10 Best Lipstick shades that goes with your workweek
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List of best Lipstick shades that goes with your workweek
1. MARS Non-Transfer Smudge Proof Butter Smooth Lipstick (Nude)
The MARS offers one of the widest ranges of lipsticks that is suitable for offices and meetings. It costs Rs. 279/- for a single piece and has a wide variety of shades available with a few lighter shades that look elegant while you are a working woman and want a beautiful shade to get you through the day. This matte lipstick gives a high intensity shade which is pigmented and bold.
Key Ingredients
It contains vitamin E and essential oils.
Shade: It is a nude colour by MARS that gives your lips a matte finish.
Pros
- Non-Transferable
- Smudge Proof, Kiss Proof, and non-sticky
- Butter Smooth
- Best suited for office meetings
- Long Lasting
- Moisturizes the lips
- Doesn’t fade away easily
- Easy to remove with a cleansing oil
Cons
- Accentuates the lip lines a bit
2. SUGAR Matte Attack Transfer Proof Lipstick (cotton candy/ bubble gum)
The Sugar cosmetics have 12 shades of pink colour, one for every occasion. Their lipsticks contain jojoba oil as a hero ingredient that helps in hydrating the lips. This lipstick is worth wearing to every office meeting to have a confident and elegant look. It is a great option for both a date night and office wear.
Key Ingredients
It contains shea butter, creme and fragrance.
Shade: The shade made for work wear is cotton candy or bubble gum pink whatever one may call it as per the occasion. Offers a matte finish to your lips.
Pros
- Transfer proof
- It gives a non-drying finish
- Long- Lasting
- Glides on smoothly
- Offers extreme coverage
- Keeps your lips moisturized
Cons
- Expensive
3. Maybelline New York Colour Sensational Creamy Matte Lipstick (East Village Rose 5)
Talk about lipsticks and no mention of Maybelline? Impossible!! Here comes one of the top cosmetic brands offering lipsticks that suit your every mood and occasion. It comes in a stick from sensational creamy lipstick that has a unique packaging as well. It lasts longer than many other lipsticks in the market in this category.
Key Ingredients
It contains shea butter and jojoba oils.
Shade: It is a beautiful shade namely Bricks City East Village Rose 5, one of the Nude shades that suits the office purposes.
Pros
- Hydrating lip colour
- Non-drying and uncrackable
- Infused with honey nectar
- Moisturizes the lips well
- Highly pigmented
- Lasts up to 12 hours
Cons
- Requires effort while removing as it sticks with the lips
4. Coloressence Intense Liquid Lip Colour Matte Long Lasting Non-Sticky (Truffle)
Coloressence’s Intense Liquid Lip Colour finally comes a liquid form that fulfils the need of any office going woman. It comes in a beautiful packaging with such a soothing texture. They have a lip colour for every occasion with this being the best for work wear. It is an intense liquid lip colour that no one can resist wearing to an office meeting.
Key Ingredients
It is enriched with the goodness of shea butter, castor, almond and Jojoba oil.
Shade: The shade is truffled with a free lip liner to make your lips look fuller.
Pros
- Cruelty-free
- Lasts for up to 12 hours
- It comes with a smart applicator
- Intense pigments
- Affordable
Cons
- None
5. Faces Canada HD Intense Matte Lipstick (Scandalous)
Faces Canada has cosmetics that are available in so many shades for every skin colour and normal skin types. It gives the user a silky cream-like application which is matte at the same time. Even though the finish is matte, it does not dry out your lips.
Key Ingredients
It contains cream and hyaluronic acid.
Shade: It is a matte high intensity scandalous colour by Faces Canada.
Pros
- Provides high coverage
- No feathering
- No sticky wear
- Highly absorbing
- Long lasting up to 8 hours
Cons
- Expensive
6. Lakme 9 to 5 Primer + Matte Lip Colour (Mauve Matter MM12)
Lakme 9 to 5 is a lipstick that has such a huge fan following especially of the working women as this is known for its long-lasting smooth texture. You do not have to go for a touch up after every few hours as this stays intact for the whole day. With good pigmentation, it has a wide range of shade suitable for every skin colour.
