Make-up Trend: A Chocolate Affair (Vogue India)

As desis we have always been partial to brown. Blame it on our gorgeous skin colour, brown is officially the most popular shade in Indian vanity boxes. From that dark cocoa lipstick in your mum’s purse to that latest matte chocolate eye shadow you’ve been eyeing, there’s something about this shade that warms our heart and makes its way into our makeup kits. The smoky caramel eyes at Shantanu and Nikhil and Cavalli, the pale beige lips at Ekru and Chloe and the bronze and gold at Oscar de la Renta, this season celebrates the comeback of The New Brown.

For your eyes: use soft brown shades like toffee and caramel for an au natural, daytime look. Add a little sweep of bronze and gold and you’re ready for an evening out. We love Guerlain Écrin 6 Couleurs Rue Des Franco in Bourgeois, a 5 shade eye shadow palette with scrumptious shades in the brown family.

For your lips: a glossy pale beige lipstick is your best bet for wearing make up at work. Use a deeper, darker mocha or chocolate lipstick for a look that will take you from AM to PM. If you’re looking for the perfect matte brown lipstick we suggest YSL Rouge Volupte in Divine Mahogany.

For your nails: Bright colored nails are passé. For autumn paint your talons in shades of mushroom, sepia and cocoa. Try OPI’s Tickle My France-y or Leighton and Denny’s Brief Encounter and join the brown brigade.