The Lipstick-Sealed Girl

In a world ranked by lipstick shade, Lyra Bedford spent eighteen years behind a black seal, never knowing her color. Craving to be seen, she falls for heir Mason, who uses her to humiliate her twin Audrey. A greenhouse trap nearly exposes her, so she enters a design contest, turning lipstick repair into art. As family secrets and betrayal surface, she chooses to claim her worth. At the finals she breaks the seal: Gem Red Velvet #999, winning as the girl who refused to be defined by it.