National Lipstick Day
When is National Lipstick Day? This holiday is always celebrated on July 29
Pucker up…..today is National Lipstick Day, a July 29 holiday. There’s no shortage of colors. While red lipstick is by far the most popular color, you have your choice of just about any color in the rainbow. And that’s not all, there are glossy, flavored, glitter, and many more options to choose from. So, apply your favorite lipstick to those sweet lips of yours, and plant a great big, juicy kiss or two on your favorite people.
Looking to attract a guy? On average, men stare at women who wear red lipstick for 7.3 seconds. Any other lipstick causes men to stare for just 2.2 seconds. Perhaps that’s why red has always been the most favorite lipstick color.
It has been in use for thousands of years, likely more than 5,000 years. Most ancient cultures used it in some form (often along with face and body painting). Ancient Sumerian men and women used lipstick. They used lipstick with embedded crushed gemstones to decorate their lips and face. Lipstick use is also well-recorded in ancient Greece, Egypt, and China.
Did You Know? The most expensive lipstick is Guerlains’ KissKiss Gold and Diamond Lipstick. It sells for $62,000 per tube!
Song of the Day: Lipstick on Your Collar, Connie Francis (1959)
National Lipstick Day Trivia and Fun Facts
Here are some glossy lipstick trivia and fun facts that will have you smacking your lips:
- Lipstick as an expiration date. Store it in the refrigerator and it lasts longer.
- Cleopatra painted her lips with carmine dye. It takes 70,000 beetles to make one pound of this dye.
- It was first sold in metal tubes in 1915.
- 98% of women own at least one tube.
- Tubes of lipstick are among the most common shoplifted items.
- At one time or another, 87% of women have left traces of lipstick where they did not want to.
- Fish scales are a common ingredient. It makes the lipstick shinier. If you think that’s weird, Ancient Greeks used crocodile excrement, human saliva, and sheep sweat. Yuck!
- During the Middle Ages, it was a sign of Satanic worship. Unsurprisingly, the Catholic church banned it.
- Suffragettes used red as a symbol of boldness and power.
- In the 1700s, a Pennsylvania law stated that if a woman wore lipstick during courtship, the marriage could be annulled.
- In 1930, Max Factor Company introduced lip gloss.
- 25% of American women will not leave home without it.
How to Celebrate National Lipstick Day
Here are a few ways to enjoy National Lipstick Day:
- Put on your lipstick and go out on the town.
- Looking for a romantic evening? Put something nice on. Then, apply lipstick and makeup. You’re irresistible!
- Buy some new lipstick.
- Try a color you’ve never worn before.
Today's Quote
“Beauty is power, a smile its sword.” – – John Ray
History and Origin of National Lipstick Day
This special holiday was created by Huda Kattan in 2016. Kattan is an American makeup artist and beauty blogger. One might suggest that this holiday promotes its use. But, over 98% of women already use it.
We did not find any documentation confirming this to be a “National” day. We found no congressional records or presidential proclamation. If you’d like this to become a true “National” day, contact your congressperson.
Definition of “National” Days – Find out why it is important to distinguish true National days.
This Day in History
Here are some things that happened on this day:
- Sir Lord Baden-Powell creates the Boy Scouts in England. (1909)
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (1958)
- Actress Sally Struthers was born on this day in 1948.
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