2013's Most-Wanted Makeup Colors

Photo by: Roger Cabello

ELECTRIC PURPLE LIPSTICK

Sure, this look won't exactly work for the office. But electric purple lips (like the ones makeup artist Stephane Marais gave models at Haider Ackerman) are girly, whimsical, and, OK, maybe a little intimidating. "You need guts to wear it," says Marais. To create the look at Haider Ackermann, he coated lips with M.A.C. Lipmix in Burgundy, and then added metallic sheen using M.A.C. Pigment in ... more 

Photo by: Roger Cabello

ELECTRIC PURPLE LIPSTICK

Sure, this look won't exactly work for the office. But electric purple lips (like the ones makeup artist Stephane Marais gave models at Haider Ackerman) are girly, whimsical, and, OK, maybe a little intimidating. "You need guts to wear it," says Marais. To create the look at Haider Ackermann, he coated lips with M.A.C. Lipmix in Burgundy, and then added metallic sheen using M.A.C. Pigment in Violet. (You should probably skip that in real life-unless you want to look like Barbie.) "This color is striking against dark skin and dark hair," says Murphy.
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