Has anyone successfully beat an addiction to nude lipstick?

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If so, please advise how you did it. I want so badly to have a fresh berry lip but I can't do it.

I'm trying and failing!!!

Ha! I too am guilty of this. Have you tried the Clinique Chubby Sticks? The original, sheer ones? A gentle and subtle splash of colour. I have three and really like them.

Not really. I love the idea of a bright lip and tey them but Keep going back to various nude lipglosses and lipsticks. I did however pick up a Josie Maran lipstick in Tickled Pink. Its sheer but has a pop of colour.

No help at all but I've just bought a nude lipstick this afternoon. Took me ages to find one in just the right shade of nude! I usually use just a lipgloss instead. I did try on a plum lipstick but quickly came to my senses. However I agree a burgundy berry crayon might be the way forward. Do any of you have the perfect nude lipstick?..

I love them as they suit me! Make my lips look fuller and my face softer. Everyone's different but good luck trying new colours!

I'm trying!

I bought a couple recently - a fresh rose pink and a dark metallic reddy purple for Christmas. I'll come back and tell you the brands once I'm not stuck upstairs trying to get a baby to sleep.

But MAC Patisserie will always be my go-to lipstick

Do it do it.

I'm now addicted to red bright berry reds.
I discovered a brand called Delilah and it's fab, really really long lasting and doesn't dry my lips.
Also have an Aveda and a Nars.

I never wore lipstick. Now I'm never without it.
However, I have also heavied up the eyeshadow to balance my face out!

Try Rimmel Oh My Gloss lipgloss range as a way of easing yourself into stronger colours. The red is lovey and soft when on and it leaves my lips in great condition (so much so that I am looking for the clear one to use as a lip balm).

OK, thanks ladies. I will try what's been suggested here (I do love Clinique Chubby sticks).

I have a Nars satin lip pencil in Biscayne Park that I can't seem to pull myself away from.

I honestly feel that i look best in a smokey eye and a nude lip, but I worry that I look like a wag.

Here you go:

MAC Patisserie - nude, goes with anything, wear all the time.

Revlon Ultra HD in Rose. This was the least scary looking colour - the others were much bolder. But actually, the formulation is so balmy I reckon I could consider pulling off another shade from the range.

Max Factor Colour Elixir in Mulberry. Now I always think that I look like a clown in a bold, dark colour (I've given up on any shade of red) but this is a kind of metallic berry. Again, I wear a light application so it's not too in your face. I was pleasantly surprised.

Start with sheer lipsticks like the Mac Lustre finishes

See, I have the opposite problem: I love a pinky berry colour but have always lusted after a decent nude.
My
MIL gave me a fabulous lip gloss set from m&s which has a fab nude and lovely subtle pinky shade and berry shade. Neither are garish and are very nice. There was also a lip balm in the pack too, which I use when I'm not using the glosses.

This is a pic of the darkest of the three: 'plum'

I am terrible, want to try the elizabeth arden 8hr tinted lipbalms. Anyone tried?

Oh no found another one I need
britishbeautyblogger.com/skincare/bobbi-brown-extra-lip-tint/

Tom Ford "Nubile" (Dreadful name.) I've been trying for two years to make myself buy something else ...

Have a look over on MrsGloss&TheGoss , there's a really good thread about lipsticks over there.

An no, I still can't beat my addiction to it

My kiddos are back to school tomorrow am.... and then I'm going to Space NK and Boots. I'll report back as a matter of priority

I like the sound of the Rimmel gloss and the look of the Mac Patisserie. Hope you have fun choosing.

Mac Patisserie does look promising.

I love the look of that Revlon one

MAC Patisserie is a nude though! I photographed it just as a comparison.

Not that I'm saying don't buy it, because it's fab, but if you want to move away from nude lipstick, that ain't the one

You just need the perfect shade to get you on your way. My first berryish tone was Rebel by MAC. After that I was converted.

MAC Patisserie is a nude though! I photographed it just as a comparison.

I know, I came here looking for help and you set me up for a relapse before I even got started. Damn you.

Why is there no laughing crying emoji one here for your last comment!!

I'm a huge fan of nude lipstick, but as I've got older it makes me look totally washed out.

My favourite pale nude was Paul & Joe no 7 which I don't even think they produce anymore.

Now my daily nude is Mac Mehr. It matches my lip tone perfectly.

If I look particularly washed out or am going out in the evening, I switch to Mac Lady Danger.

I have to say I love seeing women wearing colour during the day. To me it indicates to me, they have comolete confidence.