Winter is a great season to experiment with different lipstick shades. Whether want to have a more natural look or a red-carpet-ready face, vibrant red and dark color has been in trend during this time.

To achieve a gorgeous and glamorous look in this seemingly cold and dark time, wearing bright and pigmented lipstick shades are necessary for a livelier look. You can quickly check out these shades through their actual names or shade numbers that are popular this season:

1. Lip Souffle – Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez

This gorgeous color of bold red by Selena Gomez, an American singer, and actress, is a lipstick shade that embodies being expressive and confident.

Did you know that her line of Rare Beauty cosmetics believes in embracing your imperfections and loving yourself for who you are? It’s why this specific lip souffle matte cream lipstick is perfect for this cold season. It’ll make you reflect on how the past year has been and be confident about the future uncertainties.

The dark creamy red fits so well to bring color to any dull and dreary winter clothes. You can wear this with light or dark make-up to make your lips stand out.

2. Ruby Woo

Mac Cosmetics is most iconic for the vast range of their bullet-style lipsticks. Their red lipstick provides a matte finish that’s not drying on the lips.

Though quite pricey compared to your drugstore brand lipsticks, you can never go wrong with a Mac red lipstick as they’re most known to have shades that are quite difficult to dupe.

3. Superstar Lips Lipstick

Charlotte Tilbury’s lipsticks are known to be long-lasting, moisturizing, high-quality, and pigmented.

Their Superstar Lips Lipstick in Shimmer Finish will give you naturally plump and glowy lips if you want something light yet stunningly beautiful like a celebrity’s.

4. Radiant Liquid Rouge Shine Liquid Lipstick

If you want a combination of nude and pink colors, this radiant liquid lipstick is for you! It has the right amount of nude and pink varieties without making your skin too pale or too colorful. It’s a versatile lip color perfect not just for winter but also throughout the year, making it an excellent investment

5. Rouge Allure Velvet Extreme Intense Matte Lip Color

Chanel is most notable for its fantastic fashion, runways, and models. Over the years, they have established themselves to be a luxury brand that’s worth your money.

Not only do they stand out in fashion but beauty and cosmetics as well. Chanel’s Rouge Allure Velvet Extreme Intense Matte Lip Colour is long-lasting, moisturizing, and has the right amount of pinkish pigment. It’s one of the best neutral-colored lipsticks you can find.

6. Double Fudge (Dark Warm Brown – Matte)

Another lovely shade from Mac is their Double Fudge in Lipstick Matte. It has a deep dark red with brown, making it a versatile color you can wear any season, especially during winter.

Its dark neutral tint can match your winter clothes and give a nice contrast to your face. One of the best colors you can wear with this shade is brown, maroon, and black to complement the neutral tones’ lipstick.

7. Sheer Pink

There’s nothing cuter than naturally-looking lips with beautiful white snow around. The hint of pink is a little touch of colors around an environment of dullness.

ColourPop’s Sheer Pink is only $8, and it’ll give you a nice plump pink lip that is great for everyday use. You can wear this during a Zoom meeting or when you’re just casually going out for a quick grocery shopping trip.

8. Deep Red Shade

Live Glam’s “Scoop There It Is” is part of their Bake Me Crazy! Collection. It’s only $10, and it’s already cruelty-free, vegan, gluten-free, non-comedogenic, and paraben-free. What more can you ask for? It has a deep red shade that can last for hours even after eating your lunch. It’s lovely for daily use to give a pop of color to your entire look.

Whether it’s a drugstore or a high-fashion brand, these shades of lipsticks will make your winter feel brighter and colorful. Matching your clothes with your make-up, especially your lipstick, is an easy way to look cohesive and still in-style despite the cold and dull atmosphere.