5 Best Lipstick Shades — According to Your Hair Color

Let’s be real: Lipstick is the makeup product you can have the most fun with. Your makeup look can be totally transformed with a single swipe, and depending on your hair color it can either complement or contrast in the best way. Ahead, find our top five picks with natural hair colors in mind — and we encourage you to not only match these, but mix them as well.

For Blonde Tones

Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Hideaway

Blonde hair works well with a cool toned lip — and that’s why we chose Urban Decay Hideaway Lipstick as its number one complimentary shade. The cool undertones of this mauvey purple-pink lipstick give a blonde’s makeup look the grounding it needs, while the airy matte color adds a touch of personality to your makeup look as a whole.

For Bleach Blonde or White Tones

Maybelline Powder Matte Lipstick in Concrete Jungle

If your blonde locks fall more on the bleached to white end of the spectrum, we recommend going bold with a gray-toned matte lippie. The Maybelline Powder Matte in Concrete Jungle will do the trick since its cool tone will further enhance your crisp blonde-to-white strands. If the gray feels too cold to you, try mixing it with a little purple lipstick to warm up the tone ever so slightly.

For Brunette Tones

Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink in Loyalist

If there’s anything we can assess about brunettes, it’s that they really know how to rock a nude lip. If you have naturally brown hair, stick with light brown to nude shades that complement both your complexion and your natural hair color. We love the Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink in Loyalist for this reason — it’s neutral, pigmented and lasts all day.

For Dark Brunettes or Black Hair Tones

NYX Professional Makeup Liquid Suede in Club Hopper

If your hair is on the darker side, we adore a nice moody deep maroon lip to complement the rich tone of your locks. NYX has the perfect answer to this: Club Hopper, a brown toned deep red with a little bit of attitude. We love how it balances out dark brown and black hair hues yet still flatters lips.  

For Redhead Tones

Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge Lipstick in 151

We love a good red, but we love a good red on a redhead even more, and that's why we chose the Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge in 151 as our go-to. What’s amazing about 151 is that it will completely bring out the really red undertones in your hair while also making it look brighter.