5-Minute Beauty: Nude Lips

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The 2011 SAG Awards was all about natural beauty. Minimal eye makeup and nude lips graced the red carpet. Take a lesson from these Hollywood starlets like Lea Michele above: less really is more. The hot shade in lipstick right now is no shade at all! Check out how more stars do nude lips and how to find and apply the right nude lip shade for your complexion after the jump.

1. What’s your hair color?

You want your lips to be nude without making you look dull and pale. Your hair color determines what hue you should rock. Blondes should go for a lipstick with a hint of pink to make their skin glow. Brunettes should go for a lipstick with a hint of brown.

2. Remember, your lipstick should only have a HINT of color!

When shopping for a nude lipstick shade make sure that it has just a hint of your matching hue. The look should be bare with plenty of shine.

3. Prep

Make sure you exfoliate your lips and condition with a lip balm. Nude means that chapped lips have no where to hide.

4. More or less?

Nude lips go with any eye makeup! Your eye makeup can either be minimal or heavy. For a day look keep the eye makeup minimal with your nude lip. In the evening make your eye makeup a little more dramatic with dark eyeliner.