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avoir les lèvres habillés

English translation: have your lipstick stay on

00:30 Oct 18, 2016
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Marketing text on lipstick
French term or phrase: avoir les lèvres habillés
Hi,

I'm translating a marketing text about a lipstick brand from French for France to American English. Please see the phrase below in the full sentence for context. In this sentence, a stylist is praising the product.

"Et avoir le plaisir d’avoir les lèvres habillés toutes la journée, ca c’est génial !"

I was thinking along the lines of "...having painted lips...", but I'm not 100% sure. Could someone help please?

Many thanks in advance :)
Matt Valentine
Norway
Local time: 01:11
English translation:have your lipstick stay on
Explanation:
I think this would be the idiomatic way to phrase it. Or "stay put".
Selected response from:

John Marston
United States
Local time: 19:11
Grading comment
Thanks, John :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9have your lipstick stay on
John Marston
4to have the lips coated with lipstick
Francois Boye
3 +1all-day lip wear/ lipcolor/lipstick
Verginia Ophof
4for long-wearing lipstick
JOHANNA VOULGARIS


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to have the lips coated with lipstick


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 19:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 41
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
have your lipstick stay on


Explanation:
I think this would be the idiomatic way to phrase it. Or "stay put".


    Reference: http://www.purewow.com/beauty/How-to-Make-Your-Lipstick-Stay...
John Marston
United States
Local time: 19:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thanks, John :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
25 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil!
agree  Audrey Meligon
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Audrey!
agree  Hara Iliopoulou
3 hrs
agree  Victoria Britten: I like 'stay put'
4 hrs
agree  Carol Gullidge
7 hrs
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Yes, "avoir des lèvres habillées" with the notable addition of "toute la journée" combines to mean exactly what you say here...the pleasure of having your lipstick stay on all day.
8 hrs
agree  B D Finch
12 hrs
agree  Michele Fauble
18 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: stay put
21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
all-day lip wear/ lipcolor/lipstick


Explanation:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 17:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 53

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Vieyra: All-day wear is what most women would want from a lipstick (however unlikely). Neater solution than the other suggestions.
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Marian !!
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
for long-wearing lipstick


Explanation:
long-wearing meaning lipstick that doesn't wear off.


    Reference: http://https://thetempest.co/2016/05/31/style/here-are-4-sim...
JOHANNA VOULGARIS
Greece
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
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