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** Alice really enjoys femininity in general, regardless of weather it's in her wardrobe or the people she dates.

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** Alice just really loves and enjoys femininity in general, regardless of weather it's in her wardrobe or the people she dates.
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** Alice has [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair,]] uses elaborated dresses, makeup, and is a [[GirlyGirl Girly Girl]] in general, she even would humillate a [[PrincessClassic Princess Clasic]], and [[AllGaysArePromiscuous she has been with many women,]] [[ChickMagnet and she's a Chick Magnet!]]

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** Alice has [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair,]] uses elaborated dresses, makeup, and is a [[GirlyGirl Girly Girl]] in general, she even would humillate a [[PrincessClassic Princess Clasic]], Classic]], and [[AllGaysArePromiscuous she has been with many women,]] [[ChickMagnet and she's a Chick Magnet!]]
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** Alice has [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair,]] uses elaborated dresses, makeup, and is a [[GirlyGirl Girly Girl]] in general, she even would humillate a [[PrincessClassic Princess Clasic]], and [[AllGaysArePromiscuous she has been with many women,]] [[ChickMagnet and she's Chick Magnet!]]

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** Alice has [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair,]] uses elaborated dresses, makeup, and is a [[GirlyGirl Girly Girl]] in general, she even would humillate a [[PrincessClassic Princess Clasic]], and [[AllGaysArePromiscuous she has been with many women,]] [[ChickMagnet and she's a Chick Magnet!]]
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** Alice has [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair,]] uses elaborated dresses, makeup, and is a [[GirlyGirl Girly Girl]] in general, she even would humillate a [[PrincessClassic Princess Clasic]], and [[AllGaysArePromiscuous she has been with many women,]] [[ChickMagnet and she's Chick Magnet!]]
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** [[{{Pun}} As a trope name suggests,]] there's the magic lipstick that can turn any [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer girl]] into the ChickMagnet.

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* '''[[AccidentalPun Straight]]''': Alice likes {{pink|MeansFeminine}} and {{textile work|IsFeminine}}, wears her [[LongHairIsFeminine hair long]], and is lesbian.

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* '''[[AccidentalPun Straight]]''': {{Fashionista}} Alice likes {{pink|MeansFeminine}} and {{textile work|IsFeminine}}, wears her [[LongHairIsFeminine hair long]], and is lesbian.



** Alice is lesbian and [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak engages in few boyish activities,]] but otherwise acts very feminine.



** When straight {{Tomboy}} undergoes GirlinessUpgrade, she starts [[ClosetKey developing attraction toward other girls.]]

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** When straight heterosexual {{Tomboy}} undergoes GirlinessUpgrade, she starts [[ClosetKey developing attraction toward other girls.girls during this process.]]



* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is running for his life after he finds out that Alice is part of a satanic cult of lesbian witches.

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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is running for his life after he finds out that Alice is part of [[PsychoLesbian a satanic cult of lesbian witches.]]
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** When straight {{Tomboy}} undergoes GirlinessUpgrade, she starts [[ClosetKey feeling attract to other girls.]]

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** When straight {{Tomboy}} undergoes GirlinessUpgrade, she starts [[ClosetKey feeling attract to developing attraction toward other girls.]]

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* '''Parodied''': Alice reads the magazine tips on "how to impress your man!".

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Alice reads the magazine tips on "how to impress your man!".man!".
** When straight {{Tomboy}} undergoes GirlinessUpgrade, she starts [[ClosetKey feeling attract to other girls.]]

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Second parody seems more in line with a parody of butch lesbians


** Alice and Betty are bisexual girls in a three-way relationship with Bob, and Alice and Betty still act very feminine even though they are an average degree of beauty in terms of looks.

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** Alice and Betty are bisexual girls in a three-way relationship with Bob, and Alice and Betty still act very feminine even though they are an average degree of beauty in terms of looks.feminine.



* '''Parodied''':
** Alice reads the magazine tips on "how to impress your man!".
** Alice reads men's magazine tips on "how to impress women!"

