I admit that I did, occasionally, fall into bad habits: on one particularly awful day, I ended up with bright blue lipstick smeared all over my face and fingers. Most of the time, though ...

If there is one thing I struggle with as a beauty editor, it's finding a good lipstick ... as bright and vibrant shades of red," says Coombes. "But if you want to be more seductive, a blue toned ...