DARE to bare your inner diva this autumn with a bold red lipstick to brighten your face and lift your mood.
Sales of Armani’s Red 400 shade are up 341 per cent in the past year.
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Go for a bold red lipstick to brighten your face as autumn rolls inCredit: FABULOUS/DAN WILLIAMS
The brand says red lipstick has been used for decades to make women feel empowered.
Armani designer Vanessa D’Ambrosio says: “Red lipstick is the ultimate symbol of feminine glamour, power and ability. Women instinctively know red lipstick gives you confidence and the right red will make your face light up.”
LYNSEY CLARKE looks at lipstick trends over the past 80 years, while make-up artist Lisa Coleman reveals how to match the look – and which brand does it best.
Forties
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A FULL mouth and glossy red lips depicted female empowerment, as shown by screen siren RITA HAYWORTH.
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Get the look: Max Factor Velvet Matte Lipstick in Love, £7.99, Boots
Fifties
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OVER-LINED lips stressed the mouth as women looked to emulate role models such as KATHARINE HEPBURN.
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Get the look: Collection Lip Colour in London Red, £3.99, Superdrug
Sixties
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TWIGGY’s pale pink lips signalled rebellion. Subtle lips left the focus on the eyes.
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Get the look: Maybelline Color Sensational Blushed Nudes Fairly Bare, £6.99, Superdrug
Seventies
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SHIMMERING crimson and purple, as seen on disco diva DIANA ROSS, reflected women’s new self-assurance.
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Get the look: Smashbox Be Legendary in Action, £17.50,
Eighties
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PUNK pushed beauty trends as gender roles merged. Lips were provocative, deep and dark, like MADONNA’s.
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Get the look: NYX Lipstick in Full Throttle, £6,
Nineties
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GRUNGE collided with candy colours in nudes, pinks and browns, with a darker outline, as seen on GWEN STEFANI.
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Get the look: MAC Satin Lipstick in Myth, £16.50,
Noughties
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WHILE BRITNEY SPEARS made bubblegum pop big, beauty went basic in neutral pinks, peaches and beige.
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Get the look: Collection Lip Colour in Liberty, £3.99, Superdrug
Today
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RIHANNA’s rouge pout screams confidence as she embraces her natural beauty.
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Get the look: L’Oréal Paris Color Riche Lipstick in Cassis Passion, £6.99, Superdrug
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