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* '''Parodied''':
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'''Parodied''': Alice reads the magazine tips on "how to impress your man!".
** Alice reads men's magazine tips on "how to impress women!"
man!".



** Alice is bisexual, but still count as the bisexual equivalent of this trope due to being drop dead gorgeous, and because the main relationship during the course of the story is with a woman.

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** Alice is bisexual, but still count as the bisexual equivalent of this trope due to being drop dead gorgeous, and because the main relationship during the course of the story is with a woman.



** The writer wishes to provides {{Fanservice}}, and believes that GirlOnGirlIsHot as long as the girls look pretty.

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** The writer wishes to provides {{Fanservice}}, and believes that GirlOnGirlIsHot as long as the girls look pretty.pretty by men's standards.



* '''Invoked''': Alice, usually Chapstick Lesbians, decide to [[SheCleansUpNicely glam it up]] for a Halloween party.

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* '''Invoked''': Alice, usually a Chapstick Lesbians, Lesbian, decide to [[SheCleansUpNicely glam it up]] for a Halloween party.
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** Alice lives in a time period where tomboyish behavior were looked down upon, and her family raised her to be stereotypical feminine girl. But they didn’t consider that Alice might be a lesbian.

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** Her CampGay friend is really bothered that Alice knows more about showtunes than he does (not because he's gay, but because he's a genuine Broadway fanboy).



** Her CampGay friend is really bothered that Alice knows more about showtunes than he does (not because he's gay, but because he's a genuine Broadway fanboy).
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** Alice ironically has a ManlyGay boyfriend, bonding over how they're both actually homosexuals.
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amazonian beauty would attest that femininity doesn't = attractiveness


** Lipstick lesbians are portrayed as even more attractive than straight women, because GirlOnGirlIsHot.

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** Lipstick lesbians are portrayed as even more attractive feminine than straight women, because GirlOnGirlIsHot.[[GirlOnGirlIsHot fan]][[MaleGaze service.]]

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is bisexual, and very feminine.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice is bisexual, and very feminine.feminine.
** Alice and Betty are bisexual girls in a three-way relationship with Bob, and Alice and Betty still act very feminine even though they are an average degree of beauty in terms of looks.



** Alice is very butch, but she is a straight woman who is MistakenForGay because of society stereotyping her.



** ManlyGay or StraightGay--gender conforming gay ''men''
** A straight woman with the gender presentation of a ButchLesbian

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** ManlyGay or StraightGay--gender conforming gay ''men''
''men''.
** A straight woman with the gender presentation of a ButchLesbianButchLesbian, causing just as much misunderstandings as a LipstickLesbian in the same setting of the story would.

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'''Basic Trope''': Any lesbian character who sports an attractive-to-straight-men appearance, typically pairing with another.
* '''[[AccidentalPun Straight]]''':
** Alice and Betty are lovers, and both have faces ripped from a FashionMagazine.
** Alice is the feminine one, and Betty is the butch one. Betty still buys Alice pretty dresses and jewels, since that's what the woman she loves likes.

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'''Basic Trope''': Any A lesbian character who sports an attractive-to-straight-men appearance, typically pairing with another.
is at least as feminine as socially expected of women, if not more so.
* '''[[AccidentalPun Straight]]''':
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Straight]]''': Alice likes {{pink|MeansFeminine}} and Betty are lovers, {{textile work|IsFeminine}}, wears her [[LongHairIsFeminine hair long]], and both have faces ripped from a FashionMagazine.
** Alice
is the feminine one, and Betty is the butch one. Betty still buys Alice pretty dresses and jewels, since that's what the woman she loves likes.lesbian.



* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice and Betty aren't particularly stunning, but still act too conventionally feminine to count as {{Butch Lesbian}}s.
** Alice and Betty are bisexual, and they still act very feminine even though they are not particularly stunning.

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* '''Downplayed''':
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'''Downplayed''': Alice and Betty aren't particularly stunning, but still act too conventionally feminine to count as {{Butch Lesbian}}s.
** Alice and Betty are
is bisexual, and they still act very feminine even though they are not particularly stunning.feminine.



