Best Red Lipsticks for Fair, Medium, and Dark Skin Tones (2018)

Christine — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 22:00:00 +0000

By Skin Tone

Best Red Lipsticks

Have you ever wondered what red lipstick would work best for your skin tone? With over 650 recommendations made to-date (and we invite you to share your own recommendations at any time!), here are the most recommended red lipsticks readers have made grouped by skin tones!

Fair
Medium
Dark

Best Red Lipsticks for Fair to Light Skin | Top 5

It’s no surprise to see so many MAC red lipsticks dominate the top five red lipsticks for fairer skin tones–they really do some fabulous reds! There’s a good mix of really cool, blue-based reds and some warmer, more orange-based reds, though it definitely seems like the most recommended shades are cooler-toned when it comes to fair skin.

The list below features products recommended by readers with complexions that are: fairest, fair, fair-light, or light. You can always go to our recommendation page for Best Red Lipsticks and refine by as much (or as little) as you want–like down to a specific skin tone and undertone and price!

Russian Red

MAC

PPermanent. $19.00/0.1 oz.

+2 Recommendations

Dragon Girl

NARS

PPermanent. $27.00/0.08 oz.

+2 Recommendations

Oh Miley (200)

Marc Jacobs Beauty

PPermanent. $30.00/0.12 oz.

+2 Recommendations

Ruby Woo

MAC

PPermanent. $19.00/0.1 oz.

+2 Recommendations

Cruella

NARS

PPermanent. $27.00/0.08 oz.

+1 Recommendations

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Best Red Lipsticks for Medium Skin | Top 5

Again, MAC lipsticks reign supreme along with cult classics by NARS. I remember the first time I wore MAC Viva Glam I, a classic, slightly warmer red, and feeling so powerful in it! Over the years, I’ve seen so many readers recommend it across skin tones and undertones. Bonus: buying it donates the full selling price to a great cause!

The list below features products recommended by readers with complexions that are: light-medium, medium, medium deep, or medium-tan. You can always go to our recommendation page for Best Red Lipsticks and refine by as much (or as little) as you want–like down to a specific skin tone and undertone and price!

Russian Red

MAC

PPermanent. $19.00/0.1 oz.

+8 Recommendations

Ruby Woo

MAC

PPermanent. $19.00/0.1 oz.

+6 Recommendations

Viva Glam I

MAC

PPermanent. $19.00/0.1 oz.

+2 Recommendations

Lady Danger

MAC

PPermanent. $19.00/0.1 oz.

+2 Recommendations

Cruella

NARS

PPermanent. $27.00/0.08 oz.

+2 Recommendations

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Best Red Lipsticks for Tan to Dark Skin | Top 5

More MAC Lipstick domination with classics like Ruby Woo (very blue-based, very matte) and Russian Red (slightly blue, more natural matte). I know I’d appreciate it greatly, but I’m sure many readers with deeper skin tones would also be thrilled to see more recommendations by those with similar complexions, so if you have a medium-dark to deep skin tone, please help us add recommendations!

The list below features products recommended by readers with complexions that are: tan, dark tan, deep, deep dark, or deepest dark. You can always go to our recommendation page for Best Red Lipsticks and refine by as much (or as little) as you want–like down to a specific skin tone and undertone and price!