Show yourself some love this Valentines day with these red-hot, sizzling and sexy beauty products. Be sure to check out the end of this article, for our expert tip on how to keep red lipstick lasting longer.
1. Paint your nails with a truly decedent shade of pure red and feel the love. Try Revlon Red from Revlon. Retail price – R84.95
2. Prep your eyes and lips for love with ModelCo’s Bow Couture Colour Palette, a high fashion and transeasonal colour collection for the eyes and lips.
3. Spritz yourself with love using Revlon Love Her Madly Rendezvous. This 50ml Eau de toilette spray is the prefect scent, sweet enough to make you feel loved. Retail price R189.95
4. Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne is a fragrance that includes seven rose oils from all over the world. Why? Because a rose is something a man can give to a woman anywhere in the world. The Jo Malone Red Roses range was first introduced on Valentines day in 1996. 30ml cologne – R520.00.
5. Jo Malone Red Roses, 100ml cologne – R920.00
6. AMOR AMOR Tentation by Cacharel kindles irresistible desire, surrounding the woman who wears it with a magnetic aura and leaving an unsettling olfactory signature that resembles no other…
Available in 30ml EDP (R465.00), 50ml EDP (R635.00) and 100ml EDP (R785.00)
7. Pamper your skin with the luxury of Love Letter Perfumed Body Lotion from Revlon. A delicate smelling cream that nourishes the skin. Retail price R29.95
8. Rouge up your lips with Clinique High Impact Lip Colour. Available in 20, highly moisturising shades its the colour that protects your pout from UVA/UVB. It’s colour lasts for up to eight hours.
9. Enjoy a night on the town with Red Hot Lips from Bobbi Brown. A creamy, semi-matte lipstick that will give your lips instant polish with rich, full coverage. R205.00
10. Estee Lauder’s Signature Lipstick is iconic and Rich Red is one of the most striking knock him dead shades. R210.00
11. Benefit Throb. Get the “turned-on” flush you’ve been looking for with this heart-throbbing pink powder. Brush across the cheekbones, forehead and chin and let the excitement begin.
12. As exciting as getting a love letter – Check out Revlon Love Letter Eau de Toilette Spray. Retail price – R199.95
Red Hot Tips
Valentines day is all about red, with signature red lips coming out to play. Here’s a tip from National Makeup Artist at Estee Lauder, Aliki Price:
“To make red lipstick last longer and give it staying power, apply once then blot with tissue. Wait a minute and apply again. Think of it like nail polish, two coats . If you want the perfect lip line use a little concealer around the mouth first then apply your red lipstick. You will find the edges are more easily defined..”
* Prices correct at time of going to press