(Photo: Hannah Whitaker)

Scarlet, Cherry, Carmine, Ruby
After years of studious neutrality, red red lips come blazing back.

L’Absolu Rouge Lipstick in Absolute Rouge $29 at Lancôme, 201 Columbus Ave., nr. 69th St. (212-362-4858).

Clinique High Impact Lip Colour in Red-y to Wear $14 at Macy’s, 151 W. 34th St., at Broadway (212-695-4400).

Shiseido Perfect Rouge Lipstick in Cerise $25 at Bloomingdale’s, 1000 Third Ave., at 59th St. (212-705-2000).

Estée Lauder Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Rich Red $19.50 at Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Ave., at 57th St. (212-753-7300).

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Edited by Eve Bertin-Lang.