Red Lipstick

Sienna Miller can do no wrong in the style department and the same goes for her beauty regime! Knowing exactly which shade of red suits her, Sienna goes perfectly pared-down on the eyes and cheeks, adding a pop of luscious lippy to her look at the Matthew Williamson SS11 show at LFW.

Blake Lively shows us all how red lipstick is done! Wowing crowds at Toronto Film Festival in her red Chanel sequin dress, Blake kept her make-up simple but smouldering with 40s style feline eyes and perfect red lips. Need we say more!

Gwen Stefani knows exactly how to pout to perfection! At her L.A.M.B SS11 presentation at New York Fashion Week, Gwen styled her own brand jacket with a smouldering slick of rich red lippy and her trademark feline eyes. We love it!

One of our fave Mad Men stars Christina Hendricks went Joan Holloway chic and added lashings of red lippy to her outfit at the Tommy Hilfiger party for New York Fashion Week.

Not often to be seen at red carpet events sans her red lippy, Maggie Gyllenhaal likes to mix and match her red shades, opting for a more pinky hued palette with subtle gloss finish.

Another lippy-lover, Gemma Arterton teamed her gorgeous red lips with a Balmain military jacket at the Selfridges Shoe Hall opening event.

One to watch in the style stakes, Brit actress Rebecca Hall worked Hollywood glamorama at the Venice Film Festival with loose locks, sizzling red lips all set against a stunning teal Vionnet dress.

Christina Aguilera was spotted out and about in New York looking absolutely smoking in black leather and her famously fierce 40s-style pout. This diva has attitude and we love it!

There’s a reason Jessica Alba is America’s sweetheart; not only is she a super-talented actress, a down to earth wife and yummy mummy, she’s also absolutely stunning! Jess looked so elegant and timeless in this plunging black halterneck dress and rubied satin heels by Prada at the 30th Anniversary of The Museum of Contemporary Art in LA.

Kate Nash marches to the beat of her own style drum and could not look more at ease wearing vintage with retro 1940s-inspired lip colour at Glasonbury 2010 in Somerset. We absolutely love it Kate!

Great Britain’s golden girl Emily Blunt wowed us in this fiercely glamorous gown with a matching scarlet pout at the AMFAR Cinema Against Aids Gala at the Hotel du Cap in Cannes. (20 May 2010)

Leona Lewis teamed red lips with feline eyes as she attended the grand opening of Matt Gross Live from Caesars Palace in Las Vegas looking fabulously groomed to purrrfection. (12 March 2010)

Carey Mulligan opted for a classic scarlet shaded lip for the 25th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in LA.

Lily Allen looked like a contemporary Marilyn Monroe at the Launch of Vintage at Goodwood in Sussex. We love the glamour!

Gossip Girl starlet Leighton Meester arrived at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in LA wearing a floaty white gown, romantically wistful waves and a shocking scarlet pout. This girl’s a charmer for sure!

Parisian beauty Marion Cotillard pulled of a cool shade of red with the simplicity of a classic LBD and an updo at The AMFAR Cinema Against Aids Gala at the Hotel du Cap in Cannes.

Kim Cattrall denies that she has much in common with her alter-ego Samantha Jones, but one thing’s for certain; neither Kim nor Sam would shy away from a glamorous red lip. At the Sex and the City 2 film premiere in London Kim positively glowed with perfection.

Not one to follow the crowd Marina Diamandis looked utterly original at this year’s Brit Awards at Earls Court in London. Marina arrived wearing sparkles, emerald drop earrings and a semi-fluoroscent red lip to bring out the warmth of her beautiful chestnut eyes. Magnificent!

Paloma Faith chose a perfect coral lip shade to compliment her fiery-wild tresses at the World Premiere of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in London. We’re so inspired!

