TRIVIA

TRIVIA

In 1904, a perfumed lip salve would have cost you 25 cents and would've been packaged in an aluminum case. By 1908, it was okay for women to apply lipstick at the table during lunch at a restaurant. It was not okay to apply lipstick at dinner!
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Did you know that fish scales were once used to give your lipstick that frosty appearance?


THE FIFTIES

Cosmetics became a necessity to every woman during this decade and there was lots to choose from.
Hazel Bishop invents the first indelible lipstick during the 1950's.


Throwaway lipstick cases introduced.

Ava Gardner endorses "Max Factor's Cream Puff Pressed Powder"

Young women craving a little of the magic of Paris, saved their pennies to buy a bottle of Evening in Paris during this decade. It was re-released in 1990, rather unsuccessfully. For some reason, it did not seem to have the same scent that women remembered.
Estee Lauder released Youth Dew to woman during the 50's. Because women did not buy fragrances for themselves, Lauder formulated the scent into bath oil and lotion.
Max Factor introduces the first cream concealer. Lipsticks and eye shadows were soon to follow. Titanium was later added to tone down the brightness of the shades, leading to softer shades