NYX Cool-Toned Lip Liners: A Practical Guide

NYX offers several lip liners described as "cool-toned" across different product lines. In practice, these shades vary widely in undertone and how they behave on the lips.

This guide focuses on commonly recommended NYX shades and groups them based on how they tend to perform, rather than relying on shade names alone.

For a broader comparison across brands, see cool-toned lip liners.

What makes a NYX lip liner "cool-toned"?

"Cool-toned" can refer to different undertone directions:

Pink-based
Purple-based
Greyed or desaturated

These do not behave the same way. More muted or slightly greyed shades tend to stay cooler, while pink or neutral shades can shift warmer depending on undertone.

More stable cool tones

These shades are more desaturated or slightly greyed, which helps them stay cooler on the lips.

Moonwalk (Suede) — greyed, desaturated purple
Violet Smoke (Slim) — dusty, muted purple

Neutral-cool shades (variable)

Maison (Suede) — muted rosy neutral
Brooklyn Thorn (Suede) — deeper brown with purple undertones

Lighter and pink-based shades

Fierce Flirt (Line Loud) — lilac mauve
Pale Pink (Slim) — very light cool pink

Shades that can pull warm

Mauve (Slim) — mid-tone pink that can shift warm
Los Angeles (Slim) — neutral brown that can read warmer

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Depth and undertone together

Lighter shades may lack contrast on deeper skin tones
Deeper shades may feel strong on very fair skin
Muted shades tend to hold undertone better

Bottom line

NYX offers a range of cool-toned lip liners, but many sit close to neutral. More desaturated shades tend to be the most consistent when avoiding warmth.