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5 Decadent Bright Red Lipsticks for the Holidays
5 Decadent Bright Red Lipsticks for the Holidays
If there was ever a time to break out the red lipstick, it’s during the winter holidays. I love red lipstick year-round, and I most definitely have a weakness for a really fantastic red so narrowing them down to five was hard… which is why this list is just bright reds.
- OCC Super NSFW — bright metallic red
- Dior Diorling — juicy medium-dark red
- NARS Dragon Girl — bold, blue-based red
- Giorgio Armani #404 — bright ruby red
- Guerlain Garconne — classic true red with a glossy sheen
Omg all are amazing and gorgeous. All are truly Holiday Colours… I like the OCC Super NSFW though…Cheers!
Christine! Have you tried the new Make Up For Ever Aqua Rouge in #8!? It’s a life-changing product and shade! 🙂 Happy Saturday!
My favorite bright red for Christmas is Lancome’s Rogue in Love 170. It’s the perfect true, bright red that isn’t too blue based. But I do like to break it up sometimes during the holidays. I will probably also wear a more orangey-red like Mac’s Lady Danger or hot pinks, like Nars Schiap. Depends on my mood.
That photo is so pretty, it’s awesome when you put them all together 🙂 My favorite red lipstick is probably Lush’s Emotional Brilliance lipstick in Power.
I’m lost for a lovely red ever since I misplaced my trusty old MAC Merry Mistress. It’s been on my mind a lot lately with the holidays coming.
You can’t go wrong with MAC Red and Queen’s Sin (a discontinued color). I also like MAC Mattene in Classic Dane.
Love this post! I actually have 3/5 of these because of your reviews, Christine!
Christine’s reviews are a major source of my wallets sadness 😛
My favourite extroverted, take-no-prisoners bright red is YSL’s Vernis a Levres in Rouge Gouache. It’s got a distinct cool-toned pull to it, but don’t let that fool you, because it’s BIGHT. Bright enough that I’d feel out of place wearing it during the day; it’s made for parties and nights out doing scandalous things. It’s opaque, long-lasting and super shiny, which is essentially everything I want in a lip colour.
I am, by nature, quite shy, but when the Rouge Gouache goes on, it makes me feel like a vivacious chatty Cathy. Does that kind of personality reboot happen to anyone else when they wear a bright red? Or am I just a multiple lipstick personality weirdo? Oh my god, I am. Forget I said anything.
Christine: if you’ve the time, I’d love to see your recommendations for darker reds too!
Or, you know, BRIGHT. I swear, I can spelll reel gud.
I’ve never found a true “bright red” that didn’t look strange on me – I’ll definitely check these out, though. In the meantime, I’m loving Dior Lady, which as you know is a lighter, coral red – a definite but not “bright” red that I get compliments.
you have to try maybelline red revival. it’s pretty awesome. although i dislike the smell. reminds me of chanel dragon.
I can’t live without MAC’s Scarlet Ibis!
Maybe Dior ” Diva ” or ” Diorling “. Today I wore Diva and everybody stared, well I’ve grown accustomed to it !
Though I wear it anytime, those reds by Dolce N Gabbana and YSL are great…and on a cheaper budget, then try Loreal….smells devine also.
I love NYX Monte Carlo!
UD’s Revolution RED. It took me forever to find her and then of course they discontinued this color. Luckily I found one…ONE gaaah…on Amazon, so I have a backup.phew…Why do they do this to us, *banging my head on the wall* She’s a blue red med to dark and bright, saturated, moisturizing & wears fairly long! I Love her.
I have to give a shout out to Butter Londons venture into lippies too. They hooked me in this past szummer with Snog-a bright fuschia pink! Come to Bed Red is true to the polish color. Another blue red, saturated, moisturizing, wears fairly long and glossy. They’ve done well with this and I love the formula. I’m getting the Charger set next. A blue red with a lot of sparklies. 😉
I wear a LOT of red lipstick…at least every other day I think LOL For me, it’s always MAC Russian Red. There’s no better!
Dior Diorling and Guerlain Garconne are my favorites–they just look so rich and bold and juicy!! 😀
I am totally going to wear the Kat Von D lipstick in Adora, it is this gorgeous coraly red with a metallic sheen.
Guerlain Garconne was my intro to high-end luxury lipstick. Boy oh boy did I fall in love.
I tried to order Diorling today, and it sold out at Saks, Nordstrom, and the Dior website. Blast!
MAC Ruby Woo, Sephora Hot Tango or The Red, YSL Le Rouge, and NYX Absolute Red Lip Cream.
I was 100% team Ruby Woo until I received a sample of Shiseido Lacquer Rouge in RD607/Nocturne. <3 it!
I have that one and I love it. It makes me look like Snow White 🙂
Lancome Red Stiletto and Red Haute!!
Kat von D’s Adora is my fave “holiday” red.
My favorite bright red, and one of my 2 HG lipsticks, is NARS Vesuvio (pure matte). Honorable mention goes to NARS Jungle Red and the legendary but, alas, discontinued Paloma Picasso “The Red.” I hoard that one carefully. Oh, a Pupa red too.
I LOVE the look of both NARS Dragon Girl and Guerlain Garconne! I love how matte Dragon Girl is, and Garconne just looks SO colour saturated it’s ridiculous. I really want both!! I already have a red lipstick (MAC Ladybug) which I wear infrequently, though I love it, because my skin is often a bit irritated and red. Foundation/concealer covers it well, but I still avoid bright lip colours on those days.
No Chanel RAL in dragon? I’m surprised!
I try to keep these posted limited to permanent products, and in the rare instance something LE is in it, it is only because it was recently released and/or still widely available. Even then, I avoid LEs generally!
I love MAC Russian Red or Ruby Woo but I have to tone it down with a dark lip pencil. Reds always look too orange on me.
My favorite red ever is Revlon Hot Coral from their Moon Drops line. It’s such a bright, fun color with a great formula. Unfortunately, its perfumey taste keeps me from wearing it more often.
For special occasions, though, I think I’d go with Revlon Fire and Ice from the Super Lustrous line. It’s a warm, nearly neutral red, which is super-saturated and slightly dark…it’s a lovely color and it looks great on, but it’s the only red I own and like that I’d be intimidated to wear during the day.