Comments on: Why Bother with Lipstick if it isn’t Red?

By: kate

kate — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:01:43 +0000

dear whoever thinks red lipstick isn’t for them, go to a high end makeup counter and make them try all their red lipsticks on you. try layering with lipliners or other lipsticks. it took 2 hours, but a salesgirl helped me find the right shade for me so that i didn’t look green compared to my beautiful red lips. worth the 50 bucks i dropped at versace, since i still have the stuff several years later. it’s still good too.

By: kt

kt — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:50:03 +0000

Veuve- I just checked out Ellis Faas and the three formulas seem genius! I want all three, haha.

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:51:38 +0000

I like a really dark red. Almost what you would call Chola red. Also been searching for a good candy apple red which i need to mix myself by using a red lipstick mixed with Mac Lip Glass. The results are perfect tho. My next buy is going to be a nice red YSL lipstick that has gold flecks in it. The golden gloss. it is perfection.

By: Cricket9

Cricket9 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:44:00 +0000

TheBadKate, try Sephora or Murale (if you have them where you live) – they tend to have a better choice.

By: Veuve

Veuve — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:41:44 +0000

kt, check out Julie Hewett’s lipstick in Coco Noir. And if you’re willing to drop some bucks, Ellis Faas makes an amazing lipstick called “Ellis Red” in 3 different formulas.

By: TheBadKate

TheBadKate — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:52:05 +0000

I NEED a good red lipstick. But I’ve been through a bunch lately, and haven’t been able to find a good one! I’m pale but yellowish, and unfortunately inherited my father’s yellow donkey teeth, and most real red lipstick makes me look a thousand years old.

MAC Ruby Woo – no, a thousand times no. Looked all right in fluorescents in The Bay, like shit outside. Used in theatre piece, gave to girl who was my scene partner – looked fab on her. L’Oreal Wine Something – okay, not really the kind of oomph I want, but colour suits me. MAC Diva, MAC Ladybug – like them both, the Ladybug is probably a bit bright for me, but the sheerness lets me get away with it – regular wear of both revealed that I am in fact allergic to MAC lipsticks. Rash round mouth, lip skin peeled off, GROSS.

There’s a NARS counter at The Bay too. I should check it out – see if they actually get any of the good stuff in Canuckistan (I read about a great-sounding Shiseido on the interwebs, but nope, we don’t got that here) but all these twenty and thirty-dollar lipsticks I can’t wear are really adding up!

By: kt

kt — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:33:58 +0000

Thank you all!! ShoeGirl, I’ll definitely check out the Clarins when I get a chance. And SW, those NARS crayons sound like they’re what I need. I also remember you mentioning a lipstick by a brand called Besame, how do you like that one?

By: Emily Bleak

Emily Bleak — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:06:37 +0000

I’ve got a strange sort of yellowish cast to my otherwise cool complexion and have yet to peg the perfect red lipstick…this is inspiring. I think I’ll take down these suggestions and try a bunch at the MAC downtown.

Now a nude lip, I can work. 🙂

By: Style Odyssey

Style Odyssey — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:56:10 +0000

I agree!
This post has beautiful, striking photos.
My reds these days are Chanel “Lover” and “Rivoli”, and in the warmer months it’s MAC “Ruby Woo”.

By: zana

zana — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:16:30 +0000

My red lipstick is my favorite accessory, sometimes moreso than a harness! And since I keep forgetting to respond when you ask me the brand, I exclusively wear “Fire Down Below” by NARS.