We dress up the lips in shades of cognac, burnt umber and americano. ELLE takes a look at why brown lipstick is back and if it's something to celebrate.
For the last 20 years, if we have thought about brown lipstick, then only one thing: it will never return to our cosmetic bags. And, suspecting nothing, they changed shades like gloves: from coral to fuchsia, from peach to raspberry, yesterday nude, today wine. And then Kylie Jenner on her Instagram announces the release of the Kylie Lip Kit. In the photo, the color of her lipstick is reminiscent of a cup of hot chocolate. Considering the star paints her lips for 40 minutes, calling in several shades and many layers, the contents of the set are intriguing.
On carpets and catwalks
Fashion for the 90s is the reason why very soon brown shades on the lips will rule the world of beauty. Right now they do not look like a relic of the past and nostalgia for youth, but - expensive, elegant, most importantly modern.
Many celebrities have already ventured to follow the example of Kylie. Among her bold followers were Gigi Hadid, Lily Aldridge, Olivia Palermo, Kristen Stewart. Jennifer Lawrence entrusted the premiere of the second part of the film "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" to the coffee shade. Even Rita Ora changed her signature red lipstick.
On the catwalk, the first models to showcase a new thing were the 3.1 Phillip Lim (this season's collection) and Kenzo (they showed what we will wear in the summer). Makeup for the Humberto Leon and Carol Lim show was done by make-up artist Linsey Alexander. To match her lips with accessories from the collection, she mixed the unique color "desert sand". To do this, she needed four shades of MAC Lip Mix in equal proportions: Yellow, Mid-Tone Brown, Orange and Red. On top, Linsey iced her lips with M.A.C. Clear Lip Glass. (it was just first released in 1998). The result was the wrong brown from the 90s, the color of a glossy self-tanner.
How to choose a shade
It's easy to go wrong with dark colors. Too dark, and they already give you a seat on the subway. With a shameless mother-of-pearl finish, they ask you to weigh a pound of beef tenderloin. But you won't fool us. Here are the instructions for applying the actual color:
How to apply
To cope with brown lipstick of any shade and texture, it is enough to take five simple steps to the goal.
1. Use a lip exfoliant if needed.
2. Take a pencil to match your lipstick. Brown shades absorb light and make lips visually thinner. Deceive the law of physics and circle the lips, literally going over the edge by a millimeter.
3. Now paint over the center. Otherwise, you get the same image in the style of the Spice Girls with a dark outline.
4. Paint your lips with lipstick.
5. Experiment with texture and color. Either blot your lips with a tissue to remove even a hint of shine, or layer on top of a metallic gloss (keep off the mother-of-pearl) to add volume and sexier look.
How to place accents
When the prima took the stage, the corps de ballet is left to complement her beauty and genius. Those who dare to come forward will be expelled from the theater and make-up remover. Simply put, brown lipstick does not tolerate competition, but even without the right support, it will lose some of the benefits.
What to wear
In general, the matter is clear that the matter is dark: coffee, cinnamon, woody. To wear or wear is not the question. Question - how? That's how. Brown lipstick is good for creating three different looks. Choose any:
The first. A dramatic look with a dark floor-length dress and wide arrows. For evenings and special occasions.
Second. Cozy casual with voluminous sweaters, tousled hair and caramel eye makeup. Lazy weekends in the country - that's it.
Third. Gothic or grunge style with a leather jacket, black lace and rough boots. To the corresponding concert or to the bar is now the only way.
ELLE's Choice: 5 Shades of Brown You Should Give a Chance
It was such a rich color that the super-models of the 90s Cindy, Claudia, Linda preferred. Rouge Coco lipstick is also great. And three types of nourishing waxes (mimosa, jojoba, sunflower), and even coverage, and the right Jeanne shade, and model appearance.
Warm brown with a hint of terracotta, like Uma Thurman's character in Pulp Fiction. Hyaluronic spheres instantly plump and hydrate lips, while Marine Kritmum extract smooths and creates a flawless contour. Girl you'll be a woman soon.
Nars, Audacious Lipstick in Deborah
Now on the market there is a huge variety of lipsticks of various shades. It can be subtle nude tones or spectacular scarlet, giving the lips volume and sexuality. This article will focus on the most controversial option - dark lipstick.
