You could call all of these colours  A/W shades but I think there is so much choice around at the moment you should be able to find a sultry shade thats multi-seasonal. I thought I’d compare the darker lip colours I’ve come across in the past few months ranging from opaque to sheer coverage.

LUSH Liquid Lipstick – Confident £14.50

Pro’s

I adore the packaging as it reminds me of the ‘drink me’ jar in Alice in Wonderland.

This is highly pigmented and has an tremendous depth of colour. As the name suggests, you have to be ‘confident’ to wear this!

The best staying power of any lipstick/stain that I’ve tried. Even after a big meal the lighter tonnes of this colour still remained tattooed to my lips.

It’s vegan.

Con’s

The soft padded applicator is more akin to a lipgloss, which makes perfect application really tricky. I recommend you either use a lip liner to give yourself a generous margin of error or use a lip brush instead.

You need to have incredibly smooth and moisturised lips for the colour to glide on smoothly, otherwise it will look patchy.

Note: Once applied to lips the colours are deeper than they appear in the jar.

Rituals Lipstick in Brown Red Chic £15.50

Pro’s

Smooth opaque even coverage.

Moisturising

One of the most wearable and flattering shades of deep red I’ve ever seen.

The packaging is so luxe – the case is bright red inside.

Con’s

Average staying power but you do look like the classic femme fatale when re-applying it.

Pretty pricey

NYR Lip Gloss – Fig £9.50

Pro’s

It tastes of dark chocolate and spicy orange!

Impressive depth of colour compared to most lip gloss.

Moisturising.

Considering this stays firmly glued to your lips, it’s not that sticky.

92% organic.

Vegan.

Con’s

The oils can separate in the tube slightly so before the first use of the day, give the tube a squish first.

The Body Shop, Born Lippy, Lip Balm – Plum £3.00

Pro’s

Tastes like jam!

Very moisturising

Perfect for adding a sheen and moisture to drying lipstick/lip pencils.

Fun pop art packaging

Con’s

Very sheer, you have to use a lot to get any depth of colour. It’s so cheap though, it’s not that much of a problem.

Note: Contains wheat, so not great for people like me with an allergy to it!

Which is your fave?