Your BEST Dior Lipstick Shades
In 1947, Christian Dior revolutionized women’s wardrobes with the New Look silhouette. That year, he also changed haute couture beauty deciding to “dress women’s smiles” with a true red lipstick. Dior celebrates this moment with 50 shades of Rouge Dior Lipstick. Dior’s Angie Semple handpicks the very best shades for your skin tone, personality and sense of style.
Brand: Dior
City: Paris
Launch: 50 Rouge Dior Lipsticks
The quote: “I created this Rouge Dior collection so women can choose and change shades to express themselves.” – Peter Philips, Creative & Image Director of Dior Makeup
Backstory: Christian’s scarlet dresses in 1953 were created with ‘shock factor’ in mind. He named them ‘Scream’, ‘Zinia’, and Satan and used shades of poppy, madder & geranium. To complete the look, he developed eight limited edition shades of red lipstick housed in a bullet with obelisk-shaped cap.
New texture: What’s new for autumn 2016, is an ultra-matte texture in a hydrating formula. Mango butter, hyaluronic acid and aroleat samphira provide 16 hours of comfort without drying or streaking. The colour is also available in a satin finish.
Five colour families: To make the collection easier to shop and wear, Peter designed the shades in five colour families: the legendary reds, the passionate corals, the pretty pinks, the natural nudes and extremes.
Rouge Dior lipstick
Your best Dior lip shades
The best Rouge Dior shade to make your teeth look whiter: Opera 762
The best Rouge Dior shade if you are very fair complexion with red hair: Grege 1947 169
Best Rouge Dior shade for a job interview: Ready 642
Best Rouge Dior shade for very deep skin tones: Rouge Zinnia 743
Best Rouge Dior shade for mid-tone Indian/South Asian skin tones: Euphoric Matte 652
Best Rouge Dior for olive skin tones and dark hair colour: Soiree Rio 776
Best Rouge Dior to wear to a job interview: Rendez-Vous 683
Best Rouge Dior to wear to a music festival: Visionary Matte 602
Best Rouge Dior if you totally love the colour pink: Exuberant Matte 787
Dior Beauty is available in Canada at select Hudson’s Bay stores and thebay.com
26 Comments
Nancy Totten
May 19, 2022 at 7:15 pmI am looking for Dior lipstickshade475, can you help me?
Melanie E
November 24, 2017 at 10:03 pmLovely shades of lipstick! Thanks for the info! @MaraMel
Alayne Langford
November 23, 2017 at 10:39 amGreat article! My favourites are Opera, for a night out, and Grege, for every day! 🙂
Hamsa wagdy
November 23, 2017 at 9:19 amWooow ❤
Trisha Pedros
November 23, 2017 at 8:01 amLove “Dress women’s smiles” absolutely wonderful! Every time I apply lipstick going forward, I will be thinking about dressing my smile! Great read, Dave! And the Grege 1947 169 is the perfect colour for this fair skinned woman!!
Mary Scheel
November 22, 2017 at 10:37 pmGorgeous colours, like the suggestions for each one. Thanks Dave
BELINDA LAWLOR
November 22, 2017 at 10:08 pmamazing once again Dior Lux @clarklawlor.com
Ashley Martinez
November 22, 2017 at 8:46 pmBeautiful colors!!!
Anonymous
November 22, 2017 at 8:25 pmWhat a gorgeous colors❤️
Liz Howard
November 22, 2017 at 7:34 pm❤
marie
November 22, 2017 at 5:36 pm???? Dior = Dream ????
Gonny Aarts
November 22, 2017 at 3:14 pmRendez vous looks very special
Danielle Perrault
November 22, 2017 at 2:41 pmHi Dave, it’s hard to make a choice but i will be delited to try Soiree Rio 776! Never try Dior lipstick before!
@danielleperrau4
bunnykins
November 22, 2017 at 12:21 pmGorgeous shades! Soiree 776 anytime! We all know the luxurious quality of Dior lipsticks.
Bev Sayers
November 22, 2017 at 11:49 amThe colours are beautiful! I love medium shades. If I find a colour a little dark for me I lightly add a light colour gloss on top. Love rose and plum shades but will try them all! JustroseCanada on Twitter
Bev Sayers
November 22, 2017 at 11:48 amThe colours are beautiful! I love medium shades. If I find a colour a little dark for me I lightly add a light colour gloss on top. Love rose and plum shades but will try them all! Justrose Canada on Twitter
megan styles
November 22, 2017 at 10:46 amHi Dave! Megan again! My Twitter name is @MoxeeBrushes and I love my nude colors, & sheer pinks. I’ve never had the money to try these lipsticks but the colors that came closest to the ones I would wear would be the last one and the job interview one- which is color exhuberant matte 787 and ready 642. If there were any colors that were more of a sheer pink, or a nude or taupe color- that would be me as well. To be honest with you though~ if I won an old sick from you I would be happy????love ya Dave! happy Thanksgiving
megan styles
November 22, 2017 at 10:47 am****SOCK****not sick????????I hate autocorrect!! I’m gonna call it autoWRONG
Michele Hallman
November 22, 2017 at 9:56 amDior! I simply adore! I would love to win. Thanks for the opportunity.
Yevette Parker
November 22, 2017 at 9:51 amI love776! @yevetteparker
September Dee
November 22, 2017 at 9:46 amThese shades are so pretty. Thanks for the tips in chosing the right shade. Ive been wearing shade 999 for years but will also try some others like 762 for whiter looking teeth!
Emily Mitton
November 22, 2017 at 9:28 amWhat a beautiful collection! I really love the quote as to why it was created, “I created this Rouge Dior collection so women can choose and change shades to express themselves.” So important for universal beauty. @MittonEmily
Anne Maureen Scarff
November 22, 2017 at 9:27 amDior had a marvellous colour Rose of the Andes. Does anyone know what the number was, and if it is made these days?
Linda L
November 22, 2017 at 8:30 am❤Dior Luxe! What a beautiful set of colours! Love that Rendezvous-vous 683!
@linlett60
Tamara Dungan
November 22, 2017 at 7:46 amThese are so beautiful!
Joanne
November 22, 2017 at 7:09 amAbsolutely Gorgeous colors! What woman wouldn’t want these for their wardrobe.