How to Use carmine in a Sentence

carmine

noun
Definition of carminenext
Synonyms for carminenext
  • What’s better than a high-shine eye moment or a classic carmine lip?
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The waitress delivered a long, thin, carmine dog with dark char that stuck out of both ends on a poppy seed bun.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2021
  • That special hue of carmine provided by the Spanish dyes was essential for the British army.
    — Longreads, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The pork is stained red, shading from carmine to vermilion, and a beautiful ruin.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • All Day Liquid Lipstick is not vegan, as all shades contain carmine and beeswax.
    — Emmy Favilla, CNN Underscored, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The carmine red of the massive steel front door was chosen from Le Corbusier’s color palette.
    — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Dressed in a carmine suit and seated against a black-and-neon set reminiscent of Studio 54, RuPaul talks about some of the most basic challenges of growing up in the world.
    — Irina Dumitrescu, Longreads, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Cleopatra may be famed for her eyeliner, but the Egyptian ruler was also known to tint her lips with a mixture of carmine and henna, Avon reports.
    — Janine Puhak, Fox News, 28 July 2018
  • To avoid any renderings too literal or ironic, Robbie traded carmine lips for a swipe of rose, the hue also applied along cheekbones.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Its carmine colored bark adds interest in the winter months, and in spring, meadow green foliage deepens to a wine color with the onset of warmer temperatures.
    — Patrice Hanlon, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
  • Not a molecule of dust has settled on the carmine sofas and cherrywood bookcases and desktop tableaux of 19th-century objets.
    — Molly Young, GQ, 20 Mar. 2018
  • This means commonly used cosmetic ingredients like beeswax, lanolin, and carmine (a dye made from beetles' wings) will be replaced.
    — Sara Spruch-Feiner, Allure, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Lawrence, as befits the master of ceremonies, sports an ever-changing cycle of outfits, including a white lace top with a carmine vest, and a shiny shirt that looks like an explosion in a host of golden daffodils.
    — Anthony Lan, The New Yorker, 25 June 2021
  • Makeup artist Hung Vanngo opted to turn the evening's collective lean toward carmine on its head, daubing Ratajkowski's pout with a shimmery pink nude that kept the focus on her high-impact eyes.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2018
  • From lipsticks that contain carmine (red dye from beetles) to moisturizers that are made with lanolin (a waxy substance from sheep glands), shopping for vegan beauty products can be tough.
    — Shannon Barbour, The Cut, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Which is why your ideal dinner party is filled with scarlet, carmine, and crimson—all inspired by your ruling planet, Mars, and your, um, assertive personality.
    — Lindsey Perkins, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2021
  • When confronted with a stream of irritating carmine powder expertly aimed at their mouths by his steady hand, Stentor would first bend away, then reverse the beating of its hairs (called cilia) to expel the powder, then contract and finally detach.
    — Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 22 May 2021
  • Slathered in turquoise and carmine, neons and pastels, sequences accumulate an occasional dreaminess that defies the typical constraints of low-budget filmmaking.
    — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Other common non-vegan buzzwords: carmine, squalene, oleic acid, glycerine, and collagen.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Nov. 2018
  • Reflecting Yuki’s artistic sensibility, each chapter narrated from her perspective begins with a description of an exotic shade of pigment — carmine, raw umber, quinacridone gold — selected to correspond to its mood.
    — Namara Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017

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