Go retro style for the hottest lips

Gay Geranium, Cherry and Tangerine Touch are three of the latest shades from No 7 Stay Perfect Lipstick, which provides flawless colour that promises to last up to eight hours – great for those all-day, eating and drinking dos. It is smudge free and glides on the lips easily, leaving them hydrated and moisturised. Available from Boots No 7 counters at £9.75 each.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Nov 2010, 15:55 BST
Updated 10th Nov 2010, 15:56 BST

Now a winter lip must-have for its nourishing properties, Clinique's Vitamin C Lip Smoothie Antioxidant Lip Colour is packed with goodness and a juicy formula to make lips look fuller. There are now six moisture-rich shades, including Pom-a-greatness, Blackberry Nirvana and Running Latte. On the Clinique counters at 13.50 each.

LIPS say it all with full-on, high voltage, sexy glamour for the coming festive season, as the mouth becomes the more important area of focus for party make-up looks.

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One of the hottest looks is a fabulous Mad Men Fifties style, oozing smouldering sexiness while at the same time providing an utterly ultra classic Christmas look, with full, rich red lips, smooth matt cheeks, and eyes lightly made up with a dusting of shine, a slick of liner and some defined sexy lashes – clean, sculpted and super-sensational.

It's a make-up look that suits all ages and all colourings, and it adapts well, so play around with getting the balance right. Add a slight blush if you feel your cheeks need the colour and sculpting (and don't forget to look for blue-red lip colours if you want to make your teeth look whiter). This is a style that plays very cleverly with different eras (there's a little bit of both the Forties and the Sixties in there), taking a little from each, and creating a retro feel that also has a fresh, modern, contemporary edge.

Decide yourself whether you want your lips matt or shine, but remember that shine does have a plumping effect, while matt stays on longer.

Lipstick maestros Rimmel has come up with Colour Show-Off, above, which is a lovely long-lasting lip colour available in 12 of the boldest shades, all primed with high-definition fixing pigments for concentrated, full-bodied colour. Look out in particular for Be Bold, Red Fever, I Want You and Kiss Me, each with a smooth, velvet, matte finish, with a soft and nourishing feel. From Boots, Superdrug and supermarkets for 5.99.

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Major favourite Pure Colour Long Lasting Lipstick by Este Lauder has two limited edition shades out, Extravagant Red and Extravagant Berry, to create a bold, statement look in a medium-to-full coverage with Vitamin C and E to keep lips healthy and moisturised. For the Christmas season, the lipsticks are wrapped in a luxurious gold overlay. At the Este Lauder counters for 17.

Bourjois Sweet Kiss Natural Lipstick is a silky, semi-matt lipstick made from 100 per cent natural ingredients, including magnolia oil, which has super-softening and anti-ageing properties,

plus there's shea butter and jojoba oil, to protect and sooth

the lips. With a soft, light texture, it comes in 10 bold shades. Available from Boots and Superdrug for 7.99.