** Alice really enjoys femininity in general, regardless of weather it's in her wardrobe or the people she dates.



** Lipsticks are Alice's [[HasAType type]], which is why you only ever see her flirting with or dating those kinds of girls.



* '''GenderInverted''': ManlyGay or StraightGay.
* '''Subverted''': Betty ditches the makeup as soon as she's escaped a social event.

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* '''GenderInverted''': '''GenderInverted''':
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ManlyGay or StraightGay.
StraightGay--gender conforming gay ''men''
** A straight woman with the gender presentation of a ButchLesbian
* '''Subverted''': Betty Alice ditches the makeup as soon as she's escaped a social event.



** Alice and Betty are glammed up the first time we see them… at a formal event. In the next episode, they're in flannel and hiking boots… for a camping trip in the mountains. ''Neither'' style turns out to be typical of either; Alice usually looks like a stereotypical GranolaGirl, while Betty is a PerkyGoth.
** Alice and Betty are bisexual, but still count as the bisexual equivalent of this trope due to being drop dead gorgeous and glamorous regardless of their sexual orientations.

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** Alice and Betty are is glammed up the first time we see them… her… at a formal event. In the next episode, they're she's in flannel and hiking boots… for a camping trip in the mountains. ''Neither'' style turns out to be typical of either; her; Alice usually looks like a stereotypical GranolaGirl, while Betty is a PerkyGoth.
GranolaGirl.
** Alice and Betty are is bisexual, but still count as the bisexual equivalent of this trope due to being drop dead gorgeous gorgeous, and glamorous regardless because the main relationship during the course of their sexual orientations.the story is with a woman.



** [[StuntCasting They've signed a bombshell actress for the part]].

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** [[StuntCasting They've signed a bombshell actress for the part]].part.]]



* '''Lampshaded''': "I love you, Alice, but ''excuse me'' for liking to look ''pretty''!"
* '''Invoked''': Alice and Betty, usually Chapstick Lesbians, decide to [[SheCleansUpNicely glam it up]] for a Halloween party.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "I love you, Alice, but ''excuse me'' for liking to look ''pretty''!"
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* '''Invoked''': Alice and Betty, Alice, usually Chapstick Lesbians, decide to [[SheCleansUpNicely glam it up]] for a Halloween party.



* '''Conversed''': "I have to wonder if the writers designed Alice and Betty to be ultra-feminine as {{Fanservice}} or as a legitimate attempt to avoid the ButchLesbian stereotype."
* '''Implied''': Alice and Betty act really close, and are very feminine, but it's hard to tell if they are gay through subtext or if that's just what the audience assumes.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Betty are deeply closeted, because the [[StepfordSuburbia deceptively sleepy little town]] where their lives would turn nasty if anyone found out that they were a couple.

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* '''Conversed''': "I have to wonder if the writers designed Alice and Betty to be ultra-feminine as {{Fanservice}} or as a legitimate attempt to avoid the ButchLesbian stereotype."
* '''Implied''': Alice is feminine and Betty act really close, and are very feminine, but it's hard to tell if they are gay through subtext or if that's just what the audience assumes.
AmbiguouslyGay.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice and Betty are is deeply closeted, because the [[StepfordSuburbia deceptively sleepy little town]] where their she lives would turn nasty if anyone found out that they were a couple.out.



** Each realized they were gay during their PrincessPhase, when they had a lot of trouble finding a SaveThePrincess story, where the PrincessClassic {{damsel| in distress}} gets saved by another princess.
** Their CampGay friend is really bothered that they know more about showtunes than he does (not because he's gay, but because he's a genuine Broadway fanboy).
** The conversations in both the "Defied" and "Discussed" sections are ''between'' Alice and Betty.