Girls treat rich dark shades differently. Someone thinks that dark colors make us look old and emphasize imperfections, while someone is firmly convinced that in order to get rid of all these stereotypes, you just need to find your perfect lipstick. In this article, we will try to clarify how to choose a beautiful lipstick for the features of your appearance and what to combine it with to always look good.
Peculiarities
The dark color of lipstick is used by girls extremely rarely. For many, these shades seem "age". It is believed that they do not suit young girls and you need to choose something lighter and more delicate in order to look beautiful and young. But this is just a stereotype.
In fact, a rich wine shade or rich plum will look just perfect even on a young girl. The only thing that is really worth remembering and what you need to be wary of is that lipstick is so expressive that against its background all the slightest flaws will be noticeable. Therefore, your skin should be either very well-groomed or properly adjusted. The same can be said about the teeth - the rich dark color of the cosmetics will emphasize the yellowness, so they should be as white as possible.
Another one the peculiarity of the dark lip product is that it is better suited for autumn. It is during this cold season that girls make their makeup darker and more saturated with cosmetics. In the summer, most refuse such radical colors, preferring something lighter and more delicate. For example, the same pink or nude lipsticks. Dark red lipsticks or colors with a purple undertone can be left for evening makeup.
Who are they going to?
In general, the dark color of lipstick is quite versatile. Despite stereotypes, dark shades suit both blondes and brunettes. The main thing is to be able to choose exactly the color that focuses on your strengths and hides all the flaws. You will learn a little later how to choose the right shade that suits your color type.
Trend of the Year
Among the trendy shades this year, trendy dark tones flicker every now and then. This is burgundy, and dark gray, and brown, leaving in chocolate. Let's take a closer look at what shades you should pay attention to in order to be in trend this year.
Plum
Lipstick with a purple undertone looks very interesting. Plum shade adorned the lips of many models at the shows. And in all cases, he made the image more perfect and spectacular. But if you want to repeat such makeup, then be careful - it is this undertone that can emphasize the yellowness of the teeth and the imperfections that everyone has.
burgundy
Recently, it is impossible not to notice that exquisite porcelain skin is in trend. Fashion for light skin color came to us from the East. To emphasize thin and beautiful skin, lips of warm shades will help best of all. If we talk about dark tones, then it is worth noting burgundy. In life, makeup using burgundy color on porcelain skin looks as impressive and attractive as possible.
Matte
Even those who are very far from the world of fashion cannot help but notice the popularity of lipsticks with satin and velvet finishes. Matte lipsticks are a trend that has been going on for several seasons in a row. And if you buy a matte lipstick with a rich dark shade, the result will be incredible. So be sure to try this makeup option. The main thing is to paint your lips very carefully, since it is such a dark color that is the most difficult to apply evenly.
How to choose?
Now it's time to move on to the tips for choosing. To make the makeup successful, you need to choose a shade that best matches your appearance.
If you have light appearance- gray or blue eyes and hair of a light brown or light shade, then a dark plum-colored lipstick will be an ideal option for your look. Against the background of such a foundation, your eyes will acquire a deeper shade.
Girls with "summer" color type(with light brown hair and green or brown eyes) you can opt for chocolate lipstick that is now fashionable. Also, do not ignore the classic maroon lipstick. They will definitely suit you.
Brunettes in terms of the selection of dark lipsticks, they are the luckiest, because almost all colors suit them. You can constantly try something new without fear that the lipstick will age you or just ruin your makeup. If you don’t know where to start, try the classic burgundy shade that suits almost all dark-haired young ladies.
Makeup examples
Dark lipstick should be combined not only with the features of your appearance, but also with other products that you use for makeup. In different situations, rich dark colors can be combined with different products.
Day
If you are a spectacular girl and are not afraid to wear dark lipsticks even during the day, then you can safely experiment with such an unusual make up. The only thing to consider here is that the images of such a plan should not be overloaded. Therefore, if you are already using a rich burgundy lipstick, then you should avoid smokey or dramatic long lashes. It will be enough just to correct minor imperfections with a concealer or foundation and slightly emphasize the eyelashes with mascara.
Evening
For a girl with any type of appearance, a dark base will be a great addition to evening makeup. It will look good both on thin lips and on more plump ones. In the evening, you can already give free rein to your imagination - feel free to complement your makeup with rich shades of shadows or create makeup with highlighters and powder.
