Today is National Lipstick Day! Did You Know…

Dude, Maybe It’s Just Maybelline

In 1770, British Parliament banned lipstick. They saw it as a devilish attempt to trick men into marriage and deemed it witchcraft. Per The Guardian, “Women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.” Hermione was unavailable for comment on the matter, though she later subtweeted the BP, “Wingardium Leviosa.” It’s witch-talk for, “Bye, Felicia.”

The Dementors’ Kiss of Death, However, is a Real Thing

Lipstick has been known to include poisonous, deadly materials. Read the labels and avoid any that have the skull emoji.

You Think Social Media Preference Shows Your Age?

In the 1920s, all the crazy kids wore lipstick. Their parents, however, did not. (Youths!) The generational disparity was so wide that the term “generation gap” was created, thus making lipstick the OG-equivalent of your parents joining Facebook in the year 2015 while your younger sister scoffs that, “No one even uses it anymore.” Kind of. Mark Zuckerberg for MAC, everybody!

A Presidential Pucker

According to the Huffington Post, George Washington wore lipstick. It’s probably because he got his portrait painted a lot and the Instagram filters back then sucked.

Speaking of Politics, People Keep Trying to Put Lipstick on Pigs

That came out wrong, but Time once wrote a history of the idiom “like putting lipstick on a pig” and it traces back to The Washington Post in November 1985.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Arden Put Lipstick on Her Horses

It could be a rumor. The cosmetic company founder’s obituary read, “She treated women like horses and horses like women.”

Speaking of Horses…

The 2015 Triple Crown Winner is named American Pharoah, which is a misspelling of pharaoh (American is spelled correctly — I just double-checked!), which is an Ancient Egyptian ruler. And who’s the most famous Ancient Egyptian ruler of them all?

Cleopatra, comin’ atcha. And she made her lipstick with bugs. Crushed carmine beetles, to be exact.

Now When I Say Cleopatra, You Say:

Elizabeth Taylor! A famous quote of hers: “Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.” Elizabeth Taylor and my grandma have that advice in common.

“Girl Power” is Much More Than a Cheeky Lip Stain Name

Women who wore red lipstick during the early 20th century were seen as prostitutes. WELL. Suffragettes were like, “Tell me what to do with my face. I dare you,” and wore a bright red shade during marches to take back the lipstick and reinterpret it as a symbol of emancipation and empowerment.

Final Fact: Jenna Lyons Can Put On Lipstick Without a Mirror

Add your own facts and shades and weird lipstick names to the list. AND, because so many good songs have them in the lyrics, upload a music video so we can lacquer up and sing along.

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