Posted by After releasing the sharp-edged visual for “Have A Nice Day” on Jan. 23, Lipstick Killer has quickly pivoted to something more intimate. On Feb. 13, she dropped the official music video for “Real,” the closing track from her EP Cigarettes & Heartbreak Vol. 1; and this time, the confrontation unfolds behind closed doors.
The visual language is restrained but precise: black, pink and white dominate the frame, creating a visual language that balances vulnerability with control. Pink sheets and pillows frame the setting, while Lipstick Killer appears in black lingerie, platinum blonde hair stark against the softness of the bedroom palette. The contrast signals what the song itself insists on — femininity and ferocity aren’t opposites.
The video opens not with a hook, but with a confession. “I’mma be honest, like, about my feelings. So, vulnerable sh*t. You know what I’m saying?” Lipstick Killer says in a monologue before the beat drops. The moment feels unscripted, as if the viewer has walked in mid-thought. Then the rapping begins.
“Never answer your phone, never at home. Don’t waste my time, tell me what is going on,” she delivers, her voice steady but edged with accusation. The question that anchors the track — “Tell me is it real?” — repeats like a demand throughout the song.
Visually, that demand is literalized through a recurring image: Lipstick Killer speaking into a pink phone, as though addressing the lyrics directly to her ex. The prop reads as confrontational — a hotline to unfinished business.
In a recent Instagram post promoting the release, Lipstick Killer framed the message directly: “If it’s real, it stays. If it’s not… you already know. Go watch ‘REAL’ if you’re choosing honesty over fantasy this year.”
Lipstick Killer has always described herself as a “rebel” that turns heartbreak into bangers. It’s a self-appointed title that threads through her entire catalog. The rebellion isn’t aesthetic alone, though the dark glamour and confrontational visuals support it. It’s thematic. Across Cigarettes & Heartbreak Vol. 1, Lipstick Killer refuses the passive heartbreak narrative. Instead of portraying herself as collateral damage, she positions herself as witness, narrator and survivor.
Taken within the arc of Cigarettes & Heartbreak Vol. 1, “Real” serves as the emotional reckoning after suspicion, confrontation and collapse.