rose-colored

[ rohz-kuhl-erd ]

/ ˈroʊzˌkʌl ərd /

of rose color; rosy.

bright; promising; cheerful: a rose-colored prospect of happiness.

optimistic; sanguine: a rose-colored belief that things will turn out well.

Origin of rose-colored

First recorded in 1520–30

Mark Glaze, the Executive Director of MAIG, viewed the election results through a rose-colored lens.

Colorado Politicians Ousted Over Gun Control Legislation |Ben Jacobs |September 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
So he just genuinely has these rose-colored glasses when it comes to Selina.

Tony Hale Talks Return of ‘Veep,’ ‘Arrested Development’ & Being Weird |Kevin Fallon |April 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Still, “nobody has rose-colored glasses,” she made clear, and the negotiations might even be a precursor to war.

Sunday Talk: Rahm Emanuel, Newt Gingrich, Tina Brown & More (VIDEO) |The Daily Beast Video |October 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The two-tone frock accented her rose-colored pumps and highlighted her perfectly coiffed bob and hip silver manicure.

Michelle Obama’s Democratic Convention Speech: ‘She Keeps Him Real’ |Allison Samuels |September 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The rose-colored glasses have since come off and the honeymoon phase presumably ended some time ago—but when exactly?

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Divorce Settlement: 6 Unsolved Mysteries |Lizzie Crocker |July 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But the green glasses outnumbered the rose-colored more and more every day.

Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins |John Esten Cooke
She remembered the rose-colored dress she had laid away that dreadful night so long ago.

The Fatal Glove |Clara Augusta Jones Trask
Sydney, who was a brilliant brunette, exhibited a rose-colored brocade as handsome as Queenie's dress.

The Bride of the Tomb and Queenie's Terrible Secret |Mrs. Alexander McVeigh Miller
Rastignac urged the Renault towards the rose-colored lacy castle high upon a hill.

Rastignac the Devil |Philip Jos Farmer
She wore a bodice of rose-colored taffeta cut low in the neck, and fastened coquettishly among the curls was a pink flower.

The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson |Laura Dent Crane