Hit the Town With Bright Red Lips

“I’ve always stuck to nudes, but last weekend I grabbed this cheap drugstore red lipstick on a whim for a date night-swiped it on, and boom, confidence through the roof. Paired it with simple mascara and a bit of blush, and my boyfriend couldn’t stop staring. Felt fun and scary at the same time, like stepping out of my shell. Now I’m hooked but worried it’ll bleed or fade fast. What’s your go-to red that lasts all night?”

“As for the most important opinion (mine): I really liked it, though I agreed with my co-worker that it’s more of a night look. I felt very sultry and seductive. Sometimes I’d forget that I was wearing it, spot myself in a mirror, and feel a small lurch of excitement in my chest. There was one downside to wearing such a relatively dark color. At lunch, as the lipstick got rubbed off, a dark ring of color was left around the outside of my lips. It looked like I was wearing lip liner, and nothing else. And because I was not accustomed to carrying around lipstick, I forgot to bring it out to lunch with me to re-apply, making for a somewhat shameful walk back to the office.”