The Dark Feminine Lipstick Cellar: Body, Balance & Finish

Discover the lip products worthy of a permanent place in your collection from everyday vintages to rare bottles

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

Much like a well-stocked wine cellar, the best lipstick collections evolve over time, each addition carefully chosen for its unique formula, finish and where you'll wear it. Some become everyday staples, others are reserved for special occasions and a select few are simply too beautiful not to own.

From luxury icons to affordable favourites, these are the products that have earned a permanent place in our rotation.

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Everyday Vintage

The shades you reach for without thinking.

Lipsticks

• MAKEUP BY MARIO Ultra Suede® Lipstick — Amanda

• MAC Lustreglass Lipstick — Signature Move

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Satin Velvet Lipstick — Rum Punch

• Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick — Rum Raisin

• Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Hydrating Lipstick — Walk of No Shame

Lip Liners

• Black Moon Cosmetics Lip Pencil — Tortie

• MOIRA Lip Chic Liner — Cool Girl

• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Lip Pencil — Blackmail

• Unearthly Cosmetics Lip Liner — Doom

House Favourite

The signatures.

Lipsticks

• Pat McGrath Labs MatteTrance Lipstick — Guinevere

• DIOR Dior Addict Lip Glow Stick — Blackberry

• KVD Beauty Everlasting Hyperlight Transfer-Proof Liquid Lipstick — Black Briar

• Bésame Cosmetics Classic Color Lipstick — Cherry Red (1935)

• NARS Explicit Lipstick — No Strings

• Jolie Beauty Air Matte Liquid Lipstick — Til Death

Oils & Stains

• Rituel de Fille Thorn Bite Peptide Plump Crème Lip Oil — Sheer Plum Rose

• Lethal Cosmetics Born in Blood Lip & Cheek Stain — Born in Blood

Rare Bottle

Worth collecting.

• Lip Lab — Custom Shade

• Makeup A Murder KISS of DEATH Bloody Lip Stains — Fatal Attraction

• Necromancy Cosmetica — Lujuria

• Christian Louboutin Rouge Stiletto Vinyl Gloss — Rouge Louboutin

• Kaleidos Cloud Lab Lip Clay — Scorpion Fruit

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These are the formulas we've reached for time and time again, and that’s exactly how we'd recommend building your own collection. Start with the products you'll wear most often, then gradually add pieces for special occasions, evenings out and the moments that call for something a little different.

Which product has earned a permanent place in your lipstick cellar?

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