lipstick

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It is an extension of the so-called "lipstick effect" economic theory that was popularised in the early 2000s, whereby people who couldn't afford to buy something really expensive would buy a little luxury item instead.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Juliette Lewis will spend the majority of the film’s runtime inanimate; a chic vegetable that her friends draw lipstick on and talk to, as if she were as normal and responsive as any other day.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The items include unpublished photographs, a script with notes from her final production, the unfinished short film "Something's Got to Give," and personal items such as handwritten recipes and her Elizabeth Arden lipstick.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

So where am I supposed to check my lipstick, mister?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

And the three girls set to work combing Boo’s hair, applying lipstick, painting her fingernails, and fitting her with fairy wings.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko