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If you can’t quite afford a Chanel 2.55 quilted handbag then reach for the all-new season lip shades.  At the recent Chanel Paris Haute Couture shows the models showcased an extremely natural looking face with was contrasted by a vivid and intense lip colour, in a pinky red hue.  One of the most popular shades has to be the Rivoli hue, this particular colour is priced at a total of £21.50 and is available from most prestigious department stores and make up counters stocking the Chanel label.  The Rivoli colour is a new and exciting addition to Chanels’ existing Rouge Coco line.

The unique and innovative formula has been designed to give the lips a print perfect quality complete with a matte finish.  The in housed layers upon layers of fine pigments provide an enticing deep and vibrant colour for the lips that simply screams ‘look at me!’

Another top label to produce similar results in lip colour are the renowned fashion house YSL, who are in fact in the process of launching a lipstick wardrobe.  The lipstick wardrobe will be revealed this autumn and the new Rouge Pur Couture collection will be available in store from September.  The new collection boasts a shade for every single mood, including the innovative introduction of a white hue entitled Blanc.  This particular shade will be used to customise both the red shades and the vampy Noir laque.

Each lipstick is priced at £22 and they are obtainable from the renowned department store Selfridges or alternatively online.

Bold and intense lip colour is certainly the only way forward this season and adds that finishing touch to any look!

Intense and bright shades are big on the catwalk this season, adorning both the eyes and lips but if you are not quite daring enough to do both, opt for a statement colour on the eyes and a nude shade on the lips or vice versa.

This is certainly a look that is great for evening, vivid oranges and bright blues really bring out the eyes and will definitely cause a statement. For best results apply to both the eyelid and the eye socket, finishing by blending the product up towards the brow bone. A coat of intense black mascara will really bring out the eyes.

If you desire to work this look throughout the day, colour should be used more sparingly and a slick coat of liner in a bright shade blended both above and below the lash line will suffice in creating a more subtle look that is still right on trend for the summer. Bright blues and vivid greens are very much this season or alternatively opt for an ice blue shade on the lower lash line, this will create a hint of sparkle and highlight the eyes.

Tangerine shades on the lips have been seen adorning the models at the Chanel shows and are certainly a big hit for 2010; an added bonus is that this shade also suits an array of complexions. For a fresh finish opt for the new felt-tip style lip stains or alternatively a glossy and in your face lip-gloss for an instant injection of colour and sparklle.