Express Yourself with this Season's Best Lipsticks

Although we may not always be aware of it, our identities are constantly on display, ready to be perceived by those around us. Matter of fact, just a night out with your girlfriends can speak volumes about the kind of person you are and how you differ from those closest to you.

The very act of women reapplying their lipstick at the table after a meal may not seem substantial in the broad sense, but each specially-chosen shade can reveal so much about a person — bold for louder personalities, red for those who favour timelessness, and muted tints for those who simply want a hint of colour for the day.

Here, we explore the use of lipstick as a mode of self-expression, showcasing shades from houses like Gucci, Dior, Chanel, Guerlain, and Bobbi Brown.

GUCCI BEAUTY ROUGE À LÈVRES MAT LIPSTICK IN 704 VALENTINE VERDANTE, $65. Go big or go home. Gucci Beauty’s imperial green lipstick is not for the faint of heart. What better way to show off your extroverted personality than with a bold swipe of colour on your lips? This pigmented product is housed in a vintage-inspired gold-tone tube and has a velvety and long-lasting matte finish.

GUERLAIN ROUGE G LUXURIOUS VELVET 880 IN RUBY RED, $54. When we think of classics, Guerlain’s signature red lipstick comes to mind. After all, this is the Maison that revolutionised the beauty industry, with Aimé Guerlain’s creation of the “Ne m'oubliez pas”, the world’s first lipstick in a tube, in 1870. Now, the French red lip is more popular than ever before, with many houses having followed in Guerlain’s footsteps with their own renditions of that classic red shade we love. If you’re one for timelessness in beauty and style, this is the lipstick for you.

CHANEL BEAUTY ROUGE ALLURE VELVET IN INTEMPORELLE, $62. For the woman on the go: Chanel Beauty’s Rouge Allure Velvet is every working woman’s dream, with functionality at the forefront of its design with the click-and-swipe tube that makes it easy for reapplication in between meetings. Our go-to shade from the range? Intemporelle: A muted nude-to-red hybrid that just works on any and every woman.

BOBBI BROWN EXTRA LIP TINT IN BARE MELON, $58. Subtlety does the trick. Bobbi Brown’s Extra Lip Tint is the product for those who value beauty’s no-makeup-makeup look over anything else. Formulated with botanical oils that leave your lips feeling moisturised once applied, this tint can be worn two ways: Alone to enhance your natural lip colour or over lipstick to give it a more defined shine.

DIOR BEAUTY DIOR ADDICT IN DIOR 8, $62. If you often find yourself captivated by celebrity beauty trends, then you’ve probably come across Dior Addict in shade Dior 8. Worn and loved by stars like Blackpink’s Jisoo and The Menu’s Anya Taylor-Joy, this reinvented lipstick, composed of 90 per cent natural-origin ingredients, brings a glamorous shine to the lips; an impressive tool for women to express their femininity.