What Color Is Naked?

The word “nude,” in the beauty and fashion industry, has often been used to describe a pale beige color. Which is great … if you happen to have skin that color. Fortunately for those of us who aren’t pale beige, and love to rock a nude leg, lip, or nail, the industry is catching on…

Urban Armour bandages mean you can actually conceal your paper cuts, instead of advertising them with a pale beige or bright pink plaster. (via Sociological Images)


A quick search of “nude” on Zappos, turns up kicks in an array of colors. (via Zappos)

OPI’s “nude”-colored polishes now come in a range, instead of a single pale shade. (via Sociological Images)

Want more? Pantone recently unveiled its SkinTone guide, featuring 110 natural skin shades. And they’ve partnered with beauty giant, Sephora, to create a foundation-matching system using its SkinTone guide. (via Pantone)

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