Having started its history in ancient Egypt, lipstick was a difficult »standard» way, while a few thousand years did not become the most popular item in every woman's purse.
? It is made of red ocher and iron oxide, it isLick female lips elegant and delicate in strict accordance with the latest Egyptian fashion. The popularity of lipstick was so great that women could not part with it even after death and took it with them to an endless journey through the afterlife.
With every century the glory of lipstick grew,Expanding the boundaries of their possessions. So, after several thousand years, she was loved by the Greek women, the ancient Romans, and then all of Europe. However, during the gloomy Middle Ages in the history of lipstick, hard times came. For its use, women were tortured, recognized as witches and burned at the stake. A new wave of glory came to her in the era? The Renaissance. The revival of love for the beautiful returned the lipstick recognition not only to women, but also to men who tinted their lips to make them more visible against the backdrop of a beard, mustache and wig.
GUERLAIN: first lipstick in a metal tube, in 1915
In 1903 at the World Exhibition in Amsterdamthere was a sensation - a new lipstick, made from reindeer fat was presented to the audience. This day is considered the birthday of the modern lipstick. 12 years later, in 1915, the company will release GUERLAIN first lipstick in a metal tube. From this moment begins a period of global »fondant boom» that will make the lipstick most popular cosmetic products.
Modern perfumery industry offerswidest choice of lipstick a wide variety of textures, colors and shades, which greatly complicates its choice, because lipstick is not for nothing called »red kiss», capable of a few seconds or transform, or completely ruin absolutely any female image.
Professional makeup artists recommend to chooselipstick on two main criteria: the quality and color. Lipstick, worthy of your attention must be perfectly smooth, dense and hard, with a gentle pleasant smell. Soft texture, noticeable even to the naked eye, talking about poor durability. This lipstick you »eat» in a couple of minutes after application. But the unpleasant smell - a clear sign of corruption and old age. Attraction, this lipstick you do not add, but problems with the delicate lip skin can occur after the first application.
Choosing the right shade, neverguided by the color in the tube. Lipstick it is necessary to put on the lips. »Your» lipstick immediately give a person the freshness, revitalize it and make it more attractive - as, indeed, the whole works dekorativka. If the person becomes tired, sharp and rough, and lipstick looks obviously superfluous, refuse this shade, he will absolutely not suitable.
Do not forget that the color of the lipstick may adjustfullness of the lips, and strongly influence the age. Bright and dark red shades add years and make the lips thinner and gentle light colors, on the contrary, the young and create the effect of fullness and swelling.
