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The combination of eerie rubber gloves and makeup artist Emi Kaneko’s oxblood lip at Lii seemed to embody the spirit of the main character of the 2013 sci-fi thriller Under the Skin.
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Colors were mostly muted browns, grays, black and ivory, along with pops of oxblood and red.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Her top picks for what to turn to instead include burgundy and oxblood.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
Royal blue, oxblood, and gold paint illuminated the creation of Adam and the temptation of Eve—the couple who give the place its name, the Crypt of the Original Sin—along with various apostles and archangels.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Colors were mostly muted browns, grays, black and ivory, along with pops of oxblood and red.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Her top picks for what to turn to instead include burgundy and oxblood.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
Royal blue, oxblood, and gold paint illuminated the creation of Adam and the temptation of Eve—the couple who give the place its name, the Crypt of the Original Sin—along with various apostles and archangels.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Oxblood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxblood. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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oxblood
noun
ox·blood
ˈäks-ˌbləd 
: a medium reddish brown
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