OH NO you are probably right! I hadn't thought of that... geez. Guess I'll go buy it up today.

What a bummer.

Please excuse my ignorance, what brand is Russian red?

I have very dark hair, green-gray eyes, & fair skin, edging towards almost medium in summer. Classic high-contrast vampy coloring, a natural for dramatic looks, especially on the goth side.
At 50, my skin tone is changing, & I now have a few burgundy highlights covering most of the silver streaks, softening my natural black hair quite bit. I've found that except for theatrical purposes, my makeup is now more flattering softened a bit, too.

The deep almost plummy cool crimsons, & intense scarlets that once worked well, can look a little harsh & aging now, especially for day. My new go-tos for day: sheer lipstains one or 2 shades lighter than I used to wear, or the more intense ones applied sparingly, & quickly blotted just to leave a sheer wash of color, especially if I go for the deep purplely tints.
I use a neutral lipliner just about the same color or a shade darker than my natural lip- I like Revlon Timeliner Sheer pencils-to keep it from bleeding, fill in any gaps. Then just a swipe w/ a good lip balm- I like Paula's Choice w/ SPF15, or Montana Emu Oil's unscented stick.. If I want some tint, I'll use one of Burt's Bee's tinted lip balms.I like Raisin or Merlot.

My new go-to red lipsticks, all of which work well over lipstains for lasting power & more intensity:
Clinque Berry Cider- a soft neutral red, that works on most skin tones, moist but lasts pretty well. It's like my natural lip tone, but a couple of shades darker. My recent favorite for day- goes w/ almost any clothes & makeup.
Clinque Angel Red- sheer, but color -intense, a fairly neutral deeper red w/ a touch of warm earthiness- but not enough to sway it from being in the neutral spectrum.
For a gloss, I like Revlon's sheer lasting gloss in a tube w/ a wand- there's a wine red that's always in my purse for a little glam.

We have to change our makeup some as we move into different ages, or we end up looking oddly masked, even harsh.

Thanks so much for sharing this Sandi......

I just read this and talk about irritating! I had been planning to go through my make-up to clean out stuff and toss things that I've had for two long....now I wonder whats safe in my "tackle-box-o-face-paint"???