A glossy red lip is unashamedly high maintenance. It doesn’t lend itself to rushed weekday mornings, scoffing a piece of toast while running for the bus. Oh, no. It needs attention and care. And that is why nothing will ever beat it in the high glamour stakes. It’s pure queen bee. Perfect with swept back hair and huge earrings, as seen on the Kenzo SS17 runway. A matt base and high-shine clear top coat works well to create the look, but there are some brilliant gloss lip paints that hold their own, too. Brush on and be fabulous…
Get the look
Hourglass Girl Lip Stylo in Lover £26 libertylondon.com
Liquid Lipcolour in Feels So Grand £17.50 maccosmetics.co.uk
Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lip Gloss £35 tomford.com
Sport FX Raspberry Lip Balm £4.99 sportfx.com
Christian Louboutin Loubilaque in Rouge £60 selfridges.com
Gloss Volupté in Fuchsia Oran £22.50 yslbeauty.co.uk
Romantic Bear Lip Colour £8.50 thisisbeautymart.com
Rimmel Provocalips in Kiss Me You Fool £6.99 boots.com
Lip oil in Tangerine £19 clarins.co.uk
Crazy Beautiful gloss (part of a kit) £18 topshop.com
Now’s the time to…
Get a sweat on. PS… Work Out is the latest longwearing cosmetics range from Primark, promising to stay in place regardless of whether you’re on the treadmill, or changing a tyre on the A45. Prices from £1.
