Red lipstick is a classic look that can be worn by all for everyday makeup looks and glam looks alike. If you have olive skin, however, you may find that reds tend to be too bright, too dark, or generally wash you out. Here are our top picks for the best red lipstick for olive skin available on the market.
Size: 0.11 oz/ 3.4 g·ITEM: 2481919
Color: Elote - bright coral orange
$29.00
I’d agree with the color description but on my olive skin, it leans more pink. I think the packaging is unique and funky. ...Beautiful red...The angle makes it easy to apply to bow and corners of mouth. I really love lipstick and this is an easy one to apply. I prefer lipsticks that are long lasting though.
What it is: A pigmented, longwear lipstick with a creamy vegan formula infused with aloe vera and avocado oil that leaves lips feeling nourished and hydrated.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating, Long-wearing
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: With a new look and vegan formula, this hydrating lipstick gives you high-impact, long-lasting color in a single swipe. The collection includes 35 Los Angeles-inspired shades from sheer pink and everyday nude to bold red in three moisturizing, vibrant finishes: cream, matte, and shine.
Size: 0.12 oz·ITEM: 2116820
Color: Red Carpet Red - ruby red
$47.50
Best lipstick...One of the best lipsticks I’ve ever tried, it’s definitely worth the money....It looks very natural on my olive skin tone - almost like a tint than a thick lipstick.
What it is:
A matte lipstick that features a long-lasting, buildable, and hydrating formula.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Antioxidant Lipstick Tree: Soothes, conditions, and protects your lips from UV damage
- 3D Glowing Pigments: Creates the illusion of lit-from-within lips that appear wider and fuller
- Vitamin E & Blend Of Waxes: Hydrates, nourishes and smoothes your lips
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar,
Size: 0.13 oz/ 3.9 mL·ITEM: 2362267
Color: Inspire - bright red (Selena's go-to shade)
$27.00
deep red...This is my second favorite color from the collection aside from heroic. Nice deep red and looks nice on olive skin...Beautiful packaging, amazing color and consistency. Very pretty on olive skin tones!
What it is: A weightless air-whipped lip cream that hugs lips with rich color and nourishing hydration that gives a soft velvety matte finish.
Formulation type: Liquid lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
Size: 0.098 oz/ 2.8 g·ITEM: 2363083
Color: 03 Tang Thang - red orange
$35.50
A great moisturizing lipstick-balm...Many of these shades are great for olives and deeper skin tones. I love that about fenty products. ...Some of our skin tones love purple and not red!
What it is: An ultra-comfortable sheer lipstick with the perfect amount of nourishing color and shine that is available in a range of easy-to-wear shades for all.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. This product is also cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Slip Shine is a lightweight creamy lipstick that delivers sheer color and shine in a range of nudes to shimmer pops. The clinically-proven moisture-lock formula with pomegranate butter conditions your lips for instant poutier, fuller-looking lipsno mirror required.
Size: 0.03 oz/ 0.9g·ITEM: 2390284
Color: Red 0 - true red
$54.00
Vegan carmine red...I have a neutral light olive skin tone and this shows up as a medium retro red on me. ...This is THE most perfect red lipstick I’ve ever used. I bought it initially just to help support the vegan mission but ended up shoving aside all my other red lipsticks.
What it is: Hourglass introduces Red 0, a 100% vegan special edition shade featuring its namesake ingredient.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Red 0: A patent-pending vegan replacement for carmine.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Hourglass is proud to introduce Red 0, a patent-pending vegan replacement for carmine (the beauty industry’s go-to red pigment produced from crushed female insects). Red 0 gives this lipstick its brilliant red hue.
Size: 1 oz / 3 g·ITEM: 2837326
Color: Uncensored - cool dark brown
$37.00
Best colour for pale skin...This is the best colour and texture of lipstick I have used. ...Everyone Needs a Mac Lipstick!...Love all Mac lipsticks. I purchased syrup and Thanks, it's Mac!
What it is: A lightweight raspberry seed- and extra-virgin olive oil-infused lipstick that delivers sheer and shiny color with a long-wear finish.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
What Else You Need to Know: This lipstick provides immediate and long-term moisture to condition lips quickly and over time, so lips are left looking fuller and healthier while feeling softer, smoother, and more supple. It also provides up to eight hours of long-wearing color for the best lasting lipstick.
Size: 0.1 oz / 3.7 g·ITEM: 2694560
Color: Fawn - peachy nude
$38.00
My color applied smoothly and is a blue based red but I feel it looked nice on my olive skin. ...Very creamy! Great for olive skin tone...Its really hard for me to find a red lipstick that works well with my olive skin tone and this really hit the nail on the head!
What it is: A clean, hydrating, satin cream plumping lipstick enriched with MAXI-LIP™ for clinically proven plumping benefits.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating, Plumping
Highlighted Ingredients:
- MAXI-LIP™: Improves lip condition, softness, comfort, and hydration.
- Jojoba Oil: Hydrates.
- Olive Oil: Hydrates and nourishes.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This formula is 94 percent natural with saturated pigments and fortified with nourishing jojoba and olive oils for comfort, glide, creaminess, and hydration. Infused with MAXI-LIP™, lips are nourished and softened. With consistent use, lipstick is s
Size: 0.1 oz / 4 mL·ITEM: 2663094
Color: Mull It Over & Over - Dirty Peach
$48.00
great natural lippy colour for medium olive complexions...One of the best liquid lipsticks...Asianskin skin skin tones
What it is: A kiss-proof, transfer-proof, and waterproof liquid lipstick with up to 24 hours of weightless wear and rich, matte color.
Formulation Type: Liquid Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating, Long-wearing
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, and triclosan.
What Else You Need to Know: This good-for-lips formula comes packed with nutrients like passionfruit oil, coconut oil, and shea butter for a comfortable, next-to-naked feel. No bleeding, no feathering, and no touch-ups needed.
$52.00
The scent of this lipstick is also crazy nice, has a very fancy makeup smell. ...Luxurious Lipstick...The color crushed rose is the perfect red for my pale rosacea prone skin. Then there’s the beautiful packaging.
What it is: A cream lipstick that delivers vibrant color with up to 18 hours of comfortable wear in one swipe.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Long-wearing
What Else You Need to Know: Enriched with 30 percent rose balm and hyaluronic acid, this moisturizing lipstick leaves lips hydrated and comfortable up to all day. Each long-lasting, ultra-creamy shade effortlessly glides over lips for stay-put color that won’t bleed or smudge.
Size: 0.1 oz/ 3 g·ITEM: 2419760
Color: Buttercup - light pink nude
$37.00
I like the creamy formula. That's about the best thing I can say about this lipstick. I'm not sure why I bought this, let alone 2 shades. ...The application of the lipstick is so nice and creamy. The lipstick also stays on for many hours without having to reapply.
What it is: An ultra-hydrating, ultra-comfortable lipstick that gives lips a natural, fuller-looking pout with a dewy finish.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Maxi-lip™: Supports collagen production to plump with lasting effects (when used regularly).
- Hydraberry: Hydrates and moisturizes.
- Sea Fennel: Contains vitamins A, C, E, and conditioning properties that help improve the texture of your lips.
Ingredient Callouts: It is vegan and gluten-free.