Dos and Don’ts: When Wearing Dark Lipstick

Ever since the November issue of NYLON fell into my hands, I’ve been obsessing over the New Look Now editorial featuring the prettiest, pastel-est, and pink-est resort ’14 designs from the coolest brands. Not only are the clothes (picked out by our our Market Director Rachael Wang) truly awesome, but the dark lipstick worn by model Yana at Marilyn is the perfect plus one to any winter outfit. But as many of you know, perfecting that dark lipstick is no easy task.

Sure, the models on Fendi and Prada fall ’13 runways made a plum or berry lipstick look like the easiest thing to wear since Converse, but the truth is that a good dark lip needs a little finessing. So I hopped on the phone with makeup artist Jordy Poon who created the makeup look for our NYLON shoot and grilled him on his lipstick dos and don’ts. Poon opted to try a out the dark lips because “it’s a nice break from the red. I love red, but it’s been around for a number of years, and dark is still new.” He also mentioned that with white-blonde hair, like model Yana has, a smoky eye would be “too glam,” while a dark edgy lip had just the right amount of ‘tude.

Dos and Don’ts: When Wearing Dark Lipstick

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