Stylists and makeup artists offer many interesting looks in which cold shades are combined with dark ones. So feel free to experiment. If you have a rich dark plum lipstick, then you can try to fill your eyes with champagne shades. Although at first glance this combination seems not at all obvious and even losing, in practice you will see that everything will look quite organic.
A more golden and shimmery shade looks good against classic burgundy or dark cherry lips. If you like refined classics, then you will definitely like this combination of cosmetics.
As for the experimental make-up options using dark purple or dark gray fondant, then you just need to have a very good sense of taste. In this case, you can really create something special and spectacular.
Dark lipstick also looks very good in combination with clearly traced graphic arrows. Such a tandem is just a classic of evening make-up, which, with the right shades, will suit all girls without exception.
You can see an example of a stylish "autumn" makeup in the next video.
Popular in the early 90s, brown lipstick is back in fashion! The variety of shades of brown allows in each case to make a make-up suitable for almost any color type. Let's find out the opinion of makeup artists about who suits brown lipstick and how to correctly choose the color of other decorative cosmetics so that the image looks natural and harmonious.
Selection of shades of brown lipstick
The general rules for using brown lipstick are as follows:
- The autumn-winter period is considered to be the trend for applying such lipstick, since brown is most of all combined with draped, woolen fabrics of muted shades and fur clothes.
- The skin of the face should be perfectly even.
- Lips become the main focus, the rest of the face should be only slightly touched by decorative cosmetics.
Makeup with brown lipstick looks especially impressive with.
Attention! Adult women are not recommended to use lipstick from a bright brown palette. Also, makeup artists do not advise using dark lipstick with thin lips and pronounced nasolabial folds, due to the fact that these appearance flaws will be especially noticeable.
Dark brown lipstick
A dark shade of brown lipstick designed for brunettes with olive skin. When applying makeup, makeup artists recommend emphasizing, and do not paint your eyes brightly, do not apply shadows and do not do eyeliner. The most positive reviews are received by the products of cosmetic companies:
- Bobbi Brown (shade of Black Raspberry);
- Chanel (shades of Rouge Noir and Déluree).
Red-brown lipstick
Brown-red shades of lipstick are perfect for brunettes with dark and golden skin. Saturated lip makeup emphasizes the deep color of the hair, while not duplicating it in any way. The best samples of red-brown lipstick are presented by firms:
- Rouge Coco (shade Patchouli);
- Dior Addict Lipstick, LR Colors.
Coffee and beige lipstick
Cold coffee and beige shades are well suited for brown-haired women and even blondes with fair skin. The desired color can be found in the product line:
- Make Up For Ever;
- Kenzo;
- Hermes;
- Burberry.
Note! Despite the fact that matte brown lipstick is currently considered especially fashionable, makeup artists warn that the accentuated matte texture gives a gloomy look, so if you want your look to be light, we recommend using the so-called satin shades of brown. In addition, shiny lips remove the problem of "extra" years, which occurs in some lovers of brown shades in make-up.
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Brown is considered by makeup artists to be one of the most difficult to make up, as it varies in both tones and temperature. It, like red, suits almost everyone, if you choose the right shade. Brown lipstick has become a fashionable autumn trend for more than a year: since the 90s, it has been reappearing every autumn in fashionistas' cosmetic bags with enviable constancy.
Makeup with such lipstick looks very beneficial, because it is a compromise between bright evening and daytime nude makeup. There are more than fifty shades of brown, like gray, from rich beige to deep chestnut and dark chocolate. When choosing a shade of such lipstick, maximum attention should be paid to ensure that it is in harmony with the overall tone of the face. For fair skin with blue or pink undertones, cool coffee tones are more suitable, while for dark and golden skin it is better to choose dark terracotta or warm hazel tones.
Brunettes look good with brown-red lipstick that brings out their hair color without repeating it. Makeup artists advise blondes to choose pastel colors like “coffee with milk”. You can choose a brown lipstick with a pearly light texture, but the classic is considered a safer option. Matte lipstick looks too gloomy, and glossy enlivens only the darkest shades.
For those who first decide to use brown lipstick, it is very important to remember the sense of proportion. The rest of the make-up should be made extremely restrained, giving up eyeliners and shadows that make the eyes “heavy”.
