Red Lipstick On Women-Classy or Trashy?

[Gabrielle]

Have any of you vintage-loving chicas ever noticed that men don't like when you wear red lipstick? Let's go back a few decades and see how every woman wore red lipstick and their men loved it! What happened to the men of today? Did something switch in their genetic makeup that made them vomit internally with each glance at a cherry red lip? I have read that these are the reasons men think red lipstick is grotty.

1. It's trashy-women who wear it are loose (a.k.a "women of the night").
2. It's unnatural. Who has naturally red lips anyway?
3. It's overdone-take off that makeup, woman!

Not only are these accusations false, they are just totally opposite of what men thought back in the day. Here's what I know about red lipstick.

1. It's classy. A red lip never goes out of style.
2. It's enhancing the red and pink in our lips.
3. It's glamorous and all women want to be glamorous.

As retro women of the modern times, do we toss our bright lipsticks and go "au natural" for our men? Or do we stand up for the rights of fabulous vintage-loving women and rock that red lipstick? The choice is yours...

Sincerely,
Vintage Mama

[Lainey Belle{★}]

I've never noticed men not liking it, but have noticed some girls don't know how to wear it. I guess I think it would depend on who is wearing it whether it's classy or trashy. But red lipstick itself is definitely CLASSY! :)

[Sindy Scarlet]

Wow, I guess I'm really lucky, but I've NEVER run into a guy who thinks my red lips are trashy! The last few guys I dated and all of my male friends are HUGE supporters, and I've gotten complaints on days I haven't worn it. Viva la red lips!!

[Cherry Cyanide]

Like I said before, I've never had a guy complain about my red lips.

I have heard a lot of women saying that they are intimidated by the color because it's "too bold" or "too hard to apply."

I was a little apprehensive about my red lips, but after a bit of practice I fell in love! And I get many compliments on my look.

[atomik_momma]

I personally have never had a guy turned off by my red lips, but I have heard of guys who didn't like it. I HAVE had many encounters with women who say they love red lips but just can't pull it off. I think for most ladies it takes a bit of effort to find the right red shade for you and you need multiple reds in your arsenal. There's just no one red shade that will go with everything. I feel like i don't look like myself without my red lips and I wear them nearly everyday. Some are softer, some deeper, some more orange, some more purple....

I agree that bright pink looks the trashiest to me, but pink lips don't look good on me anyway.

[Anita Fixx]

I don't dress up for men so it does'nt matter to me what they think or don't think..but yes, the clothing and hair that goes with it does matter. I do have naturally red lips actually..people have said I'm wearing make up when I'm wearing NOTHING. I only wear make up for special occassions like a night out..it's bad for the skin anyway. So that's my two centavos! : P

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

I've never met a man who didn't like red lipstick. Ever. And even if I did.. so what? Who cares what some a****** thinks!?! I wear my red lips because I love how they look and how they make me feel. Any guy that doesn't like or get that can screw off. Harsh I know, but true.

I don't understand why anyone would do anything for someone else if it's not what they wanted to do. If some guy doesn't like red lips, that's ok, he doesn't have to wear them, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't.

Trashy or classy, makes no difference to me, I'm keeping my red lipstick!!

[Cherry Cyanide]

I just got a compliment on my red lips today! It was from a girl, but still...

Red power! :P

[Licia]

I love red lips... def classy when when worn right.

On point B, I don't know WHICH red I should get and I know I'll be too annoyed having full tubes of red lipstick sitting around because they didn't work for me. That's something I'm just going to have to get over, huh? lol

Roxie Roulette {★} said:

I hate gloss! It's too sticky and slimy, and what kinda guy really wants to kiss a pair of lips he'll slide right off of?

In my opinion the most trashy lip colour is bright pink - especially if it is a gloss ¬_¬

I also never understand it when women say:
a) "You're so brave for wearing red lipstick!"
- Why? It's not that courageous to wear red lips, is it? What's scary about that?
b) "I can't pull of red lips"
- Everyone can pull of red lips! Red is not one colour, there is a whole spectrum of
reds to discover! There's definitely one for everyone woman on this planet.

[Roxie Roulette {★}]

Do you have a 'Ruby & Millie' counter where you are? I think they might only be UK but it might be available online. They do a great red that would look fantastic on you called 'Red 420M' (I think :/). It's a deep scarlett colour that compliment your skin really well.

Phylicia Cope said:

I love red lips... def classy when when worn right.

On point B, I don't know WHICH red I should get and I know I'll be too annoyed having full tubes of red lipstick sitting around because they didn't work for me. That's something I'm just going to have to get over, huh? lol

Roxie Roulette {★} said:

I hate gloss! It's too sticky and slimy, and what kinda guy really wants to kiss a pair of lips he'll slide right off of?

In my opinion the most trashy lip colour is bright pink - especially if it is a gloss ¬_¬

I also never understand it when women say:
a) "You're so brave for wearing red lipstick!"
- Why? It's not that courageous to wear red lips, is it? What's scary about that?
b) "I can't pull of red lips"
- Everyone can pull of red lips! Red is not one colour, there is a whole spectrum of
reds to discover! There's definitely one for everyone woman on this planet.

[Bunny Levinson]

Who cares one way or the other? It looks HOT!!!

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

Agreed!

Bunny Levinson said:

Who cares one way or the other? It looks HOT!!!

[Gabrielle]

No, that color is a bit too bright and trailer trash on you.

richie/rockabilly richie{PLA} said:

Not sure if this is my color. comments welcome.