lip gloss

American  

Or lipgloss

noun

1. a cosmetic used to give shine, and often a tint, to the lips.

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lip gloss British  

noun

1. a cosmetic preparation applied to the lips to give a sheen

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Etymology

Origin of lip gloss

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The ‘90s are back with a vengeance. Low-rise jeans, frosty lip gloss, baguette bags, fur boots — the whole Y2K closet has been ripped open and dumped all over TikTok. Gen-Z has been single-handedly keeping the eBay reseller market alive. And now that drinks trends are starting to catch up to fashion, the Cosmo’s younger, more “phone-eats-first” cousins have followed.

From Salon

The company supplies companies with billions of dollars a year in revenue, and also Blup, a three-person lip gloss startup.

From Los Angeles Times

Originally a US brand, Claire's opened its first UK store in the mid-90s and quickly became a mainstay among tweens who flocked there for affordable hair ties, glittery butterfly clips, matching friendship necklaces and lip gloss.

From BBC

Such portraits create a surprisingly revealing context for Surrealist Man Ray’s “Rrose Sélavy,” the famous photographs of Dada artist Marcel Duchamp in drag, bundled up in a cloche hat and fur-collared coat, eyeliner carefully smudged and lip gloss crisp.

From Los Angeles Times

“I hate to get in full glam for a subpar party; it’s a waste of lip gloss,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times