Red lipstick is a classic look that can be worn by all for everyday makeup looks and glam looks alike. Finding a shade of red that complements your deep complexion doesn't have to be difficult! Here are our top picks for the best red lipstick for dark skin available at Sephora.
Size: 0.03 oz / 1 g·ITEM: 2590172
Color: Baddie - a dark brown
$32.50
This is such a beautiful nude brown for dark skin women. This is definitely my new go to on days where I want the no makeup-makeup look. ...That being said this is perfect for my dark skin glirlies cause it will complement them the best.
What it is: A soft-blur lipstick delivering depth and color with a buildable matte finish.
Size: .05 oz / 1.5 g·ITEM: 2599066
Color: American Woman - 112 - dusty rose
$46.00
American Woman...I love this lipstick in American Woman. It's a beautiful color on me, it's matte without being drying, I love the packaging, and it has great lasting power. ...I have fairly dark skin and I received this lipstick to sample.
What it is: A transfer-resistant, matte lipstick that glides on, delivering bold color with all-day comfort for up to ten hours.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Power Pigment Complex: Color-locking ingredients that saturate lips with bold, comfortable color.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan.
Size: 0.34 oz/ 10 mL·ITEM: 2228773
Color: Nude 02 - fair nude - glossy finish
$38.00
As a melanin toned woman The nude cherry color is perfect. I’ve searched high and low for the perfect cherry gloss. ...Which is helpful for a woman with lips on the thin side of things. This gloss also has a slight minty taste to it, which is nice.
What it is: A nude tinted lip gloss infused with volumizing peptides. Silky lip-conditioning ingredients provide shine, hydration and volume
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamins E: A multitasking balm with super hydrating lip protection
- Shea, Avocado and Murumuru Seed butters: Balm base to naturally hydrate and condition lips.
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 & Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Complex: Collagen and hyaluronic acid stimulating peptides
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and phthalates. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
Size: 0.10 oz.·ITEM: 2730091
Color: 14 Dark Aura
$21.00
This is a great product. It’s a lipgloss/lipstick hybrid which is (IMO) what most women prefer. ...Not too dark and was perfect with my skin tone. The lipstick comes in a cute white tube.
What it is:
A lightweight lipstick with eye-catching prismatic shine that provides lips with a sheer flush of color and a 12-hour moisturizing, balm-like texture.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
What Else You Need to Know: This lipstick contains pigments with unrivaled power to reflect light, for maximum prismatic shine.Their special structure reflects the light more intensely than traditional pearls while the sheer coverage balm formula coats the lips with a long-lasting feeling of hydration. Available in a wide range of shades that compliment all skin tones with a sheer flush of eye-catching color.
Size: 0.23 oz / 7 mL·ITEM: 2599397
Color: Dark Wisteria - purple blackberry
$31.50
This is absolutely beautiful for any woman!...Baneberry is more of a dark fuchsia with more red tones. Bleeding Heart is more neon.
What it is: An iconic liquid lipstick with all-day, transfer-proof wear—now in a hyper-lightweight, comfortable formula.
Size: 0.06 oz/ 1.8 mL·ITEM: 2448876
Color: 308 Lucy Dark Orange - dark orange
$64.00
The Oscar Winner of Lipsticks...Absolutely LOVE this lipstick! I’ve tried just about everything to get the right color red that doesn’t dry out my lips and look like a hot, red mess, and Gucci delivers. ...This is also great compared to other red lipsticks because it’s a hydrating lipstick.
What it is: A lipstick that provides up to 24 hours of long-lasting hydration and shine.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Flower Oils (Black Rose Oil, Peony Oil, and Jojoba Seed Oil): Help to nourish the lips while delivering high-shine color.
- Fruit Butters: Moisturize.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Provides long-lasting hydration with a subtle yet visible lip-plumping and smoothing effect.
What Else You Need to Know: This hybrid lipstick envelops the lips with hydration while delivering a veil of vibrant, glowing color.
$39.50
It’s the perfect shade for women of color. It is brown with a little gold/bronze shimmer and it lasts . ...I think I need to work with a darker liner to get more out of this, but this is a nice color for women of color.
What it is: A lipstick with richly pigmented hues—from vibrant nudes to fierce reds and berries—that pop on darker skin tones, enveloping lips in decadent, head-turning color.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sunflower Seed Oil: Helps to replenish, strengthen, and soothe dry lips.
- Rosemary Leaf Extract: Nourishing antioxidant that is known for to soothe irritation.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-Free
$34.00
The perfect red lip! So beautiful and creamy and I love that it comes in sustainable packaging. ...This lipstick is perfect because it doesn't dry out my lips, and it can be sheered out to a lighter red, or layered to be a deep red, it is my go-to!
What it is: A clean and vegan, rich and creamy ultra-pigmented lipstick with a satin finish.
Formulation Type: Lipstick
Benefits: Hydrating
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Provides a soft, buttery texture to the lips.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Every SUSTAIN Lipstick shade is named after the earth, land, or a word for land and earth in one of the over 7,000 indigenous languages. SUSTAIN Lipstick comes housed in a premium, refillable component, and the ingredients are sustainably sourced.