Effortless, Expensive-Looking, and Impossibly Chic—This Red Lipstick Is Already a Parisian-Girl Staple

A French beauty routine is simply incomplete without red lipstick. It's classic, romantic, and at once bold and effortless. Case in point? Many French women will leave the house with no makeup at all, save for a swipe of crimson.

As for the best red lipstick to buy? Well, that's ultimately up to the wearer, but a word to the wise: Celine Beauté's Rouge Triomphe is already on its way to becoming a French-girl classic. It soft-launched at Harrods this summer with an exclusive pop-up, but today marks its official global arrival, so now all of us can finally snag the lippie online. And a friendly warning: it will likely become your new go-to red.

Celine Beauté will offer a total of 15 satin-finish shades this upcoming January (ranging from petal pink to coral to deep plum), but today, the brand kicks off its foray into makeup with Rouge Triomphe, a classic, true red. It's a timeless color essential for Parisian allure, and the formula itself is super lightweight and buildable, composed of 89% natural ingredients.

Actor and model Ever Anderson reveals she's wearing multiple layers of Rouge Triomphe when we meet at New York's Morgan Library to preview the new launch. (Anderson is the face of the Beauté campaign.) "I kind of just go in there and go crazy," she tells me. "I'll do a few layers, touch it on my cheeks a little bit, blend that out, and then whatever I have left over on my fingers I'll rub on my eyes." It's forgiving and ultra-creamy (not unlike a haute couture fabric), so the formula is practically begging to be worn with this effortless, French girl-coded technique.

The refillable packaging is nothing short of sublime. (Would you expect anything less from the luxury fashion house?) It doubles as an objet d'art, featuring a gold medal case embossed with Celine's signature Triomphe emblem and "Le Rouge Celine Paris" engraved on the center ring.

There's nothing chicer than uncapping a literal treasure to casually swipe on some color, IMO, which only adds to the lipstick's "Parisian allure," to quote the brand. I can see it now: A woman lounges in a French café, the rim of her espresso decorated in a scarlet hue. She quickly blots her lips with Rouge Triomphe before trotting off, but her work is never messy—it's appropriately lived-in. Celine, after all, exudes comfortable luxury. "What I really love about Celine's clothes is you can really wear them anywhere," Anderson agrees. "I could go out and spend the whole day in this [outfit] and feel just as comfortable as if I was wearing jeans and a T-shirt."

Celine Beauté is no different. Its inaugural red lip has the effortless wearability of a basic white tee—for a chic French woman, at least.

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