4 New Ways to Wear a Red Lip This Fall: Rihanna, Sara Sampaio, and More

Though no-makeup makeup has its time and place, nothing communicates insouciant glamour quite like a crisp red lip. This theory was cemented last night by Rihanna, who raked her new mane of dreadlocks into a statement-making ponytail that contrasted nicely with a matte, neatly painted scarlet mouth. Hours before, Léa Seydoux upped the ante on pregnancy beauty with a red-orange look at Louis Vuitton, while Jessica Alba’s carmine lip and soft waves at Valentino made for a freshly revamped ’50s aesthetic. And makeup modernists would do well to revisit Sara Sampaio’s Balmain-centric styling: slicked-back lengths, power brows, and a camera-ready crimson pout. When it comes to reliable beauty staples, red, it appears, is the new black.