The 9 best red lipsticks for celebrating Chinese New Year 2024
Channel your power with these sultry red lipsticks in time for the Year of the Dragon.
With Chinese New Year fast approaching, there's no time like now to start shopping for your beauty essentials before your favourite shades start selling out! Red lipstick has long been associated with confidence, strength and power, so wearing your favourite shade always feels like putting an armour (and best for dishing out smart remarks to nosy questions posed by relatives at the dinner table).
Red lipstick will always not go out of style and there are so many shades out there that suit your mood and personality. These tips can help you find the right one you're comfortable with:
Swatch and experiment with the colours against your skin before picking one to try
If bold colours are putting you off, you can try lip tints and gloss for a start
If you have fair skin, try cooler undertones in lipsticks to complement your skin tone
If you have medium skin, you're lucky as you can carry both cool and warm reds. Do be sure to avoid corals as they tend to make you look dull
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1. Rouge Dior Long Wear Refillable Lipstick
Rouge Dior, the Dior makeup icon in 2 couture finishes - a long-wearing refillable lipstick infused with hydrating floral lip care.
2. Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Satin Lipstick
This timeless satin lipstick delivers rich and luxurious colours in a wardrobe of emblematic shades: the reds, the oranges, the fuchsias and the nudes.
3. Rare Beauty Kind Words Matte Lipstick
A buttery, pigment-rich, soft matte lipstick in a range of wearable shades that hugs lips in pure comfort all day.
4. Jill Stuart Rouge Lip Blossom Lipstick
This lipstick is formulated with botanical wax for high adhesion. In addition to its moisturising and long-lasting effects, it provides a smoother application experience, a clear colour, and a dense, glossy nectar-like texture. It comes in shades that range from natural to bright and vivid, all in pursuit of “a girl's loveliness”.
5. Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick
This lipstick contains antioxidant Lipstick Tree and Orchid Extracts to soothe, hydrate and protect your lips. The 3D glowing pigments in the formula create an illusion of fuller, wider lips that glow from within. A blend of waxes, oils and triglycerides glide on to your lips for long-lasting colour payoff. Your lips will feel moisturised and appear fuller looking while having longer lasting power.
6. Nars Afterglow Sensual Shine Lipstick
This lipstick glides on comfortably and ends off with a non-sticky sheen. It features a blend of antioxidants to defend against environmental aggressors, plus Mango and Shea Butter to smooth fine lines and retain moisture for hydration.
7. Gucci Beauty Rouge à Lèvres Voile Sheer Lipstick
Kissing the lips with colour like a memory, the Gucci Rouge à Lèvres Voile lipstick's sheer formula gives lips a luminous finish in a range of vibrant shades that deliver moisture and comfort in a lightweight texture.
8. Mac Cosmetics Powder Kiss Lipstick
A moisture-matte weightless lipstick that delivers a romantic blur of effortless soft-focus colour.
9. Lancome L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte Lipstick
A lipstick that is easy to spread with a soft, creamy feeling during application, thanks to its soft, gliding complex.
