Lipstick facts

Today we are looking at Lipstick facts

Lipstick facts that you may not know

In today’s blog we a taking a look at some Lipstick facts that you may not know about.

So you may wear lipstick everyday or just on occasion but for most of us it has been or is a part of our lives.  We thought it would be fun to look at some lipstick facts today, as there is a long history behind it, you may even be shocked by some.

• Lipstick was used way back in Ancient Egypt. It’s said that Cleopatra made her red lipsticks from crushed Carmine beetles and ants.  Although it wasn’t called lipstick until the 1880’s.
•  At one point in time, it was acceptable to apply lipstick in public during lunch, but never at dinner time.
• Ever watch a 1920s silent film and wonder why the actresses wore black lipstick. It was because film stock was sensitive to colour and red lipstick would register as black.
• White, matte lipstick was a trend in the 1960s for a true modern look.
• Some shimmery lipsticks contained fish scales (also known as “pearl essence”) these were used for shine.
• It’s said that women who wear lipstick daily, unintentionally eat about 4 pounds of lipstick in their lifetime.  Yummy!!!
• According to a study called the “Lipstick Effect” when facing an economic crisis consumers will be more willing to buy less costly luxury goods. Instead of buying expensive fur coats, for example, people will buy expensive lipstick.
• Lipstick sales also tend to go up on gloomy or rainy days. We need something to make us feel better.
• In the 1700s, a man could have his marriage annulled if his wife had used lip rouge during their courtship. Oh the shame!
• Over 80 percent of American women wear lipstick, that’s more than the French.
• Queen Elizabeth II commissioned her own lipstick shade to match her coronation robes at he 1952 ceremony. The soft red-blue was dubbed “The Balmoral Lipstick,” named after her Scottish country home.

There we are some Lipstick facts, some fun, some a bit shocking and maybe a bit unusual.

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