A hat, a scarf, a coat buttoned up to here, and the only spotlight of colour in a landscape of dark wool and mulched leaves – your perfectly painted lips. Nice thought, that. Especially because today the range of lovely moisturising formulations means lipstick can be worn sheer and rosy or matte and dark, both offering the kind of soft care and relief you need this winter.
How to get the look
RMS Beauty Lipshine, £22 rmsbeauty.com
Dolce & Gabbana Passion Duo, £30 harrods.com
Burberry Liquid Lip Velvet, £26 burberry.com
Guerlain Kiss Kiss Roselip, £27 johnlewis.com
Tom Ford in Mitchell, £28 selfridges.com
Sleek Balm in Jelly Bean, £6.49 sleekmakeup.com
bareMinerals Generation Nude Gloss, £17 bareminerals.com
YSL Beauty Rouge Volupté Shine, £26 yslbeauty.co.uk
Benefit Double The Lip, £15.50 benefitcosmetics.com
Bobbi Brown Extra Lip Tint, £25 bobbibrown.co.uk
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