Theatrical Romance sees today's woman at her most frivolous and playful. Frothy frills and layers add flamboyancy to the look, along with rags, flowers and corsages in the hair. The nude lip saves the overall appearance from seeming like a pantomime, and complements the cream and pastel colours used in the clothing with subtlety.

This season, vivid red and berry lipsticks are abandoned in favour of nude balms and lightly tinted glosses in colours like peach, flame and rose. By simply applying a slick of balm to an already fresh rosy lip, the face automatically appears healthier and younger. The nude lip is one of the definitive beauty looks for Spring/Summer, teamed not exclusively with the Theatrical Romance style but across the majority of fashion trends. Here, by keeping lips as natural as possible, the excessively theatrical fashion seems less frivolous, ironically, than it would if it was teamed with excessive, vivid lipstick.

Max Factor Make-up Artist McGrath suggests "The aim here is to bring the lip up to its natural colour; a fresh rosy pink. If lips are naturally pink and full, apply a layer of natural transparent balm like the Lipfinity Top Coat. If lips are pale and a little lifeless, apply a natural pink coloured gloss like Lasting Colour in English Rose, tissue off, and then cover lips with a slick of balm. For a longer lasting look try Lipfinity in Hot or Delicious."