Red Lipstick

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In ancient times in Greece, prostitutes were made to wear make-up. It was against the law for a woman of the night not to wear make-up when she was outside her home. When they examined Elizabeth I after her death they found she may have been poisoned by her makeup. She had a quarter of an inch of what she was using for bright red lipstick still on her lips. Both that and the face makeup were lead-based and had mercury in them as well. Women's lib in the early days was signified by red lipstick. Women wore bright red lipstick to protest women's rights. During World War I women wore red lipstick to protest Hitler's horrific treatment of humans in Germany. He hated red lipstick. He felt that the healthy Arryan woman should have well-scrubbed faces.