Code red: Making a statement with red lipstick for the everyday look

Red lips are hot for autumn but can you make them part of your everyday makeup? Rachel Marie Walsh thinks so.

Red lips stood out light exclamation points among the dewy faces, full brows and eyeliner spears on autumn’s catwalks. “Code Red! Trend Alert!,” said the lips at Louis Vuitton, Paco Rabanne and Helmut Lang and sometimes it is nice to see a new look so clearly defined.