A while back I did a post on the orange lip trend for Style Democracy. Check it out below and let me know your thoughts on this trend!
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Spring is finally here! My favourite way to celebrate is by changing up my lip colour. This year orange lips (yes orange!) is the trend to try. An orange lip can be intimidating to wear – but it doesn’t have to be. The key is to choose the shade and formula you’re comfortable with.
From glosses, to sheer lipsticks to full out matte formulas you can find the perfect orange pout to rock this spring.
- If full out orange is too intimidating, try a glossy coral colour like L’Oreal’s Extraordinaire by Colour Riche in Coral Encore. This is the perfect way to try out a brighter lip colour in an orange hue if you’re usually a neutral kind of girl.
- This deeper orange Perfect Color Lipstick by ARTDECO (#59) has a pearly finish and glides on smooth to keep lips moisturized. This would look great on naturally bronzed skin tones.
- If matte is your thing try out The Body Shop’s Colour Crush Lipstick on Coral Cutie. Again, a more toned down colour than true orange but will still give you the impact you’re looking for.
- For a true orange and full coverage lipstick I recommend another one from ARTDECO – High Performance Lipstick (#435). You’ll have heads turning with this one!
- Glosses are usually less bold than lipsticks but Shu Uemura’s Tint In Gelato (#03) is the exception! This gorgeous and highly pigmented product can be used on both lips and cheeks. Apply just one thin layer for a more subtle lip or add layers for a more dramatic look.
If you opt to wear an orange lip keep the rest of your makeup in mind. To balance out the look you may want to use bronzer instead of pink toned blush and keep the eyes simple – either very clean with a lot of mascara or line the eyes but keep it very crisp – no smoky eyes.
For the lips themselves I like to line my lips with a lip liner close to my natural lip colour before applying a bold colour like orange. Even with gloss be sure the look is precise. If needed clean up any messes with a cotton swab or clean lip brush.
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This post originally appeared on Style Democracy.
Love the orange trend! The Shu Uemura looks so intense love it! 🙂 Sounds perfect for the summer and it has a dual function! My personal favourite this season is the new Lise Watier rouge gourmand velour in pumpkin pie. It’s matte and velvety and plus it’s a true orange orange. Perfect for the summer! It will be in my purse all summer long along with the Shu uemura that I wanna try! Super excited for the summer now! Thanks for the review and the tips on how to rock the orange! 🙂
Wow pumpkin pie – sounds amazing! Thanks for the suggestion!
I LOVE Art Deco lipstick and this orange one looks phenomenal. If SDM was open right now, I would go buy it (good thing it’s closed, my wallet is safe). Great picks Elaine!
Haaaa – yes you must resist 😛 The store being closed also helps 😉 Thanks Julie!
I love the colour orange – lips, clothing, shoes, and purses. This spring I’ve been sporting peach lips – L’Oreal’s Perpetual Peach lipstick and L’Oreal’s Nude Ballet lipgloss.
Oooh, sounds like a great combo!
I really like this trend. My favourite is matte orange lip colours, it’s so soft and dainty looking. Orange is the new red! 🙂
Yes matte orange is so pretty! Makes such a statement!
LOVING orange lately. It’s just so bold and pretty. My favourite has to be MAC’s Lady Danger. I also love Revlon’s Siren. Stunning!!
MAC’s Lady Danger is a popular one!
Oooh I love orange lips when the weather gets sunny! The pop of colour is so fun and it lets me go easy on the rest of my makeup since the lips pull the focus.
#5 looks super pigmented and so pretty!
yes it’s perfect for the sunnier days 🙂 I was hesitant about this trend at first but when I researched products I found they were quite wearable 🙂