For most of us, red is red, the color of passion and blood. But when women and beauty are involved, matters are never as simple as "just red".

There are diva, chili, retro, berry and burgundy, to name just a few from thousands of varieties of lipstick shades worldwide.

Yes, thousands!

And even that is not fine enough for a nation with a history of over 5,000 years.

New colors have burst onto the scene straight from the Palace Museum, inside the City that was once Forbidden.

These "reds" for lipsticks are named after traditional Chinese porcelain and embroideries especially designed for Asian beauties.

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