Whenever I need that extra confidence booster, whenever I want to feel that extra chic-edgy, I grab red lipstick.
I have problems because I’m very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.
Ewan was studying in London and he got this huge job in his final year, a part in Dennis Potter’s ‘Lipstick on Your Collar’ for Channel 4. He had no idea what happened on a TV set so I talked him through things.
But for real, for me, I feel like with the red lipstick thing it all depends on the pair of complexion. I’m just being for real. You have to be fair skinned to get away with that.
As a makeup artist, I learned quickly that the color of your lips affects the way a lipstick looks. If you see your friend wearing a great color, don’t assume it will be right for you.
My grandmother has strongly influenced my approach to beauty. She has always cared for her skin by cleansing and washing her face with warm water in the morning. At all times, she has lipstick on and her face is immaculately powdered – she follows the same routine to this day and looks great at 94.
In our factory, we make lipstick. In our advertising, we sell hope.
I don’t really wear lipstick.
I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on my phone?
I put on lip balm first thing in the morning and always use it before I swipe on my red lipstick.
I came out of the womb drawing on everything; I used to draw on my mother’s white furniture and her white walls with her red lipstick and my pencils. Little did she know that would later materialize into me doing what I do now – I’m a painter as well and a micromechanical engineer.
I think there’s this idea that lipstick is something quite old or something you’d only wear at night.
Two of my favourite products for a quick-fix are lipstick and mascara. I think with lipstick, brighter is better.
The process of getting into Miranda mode is simply making sure I’m as gross as possible. I make sure I’m wearing funky clothes and a lot of lipstick, and I’m good to go.
Rightly or wrongly, the Victorian considered that there were certain subjects which were not meet for inter-sexual discussion, just as they held that certain processes of the feminine toilet, like the powdering of the nose and the application of lipstick to the mouth, were (if done at all) better done in private.
When I go out to the supermarket or when I’m feeling lazy, I just put a little bright lipstick or gloss, and it brightens the skin. It’s about enhancing what I have.
Beyonce’s music is like lipstick or a decidedly tall pair of heels: It’s empowering.
If I’m feeling down in the dumps, or like I need a pop of colour, I’ll put on MAC’s Lipstick in Lady Danger. I discovered red lipstick when I did the Oscar season: Chanel sent me one and I realised how classic and glamorous it can be.
Always highlight the eyes with kajal. Brush your hair neatly and never step out of home without a touch of lipstick.
I have to exfoliate my lips as they’re quite a large surface area and sometimes when I wear lipstick, it goes all cakey. So I mix brown sugar with lip balm and just scrub it onto them.
My mum would like to see me on the cover of ‘Good Housekeeping’ demonstrating children’s toys with some nice lipstick on.
I always try and put out posts on social media about feeling good inside, and there’s so much pressure for people to look a certain way and have a certain hairstyle or a certain lipstick.
I love Lancome’s L’Absolu Rouge lipstick, as it lasts. Unless you spend the whole night snogging, you won’t need to reapply it.
Growing up on stage, I was introduced to makeup at a young age and I will never forget the first time I tried on a L’Oreal Paris iconic lipstick – it was instant glamour and I’ve been hooked ever since.
I can’t live without mascara and lipstick – every day.
For me, graffiti means making marks on surfaces using just about anything, be it markers, spray, paint, chalk, lipstick, varnish, ink. Or it can be the result of scratches and incisions. The aim is to maintain the energy created by disturbance or excitement in the street.
I always wear red lipstick.
‘Lipstick Jungle’ was on the air for 20 episodes – I loved ‘Lipstick Jungle.’
When I was five, I discovered a secret box that contained Mummy’s stage makeup. It was like finding buried treasure. I tried the rouge, the eye shadow, the lipstick. But I couldn’t get the rouge off. Mummy spanked me terribly.
On the ground, I am a professional cricketer – I don’t need to wear lipstick. If I want to look good, I know when to wear make-up. I do not accept it being put on my face when I am wearing the India kit.
It’s been a dream of mine since I discovered my first lipstick to create and own my very own brand. My goal is to create products that do exactly what they say and that actually last!
I love lips, so I wanted to make the most lightweight liquid-to-matte lipstick on the market!
We have a snap of my dad wearing blue eye shadow, which I would always make fun of. When I was about 12 and first started wearing lipstick, my dad would ask, ‘Are you wearing makeup?’ I would say back, ‘You’re wearing more makeup there than I am!’
You have to have Aquaphor, because you don’t want a crusty, dry mouth, and this, in my opinion, is the best. It wears well, it’s a great base for any type of lip gloss, lipstick, anything like that.
You can’t keep changing men, so you settle for changing your lipstick.
I’m just a lipgloss, blush and mascara kind of girl. I like playing with a bright lipstick or a heavy eye… But not together!
In the CoverGirl Melting Pout Matte Lipstick ads, I am wearing this gorgeous purple color called Seismic. It’s such a different shade, but it works well with my face. I’ve got hazel eyes, and so purple kind of compliments it. It’s a nice shade to put on when I’m feeling a little sassy.
Katy Perry is the sexiest woman I’ve ever kissed. It was amazing and very purple – she had purple lipstick on. I don’t think there will ever be anything cooler than kissing her… until I marry her maybe!
Lipstick is the easiest way to dress up without doing a lot, but it’s hard to maintain, so I always opt for nudes if I’m going out for a long time.
Year after year, we see a new crop of musicians who do their best to look tough in lipstick and makeup. Maybe it’s a cry for help, an admission of their strong feminine side, or the realization that they don’t look so good any other way. Whatever the reason, makeup is as rock n’ roll as a Marshall stack.
I get fan letters written in everything from crayons to lipstick.
I’ve been wearing lipstick since I was in 7th grade. That was our form of daring self-expression, because we had to wear uniforms in school. It made our teachers so angry.
My personal memories of the brand go way back to the time when I was a teenager. L’Oreal make-up felt like a real luxury for me, and I remember dreaming of purchasing a L’Oreal lipstick.
The most versatile lipstick you can own is a shade that’s just a bit brighter than your natural lip color.
A brown lip liner will affect a red lipstick differently than a red lip liner.
I was deeply in love with David Soul from ‘Starsky & Hutch’ when I was 11 or 12. I used to borrow my mum’s peach nighty and put some lipstick on and say I was going on a date with him. I made this little purse and would carry a picture of him in it and say he was my boyfriend.
You want to enjoy your night, and you don’t want to suffer in your heels too long. Lipstick compensates for the lack of heels. It’s a good option, and it works.
For me, my favorite trends of summer are lots of color, wedges, rompers and bright lipstick.
Lipstick is always in, whether it’s matte, creamy, glossy, and so on.
I enjoyed doing Lipstick, but it scared me. I was very nervous. I couldn’t wait for it to be over. It was very real, and I was just a kid.
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