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Best Dark Lipsticks to get you through winter

Spring and Summers went by leaving the love trails of corals, pinks, and, pastels, but intense winters call for some electrifying drama. The fashion is high on experimenting with patterns and colours. For one such thing, we are obsessing over this winter is our love for dark lips.

Dark, opaque lips radiate glamour and intense appeal but what does it take to sport it effortlessly. We tell you what are the trending shades and how can you carry them.

Find all the trending shades at Shoppers Stop.

Reds
Red is forever; it’s bold, glamorous and it defines a strong charisma. Not everyone can play with the colour, those who do, do it flawlessly.
How to wear the shade – Kohl-rimmed eyes, contoured face, and deep red lips. All good to go!

Browns
Brown shades are versatile, subtle, rich and make perfect workwear picks. Lots of mascara and kajal and brown lips are the perfect combination for a work wear look.
Maroons & Wine
The richness of marrons in unbeatable and they have been our favourites! The classic wine lips or the gorgeous deep maroon ones are perfect for sporting on winter outings. Light smokey eyes are perfect to compliment your wine tinted lips.
Burgundy & Berry
The plush and enchanted burgundy and berry shades make a bold dark colour preference that defines oomph and power. Keeping your face minimal and sporting dark lips is sure to get you a lot of compliments this season.
Blues & Blacks
Something too bold and daring for someone to sport, it is not an easy game to play black lips so effortlessly as Rihanna! When Rihanna was spotted flaunting the bold black lips, the beauty world took it with mixed reactions, some did not appreciate and some found it a daring trend. We pretty much give a thumbs up for the look, you create a gothic impression and it’s a fun look to try!

What do you guys have to say about it?

Top five Hot Pink Lip Colors for this Season

Have you been eyeing all the amazing pink lip colors that swamping the market, ramp walks and shows. There are definitely a lot of choices, but some pinks just work better and are definitely more suited to a wider audience. Here are some of my favourite Pink color lipsticks:

MAC Cremesheen Speak Louder– this is a lovely hot pink from MAC’s permanent collection. MAC describes Speak Louder as a clean poppy blue pink. It is a cool toned hot pink, wearable on all skintones. It’s a bright pink lipstick for those who are scared to sport brights. It is from Cremesheen finish category they are some what creamy and not matt, and give a certain shine that I dislike. It is well pigmented and you would need 2 swipes for full intensity. The staying power is remarkable as it stays put for more than 3-4 hours easily, fades evenly leaving behind a stain.

MAC Impassioned Amplified – this is a very bright neon pink color from MAC, but one of my favorite lip colors and brightens your skin tone. Works well for medium to fair skin tones and perfect for both day and night out. MAC describes Impassioned as Amped Up Fuschia and the shade looks different in different lights. It is a nicely pigmented color and you might need more than one swipe for pigmented lips. This shade comes from Amplified family which means it is creamy matte but I find it more matte than other shades from this family and the lip color stays on for atleast 4-5 hours

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Plushest Punch – The best thing about the chubby stick intense formula is their hydration and staying power! Even though its marketed as lip balm I find the color is intense enough to be worn a standalone lip color. Its a bright raspberry pink color and has a good staying power. I always wear this color in two swipes when i want a fuller coverage and one swipe when I am looking for lighter natural look

Revlon Colorburst Vivacious Exuberante – Revlon lacquer balms have smooth balm like texture. Vivacious Exuberante is a hot pink shade comes with little shimmers and its texture is very moisturizing. The shade is well pigmented, though it can get patchy and at least 2 strokes are required to develop the original shade. It has got mint fragrance which is feature of all Revlon Colorburst balm, I find it soothing personally.

Revlon Colorburst Sultry Sulfureuse – One of my favorite lip colors which is good for office days. This is a matte lip balm which doesn’t dry out your lips much and has a good lasting power. For me the lip color stays beyond 4 hours. I like matte lip colors more than others but stay away from them as they tend dry out my lips. The color is highly pigmented and can easily hide any lip pigmentation even with one swipe and would suit almost every skin color.

