Something amazing happens when you wear red lipstick! You feel the sharp stilletto confidence of all the glamorous women of the 40's & 50's who carefully placed red lipstick on their lips if they were donning a fur and heading out on the town to dance the night away or if they were going to vacuum their living room in their heels, looking as beautiful as ever!
*Cleopatra used crushed Carmine Beetles to dye her lips red. And if red beetle juice wasn't enough she used a base of ants to keep it all together! Talk about the "price" of beauty! yuck.
*In 1871, Guerlain produced the first official red lipstick! Thank goodness, they put an end to people crushing up beetles and bugs to make their lips ruby or crimson.
*Hazel Bishop, one of the first organic chemists, in 1950, thought of the first smudge-proof, long lasting lipstick that won't smear on clothing or cups. It was a huge success and sales from Hazel Bishop Inc. with it's lipstick increased sales from $49,527 in 1950 to $10,100,682 in 1953. Sadly she lost control of her business, but what she did shows the power of lipstick!
Icons of beauty that truly made a mark with their RED LIPS...
Marilyn Monroe, Gwen Stefani, Jayne Mansfield
Lucille Ball, Lena Horne, and Carmen Miranda...
This is my fast go-to, make-up look, because in just a few minutes you can look so glam and be out the door. AND red looks great on everyone from dark complexions, to olive latin skin, to pale with red lips!
I love L'Oreal Infallibe's Lip Color in Beyonce (red)...
So get ready to let me show you how you can be glamorous, gorgeous, and how to do it in no time at all!
Get ready to drop some jaws and stop traffic with the glam, pin-up look!
huge love and big red kiss prints...your kandee
PS. I got the BOW ring I'm wearing in the video at Forever 21 & the palette I sue for my eyeshadows is the a Zpalette click here to check out their other awesome animal print palettes!