90’s trends are coming back one by one, and it appears brown lipstick is next thanks to Kylie Jenner! There are so many variations of what is considered brown lipstick on the market right now, with many of them looking more vampy red then dark chocolate. So I have compiled a list of truly dark brown shades that won’t have you wondering if they are indeed in the chocolate color family!
1. MAC “Photo” was part of the Artificially Wild collection that launched last year. It is a warm caramel brown with a satin finish. Buy at Nordstrom.com.
2. NYX Matte Lipstick in “Maison” is a milk chocolate brown with a matte finish. It has slight pinkish and grey undertones. This particular shade looks amazing on darker complexions. Buy at Drugstore.com.
3. Lime Crime Velvetine in “Salem” is a dark brown liquid lipstick. If you aren’t familiar with liquid lipsticks or the Velvetines, they go on like a gloss and dry like a matte lipstick finish. If you aren’t into the LC Velvetines, Kat Von D has a similar liquid lipstick shade called “Vampira.” Buy at UrbanOutfitters.com.
4. OCC Lip Tar in “Sybil” is a deep dark chocolate brown with reddish undertones. It is very pigmented, just like the other OCC lip tars and is long-wearing. I am a huge fan of the OCC lip tars so this shade is my favorite of the bunch! Buy at Beauty.com.
5. LA Splash Lip Couture in “Untamed” is a very dark reddish brown with a matte finish. There have been many comparisons of this shade to Lime Crime’s “Salem” Velvetine, but “Untamed” is much much darker. Buy at LASPLASH.
6. Bite Lip Crayon in “Cognac” is a dark chestnut brown. It has a matte yet moist texture, and is also said to be long wearing. This shade is not as dark as the others, but depending on your complexion, can look like a dark brown. Buy at Sephora.com.
I am still on the hunt for more dark brown shades so if you know of any great ones, please let me know in the comments below! 🙂
*UPDATE (6/18/15): I have since found some other great dark brown lipsticks that include:
1. MAC “Antique Velvet” Lipstick Buy at Nordstrom.com.
2. Colour Pop Cosmetics “Pitch” Lippie Stix
3. NYX Cosmetics “Dirty Talk” High Voltage Lipstick
4. MAC “Bittersweet” Lip Liner. Buy at Nordstrom.com.
