We’re no makeup experts but we’ve always been fascinated by the glamorous randomness of lipstick colour names. Doing our very important and highly scientific beauty product research we found a lipstick colour called ‘shag’ (chocolate brown FYI), ‘velvet teddy’ (also chocolate brown) and ‘blankety’ (errm, chocolate brown). We decided on a drama queen theme in the end, so here are some lipsticks that sound (and maybe look, although that’s not the point, is it?) right for a proper femme fatale…

1: M.A.C lipstick in Speed Dial, 2: Rouge Dior in Hypnotic, 3: Chanel Rouge Allure in Extatique, Topshop lipstick in The Damned, 5: YSL Pure Couture in Ultra Flame