tricks I believe any set of lips can be made to look better. It's not all about the color but for me I love color. It brings life to the face, not too much now, that can be a bad thing in some cases. 

To sum up this post; I believe everyone has something to work with, some may have more, some less but there is something there to work with. Women are surely blessed these days to have what seems to be almost an endless supply of cosmetics to choose from. Drugstore makeup has come a very long way from my teenage years not only quantity but guality has been greatly improved. The bottom line is you don't have to spend a fortune to look your best. You don't have to have the most expensive makeup to look like  a starlet either!