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  • A departure from Gurung's signature muted elegance, out came pink Mongolian furs, candy-apple red trousers and black leather frock resulting in a pastiche of tough rock and roll and ravaged beauty.

    Nicole Berrie: Prabal Gurung... Still Fashion's Reigning Prince Nicole Berrie 2011

  • The vampire chants words for red that echo in her head: Strawberry, cherry, candy-apple.

    Book Review: The Sweetest Kiss « Colleen Anderson 2009

  • We owned a candy-apple red Ford Galaxy 500, a car slightly larger than a sand barge, with considerably worse mileage.

    Miles to Go Richard Paul Evans 2011

  • She tosses Heracles a dirty towel as Icarus, eyelids painted candy-apple green, soars past the glass and shoots them the bird.

    Manhattan, Sunday Morning JP Reese 2011

  • Here, try some of my patented candy-apple lipstick.

    THREE CONVERSATIONS WITH STEVE THE OPTIMIST(IC THERAPIST) Christopher Allen 2011

  • That mission turned bad, Colleen nearly got eaten by a candy-apple red T-Rex, Black Cat and Paladin had a bonding moment, and Humbug was possessed by a group of ancient telepathic bugs that live there.

    Heroes For Hire #14 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • A departure from Gurung's signature muted elegance, out came pink Mongolian furs, candy-apple red trousers and black leather frock resulting in a pastiche of tough rock and roll and ravaged beauty.

    Nicole Berrie: Prabal Gurung... Still Fashion's Reigning Prince Nicole Berrie 2011

  • We owned a candy-apple red Ford Galaxy 500, a car slightly larger than a sand barge, with considerably worse mileage.

    Miles to Go Richard Paul Evans 2011

  • It turned out beautiful in candy-apple red, with a black vinyl top — right before it was stolen and found stripped for parts.

    Mercury falling - Reflections on Mercury and its cars 2010

  • Maddy spun around just in time to see the idiot who had passed her earlier pull into the parking lot—a tiny woman on back wearing a candy-apple red helmet and a leather jacket that looked ten sizes too big for her, clinging to William as if her life depended on it.

    Dragon Warrior Janet Chapman 2010

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