lipstick

noun

lip·stick | \ ˈlip-ˌstik

Definition of lipstick

: a waxy solid usually colored cosmetic in stick form for the lips also : a stick of such cosmetic with its case

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Examples of lipstick in a Sentence

She was wearing bright red lipstick. I put on some lipstick.

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Kim Kardashian is once again faced with defending her parenting decisions on the internet after posting family photos that featured her five-year-old daughter, North West, wearing red lipstick. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Kim Kardashian Defends Decision to Let Daughter North Wear Red Lipstick," 27 Dec. 2018 On Monday, Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof was laid to rest in a lipstick-red casket strewn with roses. — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Seattle Times, "Dennis Hof, deceased brothel owner dubbed the ‘Trump of Pahrump,’ wins state assembly seat in Nevada," 7 Nov. 2018 Perched on a settee in the lobby of the Parker New York hotel, near Central Park, Carys Zeta Douglas certainly looks the part of celebrity daughter, in a lipstick-red Réalisation Par dress, black suede ankle boots, and delicate gold jewelry. — Michael Callahan, Town & Country, "Show Business Royalty Carys Zeta Douglas Is Ready for Her Close Up," 1 Aug. 2018 Four of these storybook gnome villas are available to rent, but there’s no time for that today: Instead, take your pictures and swing over to Michigan Beach Park, home to the lipstick-red Charlevoix South Pier Light Station. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, "Road Trip: 3 Days in Northern Michigan," 19 July 2018 My mom had all of their lipsticks and nail polishes and that was our thing. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "From Makeup Tricks to Simple Self-Care Tips, Ashley Graham's Stress-Free Guide to Holiday Vacation Packing," 8 Dec. 2018 The lip color featured in the clip might be just a filter, but the social media footage could mark the first time that someone was able to wear a face mask without messing up their lipstick. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Kendall Jenner Got Cozy in a Face Mask and Kylie Cosmetics’s Instagram Lip Kit Filter," 6 Dec. 2018 That’s my Anastasia Beverly Hills eyebrow pencil… my lipstick… my perfume… and then my foundation. — Dani Deahl, The Verge, "What’s In Your Bag, Alison Wonderland?," 24 Aug. 2018 In February, Fenty Beauty reposted an Instagram photo of Shudu wearing one of its plush matte lipsticks. — Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, "Meet Shudu, the world's first digital supermodel," 26 June 2018

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