Remember the late 90s, when we all used to experiment with
dark reds and browns on our lips? Well, it seems that dark lips are making a
comeback. The AW13 catwalk shows were
awash with red wine stained lips.
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| Backstage at Phillip Lim AW13 Show |
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| Zac Posen AW13 |
But rather than being perfectly lined and
even in colour, the newest trend is to give the lips a stained effect with the
colour strongest towards the centre of the lips, fading towards the lip line.
The lip often has a matte finish.
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| Antonio Marras AW13 |
I love wearing dark lipsticks and I have been experimenting with rich, dark reds and browns in
my recent shoots. Here is a photo from a shoot I did with photographer, Terri
Lee Shield, recently. To achieve this
lip colour, I applied one of my favourite matte lipsticks, M.A.C. Ruby Woo, and
then deepened the colour with plum and even black lipsticks and lip pencils.
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| Hair and Make-up by Donna Harris (The Make-up Darling) |
On my shoot yesterday, I decided to go for a matte brown lip
on the model and so used M.A.C. Chestnut Lip Pencil all over the lip.
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| Hair and make-up by Donna Harris ( The Make-up Darling). |
Here are a few of my favourite dark lip colours:
From top to bottom:
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Dawn Crème Lipstick by Make up Store (black)
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Black Cherry Lipstick by Revlon (deep plum)
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Nightmoth Lip Pencil by M.A.C. (deep purple/plum)
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Fever Liqui-Gel Stain by Beaute (dark red)
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Hermetic Intense Lip Gloss by Illamasqua (deep
wine red)
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Control Lipstick by Kevyn Aucoin (raisin/brown)
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Havanna Glossy Lipstick by Make Up Store
(plum/brown)
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Chestnut Lip Pencil by M.A.C. (deep brown)
