Just like a fabulous pair of shoes, there's nothing a great lipstick can't fix. It can transform your look from day to night, take attention away from that little blemish, or simply brighten your face. In honor of National Lipstick Day, truly one of our favorite days, we asked Bazaar editors to share the one lipstick shade they're constantly re-applying.
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Laura Brown, Executive Editor/Special Projects Director
Media Platforms Design Team
"This is the perfect subtle-but-saucy pink."
Chanel Rouge Allure Lipstick in Seduisante, $35, chanel.com.
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Joanna Hillman, Style Director
Media Platforms Design Team
"It's so vibrant and fun and looks good with everything."
"I am obsessed with all of Poppy King's products, but her best-selling Jean Queen, a wear-everywhere super-natural blue-pink, is my makeup bag essential."
"I stocked up on this shade because it's the perfect blue-based matte red—it makes me feel like a borrowed lipstick from a '30s screen siren. Plus, Rihanna."
"I'm not so much of a lipstick person, but our Executive Editor Laura Brown is obsessed with making me do a red lip. She was satisfied when I tried this red. As she put it, 'Gamine!'"
"I usually avoid lipstick, mostly because I'm paranoid it'll migrate all over my face, but also because it makes my lips flaky. I tried Lancome's Berry Noir about a year ago—a colleague suggested that the slightly purple-y tone would look good with my fair skin and dark features—and I wound up loving it. It has a nice floral scent, doesn't dry my lips out, and helps me look pulled-together when I'm going straight from yoga to dinner (showers are overrated)."
"I am not a huge fan of lipstick—my usual go-to is the classic drugstore chapstick. But I discovered this amazing lip color when I was trying to figure out my wedding day makeup look and have been wearing it almost every day since! The perfect balance of pink and shimmer that still looks natural."
"I don't usually wear a lot of make-up so I try to keep my lipstick on the neutral-yet-feminine end of the spectrum. Chantecaille always feels so clean—it also has a natural plumping ingredient, which is a major plus for me!"
"These days, it's Estee Lauder's defiant coral. Because I'm defiant."
Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy in Defiant Coral, $30, esteelauder.com.
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Lauren Fisher, Assistant Digital Editor
Media Platforms Design Team
"I love a good red lip and this 8-hour lip color goes on smoothly and stays on all day. All of LORAC's lip products are vanilla-scented so it smells amazing, too."