Kim Kardashian has many signature aspects to her now-iconic look: her lush lashes, her chiseled cheekbones, and (of course) her plump posterior. But anyone hoping to re-create her beauty style would be remiss if they skipped her go-to nude lip. Practically 90 percent of the time, Kim eschews classic reds or vampier tones, instead opting to step out wearing a muted blush tone on her pucker.
While her long-time makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic admits to mixing several colors together to achieve the right hue, he took to Kim Kardashian’s now defunct app to share his favorite nude shades. In addition to applying a mix of nude lipsticks, he also uses lip liner and lip gloss to perfect the look. His exact process? He begins by lining her mouth with a lip pencil, starting at the outer corners and going in to the middle (this helps to keep the liner symmetrical). To get a more matte look without drying out the lips he uses a creamy nude lipstick formula and blots off the oil with tissue. This makes it possible to achieve that matte finish.
So which lip products should you add to your cart to capture Kim’s famous nude lip? In addition to four of Dedivanovic’s top picks, we dug up four more, including plenty of nude lipsticks and lip glosses that range from barely-there pink to shimmering peach. After all, if you’re a big fan of Kim (and her makeup style) like we are, you’ll likely want to purchase the exact same products that she’s used on her pout. Read on to see the colors she’s actually worn IRL.
– Additional reporting by Angela Elias
