How to Use lipstick in a Sentence

lipstick

noun

• I put on some lipstick.
• She was wearing bright red lipstick.
• As for how to find the best shades of red lipstick for your skin tone?
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2024
• Your lipstick says that this look is too young for you.
  — Audrey Burges, The New Yorker, 5 July 2023
• She’s just left that ring with a nice big lipstick smudge.
  — Mary Ellen Klas, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
• Turlington sure knows how to amp up the glam for evening: with a slick of lipstick.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2022
• If lipstick isn't your thing, then just a trace of pigment may be the way to go.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2022
• Plenty of smiles came my way on the Métro, thanks to her lipstick stain on my face.
  — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024
• Would bright pink lipstick, a cartoon print tie, or a blue steel pout do the trick?
  — Sofia Shchukina, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
• Pugh slicked her hair back and wore dark red lipstick paired with dark red nails.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
• The whisky is good, but perhaps the flashy decanter is putting some lipstick on a pig.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2023
• And Clairol’s winning thing on the mouth: Call-a-Copper lipstick.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 July 2023
• Throw on a rabbit fur stole, red lipstick and you’re all set.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
• Think of those heavy-set glasses à la Iris Apfel, or of a bold pink or red lipstick.
  — Kathleen Baird-Murray, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2023
• There’s not enough lipstick to make this pig presentable.
  — Michael Lerseth, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2022
• The lipstick red works really nice on my skin with a deep tan.
  — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2022
• The singer wore her hair hair down for the outing and sported light makeup and red lipstick.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
• The pop star then takes a moment to apply lipstick in the reflection of a large knife.
  — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
• Grab a black wig and some red lipstick, and slip into a sleek black dress for a clever (and so easy!) costume.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
• Who was the first to cloak themselves in darkness and smear black lipstick onto their face?
  — Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2023
• Take a page out of Max Mara's playbook — keep thing simple, with a tinge of coral lipstick.
  — Allure Staff, Allure, 22 Sep. 2022
• Some startups think this is like trying to put lipstick on a pig.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
• The Dior Addict lipstick gives up to six hours of color and shine and 24 hours of hydration.
  — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024
• They were often worn against bare skin, with no lipstick.
  — Thessaly La Force, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2022
• For starters, the red French tips perfectly match her red lipstick.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Dec. 2023
• Just pop out your computer, throw in your lipstick and phone, and get on your way!
  — Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 31 May 2023
• Her beauty mark, her blonde hair, and that slash of red lipstick are iconic in their own right.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2022
• The problem is, they were handed 50 pigs and only one stick of lipstick.
  — CBS News, 15 Jan. 2023
• With a cigarette between her mani-ed fingers, Cardi took a drag through her deep void lipstick.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
• Link it with your favorite red lipstick and this designer pick can instantly class up any outfit well into winter.
  — Clint Davis, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024