How to choose the right shade of brown lipstick
Experts say that in order to choose the right brown lipstick, you should take into account several well-known rules. Brown lipstick is especially popular in autumn and winter, as it goes well with heavy drape or woolen fabrics in muted colors and with fur clothing. In order for it to look good, the skin on the face must look almost perfect. Lips in such makeup become the main focus, and all other parts of the face should be only slightly highlighted with cosmetics. Most effective brown lipstick is combined with pale skin. But it should be borne in mind that women of age are not recommended to use bright brown lipstick. With thin lips and pronounced nasolabial folds, it should be used with caution, as it makes these imperfections more noticeable.
Features of brown shades of lipstick
Dark brown lipstick is best for brunettes with olive skin tones. When creating makeup, they should pay special attention to the eyebrow line, which needs to be further emphasized. At the same time, the eyes should not be highlighted brightly, without applying any shadows or eyeliner to them.Red-brown shades can be used by brunettes with golden or swarthy skin. Deep hair color is emphasized by rich lip makeup. You just need to be careful that the color of the lipstick does not duplicate it.
Beige and coffee lipstick with a cold shade is suitable for brown-haired women and blondes with fair skin. However, we should not forget that matte lipstick will make the image too gloomy, and to create a light make-up, you should use brown satin lipstick. In addition, shiny lips help fight the age problem that often worries those who prefer brown makeup.
Rules for applying brown lipstick
Before applying makeup, you need to use a special base for the lips, which will even out their surface and increase the durability of lipstick. The contour of the lips is outlined with neat strokes of a pencil, which matches the color of the lipstick. Brown lipstick is applied on the lips in a dense layer, and to complete the look, it is recommended to apply a transparent shimmering gloss on top of it, giving the effect of shining diamonds.Apply the contour with a pencil very carefully, without pressure, so that you don’t get a make-up in the style of the 90s, but at the same time the lipstick clearly lies in the contour. If the makeup turned out to be too saturated, you should return it to its natural look by pressing a thin disposable napkin to your lips. The excess lipstick will remain on it, and the lips will no longer seem overly extravagant.
With very fair skin, brown lipstick should be used carefully, as it visually emphasizes pallor and can give the face excessive soreness. In this case, the complexion needs to be revived a little with bronzing powder or blush of a suitable shade.
Practice shows that brown lipstick is most often preferred by strong and strong-willed women with nerves of steel. They are capable of rapid career growth, leaving behind all their competitors. These women love to attract attention and strive to always be in the center of any events.
Brown lipstick, so popular in the 90s, is back with us. The beauty trend of last autumn in the upcoming cold season of 2016 is still holding its positions steadily. World celebrities confirm this - Gigi Hadid, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart literally do not part with brown shades of lipstick. It is worth knowing how to choose them, wear them and what to combine with.
Who suits the brown tone of lipstick, and who does not
The listed stars - lovers of brown lipsticks are not only completely dark-skinned or dark-skinned girls with dark hair and eyes. This suggests the conclusion that this color is not only tanned and dark-haired. Brown has more than 50 different shades, and anyone can choose their own.
But who should not wear dark saturated browns is the owners of skin imperfections, active lipstick will make them more noticeable. If you have flaky lips, then exfoliate or even use an exfoliant to remove dead skin cells before using such a lipstick, especially if the lipstick is matte.
Also, brown lipstick is not very suitable for owners of thin narrow lips and those who have pronounced nasolabial folds.
Shades for brunettes
As already noted, there are more than fifty shades of brown. Shades of brown lipstick, perhaps not less. Warm and cold, with red and pink undertones, light and dark, with mother-of-pearl and matte - they all look completely different on the face.
Brunettes are more suited to dark, rich and warm colors of chocolate, cocoa, but with a rich red or cherry undertone. They also go well and it is better to choose shades that will differ from the color of the hair, otherwise the image may turn out to be too gloomy.
And pink-brown lipstick is the perfect everyday option for brunettes, it can be matte or with a slight shimmer.
Choice of blondes
Blondes should prefer lighter options and colder shades, such as coffee with milk or nude, perhaps with a metallic or glossy sheen, but not with mother-of-pearl, as this should forever remain in the 90s. Remember that if you are fair and have facial or age lines, brown lipstick can accentuate them.
In general, in choosing a shade, a lot depends not only on the color type, but also on the skin tone. So, light pale skin goes with pastel beige tones, and golden - terracotta and walnut.
A dark brown chocolate shade will suit almost everyone, but in contrast with the light skin of a fair-haired girl or blonde, it will look especially interesting.
