L'Oreal Rouge Signature Matte Liquid Lipstick - 122 I Tease

Shade 122 I Tease is a warm peachy-coral with a whisper of terracotta running through it — sun-warmed rather than neon, and flattering across golden, olive and deeper skin tones. It's the kind of colour that makes you look like you've just come back from a week away, without the sting of a proper red.

L'Oreal's Rouge Signature sits in its own category. The formula is water-light — closer to a lip stain than a traditional liquid lipstick — and the precision tip applies an almost weightless veil of colour. You can barely feel it once it sets, but the pigment holds remarkably well through the day. It doesn't flake, doesn't gather in the corners, and fades cleanly rather than patching.

The matte here is soft rather than flat, so lips still look like lips rather than cardboard. For a pared-back look, pair with a light wash of peach cream blush, bare glossy lids and a single coat of mascara. For evening, deepen the eye with warm bronze and smudge a little of the lipstick inward from the edges for a more lived-in, just-bitten finish.