Effortless, Expensive-Looking, and Impossibly Chic—This Red Lipstick Is Already a Parisian Girl Staple

A French beauty routine is simply incomplete without red lipstick. It’s classic, romantic, and at once bold and effortless. Case in point: Many French women will leave the house with no makeup at all, save for a swipe of crimson.

As for the best red lipstick to buy? Well, that’s ultimately up to the wearer, but word to the wise: Celine Beauté’s Rouge Triomphe is already on its way to becoming a French-girl classic. It soft-launched at Harrods this summer with an exclusive pop-up, but today marks its official global arrival, so now all of us can finally snag the lippie online. And friendly warning—it will likely become your new go-to red.

Celine Beauté will offer a total of 15 satin-finish shades this upcoming January—ranging from petal pink to coral to deep plum—but today, the brand kicks off its foray into makeup with Rouge Triomphe, a classic, true red. It’s a timeless color essential for Parisian allure, and the formula itself is super lightweight and buildable, composed of 89% natural ingredients.

In fact, actor and model Ever Anderson reveals she’s wearing multiple layers of Rouge Triomphe when we meet at New York’s Morgan Library to preview the new launch. (Anderson is the face of the Beauté campaign.) “I kind of just go in there and go crazy,” she tells me. “I’ll do a few layers, touch it on my cheeks a little bit, blend that out, and then whatever I have left over on my fingers I’ll rub on my eyes.” Forgiving and ultra-creamy (not unlike a haute couture fabric), the formula is practically begging to be worn with this effortless, French girl-coded technique.

Like anything created by Celine’s Artistic Director Heidi Slimane, the refillable packaging is nothing short of sublime. (Would you expect anything less?) It doubles as an objet d’art, featuring a gold medal case embossed with Celine’s signature Triomphe emblem and “Le Rouge Celine Paris” engraved on the center ring.