When I went to college, I noticed that students from the South matched their lipstick to their nail polish. It's what their mothers taught them was the prim and proper way to beautify. I always thought it was a little bit much for me, but they definitely looked more put together than I ever did.
The matchiness made me notice the details of beauty products more, and I started to appreciate how nail polish can be an accessory to complement any outfit. Over time, I find that I coordinate it with my clothes more than I do with the rest of my makeup, though. As a general rule, do you match your lipstick to your nail polish?

















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OPI obviously thinks it's a great idea they have matching lipsticks to a lot of there polishes. Matchy Matchy is kind of an old fashion look e.g. shoes, belt, purse matching etc and tends to make the wearer look older than she is!
1I never match mine. My polish is usually red, and I don't really do red lips.
2they dont always go together, or look as nice! like, i think i look really good in brownish/gold lipstick, but that color wouldnt look as nice on my nails as say, a baby pink or even a dark maroonish shade. im too scared to try funky colors lol
3Lipstick? What's that? And nail polish..hmm... can say I recognize that word either.
Nah, I never wear nail polish, I'm allergic to the chemical in it. And lipstick I only wear on special occasions. Usually I sport lip gloss.
4Well, I'm wearing China Glaze's For Audrey blue nail polish. I think the matching lipstick is a little difficult to come by! ;D
5I had never even heard of that until now!
6I'm head over heels in love with navy nail varnish at the moment so I definitely won't be matching my lips up! Not unless 'corpse' is a hot look right now!
I actually prefer to clash as a general rule as I don't like being too co-ordinated. If I was wearing orange lippie I'd probably go for a bright pink nail but I guess this could look cool on the right person!
7I would never do that unless it was a complete accident.
8I think matching things too much can be boring and it reminds too much of Paris Hilton and her excessively matchy matchy outfits.
9I have Navy nails right now. That would be scary!
10I never do unless it's by chance.
11My nails are usually some shade of pink or red, so I will randomly wear a pink or red lipstick or gloss that's close, but I definitely don't do it on purpose.
12sometimes but more often not
13i cant imagine wearing yellow nailpolish and yellow lipstick. tee heeee
14I don't wear lipstick.
15Chapstick all the way!
Or lip gloss if I'm feleing sassy!
*feeling
16retro bunny - i have that shade of polish and i agree about it being weird on the lips! it's a gorgeous color, but definitely not for lipstick. in general, i think nail polish can be more fun, so as long as it "goes" with the outfit as a whole, I rock it. Matching is not necessary. My current pedicure color is yellow, need to paint my fingers.
17Sometimes. Usually not on purpose, my nails are usually pink or red, and those are the 2 lip colors I wear...so...
18Lord no!
19I don't do matchy-matchy. I don't really think about it either!
20Nope. I don't like being matchy.
21I wear black nail polish a lot and I don't want black lips. I like lip glosses or balms clear or with a hint of color.
22I rarely see girls that wear nail polish at my college. I have quite the make-up routine and I feel it would be over the top to also have nail polish on, definitely when it is the same color as my lipstick! I just like to have clean nails and having unpolished nails is like freedom =) I hate it when the polish wears off and becomes messy and I hate being careful in order to prevent any damage. *sigh* I really could write an essay on why I don't wear nail polish! And on why I'm totally addicted to lipstick! =)
23Hmm, I guess I always do... but that's because I wear clear lip gloss, and I stopped wearing nail polish several months ago, so I generally just keep a clear layer of topcoat on them... so clear and clear.
24yes!!!i;m from the south!sometimes with red nailpolish and red lipstick
25Can you say 80's? LOL!
26I've never matched them..what would be the point of matching them?
27I don't like matching but I do sometimes wear Chanel Vamp nailpolish with dark, burgundy lips..
28We'll see if this changes with the NARS orgasm duo
I've never even thought about this before...
I suppose I match sometimes inadvertantly because I love pink and peachy shades, both on my lips AND on my nails.
But I definitely don't make a conscious effort to match them. Kind of weird!
29NO, maybe by accident.
30Yes, Southern mothers do teach their daughters to match everything. Being from Texas I forget that everyone doesn't do this. By age 7 I could match my shoes, hair accessories, and jewelry to my outfit of choice. Since I've become teenager I've been trying new things and if I don't match my mom looks at me weird lol. I don't really match my nail polish and lip gloss though.
31My nail polish is often blue, dark purple or some such color [I have a purpley brown color on now], so matching lipstick to that would be quelle difficult.
32My nail polish is often blue, dark purple or some such color [I have a purpley brown color on now], so matching lipstick to that would be quelle difficult.
33ha ha ha, no!
I don't really wear lipstick, I usually just add clear shine or lip balm so
34I don't. I compliment my lipstick to my make up. Usually my nails are pink & white acrylics so it would be hard to match that.
35I rarely wear either.
36I always match--both bare.
37Nope, never do that.
38I tend to wear a lot of vampy shades and I usually don't wear lipstick
39i've never even HEARD of this!
40that would be stupid, unless unintentional
41i really like blue-gunmetal,
42dark voilet,and red, and
those colors for my lips
just dont work,so.......
i dont think so
looks too matchy matchy
43Matching's not for me. At present I am wearing black nail polish and
44a caramel colored/flavored lipgloss. (yeah i know its a little juvenile, but it suits me)
am having summery white nail polish so I don't think I can match that on my lips
45I don't normally, and I went to my prom, and my mum wanted me to match my lips and nails, and I thought it looked tacky and gross, seeing as my lips were a reddy orange, and my dress was green.
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