Lipstick day and the evolution of lipstick

We all have a history with  lipsticks. As a child playing with those mini plastic lipsticks and always trying to get our moms to allow us to wear some on our lips. Graduating to lip balms and light shades, today owning all possible colours signify the trends, our moods and define who we are.
Its lipstick day girls and boys, a day to cherish a product so apt, like it's adding colours to our lives.
Lipsticks were not always ready in a bottle, in fact was not even close to what we consider it now.
Lipsticks could be simply finding ways to add colour on the lips which could be using berries and bugs, looking for colourful stones to be crushed, using henna, flowers and much more.
The first use of lipstick was by Sumerian men and women about 5000 years ago. They crushed gemstones and used them on the lips and eyes.
Egyptians used crushed bugs and carmine dye that got them purple, red and black shades. Indus valley civilization used pieces of ochre and henna, Chinese and Japanese used beeswax and tar. Some harmful substances like lead, bromine iodine were also used that led to diseases and even death.

Cleopatra was an ardent lover of applying colour on her lips and this led to many women following her. This ritual became a status symbol and only higher class would wear a lipstick. But later red lips was associated with being witches and prostitutes. It was only after Queen Elizabeth  started wearing red lips that this was associated to being noble, royal and rich.
And then came Abulcasis, the scientist who created a the first solid lipstick followed by Gurlain that became the first company to launch a commercially available lipstick which was made of beeswax, castor oil and wrapped in silk paper.
Later on companies ventured into altering textures and creating new shades. Chanel, Estee lauder and Elizabeth Arden that came up with a whole new market of lipsticks.
The style of wearing lipstick have changed too and are different for various cultures.
Asians like Indians go for darker tones and Chinese  and Japanese often known for Cupids bow and Koreans for their gradient lips.
Trends have changed too, there was the classic red lipstick in the chanel era and then the black significant punk, goth and rebel. Today we have colour changing lipsticks, glitter lipsticks and so many textures like matte, cream , peel off and more.
Lets take a moment to appreciate the journey of the lipstick, a product that has changed so much and altered just to be right enough for us to own a few. It's something I am so close that I surely can't step out of my home without one!

Here is also 5 must have lipsticks which I love at the moment.
1. @nyxcosmetics_in lip vinyl in femme fatale. A glossy vinyl black lipstick to bring the goth side in you.

2. @nyxcosmetics_in slip tease lip oil in red queen rouge royal. A pigmented oiled lipstick that doesn't fade away and doesn't dry your lips.

3. @urbandecaycosmetics vice special effects in reverb. A glittery lipstick with purple shiny bits. Add it on any lipstick and experience the glitter.

4. @myglamm 2in1 matte lipstick and liner in siren. A subtle maroon apt for daily wear.

5. @kikomilano into the dark metallic lip colour in 01. Bronze metallic lips!

6. @makeuprevolutionindia lipstick in fortify. A young bright light orange.