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Lipstick: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Cosmetic | 
 enlarge | Author: Jessica Pallingston
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 791397
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 4.8 x 1
ISBN: 0312199147
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.63
EAN: 9780312199142
ASIN: 0312199147
Publication Date: December 15, 1998
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Product Description
The book for every woman who can't leave home without her lipstick.
What is it about lipstick? It appears on the counters of drug and department stores with the come-hither wink of candy and chocolate. There's something about the way it looks and feels. There's a ritual to putting it on. It's like a drug. An instant fix for sex appeal and glamour. It's a bite-sized magic wand.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Excellent Book for Lipstick-ophiles! April 4, 2006
Reader (New York, NY USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is funny, well-written, and full of lipstick info. It includes recipes for making your own lipstick, as well as the psychology of lipstick, and even some lipstick-name haiku! The most extensive and entertaining book about lipstick ever in print.
Captivating and Entertaining June 27, 2005
David Evanier (Brooklyn, Nw York)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book provides rare insight into the way women feel, and the thought and study they put into enhancing their appearance and making themselves more attractive. I bought this book for my aunt, but read it first because it was so entertaining and captivating. It is distinguished by its witty, sharp writing. "Lipstick" combines a history of the evolution of makeup with sentiment, analysis, and practical advice on buying cosmetics.
 My friend Sarah has this book. May 10, 2004
Bethanie D. Pointer (Washington, DC)
2 out of 14 found this review helpful
My friend Sarah got this book as a gift from her Aunt Wendy, who also likes to send books about serial killers, and pictures of other people's dead cats. I flipped through it when I was staying at her house in Baltimore a few month's ago. I really like Baltimore.
The book seemed good, but not as good as the one Aunt Wendy sent about vampires.
Valentines Day Favorite!!! January 30, 2004
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been giving this book for a Valentines Day gift and a Mothers Day gift for a few years, and it is always a hit. The book hits all the buttons-- sentimental, erotic, exotic, hot topics! Both very funny and very informative-- and tried and true lipstickians (like Mom) feel sentimental and knowing towards the information, and the Valentiners get all fired up by all the info and quotes on red and the mouth and the sex of the stick of a lipstick!!
Not your ordinary makeup book!! April 2, 2003
Jennifer Ortiz (Irvington, NJ United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was really surprised at how witty and informative this book was. I just loved reading about the evolution of makeup through the ages. I am so glad we have it so easy. Our toughest choices are to decide what brand of lipstick to buy and what color to wear. Just thinking about those poor women in the middle ages that used everything from pig brain and wolf blood as skincare potions. If I had to crush ant eggs as kohl for eyeliner like the Egyptians did, I'd just wear a paper bag over my head. The history lesson isn't the only interesting part of this book. There is also the section on "Lipstick Freud," which tries to analyze what your lipstick says about you. Who would have thought lipstick would be so deep? The section about dealing with pushy and "evil" makeup salespeople is definitely a valuable tool. I can't count how many times I was bullied into buying a cosmetic that I wasn't quite sure about. If you love lipstick, get this book. If you love a good history lesson, get this book. In other words, it is worth the money. I am glad I took the chance!
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