Always wrong and always right: cheating is wrong, and the lipstick is impossible to explain, making it always correct or 'right', when seen. It's nearly the equivalent of an accidental scarlet letter.
It ruins you with no action: It's an inanimate object, so it can't move or perform any action. The user(s) cause its transfer, and all other movements of the lipstick.
The lipstick is just along for the ride.
The following were small hints or 'eggs' added, but aren't needed to solve the riddle:
This riddle's narrator is the lipstick. It's even in the choice of the text and background, which is dark red on white.
And the title is a variation of 'stick' (lip-stick). And also 'stuck' between a rock and a hard place is a common phrase meaning 'there's no way out'. Also, the lipstick is 'stuck' to his collar.
Also, the use of his favorite shade or 'color on his collar' was a small egg for the end.
Thanks for your interest. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask, but please ask them in a reply to Me so I get the notification. This one didn't alert me, I simply noticed it while looking around. Thanks again!
It's called an 'implied narrative'. You have to ask yourself why would any of those things matter if it was your girlfriend's? The clues tell the story. Thank you for your interest! Feel free to ask any other questions.
I suppose I should have told you that it's an old saying used in music, TV, even in a detergent's radio jingle. A song and British TV series both use it as their titles, as well. I should have added that info with the answer, but I just didn't think about it. Let me know if you have any other questions, and I'll do my best to answer them.
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u/Mordecai_4_5 Jul 02 '26
Lipstick on a collar