Double-Duty Color

Color your lips and cheeks with Trish McEvoy’s blendable, fun-to-use crayon in five shades. $31, trishmcevoy.com.

Niche cosmetic brand Ilia’s multi-stick tint with Vitamin E works for lips and cheeks as well as eyes. Easy application for a natural flush. $34, sephora.com.

Dior’s limited edition holiday Lip & Cheek Velvet Color is more highly pigmented and easier to apply and the matte finish is more vibrant than its older lip glow product. $38, sephora.com.

Thanks to the applicator, you can manage the amount of color you apply for as much or as little as you desire. Available in 12 shades. $40, yslbeautyus.com.

Lots of good-for-your-skin, good-for-the-environment ingredients go into the making of RMS’s Lip2Cheek product that comes in nine colors. $36, rmsbeauty.com.

Bobbi Brown’s Pot Rouge for Lips and Cheeks is $30 at sephora.com.

Burberry’s new makeup collection gets rave reviews for looks and choice of colors. Our favorites: hydrangea and poppy. Lip & Cheek Bloom, $30, us.burberry.com.

WHEN ALBERT EINSTEIN was asked why he used a bar of soap instead of shaving cream, he was rumored to have responded, “Two soaps, too complicated.”

The same might be said of lipstick and blush. Using one item instead of two simplifies one’s makeup routine, streamlines the clutter in the bathroom or dressing table and cuts down on expenses. And as makeup artists know, one color on the lips and cheeks instantly coordinates a look. For the busiest few weeks of holiday partying, it’s hard to deny the convenience of a twofer.

Enter products like Bobbi Brown’s best-selling pot rouge, a cream-based formula for a sheer, stained lip and cheek; Yves Saint Laurent’s Baby Doll Kiss & Blush with a mousse consistency and RMS’s new Lip2Cheek product filled with all environmentally friendly ingredients. 

— Janet Kelly