Crimson Kisses
YaYa DaCosta looked impossibly sexy in a creamy red lip paired with a dark teal smoky eye.
Perfect Match
Tamera Mowry was all smiles as she boldly flaunted this season’s hottest trend: matching your makeup to your clothes. Her red lip and red dress are a perfect pair.
Up the Ante
We’ve seen Estelle wear crimson colored lips quite often, and here she turns it up a notch in a bright red shade and lush lashes.
Cult Crimson
A cult classic among beauty junkies, MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo is a matte scarlet shade that looks gorgeous on virtually every skin tone under the sun.
$14.50, available at MAC.
Fierce and Fabulous
LeToya Luckett went all the way glam in an silky red lipstick and look-at-me-now lashes. So fierce.
The Shining
Tatyana Ali adds a shot of sexy to her look by layering a high-shine clear gloss over her red lipstick.
Kiss Bliss
Rimmel London’s Moisture Renew Lipcolor is a creamy, rich color that puts the bliss in your kiss.
$6, available at Ulta.
The Glamorous Life
Kerry Washington dons a quintessentially glamorous red carpet look — major lashes, defined brows, and a luscious red lip.
Giving Lip
Jessica White puts her bright red pucker on center stage by keeping the rest of her makeup low-key.
Lip Service
Tichina Arnold edges up her sexy cornrowed style by adding a fab, raspberry-hued lipstain.
Hot in Here
Black Opal’s True Color Lipstick has been around for years, and the new formula and packaging has made us love this classic color even more.
$7.25, available at Black Opal Beauty.
Sunny Delight
Sanaa Lathan took on the red lip trend in a perfect, crimson color with tons of shine.
Red Alert
We adore the high-shine finish of Rimmel London’s Stay Glossy in Treasure Hunt. This lip gloss is sprinkled with a touch of shimmer, too.
$14.50, available at Ulta.
Sophisticated Lady
Jill Scott is impossibly sophisticated in this pompadour chignon and flawlessly electric red lips.
Red Alert
Style maven June Ambrose knew just what lip color would set off her bright orange jacket and turq turban— red, of course.
Cranberry Beret
Smashbox DoubleTake Lip Color in Cranberry is a double-sided wand that comes with a lip pencil and a creamy lip crayon… each in a universally flattering crimson hue.
$22, available at Sephora.
American Woman
Garcelle Beauvais sports a classic American look by pairing her reddish-brown lips with black and white polka dots.
Frankly Scarlet
Tracee Ellis Ross amps up her silver cocktail dress and upswept curls with a shock of scarlet gloss.
Welcome Matte
Revlon Matte Lipstick in Really Red leaves lips feeling velvet-soft and moisturized.
$6, available at Target.
Stawberry Beret
Rashida Jones punctuates her fresh, summery, almost-bare makeup look with a slick of strawberry-red lipgloss.
Bite Me
Lush, bold, and sexy, Nars Lipstick in First Bite is the perfect red lipstick for brown skin.
$24, available at NARS.
Sheer Elegance
As First Lady Michelle Obama proves, sheer red lips are just as statement-making as a bold, opaque hue.
Well Red
Meagan Good draws attention to her lush, full lips with a flawlessly lined, brick red lipstick.
Welcome Matte
Messy updo, bare shoulders, matte scarlet lips — Katerina Graham is simply irresistible.
All Hail the Queen
Rock a red lip like royalty in the CoverGirl Queen Collection Lip Color in the shade Paint the Town. With an ultra moisturizing feel and high pigment power, you’ll have the sexiest lips of the night.
$7, available at CoverGirl.
So Classic
Garcelle Beauvais sports a classic look with simple waves, a white oxford and reddish-brown lips.
Retro Chic
With her crimped platinum ’do and bright red-orange lips, Keri Hilson looks like a cross between Marilyn Monroe and an ’80s mall chick. It works!
Stay Glossy
Black Opal’s Patent Lips in the shade Red Intensity gives the most gloriously glossy, shiny red lip you’ve ever seen. Seriously.
$6.75, available at Black Opal Beauty.
Model Behavior
With her platinum bangs and bright crimson pucker, Selita Ebanks definitely knows how to make an entrance!
Pretty in Persimmon
With her bold persimmon lips and mile-long lashes, Kelly Rowland works an Old Hollywood movie star vibe!
Hot Like Fire
Stila’s Long Wear Liquid Lipcolor in the shade Fiery has become a beauty-lover’s staple. It glides on with a matte, creamy finish that stays put hour after hour.
$22, available at Stila Cosmetics.
