Lipstick
noun
A cosmetic product, generally in a stick form, that is applied to lips to add color or shine.
She applied some red lipstick before leaving for the party.
Often appears as...
- apply lipstick
- red lipstick
noun
A small crayon-like oil paint in a plastic or metal tube.
The artist used lipstick for his unconventional portrait.
noun
In the computing context, lipstick on a pig' is a phrase used when someone tries to make minor adjustments to improve the appearance or usability of a product.
Adding new graphics to the old user interface is just putting lipstick on a pig.
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A cosmetic product, generally in a stick form, that is applied to lips to add color or shine.
She applied some red lipstick before leaving for the party.
Often appears as...
- apply lipstick
- red lipstick
noun
A small crayon-like oil paint in a plastic or metal tube.
The artist used lipstick for his unconventional portrait.
noun
In the computing context, lipstick on a pig' is a phrase used when someone tries to make minor adjustments to improve the appearance or usability of a product.
Adding new graphics to the old user interface is just putting lipstick on a pig.
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Association
Lipstick is commonly associated with femininity and beauty routines.
He complimented her choice of lipstick, noting how it enhanced her features.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Different cultures have unique attitudes towards lipstick colors and when they are appropriate.
In her culture, wearing dark lipstick to a business meeting was a fashion faux pas.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Context
Wearing lipstick can be a social cue for events, signaling formality or casualness.
For the casual get-together, she skipped the lipstick.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Association
Lipstick is commonly associated with femininity and beauty routines.
He complimented her choice of lipstick, noting how it enhanced her features.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Different cultures have unique attitudes towards lipstick colors and when they are appropriate.
In her culture, wearing dark lipstick to a business meeting was a fashion faux pas.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Context
Wearing lipstick can be a social cue for events, signaling formality or casualness.
For the casual get-together, she skipped the lipstick.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Association
Lipstick is commonly associated with femininity and beauty routines.
He complimented her choice of lipstick, noting how it enhanced her features.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Different cultures have unique attitudes towards lipstick colors and when they are appropriate.
In her culture, wearing dark lipstick to a business meeting was a fashion faux pas.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Context
Wearing lipstick can be a social cue for events, signaling formality or casualness.
For the casual get-together, she skipped the lipstick.
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Lipstick PIPE Ingredients...
own from scratch using natural ingredients starting with rust as my homemade lipstick colorant and I'm going to use mica for some glitter and shine now mica comes from granite and other rocks and this stuff is the best glitter bomb material I have ever seen it gets everywhere and never comes out so use that information wisely as for my waxes
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Strange Forensics PIPE...
Wow. You literally put lipstick on a pig. We did. And outfit them accordingly. The personal effects that we're including will help the responders positively identify the individuals. Some of the stuff that would seem a little absurd about what's happening behind us, that's actually happening because you are trying as much as possible
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Why is yawning...
For example, watching someone do something physical, like knitting or putting on lipstick, can help you do those same actions more accurately. Neuroimaging studies using fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, show us that when we seem someone yawn or even hear their yawn,
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When technology...
to a lot of discussions you know really important stuff like Sheila those shoes not match that dress that is eyeshadow not lipstick you know roadside bingo was a bit of a challenge and you can imagine that was just the tip of the iceberg it was my introduction to an idea that I
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How smudge-proof...
working woman's lipsticks that doesn't just tint the lips, but also keeps them healthy and moisturized. Marketed as the only kissable lipstick, Bishop's product takes off and it isn't long before rival companies are not just replicating the lipstick
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Stephen Burt: Why people...
or "hit" can help us see how our unacknowledged assumptions can make us believe we are bad, either because sex is sinful or because we tolerate so much sexism. We let guys tell women what to do. The poem reacts to old lipstick ads,
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
about healing those even the women, in their best dresses, with beads and sequins sewn on the bodices, even in lipstick and mascara, their hair aflow, could only stand wringing their hands, begging for peace,
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Rethinking infidelity...
and a little bit of lipstick on the collar. Heather, she goes digging, and she finds hundreds of messages, and photos exchanged and desires expressed. The vivid details of Nick's two-year affair
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Safari Live - Day 158 PIPE...
clown's lipstick that they wear and there's another one over here great Oh are they running there we go hello incoming little baby I'm just very nice it was a world-class kudu starting out
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Inside America's dead...
Hanging out at the mall could be fun, but it could be really lame, too, like sharing a cigarette with a 40-year-old unemployed mall rat who has put on black lipstick for the night
Video examples
Lipstick PIPE Ingredients...
own from scratch using natural ingredients starting with rust as my homemade lipstick colorant and I'm going to use mica for some glitter and shine now mica comes from granite and other rocks and this stuff is the best glitter bomb material I have ever seen it gets everywhere and never comes out so use that information wisely as for my waxes
Video examples
Strange Forensics PIPE...
