Lipstick
lipsticks moisturise and protect your lips
A beauty product in use for over 5,000 years
Lipstick was first used around 5,000 years ago in ancient Babylon,when semi-precious jewels were crushed and
applied to the lips and sometimes around the eyes.
Cleopatra had her lipstick made from crushed carmine beetles, which gave a deep red pigment, and ants for a base.
Lipstick began gaining popularity during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, who made blood red lips and stark white faces
a fashion statement. Lipstick was a blend of beeswax and red stains from plants by that time.
During WWII, it gained respect by the movie industry, when it became a duty for female citizens to "put their face on".
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