{"id":10823,"date":"2026-04-08T13:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=10823"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:55:16","slug":"red-lipstick-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2026\/04\/red-lipstick-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Lipstick Roundup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showgirl red lipsticks are a mainstay and staple of the belly dancer’s makeup arsenal. This spring, I’ve chosen to clean up and declutter my lipstick collection. When I pulled out all the bullets and tubes, I found I had way more than I could use up.\u00a0 But worse, I realized that my favorite liquid lipstick had dried up and turned clumpy.<\/p>\n

I had to toss her into the trash!<\/p>\n

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Lipsticks generally have a 2-year lifespan<\/h4>\n

In fact, over the past four years, I’ve only been using one signature lipstick, and all the rest have gone off.\u00a0 Some have a strong Play-Doh odor, others show visible mold, and ucky oil separation.\u00a0 I’m not putting these spoiled products anywhere near my face.<\/p>\n

Throwing out seven fantastic, but funky, lipsticks has led me to a key realization. For my lifestyle and dance calendar, I only need two lipsticks – one for my daily bag, and one for stagewear in my makeup kit.<\/p>\n

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Red Lipstick Top Three<\/h4>\n

While I would love to splash out on a Mac “Russian Red<\/a>,” the OG in my book, I’m making my replenishment purchases at Ulta – but on the drugstore side.<\/p>\n

It’s important to note that some dancers consider the shade “Ruby Woo”<\/a> to be the best showgirl red, making it their OG MAC lipstick.\u00a0 The beauty of going to a MAC store is you can try on the lipsticks and find the one with the best undertone for your particular skin.\u00a0 For reference, I live in a fair desaturated blue-olive skin.<\/p>\n

For my daily bag, I’m investing in a classic bullet-style lipstick from Revlon.\u00a0 In the past, I’ve worn “Cherries in the Snow<\/a>” and “Fire and Ice<\/a>.”\u00a0 But for this season, I’m going for the slightly deeper color “Uncut Ruby.”<\/a>\u00a0 I find I need red lipstick less for performing, but more for going to see performances.<\/p>\n

For stage, I’m investing in a fresh tube of Maybelline Superstay in the color “Pioneer”<\/a>. This is the lippy that I’ve gotten the most consistent questions about. You know it looks good when people walk up and ask what makeup brand and color you have on.<\/p>\n

I would splash out on a tube of\u00a0 MAC “Russian Red.<\/a>” However, the economy is trash, and I’m balling on a budget.\u00a0 So a new MAC lipstick is just not in the cards for this year.<\/p>\n

It’s spring, so why not sort through the old makeup bag, box, or steamer trunk?\u00a0 Now is a great time to remove any expired lipsticks and replenish and refresh your supply.<\/p>\n

Next items up for spring edit, my biggest category: Eyeshadow!<\/p>\n

Dawn Devine<\/strong><\/em>
\nApril, 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Showgirl red lipsticks are a mainstay and staple of the belly dancer’s makeup arsenal. This spring, I’ve chosen to clean up and declutter my lipstick collection. When I pulled out all the bullets and tubes, I found I had way more than I could use up.\u00a0 But worse, I realized that my favorite liquid lipstick […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-11.48.53-AM.png?fit=1072%2C702&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YZtR-2Oz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10823"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10830,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10823\/revisions\/10830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}