Sali Hughes on beauty: say goodbye to creamy lip and cheek formulas – juicy, fruity tints are in full bloom

For late summer and beyond, think gentle, translucent watercolours with the indelibility of spilt turmeric on a white worktop

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f you’ve consumed any beauty content on social media this year, you’ll know that tints are huge. Creamy, opaque and matte formulas are taking a back seat to cheek and lip colours in juicy, fruity shades.

And while these may seem inherently summery, syrupy cheeks and berry-stained lips that last all day look set to continue into autumn and beyond. Think gentle, translucent watercolours with the indelibility of spilt turmeric on a white worktop.

Benefit’s classic rose-petal-stained Benetint has been around for decades, but its next-generation offspring Dark Cherry (£22.50) has only recently landed. What looks girly in the original purply-pink shade has become sophisticated in Dark Cherry, and I find the new deep, bloody, brownish red to be very flattering on everyone.