Ultimate Lipstick Challenge!

Finding the right lipstick shade is often as hard as finding the perfect pair of jeans! To help you find your best shade, REALBEAUTY.com conducted The Ultimate Lipstick Challenge! In anticipation of its official launch on November 19th, REALBEAUTY.COM - Hearst Magazine’s new editorial site dedicated to all-things beauty – reveals the winners of The Ultimate Lipstick Challenge. RealBeauty.com’s editors put 137 lipsticks to the test to narrow it down to the five shades that work well on every skin tone, hair color, eye color, and age…and they have the pictures to prove it!

The five winning shades are:

BEST NUDE: Smashbox Photo Finish Lipstick in Flawless
BEST PINK: Lancome L’Absolu Rouge in Voile de Rose
BEST BERRY: Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
BEST BROWN: Maybelline ColourSensational in Crazy for Coffee
BEST RED: MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Ruby Woo