The Best Lipstick Shades for Every Zodiac Sign

Cosmopolitan

8 hours ago

Lip products have a unique power to elevate any makeup routine. Sure, a good dark circle concealer can erase tiredness, and a good cream blush can add a nice flush to your face, but nothing quite adds instant sparkle to your face like the perfect lipstick or lip gloss. And just like your self-care routine or eye makeup, the impact of your lip product can feel even stronger when it's in sync with your birth chart.
Now, this is not a certified fact (we see you sceptics lurking), but more of a beauty observation. And with SO many product options out there, a little celestial guidance can be needed sometimes, right? Ahead, the best lip color according to your zodiac sign (check out your moon and rising too!).
Warm, fiery, and passionate, a burnt orangey-red is basically Aries in lipstick form. Being the light in any room you step in, of course, a power shade was going to be your pick.
We know you're fussy particular with your beauty choices, fair Taurus, so you'll love Vieve Poutder lip formulas. They were created in South Korea and contain a plethora of great skin-nourishing ingredients like vitamin E and hyaluronic acid, and deliver a matte texture that suits your active lifestyle. The shade Ripple is a deep rose hue that works for all skin tones.
Yep, we knew your interest piqued when you read 'Odyssey' because a Gemini would have to use a lip gloss that's an adventure in a tube. Milk Odyssey lip gloss is a cushion-y gloss that's flecked with iridescent shimmery particles and we know it speaks to your youthful character. But if you want something that speaks to your more ruthless, cut-throat side, a deep, dark brownish red like NARS Explicit Lipstick in Ravenous is perfect for you.
Cosmo UK's very own Cancerian Senior Features Editor, Jenni Savin, swears by this classic red, Urban Decay's Vice Matte Lipstick in 714 and it's completely befitting to all the best Cancerian traits. Loyalty is easy with a classic blue-toned red that suits all and can enhance your other features (make your eyes and your teeth look more sparkly) which we know you're all about.
What says 'look at me' more than juicy, full lips? A plumping gloss in nude has to be your go-to, Leo. You thrive when you look your best but in that 'I'll naturally this gorgeous' kinda way which is why a nude hue is surprisingly your signature. When it comes to plumping glosses though, given your love for pampering and hatred for discomfort you need one that isn't going to be too painful or irritating, luckily, our resident Leo, Beauty Writer Lia Mappoura, recommends the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Big Lip Plumpgasm glosses.
Virgo, we know you're the quality controllers of the zodiac, and nothing less than the best will ever cross your lips. BUT we also know that beneath that critical and classic exterior, you like a little bit of cheeky fun. Your perfect lip match? Isamaya Liplacq. Not only is it chic (the packaging, hello!), the color is unique, and the formula is multitasking with hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump the lips to boot.
Dearest Libra friends, we know it kills you to make a snappy decision, so why ponder over whether you should use a lip balm to nourish or a gloss for shine, and pick both? The Violette_FR Lip Nectars contain squalane, shea butter, ceramides and hyaluronic acid to repair but gives lips a hit of color too. Plus, we know you love for effortless beauty has Parisian flair written all over it.
Sexy Scorpio, a sultry brown like Fenty Gloss Bomb Heat in Hot Choclit needs a space in your handbag. It's a universal nude that looks so good on all skin tones—plus it has enough pigment in it that it creates a 'wow' factor, but isn't so pigmented that you have to worry about too much transfer when you're smooching your partner. Also, the subtle lip plumping effect makes your lips look extra kissable.
Bounding, fearless, and optimistic, your best lip product was never going to be a nude pink, was it? Sag, you're trailblazing and rebellious, so a red—like MAC's Silky Matte in—will match your boldness perfectly (and stay put for hours too).
The hardest-working star sign needs a product that delivers just as hard, right? It's why I, Cosmo UK's resident Capricorn, reach for this tinted lip oil time and time again. Is it a tint, a gloss, an oil, or a stain? Girl, it's a hybrid of all three but does all of them SO well. It's not sticky but leaves a cushiony softness on the lips, and when the oil wears away, you still have a beautiful tint on the lips that is anything but dry.
Your creative, care-free nature is so befitting for a fun, standout color—it brings out the eccentricity in you—like the new Too Faced Cloud Crush Whipped Lip & Cheek Lip Color in Super Candy Clouds.
Romantic and magical, we love a Piscean. As a watery sign, a more liquid formula suits you to the ground and something that gives you that lover's flush or the look of a just-kissed lip? Yes, please. And we know that you'll love the fact that Benetint works just as well for the cheeks and lips because it's basically beauty witchcraft.
Keeks Reid is the Beauty Director at Cosmopolitan UK. While she loves all things beauty, Keeks is a hair fanatic through and through. She started her career in beauty journalism in 2013 as editorial assistant at Blackhair and Hair magazines working her way to Acting Editor of Blackhair magazine at 23 years old. She spent much of her career working in trade hairdressing media at Hairdressers Journal, Salon International and the British Hairdressing Awards. Which is why she is a regular contributor to Cosmo's Curl Up franchise. Now, alongside her Cosmo work, she presents, creates content on social media and works with a range of beauty companies; from magazines and websites to beauty brands and salons.