In search of the perfect lipstick

We review three lipsticks that claim to offer shine, smoothness and shades of joy. But we are yet to find that perfect red

- Pooja Singh

Being a creature of habit, it's difficult for me to try new beauty products.

No amount of online and offline chatter can convince me of Mac Ruby Woo being the perfect red-I feel it's more cherry-red than red-red. I use Sephora No.1, which is close to red, but it's still not perfect; it's more tomato red. So, I am still looking for that perfect red.

I will also not give in to the trend of making four cracks on the lips using the liner and then applying gloss just to highlight them. This year, however, I made a resolution to experiment more-starting with buying lipsticks from brands that I have not used before. Below is a review of three new lipsticks, across different price ranges, used in the past month: