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    READ MY LIPS

    Aug 25, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS MEGAN BEDFORD

    Ancient civilisations

    Sumerian men and women are said to have been the first to invent and wear lipstick about 5000 years ago, grinding semi-precious jewels and mixing them with white lead. In China, beeswax balm containing scented oils was used to protect the lips, and women in the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation were thought to have applied pieces of ochre with bevelled ends.

    During Cleopatra’s reign, where lip colour continued to signify

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