What is your favorite red lipstick brand/shade?

appy · Mar 7, 2012

Highball Emy said:
At the moment I'm rotating between Max Factor's Ruby Tuesday for day (review right here: http://highballemys.blogspot.com/2012/01/product-review-max-factors-ruby-tuesday.html) and Revlon's Love that Red for evening (review coming soon!).

I still have a whole lot of reds I want to try (Besame, Rockalilly...)...

Love,

Emy
xxx

Revlon's Love That Red is a beautiful, versatile and authentic color. It's on my list of favorites, and you can't beat the price!

Isis · Mar 8, 2012

appy said:
Revlon's Love That Red is a beautiful, versatile and authentic color. It's on my list of favorites, and you can't beat the price!

I want to try that one- I really like Revlon's Certainly Red that is a 50's shade as well. I'v heard it being called a dupe for Ruby Woo (it should be the other way around though, as Ceratinly Red was here first) and theough tehy aren't an exact match it is the closest i have ever found.

ThemThereEyes · Mar 9, 2012

It's a toss up between NARS Fire Down Below and Besame Cherry Red

Katinka von K. · Mar 9, 2012

My favorite at the moment is Manhattan Lips2Last, shade 44Q. It´s 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

appy · Mar 9, 2012

Isis said:
I want to try that one- I really like Revlon's Certainly Red that is a 50's shade as well. I'v heard it being called a dupe for Ruby Woo (it should be the other way around though, as Ceratinly Red was here first) and theough tehy aren't an exact match it is the closest i have ever found.

I have owned both Certainly Red (as per a suggestion on this very thread years ago) and Ruby Woo. Unfortunately, I didn't own them at the same time, so it would be difficult for me to say how similar they are from memory. If I remember correctly, though, it seems that Certainly Red is pinker or bluer than Love That Red. I can definitely say that Ruby Woo has a totally different and MUCH drier consistency than either of the Revlons.

bellabella327 · Mar 9, 2012

Ruby Woo is my fav by far, but it is so darn dry!

Isis · Mar 9, 2012

I can't stand Ruby Woo just because of the dryness, even when I use it with the lip prep from MAC that I was recommneded to use with it. I take Revlon any day over MAC period, when it comes to lipsticks.

But I really, really love Besame. I purchased their sample pack a couple of months ago and find Red Velvet perfect for daywear.

Juliet · Mar 9, 2012

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

zombi · Mar 9, 2012

^ Red Velvet is neither of those. It is a more brown red.

Which is one of the reasons I love it. It doesn't pull fuschia on me like a lot of reds do! That's hard to find with my colouring.

bellabella327 · Mar 10, 2012

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

katiesparkles · Mar 10, 2012

Katinka von K. said:
My favorite at the moment is Manhattan Lips2Last, shade 44Q. It´s 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 · Mar 10, 2012

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 · Mar 10, 2012

bellabella327 said:
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 · Mar 13, 2012

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 · Mar 13, 2012

Juliet said:
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 · Mar 13, 2012

bellabella327 said:
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 · Mar 13, 2012

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 · Mar 20, 2012

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

http://highballemys.blogspot.com/2012/03/product-review-revlons-love-that-red.html

RodeoRose · Mar 21, 2012

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 · Mar 21, 2012

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!

What is your favorite red lipstick brand/shade?

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