Kiss from a rose: These 5 petal-inspired pouts will always look chic

Most of us have a lipstick collection that could rival the Revlon archives, but no assembly of colours would be complete without some rose-tinted formulas. Pink can be divisive, this we know, but when it’s neutralised with taupe undertones, it strikes the perfect balance. Here’s why:

Where a red lip can feel too overdone, a slick of rose will still elevate while being more understated. Where a bare lip falls short, a rosy hue will add instant polish. The key is to choose a shade darker than that of your natural lips; anything lighter will resemble the concealer-caked lips we seem to remember flaunting in our youth.

Thankfully, there are a host of rose lipsticks to choose from, meaning its one of the most inclusive beauty looks out there. From Charlotte Tilbury’s more intense iterations of its best-selling Pillow Talk, to purse- friendly pigments at NYX, here are just a few of our favourites.