Beauty Trend: Statement Lips

Left to right: Osman Yousefada; Alexander McQueen; Moschino; Betty Jackson

From Moschino's precise pouts to Alexander McQueen's red, clown-like mouths: statement lips are back for S/S 09. 

Copy the Look

• Ensure you have a flawless base: A foundation with a light reflecting formula will reduce dark circles and puffiness
• Create strong brows: Be inspired by the Osman Yousefada show and use a brow pencil to create definition and balance bold lips
• Keep eyes neutral: All you need do is curl lashes and apply a slick of mascara, if you must add a wing of liner, as see at Moschino. 
• Fix your colour: Apply a foundation to your lips to help keep colour in place, use a liner to recreate the precise pout seen at Moschino or be inspired by the McQueen show and treat your colour like a paint, smudging it on with a finger 
• Define your cupid's bow: Use a highlighter to maximise your pout

Left to right: Lip Scuff, £8, The Body Shop; Softening lip Balm, £8.32, Kiehl's; Lip Injection Extreme, £17, Too Faced; Lipstick Sealer, £3.15, Lipcote

Left to right: Rouge Allure Lipstick, £19, Chanel;  Vibrant Pink Lipstick, £4.50, Barry M; Cherry Sorbet Lipstick, £16.50, YSL; Colour Fever Lipstick, £15.50, Lancome; Rouge Pur Lipstick, £16.50, YSL