Whether you’re looking for the best MAC red lipstick for Indian skin, olive skin, Asian, fair or dark skin, you’re going to find everything you need here today. I’ve written quite a bit about the best MAC lipsticks for olive skin, Chinese and Japanese skin tones and today, we’re going to focus on the best selling MAC red lipstick shades.
As a former MAC makeup artist, I have been able to try all and any of the best MAC red lipsticks as defined by makeup addicts. Some of the most popular MAC lipsticks are indeed red shades, with Russian Red, Ruby Woo and Viva Glam I paving the way to most of the other best selling MAC lipsticks.
In this guide, I will thus be telling you all you need to know in terms of MAC red lipstick for fair skin, Indian skin, dark skin tones and more.
When you’re done reading, you should have a pretty good idea of what type of lipstick you want; a Satin or Matte lipstick, a Cremesheen or Frost, and what type of MAC red lipstick would look better on you if you’re a redhead, have blonde hair or very dark hair.
10 Best MAC Red Lipstick in 2022 Fair/Dark/Asian/Indian Skin
Before we get on with this full guide to the best red MAC lipstick for warm skin tones, olive skin, fair skin and other dark skin, I want to break down a few of the MAC lipstick finishes you’ll find here today:
- MAC Matte Lipstick: a proper matte lipstick, very pigmented and slightly drying
- MAC Frost Lipstick: a very creamy lipstick, most of the Frost lipsticks are duochrome or pearly
- MAC Satin Lipstick: a semi-matte, semi-shiny lipstick which gets matte after a few hours of wear time
- MAC Retro Matte Lipstick: a very matte lipstick, very pigmented, and very drying
How To Choose A Red MAC Lipstick For Fair Skin, Olive Skin, Medium Skin, Dark Skin…?
Here’s how to choose the best red MAC lipstick for your skin tone:
- Fair skin: go for a bright red MAC lipstick – depending on your hair color, either go for a more raspberry shade or a true, blue red lipstick
- Asian Skin: go for a more coral red MAC lipstick, something like CB96 or Chili
- Medium Skin: go for either a true red MAC lipstick or something warmer, like Chili, Red Rock or Lady Danger
- Olive Skin: go for a more pink red MAC lipstick, true red, or blue red like Viva Glam I, Ruby Woo, Russian Red, or New York Apple
- Indian Skin: go for a brighter shade of red, like Red Rock, Ruby Woo, or Sin or ‘O’ for dark Indian skin
- Dark Skin: go for a bright red MAC lipstick like Ruby Woo or Red Rock, or a dark red lipstick like Sin
- Cool Skin Tone: go for either clean red lipsticks like Russian Red or Red Rock for a pin-up vibe, or something more berry like New York Apple
- Warm Skin Tone: go for a warm red MAC lipstick like ‘O’, Red Rock, Lady Danger
How To Choose A Red MAC Lipstick For Redheads, Blonde Hair, Brown Or Black Hair?
- Blonde Hair: generally, either a clean classic red or a blue-toned red. Choose the lipstick according to your skin undertone (cool if you get sunburnt easily, warm if you tan easily, roughly)
- Red Hair: same as blonde hair, plus pinker and darker reds as well.
- Brown Hair: roughly any red lipstick. Use orangey red lipstick with bronzer if you have fair or olive skin.
- Black Hair: any red lipstick, from blue-toned like Ruby Woo to berry-toned like New York Apple. Avoid really dark red lipstick.
