Rachel Roy Fall 2009
Trend Alert: Black is the New.. Black
Black lips have been trending (thank you YSL) since last fall and this season they are making another comeback. From runways to celebrities, this trend does not seem to be going away. Even though it looks intimidating, with a little tweaking, black lips can be totally wearable.
Instead of opting for straight black, try choosing darker shades of your regular colored lipsticks. Deep dark reds and blackberry’s will look gorgeous for the fall. A good rule of thumb to follow: whenever you have a dramatic lip, go easy on everything else. Keep the eyes more neutral to shift the focus on your mouth.
Kim Kardashian by Makeup Artist/Photographer Troy Jensen
Many of the cosmetic companies are jumping on the black lip bandwagon, and coming out with whole collections inspired by this vampy trend :
MAC is coming out with a line called Style Black at the end of September which will include “Black Knight,” a creamy black lipstick, “Midnight Media,” a dense matte lipstick, “Blackware,” a true black lipgloss along with several other sheer black lipglosses with pink and gold pearls.
Chanel will be releasing their “black” collection in September, and this one seems a lot more wearable. It includes three shades of deep lipsticks. “Hysteria,” an eggplant black, “Maniac,” a deep black red, and “Obscure,” a brown black. This collection looks gorgeous, check out photos.
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I love the really dark lipsticks, but I feel like they’re only wearable when it’s for a photo shoot or gala. It’s so easy for this look to get simply ‘too much’ or too heavy.