Sali Hughes on beauty: red lipsticks don’t have to be in-your-face – some are as subtle as nudes

These new lipsticks are so beautifully muted that even the colour-shy and faint-hearted will carry them off I have always said there’s a perfect red lipstick for every colouring, but not necessarily one for every disposition. I’ve had cause to reconsider. The new sheer, barely-there reds take the boldest, most classic of makeup looks and make it muted and unselfconsciously wearable by even the faint-hearted. Merit’s entire brand is about understated makeup for the aesthetically cool, time-poo...

By Sali Hughes