Wow. You literally put lipstick on a pig. We did. And outfit them accordingly. The personal effects that we're including will help the responders positively identify the individuals. Some of the stuff that would seem a little absurd about what's happening behind us, that's actually happening because you are trying as much as possible
Video examples
Why is yawning...
For example, watching someone do something physical, like knitting or putting on lipstick, can help you do those same actions more accurately. Neuroimaging studies using fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, show us that when we seem someone yawn or even hear their yawn,
Video examples
When technology...
to a lot of discussions you know really important stuff like Sheila those shoes not match that dress that is eyeshadow not lipstick you know roadside bingo was a bit of a challenge and you can imagine that was just the tip of the iceberg it was my introduction to an idea that I
Video examples
How smudge-proof...
working woman's lipsticks that doesn't just tint the lips, but also keeps them healthy and moisturized. Marketed as the only kissable lipstick, Bishop's product takes off and it isn't long before rival companies are not just replicating the lipstick
Video examples
Stephen Burt: Why people...
or "hit" can help us see how our unacknowledged assumptions can make us believe we are bad, either because sex is sinful or because we tolerate so much sexism. We let guys tell women what to do. The poem reacts to old lipstick ads,
Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
about healing those even the women, in their best dresses, with beads and sequins sewn on the bodices, even in lipstick and mascara, their hair aflow, could only stand wringing their hands, begging for peace,
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
and a little bit of lipstick on the collar. Heather, she goes digging, and she finds hundreds of messages, and photos exchanged and desires expressed. The vivid details of Nick's two-year affair
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 158 PIPE...
clown's lipstick that they wear and there's another one over here great Oh are they running there we go hello incoming little baby I'm just very nice it was a world-class kudu starting out
Video examples
Inside America's dead...
Hanging out at the mall could be fun, but it could be really lame, too, like sharing a cigarette with a 40-year-old unemployed mall rat who has put on black lipstick for the night
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Nia Vardalos
Canadian Actress
I think there is a moment in every parent's life where we realize that we have lost ourselves a little bit. It's a moment of looking in the mirror and going, 'I need to put on some lipstick.
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Aerin Lauder
American Businesswoman
Just because something is on trend doesn't mean you have to embrace it. You can look at it and admire it, but that doesn't mean you have to wear black nail polish or red lipstick.
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Nicki Minaj
American Musician
I can't see myself without pink lipstick. I can go without it for a couple days, but if there was no more pink lipstick in the world, I'd be useless. Seriously.
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Jerry Seinfeld
American Comedian
Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept God's final word on where your lips end.
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Nikita Dragun
American Celebrity
Whenever I need that extra confidence booster, whenever I want to feel that extra chic-edgy, I grab red lipstick.
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Nia Sharma
Indian Actress
Life's too short to wear boring clothes and apply boring lipsticks, and BTW, I loved my blue lipstick.
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Monica Bellucci
Italian Actress
If a man sees a woman with red lipstick, he admires her, but often he won't feel like kissing her.
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Sabrina Carpenter
American Musician
I sing a lot, so if I have lipstick, it gets all over the microphone, so I rarely wear lipstick.
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Sharon Stone
American Actress
I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on my phone?
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Charlotte Casiraghi
Royalty
I'm never afraid of using bold colors or glitter or a stronger lipstick.
Quote examples
Nia Vardalos
Canadian Actress
I think there is a moment in every parent's life where we realize that we have lost ourselves a little bit. It's a moment of looking in the mirror and going, 'I need to put on some lipstick.
Quote examples
Aerin Lauder
American Businesswoman
Just because something is on trend doesn't mean you have to embrace it. You can look at it and admire it, but that doesn't mean you have to wear black nail polish or red lipstick.
Quote examples
Nicki Minaj
American Musician
I can't see myself without pink lipstick. I can go without it for a couple days, but if there was no more pink lipstick in the world, I'd be useless. Seriously.
Quote examples
Jerry Seinfeld
American Comedian
Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept God's final word on where your lips end.
Quote examples
Nikita Dragun
American Celebrity
Whenever I need that extra confidence booster, whenever I want to feel that extra chic-edgy, I grab red lipstick.
Quote examples
Nia Sharma
Indian Actress
Life's too short to wear boring clothes and apply boring lipsticks, and BTW, I loved my blue lipstick.
Quote examples
Monica Bellucci
Italian Actress
If a man sees a woman with red lipstick, he admires her, but often he won't feel like kissing her.
Quote examples
Sabrina Carpenter
American Musician
I sing a lot, so if I have lipstick, it gets all over the microphone, so I rarely wear lipstick.
Quote examples
Sharon Stone
American Actress
I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on my phone?
Quote examples
Charlotte Casiraghi
Royalty
I'm never afraid of using bold colors or glitter or a stronger lipstick.
Example 1 of 10
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