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The Beat This December

Celebrity Makeup artist Keita Moore spills tips on red makeup.
The Beat This December
By Essence · Updated December 8, 2022
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There are so many ways to wear red makeup. We enlisted celebrity makeup artist Keita Moore to show us how to create a new look with this staple. Moore used blue-red lipstick for the base, deeper red liner for the outer lip, and a hint of bright orange-red in the middle.

The Beat This December

His tip for an interesting red lip: “Using a deeper lip liner to the line, and even inside the lip—then popping your choice of red in the center.” 

The Beat This December

Photography: Aijani Payne

Makeup: Keita Moore at The Only Agency

Production: The Morrison Group.

Location: Egg Studios

Styled by Valerie Butler – @_valeriebutler

Model: Kaïssa Komara at Heroes Models – @kaissa_

Hair by Andrita Renee – @andrita

Makeup by Keita Moore at The Only Agency- @kilprity

Nails by Kia T’rey at 10 Piece Nails – @kiatrey

Photo Assistant: Julian Jackson

Casting by Shahriyar Ghobadpour at Cvillian- @dear.shah

Photography Direction by Michael Quinn – @_mq______