All of these have earned a 10/10 awesomeness rating by yours truly.
By Lori Keong and Chleo Metzger,
As Flannery O'Connor famously once wrote, "A good red lipstick is hard to find." Okay, fine, maybe I took some liberties with that quote, but I'd rather have a perfectly creamy, moisturizing, brilliantly good red lipstick over a good man any day.
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Which is why I sifted through virtually every red lipstick on the market to bring you a definitive list of my absolute favorite formulas that I would like to be buried with when I die. These lipsticks are matte when they should be, hydrating when they need to be, and perfectly bright, opaque, and long-lasting when you want them to be (i.e. always). Find your new go-to formula, ahead.
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THIS CULT-CLASSIC TRUE RED
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Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Certainly Red
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BEST FOR: A lightly moisturizing, semi-matte, blue-based finish that really, truly looks good on every single skin tone.
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THIS VELVET-Y SOFT LIQUID LIPSTICK
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Burberry Liquid Lip Velvet in Magenta No. 33
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BEST FOR: Anyone who wants a longwear formula and hates the super-drying, moisture-sucking nature of typical liquid lipsticks.
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THIS BRIGHT, RED-ORANGE LIPSTICK
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NYX Pin-Up Pout Lipstick in Fiery
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BEST FOR: An orange-toned pop of color that won't make your teeth look yellow, as most tangerine-red lipsticks can.
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THIS ULTRA-MOISTURIZING BERRY RED
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Make Silk Cream Lipstick in Maraschino Cherry
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BEST FOR: Anyone with naturally flaky lips. This creamy, berry-toned formula is filled with softening rosehip and safflower oils to keep skin from drying out.
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THIS SOFT CHUBBY CRAYON
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Hourglass Girl Lip Stylo in Icon
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BEST FOR: Lipstick newbies who feel more comfortable wielding a creamy, easy-to-draw crayon, rather than a dry, precision-required bullet.
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THIS STAYS-ON-FOREVER LIQUID LIPSTICK
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Too Faced Melted Matte Liquified Long Wear Matte Lipstick
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BEST FOR: A matte, deeply opaque, long-lasting (like, lasts-until-you-wash-it-off long) finish that looks like you literally dipped your lips in pigment.
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THIS CHROMATIC RUSTY RED
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Smashbox Be Legendary Liquid Lip in Brains 'N' Bronze
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BEST FOR: Anyone who thinks, "Red lipstick? Pish posh!" This chrome-y, oil-slick lipstick adds a cool, iridescent twist on a classic color, without looking garish.
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