It's not that shimmery beige lipstick doesn't have its place, it does. Depending one one's own skintone and the undertones of the lipstick itself (some are more cool/pink based and others are more warm/yellow based), a golden-toned beige can be a very nice shade on African American women (particularly with medium skintones, like Oprah) and on the other end of the spectrum, very pale but golden skintones and light hair color, as seen with many natural blonds (think Renee Zellweger). And even then, it looks better in a creamy formula than a shimmery formula. However, as a general rule, beige lipstick (especially shimmery beige) is the most unnatural looking lip color. And it looks terrible on women with tanned skin. It is much better to go with a sheer pink, berry, plum, coral, or something with at least a hint of color similar to the natural lip than a beige/tan/light brown shade. And shimmer just adds a layer of unsophistication to an already unflattering lipcolor. I don't tend to like shimmery lipsticks and glosses in general because they tend to look dated, but with beige or tan, it looks particularly unattractive.
Although there are many many Hollywood offenders, I offer for your consideration Teri Hatcher and Lisa Rinna, two beautiful forty-something actresses that have an unfortunate tendency to over-tan and wear a coordinating beige-tan lipstick that blends in with their skin. To her credit, Hatcher is not tanning in the photograph below, but note that the beige lipstick still looks awful.
Yet when these same women wear a more natural and flattering pink or berry shade, they look so much better (and alive!).
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