Makeup is used for many reasons, most notably to enhance and bring out our fine facial features. Perhaps the one cosmetic item that can most highlight and define your face is lipstick, be it matte, glossy, or bright-colored. Out of all the vibrant and beautiful colors of lipsticks, the bold red lips will always be a classic!
We all know that human lips are a sensory organ, creating blissful, fuzzy effects when we kiss. What puckered pout could be more glamorous and mesmerizing than a mouth painted in royal shades of red? Enough said!
In color psychology, red is a positive color associated with our most physical needs. Red exudes a strong, powerful masculine energy. The color red is energizing and motivates us to take action.
The color red is often used to express love, as in Valentine’s Day (think red boxed chocolates and red roses)! For the glamour girl and true fashion diva, red lipstick signifies confidence, assertiveness, and control. Wearing radiant shades of red lipsticks allows you to feel in control of your fashion and style!
Lipstick Fun Fact: Lipsticks are a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that apply color, texture, and protection to the lips. Wax provides the structure to solid lipsticks. Several waxes may be used, including beeswax, ozokerite and candelilla wax. Various oils and fats are also used in lipsticks, such as olive or mineral oil, cocoa butter, lanolin, and petroleum.
I know, when surfing social media or thumbing through fashion magazines, models wearing sensual shades of red lipsticks stand out! When selecting red lipsticks, for those of you that prefer a dry look, go with a matte lipstick. If you prefer a wet, shiny look, then go for fire engine red lip gloss! Either way, when your magnificent mouth is decorated in red, you’ll be the queen from your toes to your head!
If you’re normally a toned down fashionista, who tends to stick to nude or pink lipsticks, dare to give red a try! You’ll get noticed by everyone who walks by. Positive keywords associated with the color red include:
1. Action
2. Energy
3. Speed
4. Attention-Getting
5. Assertive
6. Confident
7. Stimulating
8. Exciting
9. Powerful
10. Passionate
11. Driven
12. Courageous
13. Strong
14. Spontaneous
15. Determined
If you need additional reasons to wear legendary red lipsticks all day long, toss in “bold†and “never go wrong!â€
If bright red lipstick is too attention-getting for you, perhaps other shades of red lipsticks will work better for you. I suggest maroon, burgundy, crimson and/or scarlet.
Turn heads in lipsticks of classic reds!
Have you ever wondered why firetrucks are red? Or why red Porsches and Ferraris look as if they are flying by you on the road? Because the color red steals the show and is noticed both near and far. Step out with lips of glossy red and be the Hollywood movie star that you are!
Nancy Mangano is an American beauty/fashion/style influencer, fashion journalist, screenwriter and author of the Natalie North murder mystery book series. Visit Nancy on her global online fashion/style/beauty magazine Strutting in Style! at https://nancymariemangano.com, her Facebook page Nancy Mangano at https://www.facebook.com/nancymmangano/ Twitter @https://twitter.com/nancymangano and her author website http://www.nancymangano.com
