When I arrived in Round Top for a recent girl’s trip, I got out of the car to greet my family, and when I saw my cousin, all I could say was,”Wow! You look so pretty!” I backed away and saw that she was wearing a pretty new red lipstick! Secret revealed! I, of course, proceeded to borrow her magical red lipstick along with her deodorant (ha!) all weekend! See, I really do wish we could all go back to college and borrow each other’s stuff!
The magical red lipstick is Portofino Red by Laura Mercier. It’s an orange-red, which is a change from the blue-red lipstick that I normally wear.
I’ve noticed that this orange-red color is everywhere this season. Might I call it the color of the season? It’s on shoes, bags, tops, skirts, etc.! It’s everywhere, right?
When I borrowed my cousin’s magical red lipstick, I noticed that my blue-red blush didn’t look great with the orange-red of Portofino Red. So, of course, I had to remedy that with a new blush. Ha!
NARS Matte Multiple in Laos is the perfect compliment to Portofino Red. I love that it stays on all day because I love a rosy cheek. It’s kinda my thing.
I sent this picture to my cousin right after purchasing her lipstick and the coordinating blush color.
I even wear it when I workout and when I have no other makeup on. It makes me look alive! I can’t stop wearing it! My cousin got stopped on the streets of NYC because of her magical red lip. I’ve been stopped a number of times, too! Plus, lots of readers asked about my red lip in my last couple of posts. It’s that good.
Photos by: Traci Ling
Perfect fall update. What nail polish you were wearing?
Hi Amanda! I’m wearing this red nail polish –>http://bit.ly/2wIKFt0
The link isn’t working for me. Love the polish color and NEED to know the name!!!
Oops, sorry about that! Here’s the color: Christian Louboutin ‘Rouge Louboutin’ Nail Colour
Loved them both on you so much that I bought the lipstick and the blush! Hope they look as cute on me as they do on you!
They will! I hope to run into you soon!
so fun! when i click the link it just takes me to the LM lip color page, but doesn’t tell me the color. Help! 😉
Hi Kristen, The color is Portofino Red.
thanks so much 🙂
Carly,
When I wear a red lip I notice it smudges a lot around the edges, but also wears off in the middle of my lips first especially on my top lip. As I’ve gotten older I am noticing a lot more fine lines in my lips too. Do you use any type of base coat or primer before using such a strong lip color? I need help!
Thanks!
Kristi
Hi Kristi, Thanks for your comment. I recently picked up some lip liner to combat the smudges around the edges. I notice that matte lipsticks wear off in the middle of my lips more than others. When I was picking up some new make-up recently the person helping me mentioned a lip primer, but I thought I didn’t need it. Now I’m second guessing that decision. Ha! If I find any answers, I’l be sure to post it!
Hi ! Is laura mercier portofino red more of orangey or more of red?
Hi, It’s more of an orange-y red. I hope this helps.