Dark Lipstick Swatches Part 1/3
I've been banging on about dark lipsticks for ages and I felt inspired by this really useful post by makeup artist Lisa Eldridge...so I put together some of my darker lipsticks for a massive swatch fest. It's going to be in 3 parts and will feature drugstore brands, high end and those in between! I've tried to photograph a wide selection with plums, purple, wine, raspberry etc There are loads of different finishes too, so if a full-on highly pigmented dark lip scares you, a sheer wine stain may be what you're looking for. I'm going to start with the not so dark ones...(please remember the lighting is atrocious just now, so I needed a flash with most images-the swatch below is without though). As always, click the images to enlarge. 17 Lasting Fix in Heatherberry is a medium tan brown, not overly dark. Lancome Rouge Sensation in Blind Date (I think this is a US shade), looks deep purple in the tube but is buildable (without being too sheer), has a slight metalli...