The names Black Honey, Rum Raisin, Raisin Rage, Cherry Jubilee, Vampire Love and Film Noir will all be fondly familiar to makeup fiends of the 1990s and early 2000s. Though ranging in saturation, warmth, coolness and overall dramatics, all the aforementioned vintage lipstick shades had one undertone in common: black cherry.
A far cry from ‘clean girl’ and ‘no makeup’ makeup, the burgundy fruit-inspired tone delivers experimental dramatics - with the ability to build up or blot down for a subtle day-to-day look, or a 90s grunge-approved, kissed-by-a-vampire aesthetic.
