Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
get statement lips
French translation:
pour des lèvres éclatantes
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Dec 22, 2011 21:50
12 yrs ago
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English term
get statement lips
English to French
Marketing
Cosmetics, Beauty
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We're talking about makeup and lipstick in particular (bright red color)
Proposed translations
(French)
Proposed translations
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10 hrs
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pour des lèvres éclatantes
"Statement lips can be pretty much any colour, from a brashy bubblegum pink to an opaque matte red to a gothic purple to a sunny orange; as long as they’re bold, bright and bolshy you’re onto a winner."
"Think Theda Bara, or Marilyn Monroe, or Rihanna, or Rachel Roy’s latest runway look, or Alexis Bledel, or Antonio Berardi’s Fall collection. (or just Google ‘statement lips’, ‘bright lipsticks’ or a variation of that and see what takes your fancy [...]"
http://oxfordstudent.com/2011/11/16/beauty-trend-of-the-week...
"Think Theda Bara, or Marilyn Monroe, or Rihanna, or Rachel Roy’s latest runway look, or Alexis Bledel, or Antonio Berardi’s Fall collection. (or just Google ‘statement lips’, ‘bright lipsticks’ or a variation of that and see what takes your fancy [...]"
http://oxfordstudent.com/2011/11/16/beauty-trend-of-the-week...
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I decided to pick this one as it fitted best with the context. Thank you to all of you"
54 mins
obtenir des lèvres qui parlent
Sorry, just couldn't resist it!
1 hr
Yellowstone
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
French
United Kingdom
Humanities, Medicine and Pharmacology
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
Réussir une bouche de femme fatale
very bright red suggests femme fatale
+1
4 hrs
Nicolas Roussel
Philippines
Philippines
Native in French
Philippines
English to French Technical Translation
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Canadian) 
Works in: English to French
se donner des lèvres qui en disent long
Une autre possibilité.
12 hrs
Odile Raymond
France
France
Native in French
France
Certified translator-English/Chinese →FR
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, Chinese to French, French
Related KudoZ points
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16
pour une bouche au rouge détonnant/"rouge très rouge"
http://www.plurielles.fr/beaute/diaporama/15-baumes-levres-n...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-12-23 10:46:29 GMT)
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ou encore : "pour une bouche canon"
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-12-23 10:46:37 GMT)
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http://alertealiege.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/rimmel-x-kate-m...
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