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** Each Alice realized they were she was gay during their her PrincessPhase, when they she had a lot of trouble finding a SaveThePrincess story, where the PrincessClassic {{damsel| in distress}} gets saved by another princess.
** Their Her CampGay friend is really bothered that they know Alice knows more about showtunes than he does (not because he's gay, but because he's a genuine Broadway fanboy).
** The conversations in both the "Defied" and "Discussed" sections are ''between'' Alice and Betty.
fanboy).



* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is running for his life after he finds out that Alice and Betty are part of a satanic cult of lesbian witches.

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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is running for his life after he finds out that Alice and Betty are is part of a satanic cult of lesbian witches.
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** Alice is the feminine one, and Betty is the butch one. Betty still buys Alice pretty dresses and [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry jewels]], since that's what the woman she loves likes.

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** Alice is the feminine one, and Betty is the butch one. Betty still buys Alice pretty dresses and [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry jewels]], jewels, since that's what the woman she loves likes.



** Each realized they were gay during their PrincessPhase, when they had a lot of trouble finding a SaveThePrincess story, where the PrincessClassic {{damsel| in distress}} gets saved by another {{princess}}.

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** Each realized they were gay during their PrincessPhase, when they had a lot of trouble finding a SaveThePrincess story, where the PrincessClassic {{damsel| in distress}} gets saved by another {{princess}}.princess.
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* Alice and Betty are glammed up the first time we see them… at a formal event. In the next episode, they're in flannel and hiking boots… for a camping trip in the mountains. ''Neither'' style turns out to be typical of either; Alice usually looks like a stereotypical GranolaGirl, while Betty is a PerkyGoth.
* Alice and Betty are bisexual, but still count as the bisexual equivalent of this trope due to being drop dead gorgeous and glamorous regardless of their sexual orientations.

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* ** Alice and Betty are glammed up the first time we see them… at a formal event. In the next episode, they're in flannel and hiking boots… for a camping trip in the mountains. ''Neither'' style turns out to be typical of either; Alice usually looks like a stereotypical GranolaGirl, while Betty is a PerkyGoth.
* ** Alice and Betty are bisexual, but still count as the bisexual equivalent of this trope due to being drop dead gorgeous and glamorous regardless of their sexual orientations.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Betty aren't particularly stunning, but still act too conventionally feminine to count as {{Butch Lesbian}}s.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice and Betty aren't particularly stunning, but still act too conventionally feminine to count as {{Butch Lesbian}}s.Lesbian}}s.
** Alice and Betty are bisexual, and they still act very feminine even though they are not particularly stunning.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice and Betty are glammed up the first time we see them… at a formal event. In the next episode, they're in flannel and hiking boots… for a camping trip in the mountains. ''Neither'' style turns out to be typical of either; Alice usually looks like a stereotypical GranolaGirl, while Betty is a PerkyGoth.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''':
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Alice and Betty are glammed up the first time we see them… at a formal event. In the next episode, they're in flannel and hiking boots… for a camping trip in the mountains. ''Neither'' style turns out to be typical of either; Alice usually looks like a stereotypical GranolaGirl, while Betty is a PerkyGoth.PerkyGoth.
* Alice and Betty are bisexual, but still count as the bisexual equivalent of this trope due to being drop dead gorgeous and glamorous regardless of their sexual orientations.

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* '''Implied''': Alice and Betty act really close, and are very feminine, but it's hard to tell if they are gay through subtext or if that's just what the audience assumes.



* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is running for his life after he finds out that Alice and Betty are part of a satanic cult of lesbian witches.



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** Lipsticks are Alice's [[HasAType type]], which is why you only ever see her flirting with or dating those kinds of girls.
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** The conversations in both the "Defied" and "Discussed" sections are ''between'' Alice and Betty.
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** Alice is the feminine one, and Betty is the butch one. Betty still buys Alice pretty dresses and [[EverythingSparklyWithJewelry jewels]], since that's what the woman she loves likes.

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** Alice is the feminine one, and Betty is the butch one. Betty still buys Alice pretty dresses and [[EverythingSparklyWithJewelry [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry jewels]], since that's what the woman she loves likes.

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