Lipsticks came in form of
liquids to be applied with a
brush. The first push up tube
lipsticks were made in the U.
S. in 1930s and it was a big
success.
HOW LIPSTICK WAS
INVENTED
The evidence show that
Mesopotamian women used
some kind of color to shade
their lips. The first modern
lipstick was in market in 1884
in Paris. It was made of castor
oil, beeswax and deer tallow
and was packed in silk packs.
In 1930s the actresses in the
silent films wore black
lipsticks and made it popular.
By 1940 the market was full of
variety of lipsticks in shades as
well as style. By the end of
World War II lipsticks became
a popular cosmetic among
women. Few people are
credited to be the inventor of
the lipstick. One of them is
Hazel Bishop, a chemist by
profession who experimented
her creations in her mother’s
kitchen in 1940s and finally
landed inventing a stick of lip
color which stayed on lips and
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