As winter is coming to a close, I would like to acknowledge a trend that I never thought would be seen, gray lipstick. The gray lip this winter could have been inspired by or worn as a less extreme alternative to the gray hair trend, but is still just as bold. “Who in the right mind would WANT gray hair?!”…we may have heard our moms exclaim in confusion this year. The same could be said when hearing about gray lipstick, but this dark lip trend is reinventing looks everywhere. This beauty product challenged me to think outside the lipstick color norm and finally conclude that gray lips are beyond chic and give a bold twist to any look.
This Fashionista takes a simple look and transforms it with her gray lips. She is rocking black leggings and Timberlands paired with a simple white and black striped crop top. Over this simple T-shirt is an authentic recycled army jacket. Her accessories include simple rings and earrings, a black velvet scrunchie and black sunglasses. A minimalist look like this leaves room for a bold lip color, and gray was an amazing choice. This intriguing winter gray lip trend turns this look from average to everything.
What’s on the BEAUTY BAR: To pull off such a bold makeup product you must somewhat downplay the rest of your look. As seen here, this Fashionista wears a simple outfit and minimal makeup. Her makeup includes Smashbox Photo Finish primer (how appropriate), Neutrogena loose powder and a little bit of Mabelline volume mascara. Last, but certainly not least, she wears Smashbox Punked matte lipstick. An awesome part about gray lipstick is that you can go as bold or as subtle as you want because there are so many shades of gray. You can go lighter, darker, glossy, blue toned, etc.
