Question about Centerfold Gloss

[Jasmine1327]

Hi! I am new to Silk Naturals and I just received this lip gloss the in the mail yesterday. I was expecting a nude/pink but instead it turns medium berry colored on me - could I possibly have gotten a mislabelled product? thanks!

[JenW]

With sheer colors, the color of your natural lip always shows through. Do you have pigmented lips?

If you think you might have a mislabelled product, you need to send an email through the website form. There really isn't anyone here that can check on that for you. I can say that Centerfold is kind of berryish on me, too, but then my lips are berryish in color.

[Jasmine1327]

Thanks Jen! Yes my lips are pretty red/pigmented - I guess I was hoping it would tone them down. I was afraid to order the lipstick in XXX thinking it'd be too pale on its own but maybe that's what I need to do!

[Oxana124]

Does it look like a berry color in the tube, or just on your lips? My Centerfold looks brownish/nude in the tube, but on the lips it looks different because it is sheer so you can see the pink of my lips through it. If you want a more pigmented nude that covers up your lip color, I think XXX will work well. If it ends up being too light, you can always put colored gloss over it, or apply it lightly.

[Jasmine1327]

Ok, just held it up to the window and it is brown/dark nude in the tube. Then on my lips it looks gets a brown berry tone, then changes to just berry - like it gets brighter after a few minutes. Guess it is just my weird lips!

[JenK]

This happened to me too, along with many other colors. Negligee is a nude with a slight pink on me. XXX makes me look like death, and I am too lazy to layer, so it is out for me unless I want to get out out of work early...LOL. I've found the lipsticks work the best on my pigmented lips. Eternal is a nude mauve, very pretty.

[JenW]

I have the same problem. I have had better success with Mirage. Also, I think the suggestion of XXX is a good one. I like that lipstick for toning down my own lip color a bit.

I have noticed that those of us with more than average red/pink pigment in our natural lip color tend to have trouble with some of the pink toned lippies. I tend to go for colors that others think are quite brown.

[Jasmine1327]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[Jasmine1327]

Oh I did want to add, one of my favs is MAC creme d'nude, although sometimes it's a little too pale and pink for my liking - if it had a bit more beige/cream color to it and was moistuizing it'd be HG. I've tried tons of brands and so far that is probably closest to what I am looking for. I just wanted to find a more natural and better for my lips version - and in a perfect shade of course.

[Oxana124]

I have not seen Creme d'Nude in real life, but judging from photos and swatches, I think if you like that one then you will like XXX. It is more beige and less pink, so what you are looking for. And while it is a light color, it is not super light. Here it is swatched on my pale skin:
(on the right end, second from last)