Matte

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What's not to love about Estelle's bright, matte lips? This singer is known for wearing makeup popping with color, so it's not surprising that she recently wore an intense red. Matte lipstick can be tricky to wear since some formulas are drying, but that shouldn't stop you from trying it out. For tips on making it work, keep reading.

It's no secret that the men's grooming market has peaked in popularity over the past few years. In fact, it's an industry that's jumped from $3.8 billion in sales from 2004 to $5.6 billion in 2009. It's also a fact that thanks to the composition and thicker nature of men's skin, they tend to produce more oil. Enter the rise of the men's mattifier.

"Men are not going to powder their faces or walk around with those oil-blotting tissues that women carry, but a mattifying moisturizer is something you can just slap on in the morning," GQ's Jason Chen told The New York Times. With a rise in offerings from brands like Kiehl's, which has a Blue Astringent Herbal Lotion ($11-$27), and the Matte For Men line on the market, the oil-absorbing products business is booming.

I think 42-year-old lawyer Karl Gerstheimer said it best when he told the NYT, "I don't want to look like Mr. Oily Face." Sager words were never spoken, sir.

I'll always love Sephora and elegant department stores, but I'm also intrinsically opposed to having to go one of those places to pick up on-trend makeup. My latest pet peeve is matte lipstick. Matte is everywhere; suffice it to say it's the lip and skin texture of the season. And yet at the drugstore today there were only two matte lines in the whole place, and what little stock there was had clearly already been rummaged by desperate fashionistas. Of the paltry choices there were, the matte I prefer is the Sally Hansen Moist & Matte in Charmeuse ($7). It's the true red my volunteer at the right is wearing. It doesn't dry your lips out, and it tastes like mint, plus the applicator's pretty cool. On the downside, the pigment's staying power is unimpressive, and it definitely doesn't stay on when you drink and eat. OK for a shopping trip or going dancing, bad for a romantic dinner or drinks after work.