Queen of the red lippy, Maggie Gylenhaal does muted glam-chic like no other, and her presence at the Metroplitan Opera Gala Premiere of Armida in New York was no exception. Maggie opted for a nude slip dress to draw attention to her pillar-box pout and her radiant aquamarine eyes.

Kate Hudson seemed to have a Seven Year Itch-Monroe situation at the film premiere for The Killer Inside Me at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Still, Kate gracefully laughed it off sporting a beautifully rosy smile.

Lea Michele looked far from ‘Glee-ky’ in this gorgeous canary gown, swept up chignon and fiery lips at the 64th Annual Tony Awards in New York. What a starlet!

True to form, Gwyneth Paltrow never fails to look amazing! At the Louis Vuitton Maison opening in London on, Gwynnie opted for an eye opening sweep of black liner and subtly rouged lips, a classic!

Cameron Diaz was seriously striking in her Alexander McQueen gown at the Golden Globes 2010, and we just love how her pillar-box pout perfectly matched!

Sigh. Taylor Swift was perfectly pouted at the 13th Annual Unforgettable Evening in LA. The one-shoulder gown, the polished soft curls, the smoky eyes and, of course, that red-hot lip.

Beyoncé had her party lips well and truly red-dy (sorry!) when she hit the town in London. The star teamed her bold lips with a funky trilby for a night out at Mahiki - and we like!

Thandie Newton chose a matt finish red lipstick and wore with natural make-up here; a very modern way to wear red lipstick.

Sienna Miller looked fantastic in her Marios Schwab dress and matching red lipstick. The starlet wore her red lippy perfectly applied but with a tan for a youthful take on the trend.

Scarlett Johansson suits a little vintage styling and here she teamed her Veronica Lake waves with an ultra-groomed make-up look which just wouldn't look right without her pillar-box red pout!

Diane Kruger framed her face with perfectly groomed brows and a neatly applied red lipstick.

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Katy Perry may be the singer of Cherry Chapstick fame but the girl does love her lipstick! Katy usually teams a red pout with a full face of 50s-style make-up for vintage glamour.

St Trinian's star Sarah Harding works a Marilyn Monroe-esque look with bleach-blonde locks and a glossy red pout.

Anna Friel's styling has taken a turn for the vintage since she's been starring in Breakfast at Tiffany's in the West End, and the glossy red lipstick is very much in keeping with that style.

Gossip Girl's resident rock chic, Taylor Momsen, teams her ruby-red pout with soft grey smoky eye make-up for a bad girl finish.

Angelina Jolie is notoriously au naturel when it comes to her beauty look so it was something of a shock to see her sporting matt red lips on the Cannes red carpet. She pulls the look off with aplomb.

Even Charlize Theron who's usually a picture of natural beauty has succumbed to the seductive charms of red lipstick. Charlize opted for a deep, almost rouge noir-shade of red.

Going for a brown-red option was Jameela Jamil with this lush, matt shade.

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Budding model Georgia May Jagger treads boldly into a beauty realm that many of us fear to tread... Going for strong eye make-up and lips. She deftly pulls it off, but if you do the same at home make like Georgia and keep jewellery to an absolute minimum.

Drew Barrymore ramped up the glam factor on her beauty look for a film premiere with scarlet lipstick but kept the rest of her make-up look super-natural.

We can't help ourselves but scrutinise every last detail of Cheryl Cole's beauty regime and we love her foray into scarlet lipstick which she teamed with signature fluttering lashes.

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Dita Von Teese is as famous for her rigorously 40s-styled beauty regime as she is for her burlesque dancing. The beauty teams her raven locks with milky-white skin and expertly applied red lipstick. Her favourite shade? Ruby Woo by Mac Cosmetics.

Alexa Chung skilfully teamed her animal print coat with a red pout and still managed to look cool rather than trashy.

Daisy Lowe's look is utterly modern, even when she goes for a classic combo of little black dress and red lipstick. For an up to date take on red lipstick be sure to apply straight from the bullet and avoid lipliner.