Weekend Inspiration: Red Lips

it's friday beauty lovers!

the reward for your five days of long, hard work... two days of leisure!

i have a lovely day planned for tomorrow! breakfast and shopping date, an afternoon wax/facial/eye lash tint appointment, then lazy night in with wine and a movie with my lady, B.

however... don't let my lack of glitz and glamour disappoint you. i am in desperate need of some r & r, so am very excited to chill out.

you i'm sure, have some amazing, exciting, fun plans!

with this in mind, i thought i would lend you a little inspiration for a classical and ultra femme beauty look, to spice up your weekend.

many of you will often sport a red lip, others maybe a little wary...afraid even.

it is a bold look, but one that oozes confidence and demands attention. if you've got it (confidence), flaunt it. if not, fake it til you make it!

red lips are not only appropriate for the glamorous night life scene (although a great choice, of course); but also for a romantic dinner, a wine and tapas date with the girls, or even a casual lunch.

there are so many different ways to wear the bold red lip, and anyone regardless of their skin tone, eye  and hair colour, can pull it off. all you need to work out is which shade/tone works best for you. above is a great little picture to simplify the task for you. i personally have medium warm under tones so both the dark deep berry or wine reds suit me (a personal favourite is Mac matte in (a92) absolute power), as well as the blue toned rich reds (Chanel rouge allure in (14) passion).

below are a couple of well known and tres adored gals who know a thing or two about how to rock red. there are all different combos of colourings (hair/eye/skin tone) so work out which one you're closest to and take a leaf out of their highly educated books!

Ashley Olsen: bronzed skin, blue eyes, golden blonde, bold rich red (blue toned) lips.

Camilla Belle: light, warm tone complexion, hazel eyes, neutral dark brown strands, tomato red lips.

run way model: fair neutral complexion, blue eyes, natural dark blonde strands, fire engine orange tone red lips.

Megan Fox: medium complexion, blue eyes, darkest brown locks, dark blood stained lips.

Miranda Kerr: warm medium skin tone, blue eyes, medium brown hair with lightness scattered through mids and ends, tomato red lips. 

Natasha Poly: fair milky complexion, green eyes, various levels of blonde, intense and highly pigmented rich red lips.

Penelope Cruz: exotic latina tanned skin tone, deep brown eyes,  darkest brown natural toned hair with lightened ends, berry red lips.

Jessica Szohr: tanned medium complexion, light blue eyes, neutral toned darkest brown strands, low intensity tomato red lips.

Sienna Miller: bronzed skin, blue eyes, dark blonde with lightened mids and ends, bright tomato red lips.

Taylor Swift: fair skin tone, blue eyes, sandy golden blonde locks, berry red lips. 

i especially love Jessica's casual hair and makeup with her stain red lips, rather than solid or glossy pout, for a day time look to play with.

i hope these girls have inspired you, like they have me!

have a wonderful weekend and be fabulous as always!

B xoxo

i think i'm somewhere between Megan and Miranda with my dark hair, blue eyes and warm medium colouring. which combination are you? are your colourings close to any of the girls above? or are you a combination of a few? which is your favourite look from the pictures above?