WHAT RED LIPS DID FOR ME! | Glam Radar

by Maria · May 31, 2014

Here is my review of UPDATE: WHAT RED LIPS DID FOR ME! !

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Awhile ago I wrote a post about my thoughts on what a “red lip” would do for me (Or, at least what I had hoped it would do for me). If you’d like you can read about my Bad Ass Super Mommy Dream HERE

Although I’ve always been a pink kind of gal, this past year I’ve mildly ventured out to corals, some nudes (ok, just one…) several neutrals and (hold on to your pants) PURPLE lipstick. Even After writing my post on venturing out to a bright bold lip, I must admit, I didn’t run out and buy a true red. I was a chicken. I felt uncomfortable. I started out SLOWLY, wearing pinkish red colors and gloss instead of just diving right it. 

Honestly, I wish I had just dived straight in for several reasons:

1. It’s JUST makeup

2. Just because someone doesn’t know how to apply red lipstick, doesn’t mean I will also look like that.

3. Who cares if it draws attention? In that case, you simply pucker up those sexy bold red lips and blow them a kiss. 

4. Although I didn’t turn in to a complete “Bad Ass,” my husband seemed to enjoy me wearing bright red lipstick more than I had ever imagined!

5. You don’t need confidence to wear red lips. You need confidence to stand up for what you believe in. You need confidence to take over a company, knowing you will succeed. You need confidence in knowing you’re making the right decisions for you and your family. You need confidence when trying to take over the world. This, my friends, is JUST LIPSTICK!

6. Although, I didn’t turn into the super bad ass mommy I had hoped, I did get many complements regarding my makeup. And even if I didn’t, The fact that I enjoyed wearing it, the fact that people noticed it when I walked in the room, the fact that my husband actually ASKED me to keep wearing it, made venturing out to the deep dark red side… all worth it. 

7. The sweetest part of it all: My 8 year old son who has an opinion on everything I do, and despises the look of heavy bright makeup (and God forbid a Smokey eye on mommy) said “Mommy you look very pretty with red lips.” And although I’m still not the “Bad Ass” I was secretly hoping for, those simple words, his approval, means more to me than he’ll ever know.

I thought I’d share my transition from being a devoted pinky girl to the place I’m at now (A mad woman on the lookout for the best of the best in red lips!)

Now, please keep in mind I’m STILL trying to get used to my new camera, it seems like it’s a bit harder than I had imagined! 

Here is the mess I have managed to collect, OR what I like to call my “LOVE STASH” (Yes, I DID just type that)

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Like I mentioned before, I had to ease into it with reddish pinky tones and glosses for a more subtle looking red. 

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CHANEL 78 PHOENIX, YSL SHEER CHERRY CANDY 6, CHANEL GLOSSIMER 134, STILA LIPGLAZE STRAWBERRY

NOTE: Stila Lap glaze is a beautiful sheer red gloss. But not worth the $22 price tag. I bought it half off and I still would not pay $11 for it. 

Next, I got a little braver, or should I say “Darker” Some look a bit like a plum red. 

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MAC CAPTIVE, LANCOME CURTAIN CALL, LIPFUSION SEXY, LIPFUSION INFATUATION SIREN

And then The main RED RED lipsticks that I can’t seem to stop using are these beauties:

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NARS RED LIZARD, CHANEL DRAGON, MAC RUBY WOO, MAC LIPLINER IN BRICK 

NOTE: At first I never used a red lipliner with red lipstick because I hate altering the true color of the lipstick. Instead I used a nude/natural color. However, after trying several red liners, I finally found that for ME, Mac Brick worked well with all of my red lipsticks and without altering the true color. 

None of the colors I have shown in this post dry my lips out. I also don’t find that they bleed. The only red lipstick I have found that I ADORED was by YSL’s regular formula and after 15 seconds of wearing it, I found it all over my face… it was a mess, so I had to pass.

I SELFISHLY WROTE THIS POST BECAUSE I’D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER BRIGHT TRUE RED LIPSTICKS ARE OUT THERE THAT I’M MISSING! PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT WITH YOUR FAVORITE RED LIPSTICK. I’M OVER THE SHEER REDS NOW, AND I’M LOOKING FOR MORE BOLD BRIGHT TRUE REDS! PLEASE SHARE YOUR IDEAS!

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