Beauty goes far beyond lipstick this season. Beauty Editor SARAH HALLIWELL brings you the lowdown on brilliant PRIMERS, BUFFERS AND BALMS landing at beauty counters this month …
Spring always brings fresh new lip colours, but this season sees the arrival of the glossiest, most glamorous lip concoctions we can remember.
Lipsticks are looking longer and elegant – just look at this new (1.) CHANEL Rouge Coco Stylo lipstick (above), arriving in the spring, as used at the Métiers d’Art Show “Paris in Rome”; and (2.) TOM FORD’s click-and-go Patent Finish lip colours, in impossibly shiny shades of cherry, violet and scarlet, arriving in March – dab on for a gorgeous colour stain, or keep clicking for layers of the richest lacquer.
Under-the-radar Dutch brand (3.) ELLIS FAAS (at SpaceNK) has long perfected the allure of the longer lip bullet. Bolstering the impossible glamour of these luxe launches are more practical taskmasters: exfoliators, scrubs, buffers, boosters and primers all designed for lips.
If you exfoliate lips first, then use a primer, you get the purest colour and best results from your lipstick. It will last longer and feather less. Our favourites so far this season include (4.) CLINIQUE’s very cute new Sweet Pots Sugar Scrub Lip Balm duo (€17, above), and (5.) CLARINS’ creamy Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector (€18.50), which tastes distractingly delicious – think vanilla and caramel – and need nothing else added.
Others worth trying are (6.) ESTÉE LAUDER’s double-ended New Dimension Lip Treatment €44), and (7.) SKINCEUTICALS AOX Lip Complex (€40).
Those transfixed by the plump lips of Instagram should absolutely try these instead of starting down the rocky, risky road of injectables, while more mature lipstick lovers who see their lips getting thinner and more lined will feel less self-conscious about wearing brighter shades.
Sarah Halliwell
This article appeared in a previous issue, for more features like this, don’t miss our March issue, out Saturday March 5.
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