It is your bestie’s shaadi and the last thing you want is dry lips with uneven lipstick! You want to enjoy every function while singing, dancing, drinking and of course, taking a million selfies without having to worry about a flaky pout ruining your lipstick. To help perfect that pout and to ensure that your lipstick stays in place all night long, here are our top recommendations of some trusty matte lipsticks that won’t dry you out!
1. M.A.C Matte Lipstick In Russian Red
A deep red that is long lasting, super moisturizing and suits most Indian skin tones. The lipstick has deep blue undertones which helps brighten your teeth. How cool!
Price: ₹ 1,500. Buy it here.
2. Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick In Bare
It has a moisture rich formula and comes enriched with Vitamin E. The nude brown shade would be ideal to wear with smokey eyes and stays on for over eight hours without smudging or feathering.
Price: ₹ 260. Buy it here.
3. Lakme 9 to 5 Weightless Matte Mousse Lip & Cheek Colour In Fuchsia Suede
The lipstick has a moisturizing mousse-like texture that is weightless and gives a powdery matte finish to the lips. What’s more, it doubles up as a cheek stain too and would be a great multipurpose handbag beauty essential.
Price: ₹ 460. Buy it here.
4. Maybelline New York Superstay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick In Loyalist
This nude pink matte liquid lipstick stays on for a solid 16 hours without budging. It comes with a unique arrow applicator which makes the application simpler and hassle-free.
Price: ₹ 520. Buy it here.
5. Bobbi Brown Creamy Matte Lip Colour In Calypso
Bobbi Brown’s matte lipsticks are totally worth the investment as they are extremely moisturizing and also long lasting. The shade Calypso has a warm pink tinge to it that would suit most Indian skin tones. Great choice for when you want a statement pout that isn’t too OTT.
Price: ₹ 2,300. Buy it here.
6. Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick In Screen Queen
A highly pigmented matte lipstick which glides on brilliantly in a single swipe. This deep red, almost maroon shade would be an ideal choice for your bestie’s cocktail or even her sangeet night.
Price: ₹ 1,700. Buy it here.
7. Estee Lauder Pure Color Love Lipstick In Blaise Bluff
There is a reason why Estee Lauder lipsticks are so popular! Apart from the fact that they stay on for a long time, they are highly pigmented and do not dry out the lips. The Blaise Bluff shade is a beautiful peach nude lipstick that would look great in most day time wedding functions.
Price: ₹ 1,900. Buy it here.
8. Lakme Absolut Luxe Matte Lip Color With Argan Oil In Mauve Silk
A lipstick enriched with the miracle beauty ingredient- Moroccan Argan Oil. This luxurious silky lippy is deeply nourishing and also provides rich and intense colour. This shade is great when you want to upgrade your regular red or brown, with a subtle hint of mauve.
Price: ₹ 600. Buy it here.
9. NYX Professional Makeup Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick In Pink Lust
Infused with Avocado and Vitamin E, it is super pigmented and gives a polished look with every swipe. Definitely, one of our favourites!
Price: ₹ 723. Buy it here.
10. Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Lipstick In Cheerleader
The lightweight formula glides on easily, sets in matte and is completely transfer-free. It feels so light on the lips that you might just forget you have something on! This muted red shade has warm orange undertones and would look beautiful on a nude lehenga or a light coloured saree.
Price: ₹ 1,650. Buy it here.
11. Glamglow Plumprageous Matte Lip Plumper Treatment In Stacked
A matte lipstick that gives an illusion of fuller lips, why not? This product comes with a special lip plumper applicator that instantly enhances the lips, while giving a gorgeous long lasting and moisturizing colour. It comes in four creamy nude matte shades and is paraben free too.
Price: ₹ 2,000. Buy it here.
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