All about: YSL Beauty's new Tatouage Couture The Metallics

When YSL Beauty’s Tatouage Couture Liquid Matte Lip Stain hit counters around the world last year, it was an instant global phenomenon. Helped by a verrrrry rock n’ roll campaign featuring Zoe Kravitz, the lightweight lip stain with a revolutionary formula for ultra-matte, high-impact colour and a lightweight, naked-lip feel really could do no wrong.

One of my personal go-to’s when I want to go matte, the formula gives lips an almost tattoo-like colour (hence the name) that is lightweight and non-drying. You get colour payoff with comfort, and the ease of application is another huge bonus. The high-pigment colour dries instantly, stays fresh, and moves with your lips for up to eight hours of wear. The stain’s liner-like applicator allows for precision outlining and filling in, so you really can get perfectly defined lips every time. 

The shade offering was pretty considerable from the get go, but now the team at YSL Beauty have unleashed a whole new take on Tatouage in the form of Tatouage Couture The Metallics, an “edgy yet demure” liquid metallic that once again leaves flawless pigment with a single stroke.

Available in six shades - including two collectors editions - the original Tatouage Couture formula has been re-imagined for this season in the following lustrous metal sheens:

No 101 Chrome Red Clash

No 102 Iron Pink Spirit

No 103 Tribal Copper (below)

No 104 Rose Gold Riot

No 105 Magnetic Prune Temper

No 106 Gilded Fuchsia Rivals

They are metallic for sure but also incredibly wearable, especially by day with a nude face and just a quick flash of mascara. Party season-friendly? You bet, especially given the super easy application, instant pop of colour and long lasting wear.

These beauties are on counter now with an RRP of $69.00.