lip gloss

lip gloss

An exaggeration, misrepresentation, or distortion of reality, especially to make it seem happier, more innocent, or more carefree. Popular culture has taught young women that they will be happy so long as they find the right man to take care of this, but we all ought to know by now that that is just lip gloss smeared on emotional manipulation.
See also: gloss, lip
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lip gloss

n. lies; deception; exaggeration; BS. (From the name of a lipstick-like cosmetic.) Everything he says is just lip gloss. He is a liar at heart.
See also: gloss, lip
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • life isn't all rainbows and unicorns
  • life isn't all sunshine and rainbows
  • raise (one's) spirits
  • raise somebody's spirits
  • lift (one's) spirits
  • traipse in
  • deceive (someone) with (something)
  • deceive with
  • not have a care in the world
  • breeze in(to)
References in periodicals archive
NATURAL Helen said her pout was the effect of her lip gloss and not a filler treatment
WHICH of these new lip glosses should be your handbag must-have?
* Qosmedix has added new sample size lip gloss vials and caps to its growing mini packaging line.
"Lip liner is essential for preventing your lip gloss from bleeding, and creating the illusion of fuller lips," advises Collection make-up artist Francesca Neill.
Laura Geller Colour Luster Lip Gloss Hi-Def Top Coat in Gilded Honey, PS15, Cult Beauty (cult beauty.co.uk)
High Shine Lip Library ($18) showcases an assortment of five mini High Shine Lip Glosses from Naturally Nude to Glazed Plum to take your look from day to night.
It featured 27 Harry Potter-themed cosmetic items with 20 eye-shadow powders, five lip glosses and two face powders.
200 lip gloss. All makeup and lipstick Make Up For Ever.
The suggested retail price is $3.99 for the Lip-conditioning Slider Tub; $1.99 for a single Lip Balm Stick and $4.99 for a three-pack; and $2.99 per Lip Gloss.
"But I'd get away with lip gloss - even if it was blue, he'd let me wear it.
Splurge Lancome Lip Lover Gloss in 312 Pointe de Rose, PS18, Debenhams Save Burt's Bees Lip Gloss in Ocean Sunrise, PS8.99, burtsbees.
There's an Apricot Shimmer Brick, Pot Rouge for Lips and Cheeks A[degrees] inspired by Bobbi's memories of her grandmother who used lipstick on her cheeks instead of blush A[degrees] lip gloss, high shimmer lip gloss and nail polish.
THERE is nothing like a new lip gloss to give you a boost.
Lipstick and lip gloss are of special concern because when they are not being blotted on tissue or left as kiss marks, they are ingested or absorbed, bit by bit, by the individual wearing them, the study authors said.
Summary: Maybelline should blush, and pay up, for overstating how long it takes a popular brand of lipstick and lip gloss to wear off, according to a lawsuit filed on Friday.