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Finding the best lipstick for your skin tone is like finding a soul mate. Once you find one, you don’t want to let it go—or go anywhere without it. Including a desert island.
That’s why we decided to present Glamour editors with the following lipstick scenario. Suspend reality and picture this: You’re dropped onto a remote island in the middle of the sea. Everything seems great (there is no bad news there), especially because the one thing you managed to grab before you got there? Your absolute favorite lipstick. And thank goodness for that, because armed with your single tube, you’re still feeling pretty okay. Confident, even. You could make a raft. Lipstick has that effect; no matter how outlandishly, ridiculously bad the situation turns, lipstick gets you through it. In fact, research has shown that the “lipstick effect” (wearing lipstick) actually can increase your confidence.
Below, our editors demonstrate the fail-safe tubes they grab—hypothetically and IRL—and divulge the lipsticks they always have in tow.
Chanel Rouge Coco Ultra Hydrating Lip Color
The bright lip color features an exclusive complex with jojoba and mimosa butters, sunflower wax and silicone for lasting hydration and luminous results. It is a reinvented version of rouge coco. It is more expressive than ever with a new formula and vibrant color spectrum with shade names inspired by coco channel’s closest friends.
Lancome Color Design Sensational Effects Lipcolor
241 Trendy Mauve(Cream)
