National Lipstick Day '19

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Happy National Lipstick Day!  7 . 29 . 19

National Lipstick Day is being observed today.

It has always been observed annually on July 29th.

6 Fun Facts About National Lipstick Day

1.  Lipstick Was An Indicator Of Social Rank
During the Roman Empire, lipstick was used to indicate social status. Even men wore lip paint to suggest their rank.

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2. George Washington Wore It
George Washington would occasionally wear lipstick. And makeup. And a powdered wig.

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3.  The Queen Had Her Own Signature Shade Made 
Queen Elizabeth II commissioned her own lipstick shade to match her coronation robes at the 1952 ceremony. The soft red-blue was dubbed "The Balmoral Lipstick," named after her Scottish country home.

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4.  Lipstick Allegedly Caused Diva Moments
Elizabeth Taylor loved her red lipstick so much she apparently demanded that no one else on her movie sets could wear it.

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5.  Winston Churchill Would Not Allow Lipstick To Be Rationed
During World War II, all cosmetics except for lipstick were rationed. Winston Churchill decided to keep lipstick in production because he felt it had a positive effect on morale. Needless to say, lipstick sales did well during the war.

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6.  80 Percent Of American Women Wear Lipstick

In the mid-2000s, a poll found that 80 percent of American women wore lipstick, about ten percent more than French women.

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