Charles Hodgson’s Carnal Knowledge: A Navel Gazer’s Dictionary of Anatomy is chock-full of great terms. It’s best to keep the lipstick within the vermillion border, or that line where the lips meet the skin. And be careful when applying around the wick, or the corner of the mouth. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Anatomical Dictionary”
Grant, do you know what the vermilion border is?
Ooh, nice.
Isn’t it nice?
Vermilion, what is that, a purplish?
It’s red, bright red.
Red, okay.
It’s the velvet rope that separates the outsiders from the insiders at Fashion Week.
Duh!
I don’t know.
No, it’s the line on your face where the lips meet the skin.
Very good.
Isn’t that great?
The vermilion border.
Oh, I see.
And makeup, that might be important, right?
Yeah, I never thought about that.
And do you know what the corner of your mouth is called?
What?
The wick.
The wick.
W-I-C-K.
I learned both of those from a book called Carnal Knowledge, A Naval Gazer’s Dictionary of Anatomy.
That’s by a friend of ours, Charles Hodgson, right?
Yes, yes, from Canada.
He’s got a lovely Canadian accent.
Yes, yes.
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