God, wine is lovely, isn’t it? A nice glass of red that turns into three on a Friday night – what a joy. And now, as we fly into mulled wine season, there are ever more opportunities to get festively tipsy. The only trouble (besides the inevitable hangover) is that tannin-infused stain that leaves your lips a patchy shade of Pinot Noir.
Well, we have a solution: the berry lip. Pair that wine-stained mouth with a chunky knit and make it your new winter staple.
*Also suitable for non-drinkers.
Not only is she one of the world’s most fabulous women (official), but Charlotte Tilbury has also invented a matte lipstick that doesn’t leave your lips feeling dry and peeling. Glastonberry glides on smoothly and lasts for hours.
Nars’ velvet lip pencils deserve their cult status, giving the precision of a lip liner with the full colour coverage of a highly pigmented lippie. This shade, delightfully named Train Bleu, delivers a powerful punch of deepest aubergine.
Tom Ford, master of what seems like all trades, gives good lip with this Bruised Plum colour. Very Amy Adams in Nocturnal Animals. Wear with an equally heavy eye for a suitably film noir look.
Clinique’s classic Chubby Sticks provide an uplifting flash of colour in one quick swipe; they’re unfussy and gorgeously moisturising. More of a stain than a lipstick, this is best for berry lip virgins.
Channel '90s Drew Barrymore in this spicy, berry brown. Butterfly hair slides optional.
It wouldn’t be a lipstick roundup without Kylie’s Lip Kit. Love her or loathe her, girl knows how to create a sell-out product. Spice is a rich raspberry colour, in her trademark matte finish. Get yours quick.
Burberry’s highlighter-shaped lipstick is designed to give full, long-lasting coverage. A deep, uncompromising shade, Oxblood will carry you late into a night of vino tinto.
A velvety texture, a juicy colour and an easy pencil applicator. Oh, and it’s £4.99!
When your lips can’t take a high-pigment product, this little pot of nourishment comes to the rescue. Packed with shea butter and vitamin E, this wonder balm provides a sheen of colour that can be layered up throughout the day.
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