subject: Lip Makeup - From Lip Gloss To Lipstick [print this page] Lip makeup used to strictly refer to lipstick, now it can refer to a host of products that are made to make the lips look more appealing.
Lipstick has been around for a long time. Crushed berries were used by Egyptians during the days of the pharaohs to make the lips look more appealing. Initially lip makeup was used by Native Americans, and other native tribes around the world, primarily by men. It was of a natural variety and came from berries as well; it was used to give the men a fiercer look when going into battle or war. Lipstick was also used by women beginning in colonial France.
French gentlemen and ladies of the court would color their lips in bright colors, and would exaggerate the bow in them. Lipstick was used in the theater since Grecian times, and is still used today primarily by women and is still favored.
Among teenage girls, a new trend is emerging to throw the lipstick away and give your lips a lighter and shinier look. How do they go about this? By using lip gloss. However, lip gloss is not used only by teenage girls. It's actually worn by women from all ages and all over the world. There are other products like lip plumpers and concealer which make the lips look more attractive.
There are serums that are available on the market today that claim to provide effects that can defy aging. Some serums are a little more potent than others, but they are usually made of similar material: low level acids like the acids found in fruit. The idea is that the top layer of skin on and around the lips will be peeled away over time by using these serums, revealing healthier and lovelier looking skin on your lips.
Lip makeup has been a part of many different cultures and has been implemented to achieve different effects from beautifying to terrifying. Today it is primarily used to beautify, and it is constantly changing to have new effects and even functions.