Key Ingredients
It contains vitamin E, and a colour fix formula.
Shade: Mauve Matter MM12 is the colour code for this Lakme 9 to 5 lipstick.
Pros
- It comes in 38 different shades
- Soft and smooth texture
- Matte finish
- Ultra-matte
- Long stay up to 13 hours
Cons
- All the shades available in this range are kind of similar
7. Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick (Bare)
Another workwear range of lipsticks is by Colorbar. It is a mid-range lipstick that is quite popular among working women. It stays for up to 5 hours a day and has a crayon-like texture. It is one-of-a-kind products in India, works best if used with a lip gloss and lip liner.
Key Ingredients
It contains vitamin E, jojoba oils and shea butter.
Shade: It is a velvet matte lipstick in Bare colour.
Pros
- Accentuates the lips
- It targets office going women
- It has creamy texture with matte finish
- Smudge-proof application
- Highly pigmented
Cons
- Stay only for around 5 hours
8. Elle 18 Lipstick Pink Show (Matte)
Elle 18 has been popular for its lipsticks under Rs. 100 from a long time. Same idea with this one as well. It costs just Rs. 93 and is best for people looking for a good lipstick in a budget friendly range. One of the most affordable and great formulation lipsticks, it is available in 20 shades in the same range. It has bold as well as work wear shades in the collection.
Key Ingredients
It contains jojoba oil and almond oil.
Shade: It is a pink show shade with a matte finish.
Pros
- High colour pays off
- Single colour lipstick
- Matte texture and finish
- Affordable
Cons
- Does not moisturize the lips
9. Swiss Beauty Matte Smooth Velvet Lipstick (Shade-322)
Swiss Beauty matte smooth is a velvet touch lipstick in a shade that goes well with the office environment. It doesn’t fade away while smiling, talking, eating, drinking or kissing, like almost everything proof it is. It gives lip care as well as a relief that is long lasting.
Key Ingredients
It contains shimmers, cream, and jojoba oil.
Shade: The shade code is 322 it is an amazing light magenta office going shade.
Pros
- Smudge-proof
- Travel friendly size
- Moisturize your lips on the go
- Super shiny matte lipstick
- Hydrates the lips
Cons
- List of ingredients not mentioned properly
10. Miss Rose Creamy Matte Long Lasting waterproof lip moisturizing Bullet Lipstick Shade (48 Beeper)
Miss Rose is another creamy matte long lasting lip colour. It has all the qualities that any long-lasting work wear lipstick should come with. It is a bullet sized lipstick that doesn’t take a lot of space in your little purse. It gives a colour pay-off finish.
Key Ingredients
It contains Jojoba oil and hyaluronic acid.
Shade: It is shade 48 beeper in the Miss rose category.
Pros
- Water-proof
- Travel-friendly
- Non-drying matte lipstick
- Uncrackable
Cons
- Not a very popular brand
These are the best picks for office wear lipsticks which fit almost all price ranges. Take your pick according to your preference and budget.
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Beauty Tips for workwear make-up
If you are not sure what a workwear lipstick should have that will benefit you in the best way, then here are few things you must keep in mind while buying a lipstick or office going purpose:
Not too bold
Office outfits are formal so the makeup should also suit the whole look. As you are going to an office, the shades you use as a lip colour or eye liner make sure they are not too attention grabbing as it is your workplace not a party. The nude shades of lipsticks must be preferred and if you are using an eye liner make sure it is black and not white or any other popping colors.
Long-Lasting
Any office makeup or work wear makeup should be long lasting that doesn’t fade away easily so that you do not have to run for a touch up every hour and you can focus on completing your tasks. Go for the ones that are also smudge proof as well, it will come in handy.
Travel-friendly
While going to work, always use small sized cosmetics that you can carry in your hand bag and use it whenever it is an important meeting or a presentation as good looks always matter. The small size is convenient to carry and takes up less space.