Application features
Brown lipstick should be applied to the lips in the same way as lipstick of any other shades. If the lipstick is light, then you can apply it directly from the tube or with your finger, patting movements, but dense dark shades require more thorough preparation. First, apply a tonal foundation or a special one on the lips, then powder the skin so that the lipstick lies as evenly as possible. Then draw the outline with a pencil.
By the way, about the pencil - do not take too dark, especially in the tone of lipstick, as they did in the 90s. Today, the tone of the pencil should be lighter than lipstick by at least two tones. And it is best to take a nude shade pencil. Apply a precise and precise contour or paint over the entire surface of the lips with a nude pencil to hide their natural pigment, and then apply lipstick, preferably with a special wide and flat brush, so it will lie more evenly.
Makeup
Brown lipstick, especially bright and dark, is the main accent of makeup. So, everything else should be soft and delicate, no bright blush, active eyeliner, or especially dark shadows. This is how the 20 percent rule works, that is, exactly so much on the face can be bright, everything else is as neutral as possible.
Dark-eyed dark-skinned girls with an olive skin tone can, in addition to lips, highlight eyebrows. They can be as fashionable to wear in recent seasons - thick, graphic, bright. But at the same time, eye makeup is natural and natural, a little mascara, no eyeliner, only beige or nude shadows to refresh the look.
Blondes can, in addition to active lips, focus on eyelashes by applying voluminous mascara in several layers, both upper and lower. Such a puppet look will make the image bright.
If your brown is not dark, but rather beige, with a pink undertone or nude color, then you can afford bright eyes, active eyebrows or highlighted cheekbones for an evening make-up. For daytime makeup, add peach blush and brown eyeliner.
The Best Budget Brown Lipsticks
Since the brown color of lipstick is an unconditional trend, then, perhaps, not a single cosmetic brand has stood aside and released its own versions of this shade. Moreover, brown tones appeared both in the premium segment and in budget brands. Let's start the review with them.
Among lipsticks costing up to 350 rubles, the Essense brand and their creamy, pleasant to apply Longlasting Lipstick Nude lipstick can be noted. Look for Cool Nude with pink undertones or Don't Stop The Nude with red. Deeper shade but translucent application in the Sheer & Shine line, such as the Glamor Queen chocolate tone.
The budget American brand WET N WILD in the Mega Last Lip Color collection with hyaluronic acid offers shades from pinkish brown (Bare It All) to light peach (Just Peachy). Rimmel also has similar products in the Lasting Finish line. This is a long-lasting bright lipstick with a variety of brown shades: Burning Desire with a red undertone, light brown Birthday Suit, pinkish Fudge Brownie and others.
The mass market is also not far behind, for example, in the Maybelline line there is a lipstick in a Color Drama pencil. Look for Perfect Beige for daytime or Gorgeous Vine for evening.
Lipsticks in the middle price segment
In the segment of 500-1000 rubles, there are even more options for brown. The leader is the NYX brand, offering both matte and glossy lipsticks in sticks, pencils and with a liquid formula. A real hit is brown with a rich palette from nude (Nude, Sierra, Butter) to red-brown (Alabama, Merlot) and chocolate (Maison) shades.
Mass brand Max Factor presented Color Elixir Lipstick in a chic gold case. See the shades Sunbronze, Midnight Mauve, Scarlet Ghost with a chic red undertone.
An interesting product from the Asian brand Manly Pro is a highly pigmented lipstick in a jar that is applied with a brush. Very juicy and dark brown-cherry shades at numbers 9 and 10, as well as everyday beiges 11 and 12.
Premium brown lipsticks
Surprisingly, elegant conservative brands, such as Chanel in the Rouge Allure collection, have extremely dark saturated shades. Bobbi Brown also has a dark, almost black tone, this is a shade of Black Raspberry.
A more noble terracotta with the name Samarkande Brown is presented in the Dior Rouge collection. Similar in quality and caring CC lipstick from Giorgio Armani in the color Cashmere.
And, of course, nowhere without beige shades. The same shade is Beige, MAC has a yellowish Tanarama, and the American brand Laura Mercier has a warm caramel Brown Sugar.
Of course, in any cosmetic store there are dozens of brands and shades of brown lipstick, all this once again confirms the idea of the world's leading makeup artists: brown is the new red.