Ummm, to have a lipstick to really show is by putting either concealer or foundation on your lips to "mute" your colour. And once you put lipstick over it, the colour of the lipstick will show up and won't blend in with your dark lip colour Shades I would recommend are definately pinks. Light pinks will look gorgeous on you ummm... when going to a drugstore. Check the shades by doing a swatch on your hand, and see if the colour would look good against your complexion Hope this helps and definately use the concealer/foundation idea to really bring out the colour you want