10 interesting facts you might not know about lipstick

The first artificial lipstick kind appear from about 5000 years ago. Women in ancient Mesopotamia has honed those rare rocks and dust color enough to illuminate his lips. In addition, there is much evidence that earlier on, women have used the juice to enhance the lips.

Lipsticks are people created the first about 5000 years ago.

2. Lipstick was once very stinky.

Lipstick may contain castor oil or even fish scales-has the effect of making sparkling lip charm. But these ingredients are not yet widespread. Medieval women also use sheep fat or crushed red roots to lipstick.

3. the time of ancient Greece, the only daughter of the village a new DAB son

At the time the head of the Greek Empire, usually only play new village girl DAB or smeared lipstick, especially red lipstick. This time the women will largely out of the way without makeup.

4. each lipstick was narrowly blocked in Britain and the United States of America

In 1650, the Parliament tried to ban the ban kid son because they believe this behavior is "Cyprian". But in the end, this draft was not adopted. Until the 1920s, lipstick also almost banned in New York City, United States of America. The Committee in charge of the city's medical concerns lipstick will poison the man if he kissed the woman have a DAB of lipstick. Perhaps this thought isn't unfounded, because several types of lipsticks containing lead is correct.

5. Lipstick used to distinguish social status

During the Roman Empire, social status is reflected through the lip. Even the man in the car also aristocracy son.

6. U.s. President George Washington also kid's son

Sometimes, George Washington-the first President of the United States-will DAB son and even makeup, and then add the colored wigs team salt pepper. You will notice this when looking at some of his portraits.

The first President was George Washington also kid's son.

7. Kansas, Usa: threats of imprisonment if women dab lipstick

A draft law was put into the introduction at the Kansas legislature in 1915 with content as follows: women under 44 years old that kid son plastered pollen path will be imprisoned for the crime of "create a false impression".

8. Queen Elizabeth II has its own lipstick brand

That is the Son of the Queen was used in Balmoral, Coronation day to ton-sur-ton vestments.

Coronation Eve 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has for people preparing for a special red lipstick color-green soothing to tribe xuyệt tribe of his vestments. The type g was called "Son Balmoral"-evokes for people about the origins of the Scottish Queen.

9. the time British Prime Minister Churchill, was the only cosmetic lipstick is not restricted

During World War II, the use of all of the products are limited, except lipstick. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill make decisions because he felt the lip has a positive influence on the spirit of the people. And as a result, sales of lipstick at that time widely admired towering.

10. each lipstick is deadly weapon in the cold war

During the cold war, the KGB (Committee of national security of Russia) has created the "Kiss of death", a type of gun fired once shaped identical pieces of lipsticks, only 4, 5 mm. The International Spy Museum in Washington, the u.s. said, the KGB agent could easily hide weapons in bags and used to shoot down targets at close range, not in the room.

Look lipstick, but in fact this is the gun named "Kiss of death"-photo: International Spy Museum

Photographs of the "Kiss of death" on here was taken in 1965 and is a part of the permanent collection of the Museum. Initially, the gun has the classic red lipstick, but along with the revolutionary movement in the fashion of the young into the 1960s, the fresh new colors such as yellow, pink, silver or just nude start to become popular. Fortunately for wings you beard today as the KGB did not intend to hit the market this deadly weapon again.=