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A (very) short history of lipstick
Jaime King knows the value of less as more. Photo: Jason Merritt
We all know how the story begins: lipsticks were once used to mimic the arousal of a woman’s groinal area. And women, (mostly) have been wearing it as far back as Ancient Egyptian times. Lipstick remained under the radar until women and men started wearing it again in the 16th Century against the backdrop of a white face. Men were doing it for the stage – at least that’s what they claimed. Fast forward to the 20th century and lipstick stopped being about accentuating lips and began to be used not just for accentuating but also as a statement. And so we saw pale pink, orange, matt, maroon, purple, green and even black on the mouths of models, muses and punks.
These days, women are injecting so much collagen into their lips it’s interesting that lipstick is still so popular – it’s not like those lips need any more accentuating. And perhaps they don’t. Perhaps it truly has become the ultimate accessory - because right now, whether we're talking about light or dark lipstick, lip stain, lip balm or lip gloss, anything goes.
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