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About 5,000 years ago
- Ancient Sumerian and Indus Valley men and women were possibly the first to invent and wear lipstick, about 5,000 years ago.
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Early history. Ancient Sumerian and Indus Valley men and women were possibly the first to invent and wear lipstick, about 5,000 years ago. [1] . Sumerians crushed gemstones and used them to decorate their faces, mainly on the lips and around the eyes.
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The actual term "lipstick" wasn't first used until 1880, however, people were coloring their lips long before that date. Upper-class Mesopotamians applied crushed semi-precious jewels to their lips. Egyptians made a red dye for their lips from a combination of fucus-algin, iodine, and bromine mannite. Cleopatrawas said to have used a mixture of cru...
Historians note that the first cosmetic lipstick manufactured commercially (rather than homemade products) occurred around 1884. Parisian perfumers had begun to sell lip cosmetics to their customers. By the late 1890s, the Sears Roebuck catalog started to advertise and sell both lip and cheek rouge. Early lip cosmetics were not packaged in their fa...
Believe it or not, the formulas for making lipstick used to consist of such things as pigment powders, crushed insects, butter, beeswax, and olive oil. These early formulas would only last for a few hours before going rancid and often had ill effects on one's health. In 1927, French Chemist, Paul Baudercroux invented a formula he called Rouge Baise...
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With ease of manufacturing, low prices, rise of photography, and popularization by many famous film actresses, lipsticks finally became commonly used in second decade of 20th century. By then, innovators managed to create its modern swivel-up tube, chemist created glossy recipes, and fashion started dictating popular lipstick trends and colors.
May 8, 2024 · HISTORY & CULTURE. Symbol of opulence or sign of witchcraft? Here’s a colorful history of red lipstick. From its early use by prostitutes in ancient Greece to a symbol of glamor in Hollywood,...
Sep 26, 2024 · In 1923, James Bruce Mason Jr. made the swivel up lipstick tube and gave us modern lipstick as we know it today. The fashion icons of the day were the silent era movie stars and people recreated their dark lips that relaunched the lipstick trend.
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The biggest evolution of lipstick manufacture happened in Ancient Egypt, where entire population embraced cosmetic not only as a means to make them more beautiful, but also as a means to protect themselves from harsh sun and desert wind.
Aug 10, 2022 · The first known lipstick was created somewhere around 3500 BCE and was worn by Queen Schub-ad of ancient Ur. The lip tint contained a mix of “white lead and crushed red rocks” and became so popular that people would be buried with cockleshells full of it.
