Day 13: It's all in a Name

There are many reasons why a beauty junkie will purchase countless lipsticks. We lose our mind over color, texture, packaging, brand, the free gift with purchase and the limited editions. The nuts and bolts of the lipstick are analyzed over makeupalley and various beauty blogs. This discourse can make or break a lipsticks future. Will it sell out within a week of launch or will it end up at your local CCO outlet collecting dust on a shelf?

I have a crazy theory that lipstick names also play a part in their success or failure. The naughtier the name, the better it sells. For example, MAC's Lavender Whip, sold out within a week of launch at most counters. The color is unique, amazing and flattering on so many, yet it is still a difficult color for the masses to get behind. The slightly naughty connotation of the whip might just have nudged it along to greatness. Nars has made naughty names common place. People tittered over Orgasm but it was Deep Throat that made me pause. I knew the man was a diabolical genius. He carries on his work with such clever names gleamed from movies such as Pillow Talk and Boogie Nights. My personal favorite has always been Foul Play. Besides being the perfect pink nude, I have always adored saying the name. It made me feel slightly vampy like Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity. I was required to buy Female Trouble due to my long standing love of Mr John Waters. I also bought Rimmel's Snog lip gloss just based on the name. I just wanted to be able to say that I was wearing snog on my lips. Luckily the color is flattering!

MAC also likes to flirt with naughty. A few names spring to mind such as Illicit(a fleshy nude gloss), Lingerie(a baby pink frost lipstick), Racy(a pink coral 3d glass), Tartlette(a shimmering peach lipglass), and Cockatease(a fizzy peach frost). There are so much more in the line but that would require at least a weeks time to dig into the archives.

Chanel keeps it above the belt and very ladylike. Standout names are Sweet Sixteen, Sundress(a baby pink glossimer), Flirt, Darling and Pink Ballerina. The names seem girly and wholesome.

Sometimes a lippie can get political. Lipstick Queen's Oxymoron gloss in Honest Politician had to come home with me due to the clever name.

I work for a politician.

I wear it throughout the primaries and every political dinner. It pairs well with a smokey eye and gives me a giggle during long winded speeches.

What are your favorite lipstick or lip gloss names?

Let us know in the comments.