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Frosted Lips Might Be Holiday Beauty's Biggest Comeback

MAC has relaunched its Frost lipstick line, and E! News lists eight frosted shades plus a drugstore pick under six dollars; the early two thousands return.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMAC has relaunched its Frost lipstick line, and E! News says frosted lips are about to be everywhere this holiday season.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFrosted lips. The early two thousands are back, and nobody asked me.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorE! says the internet asked for years. That's the request. You were not consulted.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYears of asking. Somebody out there wrote to MAC, and it worked. I wrote to my landlord.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorE! describes it as shimmering, always shiny, icy, with a silvery or metallic sheen.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMetallic. On lips. My grandmother told me the eighties were a warning, and nobody listened to her either.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne detail. Russh says this version is sheerer and glossier than the chalky metallic originals.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo they brought back the comeback, and sanded it down.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'm giving the Drama Index a six. E! lists eight frosted shades, and there's a drugstore one under six dollars.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEight shades, and nobody consulted Dale. Six.

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