C.Style

  • About
    • Bio
    • FAQ
    • Press
  • Personal
  • Life
    • Home
    • Entertaining
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Around Town
  • Style
    • Outfit Inspiration
    • Favorite Finds
    • Tips & Tricks
    • What I Wore
    • How To
    • Hair & Beauty
  • Shop
    • Shop By Category
    • Shop my Instagram
    • Shop C. Style Amazon Page
    • Gift Guides
    • #NSale 2021

Hair & Beauty | October 9, 2017

A Magical Red Lipstick

Laura Mercier Lipstick Portofino Red

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!

Laura Mercier Lipstick

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?

NARS Blush

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 Blush

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.

Laura Mercier Lipstick

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

Subscribe Via Email

Related

13 Comments

« How to Get More Wear Out of Your Favorite Spring/Summer Pieces
A (Supportive) Strappy Sports Bra! Can it be? »

Comments

  1. Amanda says

    October 9, 2017 at 12:10 PM

    Perfect fall update. What nail polish you were wearing?

    Reply
    • Carly Lee says

      October 9, 2017 at 2:49 PM

      Hi Amanda! I’m wearing this red nail polish –>http://bit.ly/2wIKFt0

      Reply
      • Tracy says

        October 9, 2017 at 7:00 PM

        The link isn’t working for me. Love the polish color and NEED to know the name!!!

        Reply
        • Carly Lee says

          October 10, 2017 at 12:57 PM

          Oops, sorry about that! Here’s the color: Christian Louboutin ‘Rouge Louboutin’ Nail Colour

          Reply
  2. samantha says

    October 11, 2017 at 10:43 AM

    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!

    Reply
    • Carly Lee says

      October 12, 2017 at 8:38 AM

      They will! I hope to run into you soon!

      Reply
  3. kristen says

    October 15, 2017 at 3:07 PM

    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! 😉

    Reply
    • Carly Lee says

      October 15, 2017 at 3:46 PM

      Hi Kristen, The color is Portofino Red.

      Reply
      • kristen says

        October 15, 2017 at 6:55 PM

        thanks so much 🙂

        Reply
  4. Kristi says

    March 2, 2018 at 11:54 AM

    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

    Reply
    • Carly Lee says

      March 6, 2018 at 1:24 PM

      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!

      Reply
  5. Maricar says

    March 13, 2018 at 4:27 AM

    Hi ! Is laura mercier portofino red more of orangey or more of red?

    Reply
    • Carly Lee says

      March 19, 2018 at 9:20 PM

      Hi, It’s more of an orange-y red. I hope this helps.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ABOUT

Carly Lee

Shop My Instagram

SHOP FAVORITES

Subscribe

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • Instagram

Search C.Style

Popular Posts

  • An Honest Review of Sézane
  • An Honest Review: Rodan + Fields’ Lash Boost
  • Splurge vs. Steal (Fall Shoe Trend)
  • How To Protect Your Suede Shoes Without Changing the Look

Where I Shop

  • C. Style Amazon Page
  • Anthropologie
  • Bloomingdales
  • Club Monaco
  • Gap
  • J.Crew
  • J.Crew Factory
  • Madewell
  • Neiman Marcus
  • Nordstrom
  • Old Navy
  • Saks Fifth Avenue
  • Sézane
  • Shopbop
  • Urban Outfitters
  • Zappos

Contact

Interested in touching base regarding a blog post idea that you have, collaboration, advertising, or a general inquiry, get in touch.

Shop


Subscribe

Copyright © C. Style 2023 · design by Alpine Lane

Copyright © 2023 · C.Style on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in