No matter who you are or your relationship status, there’s no better day to sport a fiery red lipstick than Valentine’s Day. I’m often timid when it comes to sultry red lips, because, let’s be honest, they can be a bit of an attention grabber, and sometimes, they remind me of my childhood dance recital days. But V Day? Totally. Anyone can pull them off! I think I’ll even wear some around the house today, just because. (And as an aside: I also find it fascinating to examine lipstick packaging. Don’t you?)
Do you have a red lipstick shade you swear by?
1. Smashbox Be Legendary, $19 | 2. LORAC Breakthrough Performance, $22 | 3. Clinique High Impact, $15 | 4. Maybelline Colorsensational, $9 | 5. Revlon Ravish Me Red, $7 | 6. Makeup Forever Route Artist Intense, Moulin Rouge, $19 | 7. YSL Rouge Pur Couture, Le Rouge, $30 | 8. NARS Jungle Red, $24 | 9. NYX Matte Lipstick, $6 | 10. Vasanti, $15 | 11. L’Oreal Colour Riche, British Red, $7 | 12. Dior Rouge Lipcolor, $32
I adore Benefit lipstick in Wild Card. It definitely makes a bold statement! I love all your choices. You are right- no day is better than today to sport red lips! :)
At the end of 2011, I decided to buy a red lipstick to try it out. (I chose Sephora’s True Red, found here: http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P249814&categoryId=S10601&shouldPaginate=true) I waited until I was home for Christmas so my mom (who works for Estee Lauder) could give me some guidance on what might look good – and how to use lipliner. Is it just me or do young women just not know how to use lipliner? I’ve always just used Burt’s Bees or lipgloss, so I definitely needed some assistance!
I think that red lipstick is the perfect way to spruce up a neutral outfit or to just add some pizzazz. I haven’t been daring enough to wear it to work though.
I love red lipstick – unfortunately yt hates it so I prob wont torture him like I normally do and wear it anyway :)
I love red lipstick! And pink and orange, but nothing beats a red for a night out on the town.
It’s definitely not ideal for daytime though, as I work in a conservative office. I tried it once, and wiped it off befor 9am because I felt ridiculous. But hey, that’s what pink is for, right?
Happy Heart Day!!
Love this! I’m totally with Jess on the lipliner thing- I feel a bit out of my depth with how to apply this look perfectly. I do love how lipstick can instantly make you look more pulled together.
Coming out of the blog closet! :) Love your site, read it all the time. I’m such a huge red-lipstick wimp and now reading your post I’m inspired… would have been a great way to celebrate the day without feeling like a raging dork for wearing a heart sweater or something! (I didn’t do that, but considered it.)
Thanks for all the great reads!
I have that YSL one and swear by it! The only thing is that I need to get a bit more brave to wear it on a daily basis. So far, I’ve only worn it on special occasions.
Victoria…I am so excited that you posted this today. Because as a Valentine treat to myself I am going to buy red lipstick! I don’t have any…so I figure, why not??? This is a great list to give me some ideas of which shade to buy. xo
Thank you so much for posting about this issue! Like most of the ladies here, I had a fear of ‘the red.’ I have pale skin with red undertones, which didn’t really help when it came to finding the right shade. Once though I ran across this site on PeopleStyleWatch. It lets you upload your picture and you then ‘try on’ all the shades of red you can think of. I finally found the one! I know it sounds ridiculous but it seriously helped me. If you’re interested the sit is here: http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/makeover/0,,,00.html?action=showMakeover&tab=lipstick&showColorTab=bright
Hope this is helpful! Happy valentine’s! xo
Red lips are the best! You can dress up anything with a little red lip color. And I adore lipstick packaging. I’m not sure why…it’s just fun I guess.
One of my favorite reds is MACs Ruby Woo! It’s matte perfection!
LOVE!! What a fun post. I’m on the hunt for red lipstick (did you see my post a few weeks ago about tips how to wear red lips?)… I haven’t found the perfect one but a few contenders. A little more challenging with red hair, I think, but I’m determined to do it!
I wear Laura Mercier … but all of mine are nudes. I need to step it up!
I rarely wear red lipstick because I have the type of job where I really shouldn’t be drawing attention to myself, but I do love a color called “Chili” from MAC. Mostly, I think I like it because it’s called chili. Can take the lips outta Texas…
I’m the same way, Victoria. I’ve just recently built up the courage to wear bolder colors. I really love all of your choices here. I want to try #8- NARS Jungle Red. It looks like the perfect color for all occasions!
The Poppy King for J.Crew lipstick is the PERFECT every day red. Just sheer enough with a hint of orange. I wear it almost every day!
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Such a timely post – I bought my FIRST red lipstick two weeks ago upon arriving home from India after a year. Went with MAC’s Ruby Woo – it’s the perfect blue based red. Have never worn red lipstick before so have been forcing myself to wear it out on days even when I’m just bumming around…LOVE it.
I just bought a fuschia-ish color yesterday and am in love with it! it’s bobbi brown – mod pink – and it’s the first lipstick I feel like I can wear everyday without being self-conscious!
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