Power and Passion: The Perfect Red Pout
Rouge Dior celebrates 60 years of pampering products with an exotic true red, reminiscent of the very first Dior lip colour to hit the fashion runway in 1947. Celebrity Red, as shade 999 is known, is deeply pigmented for immediate colour with a single sweep. Brilliant Blazing Red, deep-
Chanel's newest reds are made moonbeam
luminescent with crushed mother of pearl amid deeply pigmented, lushly packaged pieces. The familiar black lacquer case adorned with the interlocking C logo is unmistakably haute couture. The Rouge Allure Velvet wears long and lightly, nearly weightless on the lip. For a true red, go to La Fascinante; or to La Somptueuse for a deeper, darker pout. There are so many more fabulous products, such as Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, Giorgio Armani's
Lip Maestro, Dolce & Gabbana's Classic Creams, and La Prairie's Cellular Luxe Lip Colours, to name a few. The choices have never been better.
Reds simply rule. They always have and always will. Not for the faint of heart, these shades demand authority and confidence. There are those who deny themselves this simple pleasure, mistakenly thinking red is not appropriate. Technology and ingenuity have blended hue, luminosity, and