The habit of coloring lips with natural ingredients and crushed precious stones was started by Mesopotamian women long before people knew about “lipstick”.
In the 18th century, cosmetics were banned in England when Parliament passed a law allowing a marriage to be annulled if the woman used makeup before getting married (1770).
At the end of the 19th century, Queen Victoria thought makeup was impolite and the makeup movement became `fashionable` during her reign. However, there were still some people who broke that rule.
In the early years of the twentieth century (1900 – 1920), lipstick made a spectacular comeback.
During the 1930s, marketing and advertising played a huge role in the lipstick business.
In the 1940s, lipstick became scarce because of the war, so chemist Hazel Bishop invented lipstick that wouldn’t fade all day.
In the 1950s, lipstick became more popular and widely used, especially red lipstick gradually becoming a symbol of sexiness.
In 1960 – 1970, many new lipstick colors appeared.
By the 80s, dark red came back into fashion.
In the 1990s, the Grunge trend (with a dusty, individual style of clothing) opened the era of brown and plum colors, promoted by female celebrities of that time such as Drew Barrymore and Cindy Crawford.
In the 21st century, red lipstick is still honored by women.
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Lady GaGa
After releasing the album Red in 2012, Taylor Swift always appeared on the red carpet with passionate, sexy red lips.
Rihanna is of course a loyal fan of red lipstick.
When mentioning Rita Ora, people immediately think of… red lipstick, sometimes being funky and rebellious with bold outfits, sometimes standing out seductively in evening gowns.
Red lipstick and smoky eyes are also Gwen Stefani’s signature makeup style.
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Emma Stone
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