Velvet lips

use your fingertips for an anywhere, anytime finish

IN A SCARLET PINK SHADE THAT’S EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW, AND POPPED ON YOUR CHEEKS TOO, AS SEEN AT VALENTINO, VANESSA SEWARD, WESTWOOD, MARY KATRANTZOU, PUCCI AND PREEN.

HOW TO WEAR IT FORGET ABOUT ANY LIP BRUSH OR APPLICATOR, WE’RE USING FINGERTIPS TO CREATE THIS LIP FOR A MORE NATURAL “ANYWHERE, ANYTIME” FINISH. “IT’S THE IMPERFECT LIP, NO LINE REQUIRED,” SAYS MAC’S DIRECTOR OF MAKE-UP ARTISTRY TERRY BARBER. “THIS DEPTH OF COLOUR SUITS A LOT OF WOMEN, PLUS MATTE TEXTURES WORK BEST AS THEY DON’T MOVE AND BLEED INTO THE LIP LINE.”

IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO APPLY Benefit Gogo Tint Bright Cherry Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain, £25.50, WHICH REALLY DOES STAIN SKIN, SO GO GENTLY UNTIL YOU GET THE HANG OF IT; OR PRESS A FINGERTIP BLOT USING ONE OF THESE PINKY RED TONES: MAC Lipstick in Spirit of Fall, from the Trend Forecast Fall 17 Lip Palette, £36; Givenchy Le Rouge Sculpt in Pink, £28; Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous Matte Lip Colour in Nightfall, £28; NARS Audacious Lipstick in Linda, £25; AND Rouge Dior in Sophisticated Matte, £27.50. W&H