What is "lipstick"

makeup \make"up`\, make-up \make"-up`\(m[=a]k"[u^]p`), n.

1. 1. The way in which the parts of anything are put together.

   The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their mental make-up.
   --L. F. Ward.

2. The constituent parts of anything; as, the makeup of the new congress was predominantly conservative.

3. Cosmetics applied to the face, such as lipstick, facial power, or eye shadow.

4. The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor.

5. The effect or appearance of the wearing of makeup (in senses 3 or 4); often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character; as, her makeup was very realistic.

6. An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up examination; as, the student took his make-up on Saturday.

7. (Printing) The appearance of a page of a publication, specifically the type style of the text and the spatial arrangement of the text, illustrations, advertising material etc., on the page.

8. (Printing) The art or process of arranging the portions of a printed publication on the pages for esthetic reasons or for optimal effect on the reader.

1880, from lip (n.) + stick (n.).

n. 1 (context uncountable English) makeup for the lips. 2 (context countable English) A stick of this make-up.

n. makeup that is used to color the lips [syn: lip rouge]

1. v. form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks"

2. apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"

Lipstick is a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that apply color, texture, and protection to the lips.

Many colors and types of lipstick exist. As with most other types of makeup, lipstick is typically, but not exclusively, worn by women. The use of lipstick dates back to medieval times. Some lipsticks are also lip balms, to add color and hydration.

Lipstick is a 1976 American rape and revenge thriller film directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Margaux Hemingway, Chris Sarandon, and Anne Bancroft. Mariel Hemingway also has a supporting role as Margaux's onscreen sister. The film follows a fashion model who is raped by her sister's music teacher. Upon his release from jail, he rapes her sister, leading her to enact a brutal revenge.

"Lipstick" is the debut single from former Mis-Teeq singer Alesha Dixon, and the Murlyn production team in Sweden for Alesha's debut solo album Fired Up (2006). Produced by Anders Bagge and Peer Åström of Murlyn Music, the song peaked at #14 on the UK singles chart.

Lipstick is the eleventh studio album recorded by Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán. It was released on March 23, 2004. Was produced by Desmond Child, William Edwards and Jules Gondar.

This album shows a darker image for the singer leading it to be panned by the critics, and was not as successful as other releases, however it managed to receive two Latin Grammy award nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Solo Performance. Also received a Grammy Nomination for Best Latin Rock/Alternative album, the second American Grammy nomination for the singer and the first since 1992 when her album Flor de Papel was nominated.

The album yielded two singles: " Lipstick" and " Tu Eres Mi Luz".

"Lipstick" is the title of the first single released from the album of the same name by Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán in 2004. The song was written by Desmond Child, Lisa Greene, Roger Rusell, Ernest Newsky, N.C. Thanh and Storm Lee and translated to Spanish by Alejandra Guzmán and Jodi Marr. The track was also recorded in English and this version is included on the album.

The song was not as successful as any first single from Guzman's albums because presented a very different sound to her music, however with this track, the singer (along with all the songwriters) received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song, losing to "Eres" by Café Tacuba.

Lipstick is a cosmetic product.

Lipstick may also refer to:

Lipstick is a Hindi language Indian television series, produced by Rose Movies that premiered on Zee TV on 9 September 2002. The story unvails the truth of how best friends can turn into enemies in the pursuit of love and success.

"Lipstick" is a song by the American alternative rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released as the second single from their 1998 album RFTC. It was released by Elemental Records in three versions: as a 7" vinyl single and as two different CD singles, each with a different track list. It was the only one of the album's three singles to chart, reaching #64 on the UK Singles Chart.

Lipstick (, Uruuliin budag) is a Mongolian all-female band. Lipstick's music varies between melodic pop songs, R&B, and pumping disco beats. They were formed on March 1, 1999. The next year they won the Pentatonic award, a national rock and pop music award, as the best debut band. Since then they have received several other prominent awards for their work and were very successful with the younger generation in Mongolia from 1999 to 2002. They all sing and play instruments such as keyboard, solo guitar, bass guitar and drums. They also used traditional instruments such as the Shanz (a 3-stringed plucked musical instrument) and the Yatga (a kind of zither) for their music, e.g. in the songs Khüree khüükhnüüd 'City ladies' and Sarnai tsetseg 'Rose'. As of 2007, the band is inactive, but still widely considered one of the representative Mongolian pop bands.

"Lipstick" is a song by the Canadian singer Elise Estrada. It peaked at #46 on Canadian Hot 100 and is in radio station CFBT-FM's regular rotation.

"Lipstick" is a song by Irish pop duo Jedward. It is written by Danish songwriters Lars Jensen and Martin Larsson and UK lyricist Dan Priddy. It is Jedward's third single and the first song released from their second studio album, Victory and is best known as Ireland's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 held in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Lipstick is the first full-length album by After School sub-unit Orange Caramel. It was released on September 12, 2012 and contains 13 songs (including a new recording of their song "Bangkok City".) The title track "Lipstick" was used as the album's lead single. The album includes previous hits such as "Magic Girl", "A-ing" and "Shanghai Romance" and each member also has their own solo song.

Il rossetto (internationally released as Lipstick) is a 1960 Italian crime- drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. It is the feature film debut of Damiani, after two documentaries and several screenplays. The film's plot was loosely inspired by actual events. Pietro Germi reprised, with very slight modifications, the character he played in Un maledetto imbroglio.