How To Buy The Perfect Lipstick: The Best Ones To Cop From Lakmē To Find Your Shade Twin

Undertones can be easily divided into three, which are warm, cool, and neutral. Further, determining what is your undertone is even easier.

All you have to do is go to a decent, naturally lit space and look at the veins on your wrist or forearm. If your skin appears blue-ish, you have cool undertones. If it looks more yellow, you’ve got warm undertones, and if it appears greenish, you likely have neutral undertones.

An even easier way is to think about your jewellery. If silver makes your skin glow, you have likely got cool undertones. If gold jewellery is your go-to, then your undertones are warm. If both look great on you then you have a neutral undertone.

For folks with cool undertones, it is best to opt for shades like mauve, deep berries, plum and wine, with characteristics of pink, red, or blue-ish undertones.

If you are someone with warm undertones, opt for earthy reds, oranges, coral, and rich brown. For that, look for colours with characteristics like golden, yellow, or peachy hues.

And lastly, if you're someone with neutral undertones, your ideal shades are red, pink, nude, and the most balanced shades with characteristics of colours that are a mix of cool and warm undertones.

While your undertone is important to determine the kind of hues you should gravitate towards, what's even more important is your skin tone. For instance, if you're someone with a light complexion and a cool undertone, then choosing colours like mauves, reds, and berries make most sense for bold or evening looks. However this also rings true for folks with medium skin tone with cool undertones; while they can also throw in a mix of orange and coral.

All in all, while you pick colours based on your undertone, it is vital to keep complexion in mind too.

We rallied up three of our editors (writer included) with different undertone and skin tones; cool-light, warm-deep, and neutral- medium to pick their suitable 9 to 5 (nude, day colour) and 5-9 (bold, evening colour) from the Lakmē Hya Matte range, and here's what they had to say while picking their shade twin:

Power Peach is my top pick for everyday workwear lipsticks solely because the colour looks beautifully put together on my face, regardless of whether I have makeup on or not. The shade not only complements my skin tone and undertone, but it also helps accent my features without trying too hard. I love that it's smudge-proof and stays even after eating meals; however, you may want to do a quick touch-up to keep it fresh.

As someone with a cool undertone and a light complexion, I tend to lean towards pink and red shades, and it's no surprise that I found my perfect match in the shade Powersuit Pink from Lakmē 9 to 5 Hya Matte. It's my go-to lip shade for all my after-work shenanigans. Since it's hya-matte (infused with Hyaluronic Acid), I never have to worry about hydration, and that means a lot coming from someone who has dry and chapped lips.

I am someone with a warm undertone and a deep complexion and naturally gravitate towards browns, and mauves that have earthy red undertones to them.

That is why, it is no wonder for an everyday work lipstick I feel Monday Mocha is my shade twin! It is neutral almost nude like on my pigmented lips and looks fabulous being just right. The formula itself is quite matte, but sits well. It doesn't dry out the lips either (and being someone with hyper dry skin, this was a concern). It does glide on a bit sticky at first, but give it a bit and it will settle.

For evening and slightly bolder looks I usually opt for reds, browns, or mauves with noticeable reds or brown undertones. The Meetup Mauve shade is a shade twin for someone with warm undertones and deep complexion. Like all the liquid lipsticks in this range, it glides on well, is hydrating enough due to the hyaluronic acid in it and stays put!

I have a medium skin tone and tend to incline towards brown lipsticks for the day. However, finding the right shade that's neither too warm, nor too cool for my neutral undertone feels like a task but my oh my, the Lakmē Hya Matte Lipstick in the shade Coffee Break ticks all the boxes! It's a lovely deep brown that doesn't wash me out and glides on like butter on the lips, perfect for wearing on a daily.

I have recently started loving a dark pout for my night outs and the Lakmē Hya Matte Lipstick in the shade Afterhours Wine is my go-to shade twin when a berry-toned lippie is the memo. It has the right amount of purple and red pigments to not come across as too bright on my medium skin. I love how creamy the formula is and doesn't enhance your lip lines, thanks to the hydration from hyaluronic acid.

The Lakmē Hya Matte lipstick range is on a mission to dismantle the stereotype that mattes are dehydrating, burrow into the lines of your lips, eventually leave them chapped and parched looking. Instead, with their ground-breaking formula, each lipstick comes with two times hyaluronic acid that helps with hydration, a transfer-proof formula, and up to 14-hour comfort wear with their bullet lipsticks, and 12-hour wear with their liquid lipsticks which is ideal for working professionals, and simply folks who cannot miss a day without lipstick!

If you want to get your hands on the Lakmē Hya Matte range, then all you have to do is head to Nykaa immediately!