Can One Red Lipstick Really Look Good On Everyone?

Red lipstick might be considered a classic and basic beauty look—but there are still hoards of women who are intimidated by the shade. Some of them avoid red lipstick because they can't find the right shade—should it be blue-red or orange?—while others just think it adds too much color to their face. So we tapped four women, all who claim to hate red lipstick, to put one of the most iconic shades to the test with the help of makeup artist Daniel Martin: Dior's 999.

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The Dior 999 shade dates back to 1953, when Christian Dior created the shades 9 and 99 for his models to wear on the runway (9 was his lucky number, after all). A few years ago, the lipsticks were reinvented and modernized as Dior 999.

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The lipstick now comes in formulas for every preference: an ultra-shiny lip gloss, metallic lipstick, matte liquid lipstick, and there's even a nail polish. The shade is said to look like the "perfect red" on any lip it touches—no matter your age or skin tone. So what will the four women above think of the formula? Watch above to find out and shop every shade you see in the video.

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Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at Harper's BAZAAR across both print and digital. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor. She spent a few months at Refinery29 overseeing branded content in the same title, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to manage all beauty content. When she's not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein at home in New Jersey with her son, husband, and black cat named Maddie.

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