Haute or Not: Black Lips
You all know that I’m all for trying anything and everything when it comes to makeup trends. That’s right, I’m not scared of vampy red lips, bubblicious fuschia pink lips, or orange eyeshadow. But… I am afraid of gothy, black lips.
When Yves Saint Laurent sent this beauty look down the runway during their Fall 2008 Ready-to-Wear show, I immediately dismissed the black lip look and told myself this is something I just couldn’t rock. But, as with everything, there’s always that lingering thought. What if I could rock this and actually look good? I’m probably still too chicken to wear it but at least there’s now an option that might just be do-able for me.
This fall, Lancôme will debut a new black lip gloss – Color Fever Gloss in Piha Black. It’ll make its way to counters in a $48 US set along with Color Fever Lipstick in Piha Red, modeled after the color of the soles on Christian Louboutins.
If you are braver than I, put yourself on the Lancôme wait list so you can snag yourself of only 500 sets available in the United States, exclusively at the Bloomingdale’s 59th Street location, www.lancome-usa.com and the five Lancôme boutiques beginning in November. The list for Bloomingdale’s is now open, just call (212) 705-2886 to reserve a set. The rest of us will have to wait until it becomes available online!
What do you think of Lancôme’s first color collection from Aaron de May, new artistic director for makeup? Is this black lip trend one you think you can rock?
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On September 2nd, 2008 Decorative Diva said:
I love the shiny black lips. I don’t like the matte black lips. I think the shiny black lips are sexy!
On September 2nd, 2008 Aimee said:
Looks hot on her, but probably not on me. That’s all I can really say.
On September 2nd, 2008 Lea said:
Not my cup of tea. But thanks for always keeping us up on the new trends!
On September 2nd, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Decorative Diva,
So you think this will be something you’ll try?? I can’t wait to see!
I think that I can possibly rock the black gloss over another color. The promo I saw for this has the red lips under a very sheer coat of black which could be really fun! Although, on the image from Lancome, I really couldn’t tell what it would look like on real lips since it was a cartoon
On September 2nd, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Aimee,
I agree that the models wear it well but I don’t think I can do it on myself. What’s the boldest lip color you’ve ever worn?
On September 2nd, 2008 Lilan said:
No problem Lea, that’s what I’m here for!
On September 2nd, 2008 Karen B said:
*shudders* I really don’t think this’ll float my boat
On September 2nd, 2008 Lorien said:
I used to have some very dark purple lipstick, but I only dared to wear it rarely, such as for going to an occasional nightclub or on Halloween, lol! It looked good but was so extreme, I felt self-concious.
On September 2nd, 2008 Aimee said:
I’m super pansy, I think Mocha (MAC) or the Stila Cherry lip stain are the two brightest I dare to wear.
On September 2nd, 2008 jk said:
all these dark colors remind me of the obsession with chanel’s “vamp” colors (still own a couple of bottles of nail polish o_O) back when i was in high school. black lips were huge back then too… (but so was goth, so…) don’t know if i’m too keen on revisiting those days. :-/
On September 2nd, 2008 Nikki said:
this is one lipstick color i will NEVER wear
On September 2nd, 2008 Marisol said:
I will be honest. I don’t think I would want to rock this look. I would look like I had frostbite or something.
On September 3rd, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Karen B,
You’re definitely with the majority on this look! Maybe we’ll just leave the black lip look for the uber super models
On September 3rd, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Lorien,
You know that dark purple is back in! I’ve been meaning to review “Bing” from MAC’s Cult of Cherry for you to see. It’s so dark but with a little bit of gloss over it, the color brightens up a little and doesn’t look so goth!
On September 3rd, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Aimee,
I’ve heard so much about Stila Cherry Lip Stain! Do you think it’s a must-have?
Hope your Tuesday was a good one!
On September 3rd, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi jk,
I actually have an old bottle of Chanel Vamp myself! I wonder if it’s still any good since it’s been 7 years since I bought it, LOL. I’ll probably never be brave enough for black lips but the vampy nails I will rock forever!
On September 3rd, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Nikki,
You’re definitely not the only one! What’s the darkest color you’ll wear?
On September 3rd, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Marisol,
Yikes, it does look very cold and frigid now that you mention it!
On September 3rd, 2008 Nikki said:
ohh I haven’t even sported a dark lips..the darkest would probably be RED and i felt uncomfortable when I had it on LOL
On September 3rd, 2008 Tammy M said:
I used to rock the darker lips back in the day….now, I don’t know! I think with fall coming, the darker reddish/purplish lips are ok…like Jampacked lipglass from MAC. I wanted Bing, but got scared! Pure black is a little too much for real life, IMHO.
On September 3rd, 2008 karrie said:
I think this look is a little too bold for me, but I wouldn’t mind trying it on for fun.
I usually just walk out of the house with gloss on, but most of the day I’m just wearing lip balm.
On September 4th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi Nikki,
I think you would look great in reds! Maybe a deeper brick red. I wonder, since it’s warm in the Philippines all year round, how do the beauty trends fluctuate? Same as in the States?
On September 4th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hiya Tammy M,
I love Jampacked too! I also think that Bing is a wearable color if you play with it a little. Just by itself was way to dry-looking and morbid to me. But with a little bit of gloss over Bing, it worked wonders!!
I don’t think I’m down for pure black either
On September 4th, 2008 Lilan said:
Hi karrie,
I’m the same as you with the lip routine. After my gloss wears off, I don’t reapply it throughout the day. I just keep my lips moisturized with Blistex DCT balm. What about you? What balm to you like to use?