I am NC43 and i think can get away with abit of smokey eye (not too much) and a medium/dark lips. Though thanks to finding a good concealer i can now do the smokey eyes and nude lips look as my face doesn't look dead cos of eye circles.
I would for an evening look - dark eyes dark lips. But I wear smokey eyes during the day as well and dark or med lips are too much for day IMO, on me at least.