Beauty Basics: Red Lips Celebrity Gallery

Los Angeles, September 20, 2009
Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester pairs her white Bottega Veneta gown with shiny red lips at the Emmys.

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New York, September 13, 2009
Singer Katy Perry rocks red lips and a pearly white grin at Lady Gaga's VMA after party.

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West Hollywood, CA, September 20, 2009
Chloe Sevigny wore peachy-red lips to HBO's post Emmy Awards reception at the Pacific Design Center.

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Los Angeles, CA, September 20, 2009
Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere made a statement on the red carpet at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards wearing a red J.Mendel gown paired with equally bold and luscious red lips.

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New York, September 13, 2009
Country singer Taylor Swift glows with soft red lips at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall.

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Just as Angie wore red for the "Inglorious Basterds" premiere in Cannes, Kruger went bold for the film's NYC screening on August 17th in 2009.

Angelina Jolie wowed on the Cannes Red Carpet for the premiere of Brad Pitt's Inglorious Bastards on May 18th, 2009. The cherry red shade intensified her blue eyes, and paired gorgeously (or should we say gloriously) with her nude frock and simple hair and makeup.

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Actress Kate Bosworth brought back that old Hollywood glamour with perfectly red matte lips and classic waves at "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 4, 2009.

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Brooke Shields played up her curly tresses and bright teal gown with warm red lips at the Costume Institute Gala on May 4, 2009.

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Jessica Alba went for a more youthful, punchy shade at the Costume Institute Gala on May 4, 2009.

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