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2500 BCE
Creation
Lipstick was created by the Ancient Mesopotamia. Women in the area would crush gemstone and use it as lipstick. -
2000 BCE
Lipstick was used as face paint
Indus Valley Civilization used lipstick to paint their face. However they preferred harmful ingredients in their product. The lipstick often caused heavy illnesses. -
Period: 2000 BCE to 100
Egyptians' lipstick
Egyptians' made lipstick out of crushed carmine beetles. Only the richest and most powerful women wore this lipstick. -
12
solid lipstick creation
Arab Andalusian cosmetologist Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi managed to invent solid lipstick, that were based perfume sticks rolled in special molds. -
200
Today's use of Lipstick
Women use lipstick daily.They chose colors to match their clothing and their prefrences. -
Oct 24, 1401
Churches lipstick banning
Until late 16th century, lip coloring was banned by the Christian church. They thought that lip coloring is connected with the Satan , and was only for lowest classes of people, such as prostitutes. -
Oct 20, 1501
Only upper and Important women wore red lipstick
Reign of English Queen Elizabeth I, bright red lips and a stark white face became fashionable. This enabled popularization of lipstick that was by that time bade from beeswax and red stained plants. Only important and upper class women and actors wore lipstick. -
Oct 24, 1501
Fashion of red lipstick
Reign of English Queen Elizabeth I, bright red lips and a white face became fashionable. This availability popularization of lipstick that was by that time bade from beeswax and red stained plants. Only high class women and actors wore lipstick. -
Lipstick was dropping classes
Lipstick dropped classes and was now in the lower classes and the poor. -
Lipstick's class was dropping pt.2
Llipsticks slipped form the fashion of high end class and found its place mid and low class.
