8 Best Dark Lipsticks for Fall

Fall is the perfect time to swipe on a deep and sultry color, of course, you don’t want it coming off with every sip of your pumpkin spice latte. So this past week I spent a day trying on all of the newest shades and formulations of dark lipsticks to find the most flattering hues and creamiest of long-wearing colors. You’re welcome. 🙂

It was actually a lot of fun, my lips just needed a little TLC after swiping on all of the long, wearing shades and letting them settle, only to wipe it off and try another. It was totally worth it though, because I found my go-to autumn pigments! I’m grateful for sweet makeup artists who have kids too and were bringing colors over as I nursed my babe in the Sephora make up chair, a husband who stopped by with coffee and a bestie who loves to try on colors too. Below my picks for the best dark lipsticks for fall. 

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Liquorice

A creamy, deep burgundy that won’t dry out your lips! Made without Parabens, Sulfates or Phthalates.

Swipe on bold, creamy lip color with Bite Beauty’s Amuse Bouche. Created and crafted by hand, Bite’s small batch, low-heat process preserves a balanced blend of lip-quenching nutrients, vitamins, and omega oils that are essential for achieving healthy-looking lips. Made with 12 edible oils and triple milled pigments, this lipstick provides saturated lip color with weightless coverage and a citrus flavor made from fresh pressed fruit.

Make Up Forever Artist Rouge Lipstick in C407 

This long-wearing cream lipstick glides on like butter and gives intense color without drying. This was one of the first shades I tried and it quickly became my favorite! Every color I tried on afterwards I would compare to this one. Formulated without Parabens, Sulfates or Phthalates.

Now saturated with 25 percent more pigment than the original Rouge Artist, Artist Rouge Lipstick brings bold color impact to lips that make a statement. This extremely pigmented formula not only provides intense, opaque color but boasts an ultra-creamy, non-drying formula that hydrates the lips for ultimate comfort. Its unique, precision shaped bullet allows for easy, defined application while the long wear formula will not bleed or feather. 

Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Blackmail and 1993

I couldn’t decide between these two shades, and both give a completely different look while still allowing for a bold fall lip. On trend this season is the brown-reds and almost neutral-dark look of the 90’s and for that these shades totally deliver.

Each shade applies smoothly (without dragging or skipping), hugs lips, and feels ultra-comfortable. Urban Decay’s proprietary Pigment Infusion System™ gives the formula its super-creamy texture, rich payout, and superior color dispersion.

This creamy formula is packed with nourishing ingredients. A butter blend comforts, hydrates, and enhances, leaving lips soft and conditioned, and never dry. Aloe vera, jojoba, avocado, and babassu oils nourish and soften lips. Illipe butter, derived from Malaysian illipe trees, provides long-lasting moisture, while the vitamins C and E deliver a hint of antioxidants.

Buxom Full-On™ Lip Stick Matte Lip Plumper in Havana

This lip stick (yes, in stick form), was so easy to apply and still left my lips feeling smooth even though the finish dries to matte. A great long-wearing shade that tingles it’s way to giving plump, full lips! Formulated without Parabens, Sulfates or Phthalates.

This hard-working triple-action lipstick defines lips like a liner, fills them in with creamy, velvet-matte color, and helps to deliver major hydration with vitamins A, C, and E. It also features a refreshing tingling sensation for a sexy, lip-plumping effect. 

The formula contains a deep infusion of antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E for soft, smooth lips. It also includes a built-in sharpener.

NARS Audacious Lipstick in Charlotte 

This formulation has been one of my favorites ever since I tried Lana, and I’ve been hooked ever since! It goes on creamy, wears slightly matte, gives bold color instantly and lasts well!

Debut weightless, color-saturated lips when you smooth on this NARS Audacious Lipstick. It glides on like satin across skin, and achieves single-stroke coverage that leaves lips with captivating color.

Debut weightless, color-saturated lips when you smooth on this NARS Audacious Lipstick. It glides on like satin across skin, and achieves single-stroke coverage that leaves lips with captivating color.

Maybelline Color Sensational Loaded Bold Lipstick in Blackest Berry 

Achieving kissably bold lips doesn’t have to break the bank. This formulation delivers a pigmented, matte lip that stays hydrated throughout the day.

Hypercolor pigments and an opaque, creamy clay base deliver one-stroke intensity. Sumptuous honey nectar leaves a creamy finish.

Smashbox Be Legendary Cream Lipstick in Witchy 

This collection is a revamp of the collection’s cult-favorite and is staying true to the 2016 fall trend of deep burgundys, flattering neutrals and creamy reds. This one has a berry undertone that looks great on multiple skin tones and lasts all day!

Be Legendary Lipstick features silky-smooth shades with lasting, intense pigments to glide on lightweight, show-stopping lip color. These vitamin-fortified colors do not settle unevenly on the lips or dry out. Their moisturizing, satin-smooth formula softens and protects lips with shea butter and vitamins C and E. Smashbox created and tested every hue in their L.A. photo studio to guarantee that color stays true in photographs and lasts throughout an all-day shoot.

These shades will definitely make a statement, and can pull a look together even when you’re running out in a sweatshirt and ripped jeans. 😉 Pick up one or two of your favorite dark lipsticks seen here to update your fall and winter look!