dark red
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InStyle magazine recommends dramatic, dark red vampy lips, external as a breakaway from summer-friendly pinks and peaches.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
A document labeled “CONFIDENTIAL” dated Sep. 3, 2013, outlined the multi-page agreement between Gates and Nikolic in a “partnership interest,” including edits in dark red.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
In Portland, Oregon, where Chelsea is based, thick smoke from the worst wildfires in the state’s history cast the city in a dark red shadow, as if it was some sort of underworld.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
Shin Joon Hwan, an ecologist, walked along a road lined with cherry trees on the verge of blooming last week, examining the fine hairs around their dark red buds.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
It was entirely graceless, rather tall and badly angled, built of dark red brick.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
