Strict compulsive obsessive / Our naughty November shoot featuring fall’s top beauty trends:

Don’t act so surprised. You know there’s a little bad girl hiding under that good girl façade. So let her come out and play.

A glossy, black cherry mouth. Buffed fingertips. Strokes of liner and spiked lashes. Crimson lips and nails. Fall’s beauty messages are a collision of prim and perverse. You have your instructions. Now be a good girl and follow them.

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Afternoon beauty fix / Get a glassy lip without the stick:

We love glassy lips, especially when paired with a smoky eye, but finding a gloss that won’t stick like honey is a challenge. A good option, instead of a liquid gloss, is a shiny solid, like Shine Sensational Pop Sticks by Maybelline ($10, at drugstores). They’re tinted like ice pops and taste like fruit. Wear alone for a hint of colour or over lipstick for added shine.

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Afternoon beauty fix / Replicate Nina Ricci’s ultra-feminine Fall ’11 lips:

Makeup pro Pat McGrath created lips that looked like velveteen tulip petals by painting them with opaque and creamy sherbet shades of lipstick. We recommend trying Nars’ Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in “Bolero” ($30 at NARS counters andnarscosmetics.com)– it’s peachy-pink, matte and pretty close to perfect.

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Afternoon beauty fix / How to wear barely-there shades without looking washed out:

Think pink instead of taking the word “nude” too literally, as lips are flushed not flesh tone (whatever that colour may be) when they have nothing on them. Avoid shades with brown or beige undertones, and choose a pinky taupe or copper instead. The most flattering shades are close to your natural lip colour, with a subtle shimmer or shine. We like the rosy coral and gold ribbon in Nars’ “Beautiful Liar” ($24, atnarscosmetics.com) because it’s barely there but flattering, like fancy lingerie for the lips.

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