This bright red waxgill is defined by its stable red pigmentation (no orange/yellow fade), white lamellae that develop a soft pink tint in older basidiomes, and a smooth, moist cap. The stipe is concolorous red, slender, and lacks fibrillose ornamentation.

Pileus: 15-40 mm wide, bright red, stable throughout development. Surface smooth, moist; not glutinous. Margin even, occasionally slightly wavy; never striate. Shape convex to expanded; older specimens may flatten slightly.
Lamellae: White when young, becoming white‑pink or pink‑tinged in mature collections. Adnate, moderately spaced. Edges smooth; no red pigmentation on the gill edge.
Stipe: 30-65 x 3-6 mm, slender, cylindrical. Red, matching the cap; colour stable. Surface smooth; no basal mycelial mat noted.
Odour/tast: no distinctive odor.