Matte makeup: 16 proven products from lipstick to nail polish
Matte textures are considered traditionally autumn., so the cosmetic giants usually plan the appropriate launches just for the cold season. Moore Sobolev collected new and proven tools that you can replenish (or close) your matte makeup bag - there are lipsticks in the classic form factor, tops for nail polish, and, of course, shades with rouge.
Text: Moore Sobolev, authoring the telegram channel Fierce & Cute
Face
Matte bronzers, rouge and sculptors look equally good with shining and matte tonal means (or completely without it). Such tools look more natural than satin and shiny, and if you want to imitate a natural tan, blush or shade under the cheekbone - this is ideal. But keep in mind that a fully matte face can look dull and flat, even despite the relief, so if you want you can add a highlighter, lip gloss or glitter.
Contouring Blush NYX Professional Makeup High Definition Blush in Taupe Shade
590 rub.
One of the most popular NYX Professional Makeup products that survived the change of design and reformulation is the contouring blusher of excellent greyish color that suits well to fair skin.
Bronzer The Body Shop Honey Bronze
990 rub.
The brand, better known for its body care products, has a good make-up line. Bronzers with a honeycomb pattern turned out to be especially successful: a nice line of shades and a texture that does not put a dull stain on the cheek, but gives a slight tan effect.
Blush Essence Matt Touch Blush
194 rub.
With its fineness of grinding and saturation, these blush are somewhat inferior to their more expensive counterparts, but it’s difficult to overdo them, and the range of shades is versatile and cute.
Bronzer Wycon Bronzing Powder
1039 rub. in Wycon stores
If you have dark skin or just want a hardcore bronzer - it makes sense to look at the huge Italian rounders: there is so much money and it is so pigmented that it is enough for children and grandchildren.
Eyes
Some ten to fifteen years ago there were few good matte shades on the market: the basic shades made dirt look in front of our eyes, while the colored shades lay stained. But science and progress do not stand still, and now the choice of quality tools is much wider than the purchasing power of most of us. Matte shadows by default look more strictly than their glowing counterparts, so they perfectly balance the rest of the makeup - otherwise with an accent, for example, on the lips, or with a glitter arrow. Matte texture - the most fastidious in application, so it is better to keep a primer at hand.
Cream Shade YSL Full Matte Shadow
2753 rub.
This fall, the brand continued its line of cream shadows - Full Metal Shadow, in the title of which it was pleasant to read the reference to Stanley Kubrick, was followed by matte. Full Matte turned out to be almost better than its predecessors - a thin and rich texture that is easy to shade or make a graphic make.
Palette Urban Decay Naked Basics and Naked2 Basics
2600 rub. for each
UD exploit their favorite topic conscientiously, never losing their style: Basics mini-pallets of six shades in one fell swoop solved the questions of how to make up in the morning for work so that it was easy and very beautiful. Naked Basics consists of warm shades, and Naked2 Basics - from cold.
Pigment LASplash Diamond Dust
545 rub.
The ruler has a not quite correct name: under the general name Diamond Dust, both super-shrinkable and tightly opaque pigments are produced. The latter are interesting primarily shades - they are deep, clean and on the eyelids seem velvety.
Catrice The Modern Matt
339 rub.
Not to say that the base Catrice palettes were the strongest side of the brand (all sorts of unusual things turn out much better for them), but they have decent quality, successful color combinations and a modest price. The choice of colors is also interesting here - this is a natural, but not boring, range.
Lips
Fashion on tightly mat lips have introduced significant beauty instamery - and thanks to them liquid matte lipstick captured the market, forcing even the hulking giants of the luxury segment to move. But the trend is already several years old, and consumers are quickly tired, so the new focus is ultramatte lipsticks, but in a classic rather than a liquid texture, many large brands have released these years. They do not dry lips like liquid, and lie flat.
Lipstick Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Extreme
3030 rub.
A few years ago, Chanel added a matte series with the Velvet attachment to their Rouge Allure fondant line, and this autumn they released the Velvet Extreme series in a charming matte package. Good new series and the finish (not deaf, lively matte) and deep shades.
Lipstick Dior Rouge Dior Matte
1883 rub.
In the line that was reformulated a couple of years ago, the glossy and matte shades are well balanced, with unusual ones among them, for example, gray and dark blue. And the autumn limits were very beautiful.
Lipstick Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Drama Matte
2632 rub.
Another autumn novelty and the truest matt of the whole collection. All good, but it has a strong and slightly nostalgic fragrance, like most Lancôme lipsticks.
Lipstick Givenchy Le Rouge Mat
2710 rub.
The creative director of the brand Nicolas Dezhenn is able to make brilliant textures, and here he again did not let him down - this is a classic matte lipstick, but improved ten times. It evenly lies on dry lips and gives a dense color from the thinnest layer.
Nails
Matte nails were at first a wonder, then a super fashionable flow and, finally, neatly joined the general manicure trends. Matt varnishes (they are especially beautiful textures - similar to leather or vinyl) dry very quickly, but just as quickly fly off: their lifespan on nails is much shorter than that of glossy options. Matting tops for varnish are better - they usually do not look so impressive, but they give more opportunities to play with the usual shades and last longer.
Lac mavala
Matt varnishes of the brand are marked in an original way - one cannot guess by a bottle what it would be if it were not for the “I am Matte” sticker. For those who wish, the brand also has a matting top.
Zoya Naked Manicure Satin Seal Top Coat
1190 rub. in Cosmotheca
Zoya has a whole series of nude lacquers under the general name Naked, and this top is just there. The covering turns out not opaque, as at the car from 90th, and satin, as fabric.
Top Polish Picture G'Day Matte
800 rub.
The exemplary Australian indie brand loves all sorts of special effects - and although she prefers glitter in her line, there is a matte finish for those who like minimalism.
Lac NCLA He Loves You Not
1000 rub.
In an interesting American brand, matte varnishes are rarely found, and this one wants to be singled out separately - for a vinyl doom finish and a bottle with a holographic heart.
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