The easiest way to pull off red during Chinese New Year: with your lipstick. If you’re fair skinned, go for punchy cherry tones; medium, orangey-reds; and tanned, the slightly pinkish raspberry. By Moh Shuying.
1 Nars Audacious Lipstick in Annabella, $44 2 Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in #69, $33 3 Laneige Serum Intense Lipstick in R12, $34 4 Dior Rouge Dior Baume in #758 Lys Rouge, $48 5 Tom Ford Lip Color in Cherry Lush, $75 6 Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense in #52 Rebellious Red, $38 7 Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Lip Creme Lipstick in #202 Goddess, $42, Sephora 8 Clinique Pop Lip Color + Primer in Cherry Pop, $33
1 Nars Audacious Lipstick in Lana, $44 2 Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Bang, $33 3 3CE Creamy Lip Color in #09 Kitsch Biker, $27, Sephora 4 Moonshot Cream Paint in #105, $36, Sephora 5 Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Matte Sculpting Lipstick in Furious, $46 6 Cle de Peau Beaute Extra Rich Lipstick in #113, $105 7 Clinique Pop Lip Color + Primer in Poppy Pop, $33 8 Tom Ford Matte Lip Color in Flame, $75
1 Dior Addict Lipstick in #976 Be Dior, $48 2 Burt’s Bees Lip Crayon in Napa Vineyard, $21, Sephora
3 Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Natural in N26 Raspberry, $38 4 Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Supreme Matte in PK376, $33 5 Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Lipstick in Dominant, $46 6 Cle de Peau Beaute Extra Rich Lipstick in #212, $105 7 Laneige Serum Intense Lipstick in LR09, $34 8 Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in #118 Energy, $48
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An adapted version first appeared in Female’s February issue, out on newsstands now.
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