Your take on Red Lipstick

[kittiegothgirl]

i loooooovvve red lipstick

i adore the whole pinup red but the darker bordaux vampy look i like too ^^
here's me in red lippie ^^ (i'm the one in the middle)

 

[kyoto]

Aziajs, that red is slammin on you. Do you have a photo wearing Queen's Sin? I love red lipstick too, but just can't seem to find the one that speaks to me. I'm also NC50. I have Queen's Sin, Nars Damned, and New York Apple.

 

[La Ilusion]

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Originally Posted by SparklingWaves I tend to wear red during the fall & winter. NW15. I break all the rules with it, because I enjoy wearing it that much.

I'm all about breaking the rules. I did this FOTD recently with Beauty Marked e/s and red lips. I am wearing HIP Enticing lipgloss and MAC Jellicious Lipgelee.

 

[faifai]

Here are some of me in red lips. The first look I never wore out of the house, the second was taken at a wedding (and my first time ever wearing lipstick out in public).

 

[aziajs]

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Originally Posted by kyoto Aziajs, that red is slammin on you. Do you have a photo wearing Queen's Sin? I love red lipstick too, but just can't seem to find the one that speaks to me. I'm also NC50. I have Queen's Sin, Nars Damned, and New York Apple.

I don't have a photo but I can take one. I am about due for a FOTD.

Faifai, you should wear that first look out. That is beautiful on you. The lips look great with the kohl-rimmed eyes.

 

[ginger9]

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Originally Posted by L281173 I had a similar experience at a business meeting once when I was wearing a red lipstick. The male clientele such as the V.P. and Director were constantly commenting on how attractive I was. I was wearing a beautiful navy blue pantsuit. All I could say was that we got the account. My managers were thanking me like crazy.

Note to self, wear red lipstick when closing a deal and asking for a promotion...

 

[kyoto]

La Ilusion and Faifai, both those reds are beautiful. I've never tried Mac's lip gelee, another one to add to my list.

 

[kyoto]

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Originally Posted by aziajs I don't have a photo but I can take one. I am about due for a FOTD.

I'll keep my eye out for it. Meanwhile I might try wearing the reds I have, but maybe toning them down a bit, or experiment with different lipglasses over them.

 

[La Ilusion]

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Originally Posted by kyoto La Ilusion and Faifai, both those reds are beautiful. I've never tried Mac's lip gelee, another one to add to my list.

Thanks! By the way, the lipgelees are VERY sheer. I put it on for extra shine.

 

[Caramel_QT]

Girl, you are stunning!

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Originally Posted by faifai Here are some of me in red lips. The first look I never wore out of the house, the second was taken at a wedding (and my first time ever wearing lipstick out in public).

 

[milamonster]

mine is in ladybug by mac
please forgive how horrible i look it was about 4 in the morning

 

[marielle78]

I like Russian Red lip glass or Angel Red lipstick from Clinique

 

[MisaMayah]

Im NC43 in studio fix powder

I just wore new york apple l/s from mac today with flashmode lustreglass & I really liked it. It wasnt over-powering and made me look tanned. The only other red I own lipstick wise is Queen's sin (which looks beautiful on) but im still a bit hesistant to wear out maybe cos im not used to it. The other one is Dubonnet which is ok.

I love Red romp lipglass, I kept hearing everyone rave on about how great it is- and now i know why!!

 

[Addicted2Beauty]

I would really like to find a nice red that looks good with my C40 complexion and full lips, so I started to try some cheap drugstore reds (NYC, Cover Girl) to get the hang of it before I invest in an expensive one. I read in a magazine if you want to wear red, but you want tone it down, put on the red lipstick, blot it down to a stain, and put a clear gloss over it. This seems to work for me.

OK so I had to add to this post because based on the recommendations on this thread I picked up Fresh Moroccan and Ladybug and I LOVE them. I tried Fresh Moroccan with Mahogany liner and it looked great. Also, Ladybug looks nice with a sheer shimmery red gloss on top (I tried Ruby Slippers Glazewar from Avon). I will post pics when I get a chance.

 

[nicemeka]

I love my red lipstick. Here is my combo I'm NW 45. Nightmoth lipliner, with Ruby Woo and Russian Red lipglass.... Pretty

 

[cno64]

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Originally Posted by mishameesh I always see fair skinned ladies in red; so it would be nice to see red lips on darker skin. Thanks

I'm one of those fair skinned women. I'm NW15; brunette; green eyes.
I like to play up my "high drama" coloring with red lips.

I usually go for broke, and wear an in-your-face red like MAC Ruby Woo or Powerhouse(discontinued, but I stocked up). I also like Classic Dame from the Mattene collection.
Speaking of Mattenes, I also like Rapturous, which is more of a berry red.
I also like Rocker, which I was fortunate to get before it was axed.
Ladybug is great, too, for a sheer summertime red.
When I do red lips, I go with grays, browns or taupes on my eyes to avoid looking too made up.

 

[a7xforlife]

I wear it and I'm a NC20.

The shades I absolutely love are Urban Decay Gash and Jezabel. I know these are no longer made but I happen to have a couple palettes tucked away with them in there.

I also am a big fan of VGIII.

 

[Toya]

I am a great lover of the red lips. Let's see if I can remember all of them: MAC Rocker, Dubonnet (I have two tubes b/c I love it so much), Ladybug, Ruby Woo, Russian Red, Queen's Sin, Red Romp l/g, O, New York Apple
Rimmel Volume Boost in Parade

I know I'm forgetting some.

 

[CandyKisses1018]

i was just talking about red lipstick the otherday with my mom lol

my take on redlipstick is unless you have white teeth don't wear red lipstick..

 

[Caramel_QT]

So I wore red lipstick the other day, and my dh didn't like it. I can't say I was overly thrilled with it either, but I don't think it was as bad as he thought it was. I think he's just used to me and my various shades of pink, lol. I'm so drawn to reds though, but when it comes down to doing my makeup to go out, I don't often chose red, b/c I wind up regretting it...

Now, I can rock the hell out of some bright ass fuschia....wore some on Christmas day, in fact...