Oh the PERFECT red lip...

The perfect red lip is a seriously powerful thing.

While watching the movie Burlesque, with Cher and Christina Aguilera, I became overwhelmingly inspired by the striking red lips and glitter lids.  If you haven't seen Burlesque, you MUST check it out.  The makeup and costume alone overshadow the possibly corny plot lines.  And the music?  To die for.

Makeup Lighting:

 Daylight:

No lighting, flash only:

 

To create this lip look I used the following products:

MAC Lipliner in Cherry

MAC Lipliner in Auburn

Red Eyeshadow from any palette (I used a cheap 88 color palette)

I think the most surprising thing about this red lip is that it's a matte texture, using non-matte products.  For long wear lip looks, it's a great pro tip to use a powder product to really "set" the look for extended wear.

Face:

Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation in 1.0

MAC Studio Fix powder in N3

MUFE Contour in #2

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Lightscape (highlight)

Eyes:

MAC Reflects Gold pigment (lid)

Smashbox Linen (browbone)

Smashbox eyeshadow Dusk/Sable mixed (crease)

Smashbox brown cream liner

L'Oreal Full Definition Mascara in Very Black

Swatchfest: L'Oreal Infallible Le Rouge Target Red

Here is a quick comparison of the L'Oreal Infallible Le Rouge lipstick in Ravishing Red (left) and Target Red (right).  Frankly, I don't see the difference so I thought I would throw up the swatches to save ya'll $10.00.

If I was FORCED to share a difference between the two colors, I would say that the Target Red (right) is slightly deeper in tone.  Truly the difference is almost perceivable to the naked eye.  I would say go for one or the other, since the color is gorgeous, but don't bother with both.