There were three beauty looks at Erdem’s AW18 show, but the most memorable was the dark aubergine lip that make-up artist Val Garland created. It’s 1920s Hollywood film noir, she said. Think: “Posh totty goes to the movies.” Get the effect with a sheer stain in a blacker shade of red, and build the colour according to your emotions as afternoon slips into evening.
1. Suede Lips in After Hours £22, rodial.co.uk
2. Always On in Girl Gang £19, smashbox.co.uk
3. Bourjois in Rouge Fabuleux £8.99, boots.com
4. Matte Lipstick in Smoked Purple £17.50, maccosmetics.co.uk
5. Trish McEvoy Sheer in Mulberry £22, libertylondon. com
6. Clarins Joli Rouge Velvet in Plum £18.70, johnlewis.com
7. Lime Crime Wet Cherry Gloss £14, selfridges.com
8. Velvet Matte £18, narscosmetics.co.uk
9. Chantecaille in Elderberry £38, spacenk.com
10. Matte in Black Dahlia £40, tomford.co.uk
11. Fenty Beauty in Griselda £16, harveynichols.com
Unfairest of them all?
A voice-controlled mirror that analyses your flaws has been labelled ‘dangerous’ by mental- health campaigners. The HiMirror Mini (£239, himirror.com) claims to offer results similar to a clinical skin analysis, and includes contouring and eyebrow-shaping tutorials.
The skin we’re in
We like the sound of SPKTRM Beauty, a new beauty brand billing itself as the first to ban skin retouching in its imagery. Back the project on indigogo.com to be in with a chance of them naming a foundation shade after you. Is this the new Fenty Beauty?
Avon calling
The latest nail varnish campaign from Avon donates to charities supporting people suffering from domestic abuse. Half the price of every True Colour Pro+ Nail Enamel in Arctic Steel sold will go to Refuge and Women’s Aid. Visit avon.uk.com.
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