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Lipstick is known to have been used around 5000 years ago in ancient Babylon, when semi-precious jewels were crushed and applied to the lips and occasionally around the eyes. Ancient Egyptians extracted purplish-red dye from fucus-algin, 0.01% iodine, and some bromine mannite, which resulted in serious illness. Cleopatra had her lipstick made from crushed carmine beetles, which gave a deep red pigment, and ants for a base. Lipsticks with shimmering effects were initially made using a substance found in fish scales called pearlescence.
Lipstick started to gain popularity in the 16th century, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who made blood-red lips and stark white faces a fashion statement. By that time, lipstick was made from a blend of beeswax and red stains from plants.
During the Second World War, lipstick gained popularity as a result of its use in the movie industry, and it became commonplace for women to apply makeup, or "put their face on".
As with most other types of makeup, lipstick is typically, but not exclusively, worn by women. It is usually not worn until a female reaches adolescence or adulthood.
A lip-duo is a combination of lipstick and lip liner.
Another form of lip color, a wax-free semi-permanent liquid formula, was invented in the 1990s by the Lip-Ink International company. Other companies imitated the idea, putting out their own versions of long-lasting "lip stain" or "liquid lip color", but were not allowed to infringe on the patented wax-free formula.
Lip gloss is a cosmetic product used primarily by teenage girls and women to give the lips shine and subtle color. Lip gloss is distributed as a viscous liquid or a soft solid. It can be transluscent (clear lip gloss can be layered over regular lipstick for extra shine) or various shades of opacity, including frosted, glittery and metallic looks. Also, lip gloss can have a variety of pink or reddish tints.
Lip gloss is popular with teenage girls due to its ease of application and flirty look. For some young teenagers, it is used as a "starter" make-up. The Lip Smackers line by Bonne Bell is targeted at teenage girls and features lip glosses in a variety of sweet flavors such as strawberry, watermelon, and vanilla, as well as brand-name candy flavors like Skittles, Starburst, and M&Ms. Although lip gloss is mostly associated with youth, companies like Stila and MAC do make lip glosses targeted at older consumers. Some of these glosses contain collagen or other "plumping" agents. Several brands also
make lip gloss from all natural or organic ingredients.
Lip gloss is vital to the mod make-up style exemplified by Twiggy, an eyeliner and mascara-heavy look that requires sheer, "dewy" colors elsewhere. It can be paired with well-blended gel or cream blush to achieve this look.
Like lipstick, lip gloss can be applied different ways. The most popular way is a tube, which typically has a rounded or sloped application surface meant to contour to the lips. It can also be squeezed onto one's finger and applied evenly. Other liquid glosses come in cylindrical containers, with a cosmetic wand used to apply the gloss. Soft solid glosses can come in pots and panels, which are used with fingers or a lipstick brush, or tubes, which are used like lipstick.
Though lip gloss is most frequently used as a cosmetic, it is also used as a moisturizer. Many lip glosses now contain sunscreen. It was first advertised by actress Lillian Gish
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