To help narrow the choices, I surveyed more than a dozen makeup artists, beauty editors, and red-lipstick enthusiasts, including one who even went so far as to describe theirs as “an essential ...

To accompany Fanning's elegant Loewe ensemble, makeup artist Erin Ayanian Monroe used all L'Oréal products on her face, including the brand's L'Oréal Colour Riche Lipstick in British Red ($7).

It’s no secret that Taylor Swift, patron saint of red lipstick, swears by Pat McGrath’s popular Elson shade — and now, fans ...