When it comes to makeup, most of us spend the summer trying to avoid the less-than-chic melting look, and leave it at that. Tragically, this tends to mean an entire season during which red lipstick is considered off-limits, given its reputation as being a labor-intensive look that is, well, prone to getting a bit messy.
It looks like I won’t have to shelve my favorite look until September, thanks to Laura Mercier, who it turns out makes that rare, mythical creation: the perfect red lipstick. Of course, choice of shade varies from person to person and complexion to complexion, but I’m a huge devotee of Truly Red lipstick, which strikes the perfect dark but not too dark balance, which in my experience is no easy trick.
Really though, the entire range of colors is fantastic, and, more importantly, it actually stays put without any smudging or bleeding on even the worst days of a heat wave.
For days when committing to lipstick just isn’t in the cards, though, their lip stains are a great back-up plan — subtle, effective, and easy to apply, both the stains and the lipsticks are a surefire way to beat the heat and look good doing it.