Swatches Below:

Think Pink – Think Bold

Pink colored makeup is no longer for the young girls or the shade of the sugary pink tutu inspired shade it once was. Pink is back this season and with a bang. It’s time to take this piece of makeup out of the bottom of your make up drawer. The best way this season to get the pink perfection is to wear it loud.

Here are my top picks for you to get the pink perfect look:

Mac Pigment in Bright Fuchisa
This is a highly intense pink colored powder. Use it either as a eye shadow or a cheek blush.

Diorblush Cheek Creme in Bikini
Creme blush is always more easy to apply as there is no worry of spills. The coverage of this blush is very smooth and gives a pop of color to your cheeks

Mac Creensheen Speak Louder
Very smooth color with a good coverage. This is the creensheen range from Mac and the lip color has a subtle blue undertone and a soft natural creamy finish.

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Plushest Punch
The ones who are not comfortable with the bold pink colors, can opt for the Plushest Punch shade from Clinique. It’s a little lighter shade than the mac lip color mentioned above but is moisturizing enough to keep lips soft and supple all day. To add more color you can swipe 2 coats of the lip color.

Maybelline Express Finish Nail Color – Fuchisa
No makeup look is complete without the nail enamel and Maybelline’s Fuchisa does just that. Nail Color in Pink, is the most easiest way to carry off the pink trend this season.

Chubby Stick Intense Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm: Mightiest Maraschino – Review and Swatches

Chubby Stick Intense - Mightiest Maraschino Here is a quick review of my latest lip color buy, the Chubby Stick Intense Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm: Mightiest Maraschino

Chubby Stick Intense is what it says, as it has a much more intense colour than the normal Chubby Stick. It’s very moisturizing and stays on for a good time compared to a regular balm but less then a lip color. I like the whole Chubby Stick concept and hence now planning to buy another new shade soon enough. The product is great for day wear but just as good for evening wear. The pencil application is great and goes on easier than your usual lipstick.

Love the color, it’s a great reddish shade that works well for day wear and goes well with indian skin both fair and dusky/olive tone. I am always on the lookout for different shades of red and this product is right there on my top 3 red lip colors, so far.

Pros

Great coverage and color, works like a lipstick with two quotes
Moisturising and keeps lips soft and supple

Cons

A little pricey
Doesn’t stay long enough (4-5 hrs coverage)

How to Use your Old Lip Colors

How many lipsticks do you have in your old drawer or stack somewhere still saved away, all those impulse buys you might have done or shades that have now gone out of trend.You might have got a few of those as “gift with purchase“, “free sample“ lipsticks in there!

Well, whether those lipsticks are the wrong shade for you or texture, here is the trick I found in my search for that perfect shade that you can now use to create your own new shades and use all those lipsticks stacked away to create a new look for you.

1. Mix to Create new colors: It might seem really obvious once you read it but you can always mix two lip colors to make a new color Here I bought myself a new neon pink color and was really excited to try it but once home it didnt look as good as it looked when I tried it in showroom, all those spot lights should be blamed here 😉
I just wanted a little darker pink color and guess what came to rescue was the matt red color I mixed the two shades together and voila had the right color I actually wanted.

If a lipstick is too dark, all you need to do is mix the dark lipstick with something lighter; a lip gloss, a tinted lip balm, another lipstick, etc. and if the lipstick color is too light, then it only makes sense to mix it with a color that’s darker.

2. Use your old lipstick as a cheek stain. I have done this many times when I have forgotten to carry my own blush in my handbag

3. Create a tinted lip gloss using a leftover lipstick. Add Vaseline into the pot with the lipstick and mix well. If you want it to have a smooth and new finish allow it to sit somewhere warm for a little while and it will melt, then when you lat it harden again it will look like a brand new gloss!