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500 BCE
Lipstick in the Beginning of Time
Since the beginning of time, lipstick has been around to put emphasis on ones appearance. The exact date and inventor is unknown. During this time, lipsticks were made of
grinded gems and lead, which was poisonous. Only those men and women, who can afford it, used lipstick. http://www.historyofcosmetics.net/history-of-makeup/history-of-lipstick/
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51 BCE
Big Improvement
In ancient Egypt people are now using lipstick to protect their lips from the harsh sun and winds. Both men and women both use lipstick. Since making lipstick out of dyes from the seaweed, with iodine and bromine mannite was too poisonous, the started to use the color form beetles, ants and ochres. The exact date and inventor is unknown. http://www.historyofcosmetics.net/history-of-makeup/history-of-lipstick/
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Jan 1, 1500
New kind of Lipstick? (unknown date)
The usage of lipstick declined after the fall of Egypt. But when Queen Elizabeth wore some lipstick made from cochineal, gum Arabic, egg whites, and fig milk, on her coronation day, it became the rage! But only court ladies and the Queen wore them. A pencil form of lipstick was created by the Queen by drying a paste of ground alabaster or plaster of Paris with a coloring ingredient in the shape of a crayon. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10018966/Schaffer06.html?sequence=2 -
Lipstick goes Undercover for Now
Wearing lipstick now became horrendous and impolite. All natural became the craze so women would bit their lips or kiss a red crepe paper. Women only used lipstick in secrecy as it "went out of fashion" meaning it went underground. Although people still bought lipstick but disguised as medicine. Guerlain made a popular lip pomade made from grapefruit with butter and wax. Unknown exact date. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10018966/Schaffer06.html?sequence=2 -
Pssst, Its Back
Lipstick usage has come back into the open. This was mainly because many actresses and high-end prostitutes (demi-mondaines) continued to wear them even throughout the "all natural era". Now more women than men wear lipstick. Harriet M. Fish made a new kind of lipstick, the lip and cheek rouge pad, colored with carmine, strawberry juice, beet juice, and hollyhock root. Unknown exact date. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10018966/Schaffer06.html?sequence=2 -
New Symbol for Lipstick
Lipsticks now symbolize femininity and feminine rebellion. More people wear bolder colors but natural is still in. Some bite them and top it with hot cinnamon drops others top warm lips with camphorated pomade, and glycerine. Lipsticks (made of insects, beeswax, and olive oil) are put in metal casings to last longer. Unknown exact date. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10018966/Schaffer06.html?sequence=2 -
The Super Popular Lipstick
The usauge of lipstick sharply increases as so the types of lipstick(waterproof, lip gloss) and casing too(twist). They're still made of insects, beeswax, and olive oil. But more women begin to care about the shape of their lips. Unknown exact date and inventors. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10018966/Schaffer06.html?sequence=2 -
The Modern Lipstick
Lipstick is now widely used. From matte to sheer from stick to pencil many more types of lipsticks appear. They all consist of different porportions of wax, oil, and emollients all mixed by machines. Unknown exact date or inventor. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10018966/Schaffer06.html?sequence=2
