Gabriela’s Makeup History Facts -No2
by Gabriela Hernandez – owner of Besame Cosmetics and author of Classic Beauty – The History of makeup.
1870
Guerlain of Paris introduces the first bullet shaped lipstick in Europe.
1880
Lillie Langtry appears in an early cosmetic advertisement for Pears soap and Hunters Invisible Face Powder.
1950.
Hazel Bishop invents the first non-smear lipstick and launches it with a full page ad in the New York Times. Her formula remains a secret to this day.
