The Best Red Lip Looks of 2016 — Celebrities Wearing Red Lipstick

From deep wine to nearly neon, 2016 was a banner year for shades of red lipstick.

By Eden UniverPublished: Dec 19, 2016

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From deep wine to nearly neon, 2016 was a banner year for shades of red lipstick.

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

A bright red dress and matching lipstick was picture-perfect for Cannes.

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Joan Smalls

The model paired a matte red lipstick with teal eyeliner on Instagram earlier this year.

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Gal Gadot

There's one one way to describe this particular shade: Wonder Woman red.

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Naomi Campbell

If there's a red lip fit for the world's biggest supermodel, it's a red lip covered in crystals.

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Blake Lively

Even shoulder-length statement earrings couldn't detract from Lively's lipstick at the Met Gala.

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Lily Aldridge

Lily Aldridge wearing a poppy-red lipstick by makeup artist Hung Vanngo on Instagram.

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Cara Delevingne

If anyone can pull off a dramatic metallic smoky eye and red lips, it's Delevingne.

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Amal Clooney

The lawyer and activist's ruby lips stood out at the Cannes premiere of her husband's film Money Monster.

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Zoey Deutch

A brick-red lipstick added drama to Deutch's look at the screening of Past Forward.

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Zoe Kravitz

A bright red lipstick paired perfectly with Kravitz's black leather jacket.

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Margot Robbie

At a Suicide Squad premiere, Robbie wore this incredibly vampy wine hue.

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Emma Stone

Redheads can (and should) wear red lipstick—just look at Stone.

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Adriana Lima

The model perfected the art of holiday dressing by adding a punchy red lip to complement her black dress and emerald earrings.

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Rihanna

Rihanna owns the color red with her silky dress and matching lips.

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Kendall Jenner

Jenner tends to stick to shades of nude. But when she does wear a bold color, it's typically this orange-red shade called Volatile from Estée Lauder.

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Rooney Mara

Mara's dark, candy apple lips popped against her delicate dress at the Academy Awards.

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Olivia Munn

Munn promoted Office Christmas Party with a festive holly-hued lipstick.

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Joan Smalls

This mix of brown and red lipsticks on Smalls gives off '90s supermodel vibes without looking too retro.

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Miranda Kerr

Kerr shows off that the classic combination of a white ensemble with red lipstick never goes out of fashion.

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Sienna Miller

Miller wears a bright, matte red lipstick to match the piping on her jacket.

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