It’s time to pucker up because today is officially National Lipstick Day. Whether cream, gloss, stain, matte, sheer or velvet, here are the brands giving the boldest and brightest pouts all day and night.
Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Lipstick
Providing lipstick fanatics with a matte lip colour that is both richly pigmented and light and comfortable, this Bourjois lip lacquer has been formulated with pure pigments and evanescent oils. The long-lasting lipstick goes on as liquid and transforms into a lightweight, velvety matte.
COVERGIRL Outlast All Day Lip Colour
Giving vibrant colour that is transfer resistant and lasts as long as 24 hours, COVERGIRL Outlast All Day Lip Colour is available in a range of pigmented colours to suit every skin tone. This lip colour stays put all day with no bleeding, feathering, caking, crumbling or clumping.
Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Liquid Lip Lacquer
Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Liquid Lip Lacquer has a non-sticky formula and provides an intense shine finish, bringing a new meaning to gloss. The formula feels luxuriously comfortable and comes in six bold shades, from classic to trendy.
Eye of Horus Bio Goddess Lipstick
With a soft, emollient finish, this creamy lipstick produces a plumping effect and provides hydration, thanks to the sea botanicals and natural oils and esters included. The conditioning yet highly pigmented formula melts on seamlessly to leave lips soft and supple. Available in shades inspired by ancient Goddesses, this lipstick range is of 98 per cent natural origin and is vegan.
DOLCE&GABBANA Dolcissimo Liquid Lipcolor
Housed in a beautiful peony print tube taken from the brand’s ready-to-wear collections, this lipstick offers comfortable, intense and long-lasting wear with a matte-finish pigment that lasts eight hours. The oil-concentrated formula keeps lips moisturised all day.
jane iredale PureGloss Lip Gloss
jane iredale PureGloss Lip Gloss is an ultra-glossy, sheer lip colour that makes lips feel conditioned and quenched. Formulated with Moringa butter, avocado oil and potent antioxidants, this lip gloss comes in a variety of pretty shades for a fresh and natural look.
Karen Murrell Natural Lipstick - 05 Violet Mousse
The Karen Murrell lipstick range offers long-lasting lip colours made from natural ingredients that treat lips with every application. The brands best-selling shade here in New Zealand is Violet Mousse, a natural colour that adds depth to the lips, ensuring you never look washed out.
Living Nature Summer Rain Lipstick
Formulated with the highest quality, certified natural ingredients, Living Nature lipsticks bring luscious, healthy colour to lips without the nasties. Natural pigments and nourishing waxes ensure a smooth application. The Summer Rain shade is a dark, intense true pink with a hint of shimmer.
Revlon Kiss™ Cloud Blotted Lip Color
Revlon Kiss™ Cloud Blotted Lip Color is a cloud-like lip ink that has a soft matte finish. Creating a unique blotted effect, the weightless formula is infused with milk thistle lipolami®, coconut oil and cotton seed oil for a whipped air texture that leaves lips feeling comfortable, cushiony and smooth all day long.
This every day, comfortable lip colour with a semi-sheer finish has a “melting” sensation when applied to lips, providing maximum comfort during wear. Due to the Shiseido Humectant Technology, the ColorGel LipBalms hydrate and nourish lips. The collection has vibrant shades with colour clarity and bold colour.
