beauty inspiration

Makeup is, for the most part, about enhancing what you have; but that’s not to say it can’t be used as a high-impact visual force.Stanley Patzold brings us this shoot of luscious lips and lids that pack real punch, at times practical at other times not aimed at day to day wear  but always visually indulgent.

Tom Ford's lipstick

As for how it actually wears, it glides on beautifully and stays on. Mind you, in the gold-stamped ivory case which just screams luxury it’s always a joy to pull one out of your purse and reapply anyway.

Try and choose a lipstick colour in most brands and you’ll find yourself frozen before the excess of colours in a fortified state of choice paralysis. There’s an upside to having practically every shade under the sun, of course, namely that you can find a very specific colour should you ever want to. But if you’re just browsing through the endless vortex of shades – heaven help you.