What is your favorite red lipstick brand/shade?

[katiesparkles]

My favorite at the moment is Manhattan Lips2Last, shade 44Q. Itīs an insanely bright red, just the way I love it, and lasts forever. It stays on so good that I even have trouble getting it off in the evening

Ohhhh, that was my go-to when I was still in Germany! And their red nail polish! I miss this brand. The US have a ton of great drugstore brands, but I really like Manhattan.

[HadleyH]

Red won't touch my lips, never has never will ...

for me red is a no-no ... don't like red ,not for moi my darlings, not for moi.

[bunnyb.gal]

The Besame reds are gorgeous, but they are too "creamy" and really bleed on me, does anyone else have that problem?

Yup, same here. Besame's Red Velvet is my everyday lippy; the colour is perfect as is the packaging, but it does require a routine of "apply - dab w/Kleenex - reapply - apply Lipcote" if I want it to last a reasonable amount of time. I had the same problem with L'oreal's Penelope Red, the colour of which I loved but became not comfortable with the ethics of that particular company so I ceased buying it.

Staying power-wise, I have much better luck with MAC's Russian Red or Illamasqua's Maneater, even though neither colour is perfect on me.

Zombi hit the nail on the head, I think; Red Velvet is more of a brown red. Duh, I thought they either had to be orange-y or blue-y...

[Penny Dreadful]

I always have fun experimenting, but I keep going back to Outlast. I hate everything else covergirl makes like crazy, but outlast really works. If you wait long enough for it to dry it's very comfortable I find even without the balm. And the "eternal flame" shade is perfect.

[Isis]

Isis, is Red Velvet a true or a bluish red? I just can't decide what shade to order.

It's a warm, darkish red. Besame Red is more of a red red on the blueish side and Red Hot Red is it's warm twin.

[Isis]

The Besame reds are gorgeous, but they are too "creamy" and really bleed on me, does anyone else have that problem?

I find them very easy to work with, but habven't had any trouble with bleeding. I always prep my lips before with foundation and use a lip liner, though.

[Miss Retro]

My everyday red is Besame Red velvet but sometimes i'll change it up with urban decays gash,which deep a beautiful deep red blood color.

[Highball Emy]

Here's a review of my other favourite red lipstick, just like I said... Revlon's "love that red":

http://highballemys.blogspot.com/201...-that-red.html

[RodeoRose]

Thanks for that review, Highball Emy! Today they were having a promotion on Revlon lipsticks at my local drugstore, so I have now added Love That Red and Love That Pink to my arsenal. Adore them both!! This is my first pink lipstick in years, so I'm rather excited

[Highball Emy]

Rodeo Rose, you're welcome! Happy that it's helpful Glad to hear that someone else likes Love that Pink! Isis told me she likes it too... I have it but I haven't tried it on yet because pink always makes me look ill in this kind of grey spring light!