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Lipstick Quotes

Sayings on shade, shine, and a little extra confidence.

These quotes celebrate lipstick as more than a beauty product, a matte finish that feels reliably in style, a bold red reached for on low-confidence days, and one small step in a longer routine. See our Lips quotes.

I discovered I was passionate about the creative process, the product development, creating a concept around a fragrance or lipstick.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

Lipsticks are like socks. I put lipstick on before any other makeup. I use MAC's Chestnut lip liner, and sometimes I mix two or three shades together.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

Lipstick is always in, whether it's matte, creamy, glossy, and so on.

Quotes by Zoe Foster Blake

I have a few rules on lipstick... I don't wear gloss because I can't talk properly. I like matte lipsticks; I like an opaque shade that you can't see my lip color through at all.

Quotes by Tracee Ellis Ross

Always Quotes

I do mascara, I do lipstick, I do eyeliner and a little powder, and I fill in my eyebrows because mine are a little thin... I love makeup.

Quotes by Tori Bowie

I carry Marc Jacobs Magic Marc'er eyeliner and Christian Dior red lipstick to amp up my look in a flash.

Quotes by Stana Katic

I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on my phone?

Quotes by Sharon Stone

I like to drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on the phone?

Quotes by Sharon Stone

I used to wear a lot of red lipstick, and when I got a pimple, I'd cover it up with eyeliner to turn it into a beauty mark.

Quotes by Selma Blair

Like Quotes

I sing a lot, so if I have lipstick, it gets all over the microphone, so I rarely wear lipstick.

Quotes by Sabrina Carpenter

Early in my career, I was involved with engineer-led projects, where designers came in late in the game and were expected to put lipstick on an existing code base. This almost never works.

Quotes by Ryan Holmes

I came out of the womb waving red lipstick.

Quotes by Rose McGowan

In our factory, we make lipstick. In our advertising, we sell hope.

Quotes by Peter Nivio Zarlenga

For a fast touch-up, mix a lipstick with a little bit of balm to create a stain. You can also use your foundation as a concealer.

Quotes by Pat McGrath

Lips Quotes

Apply the lipstick first and then the gloss in the middle of the lips to add a touch of light.

Quotes by Pat McGrath

The lipstick, to make a matte that feels like heaven, is unheard of.

Quotes by Pat McGrath

Before I put another notch in my lipstick case, you better make sure you put me in my place.

Quotes by Pat Benatar

Whenever I need that extra confidence booster, whenever I want to feel that extra chic-edgy, I grab red lipstick.

Quotes by Nikita Dragun

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.

Quotes by Mary Pickford

Love Quotes

On a film, I was always acting. I was either changing my clothes really quickly and wiping off the lipstick and putting on the other lipstick and then working constantly, constantly.

Quotes by Maggie Gyllenhaal

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these lipstick quotes focus on?
They cover personal preferences, matte versus glossy finishes, favorite shades like bold red, and the small daily ritual of putting together a makeup routine.
Why do some quotes mention specific lipstick finishes?
Because finish matters to the people quoted, one explains a preference for matte, opaque shades over gloss, largely because gloss can interfere with speaking comfortably.
Is red lipstick mentioned specifically?
Yes, one quote describes reaching for red lipstick specifically as a confidence booster on days that call for feeling a bit more bold.
Do these quotes talk about a full makeup routine, or just lipstick?
One widens the lens to a full routine, mascara, eyeliner, powder, and filling in eyebrows, with lipstick as just one favorite part of it.
Where can I read more quotes about lips specifically?
Visit our Lips quotes page for sayings focused more narrowly on lips themselves.

For more on personal style rituals, browse our Love quotes or our Always quotes.