When trends come around again, as they inevitably do, they carry associations and memories for those who remember previous incarnations. So it is with one of this autumn’s trends, that of burgundy lips.

For kids of the Eighties’, the trend conjures up memories of drying formulations and Goth pals who took the dark-cherry pout over the border into black. Back then, it was all about maximum make-up, with eyes as intensely made up as the mouth. You’d feel dizzy just thinking about it.

The dark and dramatic lip is back, but, thanks to modern lipstick formulations and the general acceptance that you emphasise your eyes or your mouth, but not both, the effect is less daunting. Key to this year’s deep lip is balance. If you’

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