vintage glamour in red [SEP] from pin up girls to starlets from old hollywood movie queen royalty to the girls at the automat certain red lipsticks have dominated makeup counters for decadesthis is one of themeverything about this lipstick except for the modern wearability is vintage glamour the shape of the tube and the shape of the lipstick itself harkens to another era perfect for making the ultimate cupids bow pout it even has that slight fragrance that will remind you of vintage lipsticksi normally wear red that has a little more blue in it so was surprised that this clear red was fine for me to me that says that it will flatter a wide range of skin tonesafter swiping it on my wrist and then wiping it away it left a nice stain if you are not interested in that drop dead gorgeous look and want something a little more subtle it does double duty by leaving a pinky red stain when blotted but go for the high voltage dramatic red if you want to be noticedvery comfortable lipstick but i did not have a problem with it bleeding non drying and non cracking opaque coverage with one swipeanother plus it makes your teeth look super whitei hope that this review as well as the photographs can help you to make a decision about this lipstick it is really hard buying such things online especially when it comes to luxury brands like this