托福口语备考：口红用英语怎么说

　　最近大热的YSL口红刷爆了朋友圈，连很多直男为了讨好女友也开始研究如何找代购买一只“星辰”，问题来了，这些姑娘们爱不释手的各种口红都如何用英文表达呢?下面引用关于口红种类的文章来给他大家补充一些关于口红的词汇

　　There are many types of lipsticks and theycan be used according to your mood or shape of your lips. Today lipstick marketcontains variety of products with many effects and characteristics. Here aresome types of lipsticks with basic characteristics.

　　1 Moisturizing lipsticks 保湿口红

　　People who have dry lips should usemoisturizing lipstick because it keeps lips soft and smooth. These lipsticksmoisturize lips because of ingredients like vitamin E, glycerin and aloe.

　　嘴唇比较干dry lips的姑娘适合保湿口红，保湿这个词是moisturizing，原形Moisturise是动词，使皮肤滋润的意思，比如润肤霜/液就叫做moisturizing cream/lotion，这个词的名词是moisture，吸收/保持水分就叫做absorb/retainmoisture。

　　具有保湿效果的口红成分都包括了VE，glycerine(甘油)和aloe(芦荟)。

　　购买化妆品的时候，你可以说

　　“Do you have the limited edition lipstickfrom YSL? 你们这有限量版的YSL口红吗?“

　　“Sorry， it’s sold out. 不好意思卖光了。“

　　2. Satin and Sheer lipsticks 缎面口红

　　Other choices for dry lips are satin andsheer lipsticks. These lipsticks also moisturize and nourish lips and make itshiny and glossy. Sheer and satin lipsticks have high oil ingredients and theycan appear darker in the package than they are on lips.

　　另外一款适合干唇的是缎面口红，satin本身就是绸缎的意思，是不是感觉就很光滑闪耀?此类口红也具有保湿和滋润(nourish)的作用，让嘴唇看起来很闪shiny很有光泽glossy，因为缎面口红都包含极高的油性成分。

　　你在购买化妆品的时候可以问柜员

　　“How does this product work?这种产品有什么功效?”

　　柜员可能会说

　　“It can moisturize and nourish your lip. 这款可以保湿滋润您的唇部。”

　　3. Matte lipstick 哑光口红

　　Matte lipsticks are perfects choice forwomen who are looking for colorful and nice shade. These lipsticks have effectof flat and not shiny lips. Also it is recommended to combine products withvitamin E and aloe with matte lipsticks.

　　哑光口红适合追求色彩明显的女士，shade在英文中有色度的意思。哑光口红的缺点是则是容易干燥，所以，涂哑光口红要在上口红前涂上保湿和滋润的唇膏。

　　4. Gloss Lipstick 唇彩 唇釉

　　Gloss is very popular lipstick for womenwith thin and small lips because make lips shine and enhance the dimension ofdepth. Gloss can be combined with traditional lipstick.

　　Gloss这个词本身有“光泽光亮”的意思，因为唇釉都是比较有光泽，这种口红适合嘴比较小比较细的女士，这样可以提升唇部的亮度，使得嘴唇更立体。Dimension是维度的意思，我们的看的3D电影其实就是3 dimension的缩写。唇彩可以混合combine着传统口红一起使用，比如先涂一层显色的口红，上面覆盖一层唇彩增加亮度。

　　5. Long wearing and transfer resistantlipsticks 持久口红

　　Women who don’t have time to apply lipstickfrequently may use long wearing lipsticks. These lipsticks have formula thatkeep lips look perfect from 4 to 8 (or more). They are long lasting until youeat something greasy or oily. Some of them contain moisturizer to balance thedryness of lips.

　　几乎所有口红都有易脱落的问题，需要及时补擦，Apply 有“涂 抹”的意思，擦口红可以说apply lipstick，擦面霜可以说apply cream。 这种口红的配方formula可以保持颜色4-8小时，直到你吃一些油腻的食物，greasy就是油腻的意思等于oily，形容词，这个词还可以表达油性肤质，干性肤质是dry skin，混合性是combination，敏感肌肤是sensitive skin。

　　比如你去专柜可以能遇到这样的对话

　　“What is your skin type?

　　请问你是什么肤质?”

　　你可以回答

　　“My skin is sensitive.我是敏感性皮肤。”