Try these lipstick duos
Catwalk beauty is all about the lip this season. Ombré or gradated colour designs appeared on dozens of runways – in either dramatic tones or very subtle versions. What makes it a fun trend is it gives new life to your lipstick wardrobe. You can now combine different colours to create fashionable makeup looks in minutes. To help make sense of this trend, we’ve asked Lancome’s National Makeup Artist Myles Sexton to share his favourite lipstick duos along with some pro tips.
Lancome National Makeup Artist Myles Sexton
Runway-inspired lips
Contrasting Lip Design: To Create a bold two-toned lip, apply Lancome L’Absolu Rouge Lipstick in Shade 191 along the bottom lip and press lips together. Next, take L’Absolu Rouge in Indecise Sheer and blend the transferred Jezebel onto the top lip to create this look.
L’Absolu Rouge 191 Jezebel
L’Absolu Rouge 122 Indecise
Ombré Lip: To create a Ombré landscape lip, apply L’Absolu Rouge in Rouge Flamboyant Matte on the left side of your top and bottom lip. Fade the colour to the center of both lips. From the right side meeting in the center of your lip, blend shade 366 Le Rose PersanMatte. Make sure to blend well in the center of your lips to create a whole new transition of color.
L’Absolu Rouge Flamboyant 198
L’Absolu Rouge Le Rose Persan
Rose-Inspired Lip – I like to compare this lip look as a beautiful rose. It’s full of dimension and bursting with color. To create this rose-inspired lip look apply Shade 198 Rouge Flamboyant to the edges of your top and bottom lip. Then stipple Shade 378 Rose Lancome in the matte texture in the centre of your top and bottom lip. With a Lip Brush pull the color out from the center of the lips meeting the color on the edges.
L’Absolu Rouge Flamboyant 198
L’Absolu Rouge Rose Lancome 378
Subtle lip duos
Pink Pout – To create a soft pouty pink lip apply Shade 378 Rose Lancome Matte to the edges of the lip and blend to the center. In the center of the top and bottom lip apply Shade 317 Pourqoui Pas? Sheer and fade it into the edges. This will create a shiny center to your matte lip making the lips appear more pouty.
L’Absolu Rouge in Rose Lancome
L’Absolu Rouge in Pourquoi Pas
Cute Cupid’s Bow Lip – Want a little more lift in your cupid’s bow? Apply Shade 368 Rose Lancome Cream Lipstick on the bottom and top edges of your upper lip but avoid the heart-shaped area your cupid bow makes. In your cupids bow, apply shade 381 Rendez-Vous Cream lipstick. Applying a slightly lighter color with a shiny texture will create the illusion of a fuller lip.
L’Absolu Rouge Rose Lancome 368
L’Absolu Rouge Rendez-Vous 381
Fuller-Looking Lip Design – Tiny upper or lower Lip? For a fuller upper lip, apply shade 321 Happy Rose Sheer to the bottom of your lip and then apply shade 378 Rose Lancome Sheer to the entire top lip. Make sure to blend the two where they meet in the middle. Applying a slightly lighter color to your entire upper lip will create the illusion of more fullness. To create a larger bottom lip reverse these lip shades doing 321 on the top lip and 378 on the bottom.
L’Absolu Rouge 321 Happy Rose
L’Absolu Rouge Rose Lancome
Tip: If you need to quickly clean up the edges of your lipstick try using a transparent lip pencil.
Lancome is available in Canada at Hudson’s Bay stores and thebay.com
25 Comments
Wendy Lam-Vechi
April 13, 2023 at 10:41 amOh wow. Never thought of applying two colours on the lips. Great tip. Will try this!
Moyra
November 23, 2016 at 5:42 pmGoing to try this with my new reds. @McMoyra
Ayesha Bhayat
November 22, 2016 at 7:19 amThis is a very informative write up.
Really helpfully for playing around with new lip shades this holidays without having to buy new products
amanda Peltomaki
November 20, 2016 at 8:49 pmBeautiful colours. Great tips! Thank you Dave @amissamanda
Mary MassaroKehoe
November 20, 2016 at 7:38 pmI love a dramatic lipstick after a matching pencil Colors are FAB
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Christine Christensen
November 18, 2016 at 8:22 amAbdolutely beautiful! Thank you for showing us ways to make our lips pretty.
Melanie E
November 17, 2016 at 7:40 pmInteresting lipstick combo! I would like try them out! Thanks for the great info, Dave! @MaraMel
Barbara Chase
November 17, 2016 at 8:54 amI’m a lipstick enthusiast and LOVE LOVE LOVE these creations! Finally, we’re having a blast with bright/dark lip combinations!!! ❤???? @barbiechs
Grieta Allison
November 16, 2016 at 7:00 pmThis looks like so much fun!
BELINDA LAWLOR
November 16, 2016 at 3:24 pmWow,such a different look to sport…. and beautiful colours . I think Matt lipsticks do this the best…thanks for the great idea @clarklawlor
Sheila Eghanian
November 16, 2016 at 3:22 pmLove it! Pink Pout & Fuller lip design are my fav. More brands should come up with how-to create looks for their products ????
Ginger Henderson
November 16, 2016 at 3:05 pmSuch a nice article. I love these color shades. They are all just lovely. @ghenderson1013
Jennifer Corrigan
November 16, 2016 at 1:13 pmThanks for sharing Dave yes would definitely try these new looks for sure!!! @jenni40
Adele Wright
November 16, 2016 at 1:04 pmLove this ! Lipstick, Lipstick,Lipstick My favourite product! @AdeleAWright
September Dee
November 16, 2016 at 11:58 amVery nice looks and fun to experiment with something new!
Gail Siemko
November 16, 2016 at 11:43 amI am very #confident that even at my age and with my fair skin, I could wear these #Liplooks loving the #RedLip ❤️️????thanks Dave for all of the hard work and Great Friendships you provide for all of your BFFS! #JustaGail
@gailsiemko
Loretta Chow
November 16, 2016 at 11:04 amThanks, Dave, for sharing!
@lmchow_chow
Maria D.
November 16, 2016 at 9:59 amI love the look!
Liz Howard
November 16, 2016 at 8:51 amI absolutely love this look, thanks for sharing!!!
Kiki Veliki
November 16, 2016 at 8:13 amThank you Dave!!!!! wonderful !!!!!
Cat Forsley
November 16, 2016 at 8:09 amWonderful article !!!!!
xoxoxox
DEPY MARCOYANNI
November 16, 2016 at 7:47 amBeautiful colors and great lipstick pro tips !@MarcoyanniDepy
Kathy Leveque
November 16, 2016 at 7:20 amThe colours are so beautiful.@kathyleveque1
Louisa
November 16, 2016 at 7:14 amI would clearly try this. Love the colors. So rich????????????
@louisaS59
denise
November 15, 2016 at 11:58 pmlove it! Not sure I can pull it off, but it’s very cool!
@momof3boysj