Matte’s the way to do it
WHILE make-up trends often push things forward with crazy colours and avant-garde designs, at the AW19 shows, there was a renewed focus on classic techniques, and what could be more classic than matte red lips?
“A bold red lipstick is a classic look that started its real journey “NEXT step is to fill in, working in the early 1900s the product across the lip. A and since then, has little goes a long way, so you always been seen do not need too much – the as a powerful, less product you use, the dominant look,” more comfortable the finish says Sascha will be.
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“A matte red lip was teamed with Stila Stay polished skin and minimal make-up All Day liquid to keep the look fresh and light, but lipstick in Beso with a punch.” (right), £17
The AW19 look is all about being well-defined, so here, Sascha explains how to create the perfect bold pout, plus we give you the inside scoop on how to create five catwalk lip looks...
PREP
“TO TRULY rock a red lip, you need to start with a good base. Firstly, I like to exfoliate the lip.
“I like to make my own lip scrub, using a little coconut oil and some sugar. Mix them together and work into the lip to sloth off any dryness.
“Once done, remove all the excess scrub – you don’t want the coconut oil to upset the staying power of the lipstick.”
LINE
“NEXT, I will take a little of the liquid lipstick I’m using onto a fine lip brush, and use this to line the lips, says Sascha.
“My favourite ever red is Stila Stay All Day liquid lipstick in Beso – it’s a ‘true’ red. The formula locks in and lays down smooth, and won’t bleed or feather.
“Using a small amount as a liner first enables you to create the desired shape of your lips ie. build slight natural volume by working it just over the bridge of the lip line.”
Zoeva precision lip brush (below), £9, Cult Beauty
FILL
PICK YOUR POUT: 5 RED LIP LOOKS FROM THE AW19 CATWALKS
1. EMILIA WICKSTEAD
TAKING inspiration from the character Mary Corleone in The Godfather movies, make-up artist Lucy Bridge designed three looks for the Emilia Wickstead show, one of which included a bright blue-toned red, using a Suqqu matte lip crayon.
Suqqu matte lip crayon (left), £24, Harrods
Suqqu lip defining pencil in dark red (right), £14,
Selfridges
2. LOUIS VUITTON
THIS deliciously dark red came courtesy of make-up legend Pat McGrath’s MatteTrance lipstick in Guinevere. That shade is now sold out, but you can get the look with the similarly vampish Vendetta.
Pat McGrath Labs MatteTrance lipstick in Vendetta, £37
3. HELMUT LANG
MAKE-UP artist Susie
Sobol used Maybelline’s Red For Me on the diverse cast of models at Helmut Lang, which she describes as “a universally flattering, classic red that works with all skin tones”.
4. REJINA PYO
AT LONDON Fashion Week, Lord and Berry make-up artist Niamh Quinn wanted to erase even the slightest hint of shine on the lips at the Rejina Pyo show, so she layered the brand’s China Red with loose powder to give an ultra matte finish.
5. VERSACE
ANOTHER Pat McGrath creation, the dark red matte at Versace was teamed with beautifully clean skin and a sharp cat-eye liner flick.