Beauty trend: Autumnal berry shades

From Jo Malone’s new hedgerow inspired blackberry and bay fragrance, to the stunning Violet Underground make-up collection from Tom Pecheux at Estee Lauder (think claret, violet and mauve shades in high gloss and metallic finishes) – this season has gone berry.

Violet underground palette, £40, esteelauder.co.uk

Be it dark winey cassis or bold raspberry pinks, wear them on fingers and lips for a shot of on-trend colour.

Rochas RTW AW12/13 via style.com

Worn with a backdrop of flawless, velvety skin and a taupe, nude eye, lips are stained with a just-bitten matte wash of ‘not-too-perfect’ colour, rather than a meticulously applied, straight from the bullet, glossy look. Use a finger to apply and tap colour into lips, forget lip liner and blot slightly with tissue for the perfect matte stain. [note: lips need to be in tip top condition for this look, try applying a little vaseline and gently scrubbing with an old tooth-brush to keep them soft and hydrated].

Two lip products that are new season staples in my make-up bag to perfect this look are the limited edition lipstick from Topshop in Wicked:

Lipstick in Wicked, £9 from the new trend collection at Topshop, out mid-October

This is the *perfect* teeth-whitening, blue-toned cassis/blackcurrant. You can see swatched on my hand it’s highly pigmented, velvety soft and layered up it gives a strong bold lip. I’ve been wearing it roughly blended into lips, applied with a finger, for a wash of colour. I can’t recommend this one enough if you’re looking to try out the autumn berry lip trend. Spot on.

Next up is a super easy, effortless take on the berry lip. The lip perfection gel from Perfekt, in Vine:

Lip perfection gel in Vine, £18 available at Harvey Nichols

A great gel colour in a classic redcurrant. Unlike a lot of classic glosses this has real staining power and the colour actually clung to the lip for a longer wear. I like the clever formula (especially over winter) with hyaluronic acid and jojoba to hydrate and moisturize chapped lips, while peptides boost collagen to plump out fine lines. It’s got a mild spearmint tingle to it, too. A great multi-tasker and super simple to apply on the go.

I’ll be continuing the autumn beauty trend posts next week with nails, stay tuned.

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