15 Red Lipstick Makeup Looks for Every Mood

A classic red lip is one of the most glamorous makeup looks of all time. Red lipstick is effortlessly eye-catching and truly timeless; you’ll notice that no matter how popular nude or pink lipstick looks become, show-stopping shades of red continue to be lacquered onto the lips of Hollywood stars at every event. I created my Matte Revolution lipstick in Red Carpet Red as a true ruby red in homage to the classic reds that have ruled the red carpet for decades.

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Reaching for a softer, more muted shade of red lipstick is the secret to creating an understated, natural-looking red lip. By choosing a more subtle shade of red, your red lip will look dressed-down and will pair beautifully with your everyday makeup. My NEW! Charlotte’s Hollywood Beauty Icon Lipstick in Mark of a Kiss is perfect for creating a natural red lip – it’s designed to give the effect of nature’s rouge, mimicking the rosy rush of red that’s left on the lips after a passionate embrace.

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A pop of cherry red lipstick is instantly brightening and beautifying! Swiping on a juicy shade of cherry red gives your pout a sweet helping of head-turning red, drawing attention to your lips by giving them a playful pop of colour. My pick of the bunch is NEW! Charlotte’s Hollywood Beauty Icon Lipstick in Cinematic Red – it’s a dazzling cherry-red that puts your pout into high-definition!

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Burgundy, maroon, and crimson lip colours are perfect for creating deeper, dreamier, dark red lipstick looks. These dark colours are perfect for vampy makeup styles, painting on seductive red lipstick looks with opaque, contour-defining colour. One of my favourite dark red lipsticks is my K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick in Night Crimson which is inspired by my magical crimson Charlotte Tilbury gift boxes.

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Wearing a red lipstick with superstar sparkle is the secret to a dazzling red lip. Sparkly red lipsticks with show-stopping shimmer are perfect for creating all-eyes-on-you red lip makeup looks; they’re the life of every party and enable your lips to glimmer and glow from dinner to the dancefloor! Discover Superstar Lips in Walk of No Shame to give your lips a shimmering, glossy glow – it coats them in berry-red glamour and twinkles under every type of light!

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Red lipsticks with a blue undertone can be particularly flattering, especially if you have cool-toned skin with pink or purple undertones and prominent blue veins. The blue tones in red lipstick help it to appear brighter and the absence of orange and yellow hues can create the illusion of whiter-looking teeth. If you’re looking for a beautiful, blue-toned red lipstick, look no further than NEW! Charlotte’s Hollywood Beauty Icon Lipstick in Pizzazz for the most dazzling, cool-toned red lip!

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If you prefer to reach for warm-toned makeup, try an orange-red lipstick that pairs perfectly with bronze and copper makeup looks. Red lipsticks that look almost orange are some of the punchiest red lip colours you can find; they look the most flattering on warm skin tones with yellow, peach, and olive undertones and are perfect summertime reds. Reach for an orange-red lipstick like Hot Lips Lipstick in Tell Laura to add hot orange-toned flair to your makeup look.

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Seduce with a sexy red lip, darlings, and the world is yours! Lacquering on a vivid red lipstick gives your makeup a pouty, puckered-up look that stands out for all the right reasons. Once you’ve applied a smouldering smokey eye, tease the lips with my K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick to create a sexy red lip. The formula is ultra-smooth with satin-shine that’s lust at first sight! It’s perfect for swiping on to make your lips look and feel their most kissable, and the shade Love Bite is an intoxicating red that radiates sex appeal.

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Do you love a mesmeric matte lipstick look, darlings? Red matte lipsticks are pigmented and super-flattering, building up dynamic colour payoff to create an impactful red lip. Choosing a matte red lipstick like NEW! Charlotte’s Hollywood Beauty Icon Lipstick in Fame Flame allows you to glide on hydrating, lip-perfecting colour with a magical matte finish that’s longwearing and red hot!

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Liquid lipstick is the secret to long-lasting, magical matte lip colour. I created AIRbrush Flawless Lip Blur as a matte-meets-moisture liquid lipstick that effortlessly glides onto the lips as a hydrating slick of matte lip colour. This flexible formula can be worn blurred or bold by blotting it out with your finger or swiping it on as an opaque, full-coverage liquid lipstick. Discover Flame Blur, my flame-red shade of red liquid lipstick for hydrated-matte lips with some extra heat!

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One of the most magical red lip makeup looks to wear is ruby red lipstick – it’s a timeless shade of red that looks sensational on everyone! I created AIRbrush Flawless Lip Blur in Ruby Blur as the quintessential ruby-red lipstick, mixing the perfect red tones to create a smoothing, blurring-effect liquid lipstick that feels hydrating and looks flawless on the lips. Take your makeup look from day to night with a slick of Ruby Blur and create an easy ruby red lip that’s instant glamour!

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A wine red lipstick is like a fine wine, darlings! Mood-setting merlots and captivating cabernets are the perfect accompaniment to a sophisticated makeup look, coating your lips in rich, velvety lip colour that will enchant everyone at the table. My Hot Lips 2 lipstick in Viva La Vergara is my beauty secret for mesmerising red wine lips and is sure to be a hot topic at every occasion!

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Bright reds turn heads, darlings! If you’re searching for a statement-making shade of red that lights up every room, discover my NEW! Charlotte’s Hollywood Beauty Icon Lipstick in Hollywood Vixen! Inspired by the Hollywood names on everyone’s screens and lips, this enchanting red shade perfects the look of every pout it graces, swiping on a bright and bold red lip that belongs on every Hollywood red carpet and at every after party.

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Pairing a red lip gloss with your lip liner or lipstick is the secret to creating a high-shine, glossy red lipstick look. A pigmented lip gloss in a jewel-shine ruby shade will layer beautifully on top of your favourite red lip liner and lipstick combination, transforming the look of your pout with a glimmering, glossy finish. I love to apply Lip Lustre in Red Vixen as the finishing touch to red lipstick looks – it glazes over the lips and gives them the glossy look of a magazine cover star.

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Beautify your lips with a berry red lipstick for a dreamy, autumnal take on red lipstick. Walk of No Shame is my empowering, confidence-boosting shade of red lipstick; it’s an expert blend of berry, red, and rosy tones that’s universally flattering and beautifying. This uplifting shade is the perfect red lip for anyone that’s searching for a soft, naturally flushed red lip with a beautiful berry tint.

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