# Lip and Nipple Color (Perhaps TMI) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 24, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636 "2005-02-24T03:14:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/21 "2005-02-24T05:31:09Z")
Just checked, no, they are not. I have never noticed a corelation among the girls I’ve seen in the nude either. ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/22 "2005-02-24T05:32:21Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > All the nipples you see in media are pink. :eek: Which media are you talking about? Well, **FaerieBeth** , if you need more confirmation, I could let you know once I get home and check my porn collection. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/23 "2005-02-24T06:31:02Z")
Kinda true for me, but not a real close match. Definitely not true for my wife. ---
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/24 "2005-02-24T07:51:25Z")
What about the whole “eyebrow hair/pubic hair” connection? ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/25 "2005-02-24T08:16:01Z")
> [@Freejooky](#): > > What about the whole “eyebrow hair/pubic hair” connection? Nope, that’s not the same for me, either. My eyebrows are medium brown with blond highlights, the pubes are very dark brown with red highlights. As for the nipples, nope to that, too. Before getting preggers, my nipples were an extremely pale shade of pink–my lips were several shades darker. Now they’re brown. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/26 "2005-02-24T10:48:26Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I’m on my way! But won’t we shock all the old people in Florida? Don’t know about the other old folk but you are welcome to try to shock me. My old heart needs a good jolt, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/27 "2005-02-24T11:04:54Z")
If we’re talking about the nipple itself, mine are sometimes close to the same shade as my lips most of the time-- pale pink. My lips frequently deepen in color with temp/ physical activity/ states of arousal or mood. As for my areolas, mine are indistinguishable from the rest of my breast except for texture. I’m almost looking forward to my areolas changing color with pregnancy. I wonder if that’s a permanent change… or do your boobs go back to pre-pregnancy color after a while. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/28 "2005-02-24T12:55:42Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > All the nipples you see in media are pink. I mean, not that I saw that many, but I definitely got the wrong impression. And my family was too conservative, I never got a glimpse of another female’s nipples. I never thought about it _much_, but was a little confused. Aha! You see! Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction was actually a public service! I knew it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/29 "2005-02-24T14:10:50Z")
> [@KeaponLaffin](#): > > Which media are you talking about? I was trying to explain why I had the notion all nipples were pink. I didn’t so much mean as actually seeing, but somehow I got that idea anyway. > [@eleanorigby](#): > > Aha! You see! Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction was > actually a public service! > > I knew it! > > 😃 Yeah, except I was too old for it to make a difference anymore! > [@LouisB](#): > > Don’t know about the other old folk but you are welcome to try to shock me. My old heart needs a good jolt, anyway. _streaks past **LouisB** _ > [@Duckster](#): > > Must. not. ask. obvious. question. I’m E. Indian by nationality but fairly light-skinned anyway. Some parts run true to form, however. Answer the question? > [@Freejooky](#): > > What about the whole “eyebrow hair/pubic hair” connection? Black. All black. Except the hair on my head is not true black. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/30 "2005-02-24T14:16:33Z")
Mine don’t match. My nips are a few shades lighter than my lips. Although, when I was pregnant, my nipples went brown on me and I thought they’d never go back. I love my pink nips. Don’t get me wrong, I think brown/black nipples are beautiful on some women, but they looked really weird on me. I wish I could post this nipple gallery that my friend showed me. It’s fascinating. It’s like a thousand different nipple pics. There are so many nipples that you almost forget what the hell you’re looking at. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/31 "2005-02-24T14:23:15Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > I wish I could post this nipple gallery that my friend showed me. It’s fascinating. It’s like a thousand different nipple pics. There are so many nipples that you almost forget what the hell you’re looking at. I’m sure you could give us a hint on how to find it. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/32 "2005-02-24T14:33:44Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > I’m sure you could give us a hint on how to find it. I emailed you the link. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/33 "2005-02-24T14:34:17Z")
:eek: \ You’re ALL freaks as far as I’m concerned… Is nothing sacred any more?!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/34 "2005-02-24T14:36:02Z")
If it makes you feel better, FairieBeth, you are not the only ‘freak’: my lips and nipples are exactly the same shade of pink, at least to the accuracy of the ordinary eye. My areolae are a significantly paler shade of pink. Since it seems to affect the results: I’ve never been pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/35 "2005-02-24T15:03:56Z")
I remember reading somewhere that one’s most flattering ‘nuetral’ (lips-only-better) lipstick will probably be a good match to one’s nipples, but I don’t think that would hold true for me: I look better in ‘cool’ colors, and my nipples are beigier/‘warmer’ than my lips - more Band-Aid colored, and my lips have more pink in them. I’ve never been pregnant, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/36 "2005-02-24T16:43:10Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I’m E. Indian by nationality but fairly light-skinned anyway. Some parts run true to form, however. Answer the question? Bzzzzz. Wrong question. Correct question “pics?” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nahk\_Ila\_Dihahs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/858c86/32.png) [@Nahk\_Ila\_Dihahs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nahk_Ila_Dihahs)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/37 "2005-02-24T16:52:35Z")
> [@Katriona](#): > > and my nipples are beigier/‘warmer’ than my lips I read ‘bigger’ instead of ‘beigier’! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/38 "2005-02-24T17:01:51Z")
I learned a couple of years ago that a woman’s nipples will be pinkish until her first pregnancy, after which they will be brownish. Interesting stuff. ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/39 "2005-02-24T17:05:40Z")
**FaerieBeth** , I will now officially become the bigger freak. I just polled the women in my family… My mother, my sister & I all match. My mother & sister have each had 3 children. I’ve had none. Hope this helps your quest for enlightment. ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/40 "2005-02-24T17:07:47Z")
> [@little\*bit](#): > > My mother, my sister & I all match. For the sick minded… Not Each Other!!! :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636.md?page=3)