This Sephora lipstick shade in The Red was another one of those shades that was in the limited-edition lip palette that is now on sale for $15. It’s funny, because The Red is positioned in the exact center of the palette, as though it’s Sephora’s most important shade. Or maybe it’s because it is a true red, so it commands attention. Anyway, if you have never tried any of Sephora’s lipsticks, then I would strongly suggest that you buy this lip palette. I don’t think you can do any better than that
price for fifteen lip colors. You can wear each of them alone, or you can mix them with the other colors in the palette.
I suppose Sephora called this shade The Red, because it is the ideal red lip color that most women look for when they are searching for red lipstick. And it really does look great on my lips. It is bold and bright, and it does not have strong orange undertones. It’s about as red as you can get, so it ties in well with the Christmas season. The other red shade in the palette, Red Flirt, has more of a watercolor texture and looks more like a red lip tint. But The Red has stronger pigmentation and a rich, cream texture. So it represents the essential red lipstick that many women want to have in their make-up wardrobe. It gives my lips good coverage.
And you may like having it in the palette, because it comes with a lip brush. You can use the brush to line your lips precisely, so that the lipstick won’t accidentally end up outside the lines of ...
