Ever since the whole Kylie Jenner 90’s inspired lip colour became only the biggest hype ever, I had been hunting high and low for my perfect shade to recreate the look. As I soon found out, not everybody can rock the same shade, and we all have to find our own version of the perfect pinky brown hue that works with our skin tone and complexion. I tried MAC lip pencil in ‘Whirl’, which is the actual shade that Kylie Jenner wears, and it’s just way too dark and unfortunately does not look flattering on me at all. Another MAC lip pencil ‘Soar’, which seems to work for a lot of people and has since become somewhat of a coveted item that is sold out everywhere, has too much of a pink undertone that just doesn’t work with my skin.
After much trial and error, I finally found my perfect match in MAC ‘Taupe’. As you can see from the swatch, it’s just another variation of the pinky brown shade but for some reasons the combination of those two colours in this lipstick just works really well with my skin tone. I think it has a bit more brown than pink and the brown is like a terracotta brown which always goes well with my yellow tone olive skin.
I think the key to find your own perfect shade is just to go and try out different colours and see which one suits you best. I know it is always tempting to go with the hype and buy whatever lipsticks or lip colours that are being raved about but from my experience this is always a hit and miss and you always run the risk of spending a fortune on something which does not suit you at all.
What is your perfect Kylie Jenner 90’s inspired lip colour?
I’ve never even heard of this shade. It goes perfectly with your skin though. Good find!
Thanks :) It’s one of their Matte colours.
Oh wow, what a beautiful shade – it really suits you!! Must check it out soon :) Karen xo http://www.confettiandcurves.wordpress.com
Thanks :) You should def check it out. X
Will do Vikky :) X