


Rebel (Texture: Creamy) – A daring plum that is a unique shade of purple. Looks amazing on a variety of desi skin tones. Hug Me (Texture: Glossy) – A glossier nude lip for those who don’t want too much color. It has a slightly orange base that just gives that sexy soft nude lip look to most desi skin tones. Kinda Sexy (Texture: Matte) This is an all time favorite for many desi’s. Velvet Teddy (Texture: Matte) – A very popular nude lipstick for desi’s.Ĭherish (Texture: Creamy) – A creamier nude that compliments desi skin tone beautifully. If you have lighter skin you can still wear it as a statement lip but it all depends on your comfort level. Every time I see someone wearing it, I have to compliment them…it’s very sexy. Lady Danger (Texture: Matte) – An orangish red lip shade that I loveeee most on brown desi skin. Especially love it paired with bronzer or a natural tan 🙂 A perfect glossy peach shade that’s not too orange. Ravishing (Texture: Glossy) – Everyone’s always looking for a pretty peach. Snob (Texture: Semi Matte) – A girly girl pink shade that looks good on fair to medium complexions. I particularly like it on medium skin tones. Please Me (Texture: Matte) – A pretty pretty pink that shows but isn’t too bright.įaux (Texture: Creamy) – A creamier pink that looks good on everyone. This pink lipstick mimics the color of healthy gums – making it the perfect pink. Mehr (Texture: Matte) – Designed my MAC Senior Artist India: Mickey Contractor. If not it looks like a natural deep red on medium to dark skin tones. A perfect ‘retro’ red.ĭiva (Texture: Matte) –If your fair skinned and daring this color can be a beautiful vampy lip shade. Recently popularized by Rihanna, this lip color is stunning from all directions.Ĭhili (Texture: Matte) – A natural more warmer based red that’s not so in your face. Ruby Woo (Texture: Matte) – A bright red that will get you attention. Russian Red (Texture: Matte) – Is a great all purpose blue based red that looks good on all skin tones (makes the teeth look whiter as well). So the best bet is to check out the colors mentioned below at the store and try them out on yourself. Please keep in mind that I’ve chosen a mix of colors that would suit different tones of skin – light, medium, olive and dark. Also please find some swatches below to give you a better idea about the color (I’m a NC25 for those who follow the MAC number system). Read ahead to find out some of my personal favorite MAC lipstick shades for desi skin tones. When I used to work for MAC I got the opportunity to test, try and understand which lipstick shades are the best. With all that is available, makeup shopping can get very overwhelming. Finding the right shades of lipstick for desi skin tones can get frustrating.
