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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Saskia Kemsley

Best dark lipstick colours for autumn: Vampy shades for pale skin, tested

Some of us crave the summer sun and relish in its freckle-forming glory. Others, like myself, delight in the darker months, when colour palettes turn distinctly autumnal and otherwise pallid complexions become luminescent in the hazy moonlight.

The vampire aesthetic has never been more popular than in the 90s. Close cousins with Wiccan-core, it’s filled to the brim with dramatic reds, deep burgundies, lilacs, purples, forest greens and – of course – pitch black. Yet recent years have witnessed its quiet comeback, as Zillennials yearn for Twihard nostalgia.

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