How to wear winter’s most uplifting shade
Perusing the results of the Pinterest UK 2017 Style Report, I spotted that while red is the most commonly searched lipstick shade (no surprises there), hot on its statement heels was the rather more unexpected orange.
So here’s how to do it: take note of Eudon Choi’s A/W 17 look, get inspired by actress Kate Bosworth – then try YSL’s new Tatouage Couture Matte Stain lipstick in True Orange (£29, yslbeauty.co.uk).
Brilliantly bold, it’s also like a colour tattoo for your lips – it just won’t budge.
A flash of orange on the Eudon Choi catwalk for A/W 17
Be inspired by Kate Bosworth and add a slick of YSL Tatouage Couture Matte Stain lipstick in True Orange (£29, yslbeauty.co.uk)
This week we’re…
Eyeing up Jo Malone’s new extra-large, extra-lovely annual Christmas-edition candle: Green Almond & Redcurrant (£120, jomalone.co.uk), which comes dressed in jolly stripes designed by catwalk favourite Jonathan Saunders. Buy it now – then burn it for ages.
HIT ENERGISE
If there’s one thing we Brits like to discuss almost as much as the weather, it’s how incredibly tired we are at this time of year. Thankfully, planet beauty has ways and means of fighting the fatigue…
If you find that your hair grows faster in summer, only to decelerate into limpness in winter, check out Davines Energizing Shampoo (£16) and Thickening Tonic (£43, both libertylondon.com), which bolster scalp health to prevent hair loss
To boost intake of vitamin C to support skin regeneration while you slumber, smooth on Nivea’s new Q10 Plus C Anti-Wrinkle & Energy Skin Sleep Cream (£12.99, boots.com) before bed to wake up looking more refreshed
To pep you up, try a daily teaspoon of vitamin-rich Fountain The Energy Molecule (£24, fountain.co) and keep a bottle of Uma Pure Energy Wellness Oil (£60, cultbeauty.co.uk) to hand. Created entirely on a family estate in India, its scent of rosemary, frankincense, peppermint and ginger will uplift when applied to wrists, temples – and even between your toes. If all else fails, slip away somewhere private for a catnap. It is the season to hibernate, after all